Active Skills for Reading Intro (Unit 4: The World of Sports)


CHAPTER 1 Sepak Takraw

Sports Today

World Sports

Paragraph 1 __________

Sports like soccer, baseball, and basketball are popular all over the world. Many countries also have their own national sports. These traditional games are often hundreds-or even thousands-of years old. Here is one example.

Sepak Takraw

Paragraph 2 __________

Malaysia's national sport is sepak takraw (sepak means kick, and takraw means woven1 ball). This fast-moving game is like both soccer and volleyball.

Paragraph 3 __________

In sepak takraw, players move the ball like they do in soccer and volleyball. Two teams (of three players each) compete by hitting a small ball across a net (like they do in volleyball). Players can use their heads, feet, shoulders, or knees to pass the ball to · the other team. But like in soccer games, players cannot use their hands.

Paragraph 4 __________

Playing sepak takraw is a little like playing tennis, too. Like a tennis match, there are three sets2 in a game. If one team drops the ball, the other team gets a point. The first team to get 15 points wins a set. The winner of two sets wins the whole game.

Paragraph 5 __________

The sport of sepak takraw is more than 1,00Q years old. Originally, the native Malays played it. Later, the sport spread to other countries in Asia, including Thailand, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Today, it is one of the most popular sports. played in the Asian Games. There are also sepak takraw clubs in North America and Europe.

1 Something that is woven is made like a basket with fibers crossing over and under each other.
2 A set is a part of a game.

Reading Skill - Reading for Details

When we read for details, we read slowly. For example, when we read instructions, we read carefully so we do not miss anything important.

A. There are five paragraphs in the passage. Read only the first sentence of each paragraph. Then answer the question below.

You want to know how to play sepak takraw. Which paragraph(s) should you read? Write the number of the paragraph(s).

1

2

3

4

5

B. Carefully read the paragraph(s) you choose in A. Then write the correct words to complete the sentences.

Sepak Takraw Game Rules

  1. Players use a (large / small) ball.
  2. There are (two / three) players on each team.
  3. Players can use their (heads / hands) to pass the ball over the net.
  4. Your team scores a point when the other team (kicks / drops) the ball.
  5. There are (two / three) sets in a game.
  6. To win a set, you must score (15 / 20) points.
  7. To win the game, you must win (two / three) sets.

Humor and reading.

What is the funniest thing you have read in the past week? Reading comic strips can be a fun thing to do. Humor is often based on cultural issues. Reading and understanding humor in English can be a good way to learn more about the world.
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