Grade 7_Reading Comprehension (II sem.)

Text 1 . Unusual Kinds of Sports

Task 1 – Read and Choose the correct answer:

Most people know popular sports like football, basketball, and tennis. But around the world, there are many unusual sports that you may not know!

One strange sport is cheese rolling. It takes place in England. People run down a steep hill, trying to catch a big round cheese. The cheese rolls very fast, and it is hard to catch. Many people fall, but they still enjoy the race!

Another unusual sport is underwater hockey. This game is played at the bottom of a swimming pool. Players wear masks and flippers and use small sticks to push a puck across the floor. It’s fun, but also very tiring.

In Finland, there is a sport called wife carrying. In this game, men carry their wives (or sometimes friends) on their backs and run through a difficult race course. The fastest team wins. It may look silly, but it’s a real competition!

Have you heard of sepaktakraw? This is a sport from Southeast Asia. It looks like volleyball, but players use their feet, head, and chest instead of their hands. The ball is small and made of plastic. It’s very fast and exciting to watch.

These sports may be unusual, but they are real and fun. People around the world enjoy different games, and trying new sports can be a great adventure!

Glossary:

• Steep – going up or down very quickly

• Flippers – special shoes for swimming

• Puck – a small round object used in hockey

• Course – the path or track for a race

ABC Task

1. Where does the cheese rolling race happen?
           [a) Finland, b) England, c) Canada]

2. What is underwater hockey played with?
                           [a) Hands and sticks, b) Feet and a ball, c) Small sticks and a puck]

3. What do players wear in underwater hockey?
                      [a) Running shoes, b) Masks and flippers, c) Helmets]

4. In wife carrying, who is usually carried?
                      [a) A child, b) A stranger, c) A wife or a friend]

5. Which sport is played using feet, head, and chest?
               [a) Volleyball, b) Sepaktakraw, c) Basketball]

Text 1 . Unusual Kinds of Sports

Task 2 - Read and Match the beginning and end of each sentence

Most people know popular sports like football, basketball, and tennis. But around the world, there are many unusual sports that you may not know!

One strange sport is cheese rolling. It takes place in England. People run down a steep hill, trying to catch a big round cheese. The cheese rolls very fast, and it is hard to catch. Many people fall, but they still enjoy the race!

Another unusual sport is underwater hockey. This game is played at the bottom of a swimming pool. Players wear masks and flippers and use small sticks to push a puck across the floor. It’s fun, but also very tiring.

In Finland, there is a sport called wife carrying. In this game, men carry their wives (or sometimes friends) on their backs and run through a difficult race course. The fastest team wins. It may look silly, but it’s a real competition!

Have you heard of sepaktakraw? This is a sport from Southeast Asia. It looks like volleyball, but players use their feet, head, and chest instead of their hands. The ball is small and made of plastic. It’s very fast and exciting to watch.

These sports may be unusual, but they are real and fun. People around the world enjoy different games, and trying new sports can be a great adventure!

Glossary:

• Steep – going up or down very quickly

• Flippers – special shoes for swimming

• Puck – a small round object used in hockey

• Course – the path or track for a race

Text 2. Dialogue. "Health Care"

Task 1. Put the lines in the correct order to make dialogue: