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


CHAPTER 2 Are Sports Important?

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Are sports important?

Sports are all around us.we watch and read sports news. There are also sports bars and even sports-only channels on TV. In many countries, athletes make millions of dollars every year. But why are sports (like soccer and baseball) so important? They're only s games, right?

Our readers answer:

Sports bring people together. In 2006, our team qualified1 for the soccer world Cup for the first time.Everyone was happy. Rich and poor, old and young, men and women-everyone was dancing in the streets together!

Sports bring people together, but they divide them, too. Fans of different teams fight all the time-they yell and hit each other. For example: My brother plays high school baseball. Last week, his team played an important game. At the game, two parents fought about a call.2 come on ...baseball is only a game! Sports are so competitive these days. It's all about winning. When fights happen, the game isn't fun anymore.

Right now, some of the world's best soccer players are from African countries (Cameroon, Senegal, the Ivory Coast), and the 2010 world Cup was in south Africa. Yes, some athletes make a lot of money-maybe too much.But sporting events (like the world Cup) bring tourists and money to countries and help their people. And that was really good for Africa.

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Vocabulary Comprehension - Words in Context

A. Read the sentences below. Write true (M) or false (F). If the statement is false, change it to make it true. The words in bold are from the passage.

Sentence T/F
1. An athlete is someone who watches sports on TV.
2. If you divide something, you have two or more pieces.
3. A fan of a sports team.plays on the team.
4. When two people fight, they are angry with each other.
5. Your parents are your brother and sister.
6. Hiking is a competitive sport.
7. A lesson is a kind of event.
8. A tourist visits another city or country on vacation.

B. Answer the questions below. Discuss your answers with a partner.

  1. Name an important sports event.
  2. Name a popular athlete.
  3. Are you a competitive person?
  4. Do you ever fight with your parents or friends?

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