READING "It all includes a ball" (Karpiuk 6, NUS)

Read and guess the name of each sport.

aim - мета

court - корт

goal - гол

point - очко, бал

timeout - перерва (у спорті)

opposing - протилежний, супротивний

to bounce - підстрибувати

to dribble - вecти м’яч

to kick - бити по м’ячу

to roll - котити

to shoot - посилати м’яч із силою

Read the text again and say if the statements below are True or False.

IT ALL INCLUDES A BALL

This game is played by two teams of five players. The aim is to shoot the ball into the opposing team’s basket. When one team tries to score, the other one tries to stop them from scoring. What is special here is that the players have to dribble all the time. This is an action when a person jumps and bounces the ball up and down off the court. In general, the game includes four parts. Each part lasts for twelve minutes. In the end, the team with the most points wins.

This kind of sport is a game played inside or outside for sixty or ninety minutes. It is for two teams of six players, and it has three parts with two timeouts. You need a ball and a high net. The players hit the ball with their hands or arms over the net, but they cannot catch or hold it. Each team gets points when they hit the opposing ground with the ball. The winner is the first team that gets fifteen points.

This sport is an outdoor game for two teams of eleven players. The goalkeeper is the only person who can touch the ball with their hands, hold it and throw it. Their job is not to let the ball from the opposing team get into the gates of their team. The other players can only kick or roll the ball. A team gets points when they kick the ball, and it hits the goal of the opposing team. The game has two parts and one timeout and lasts for ninety minutes. The team with the most points wins.

1. In basketball, the ball is shot into the basket of the opposing team.       [True, False]

2. Basketball players have to run and kick the ball during the game.       [True, False]

3. In volleyball, the equipment used by players is a ball and a high net.       [True, False]

4. Volleyball players can hit, catch and hold the ball with their hands.       [True, False]

5. In football, the ball can be touched, held and thrown by any player.       [True, False]

6. Football teams get points when they hit the ball into the opposing goal.       [True, False]

Read the text again and complete the sentences.

IT ALL INCLUDES A BALL

This game is played by two teams of five players. The aim is to shoot the ball into the opposing team’s basket. When one team tries to score, the other one tries to stop them from scoring. What is special here is that the players have to dribble all the time. This is an action when a person jumps and bounces the ball up and down off the court. In general, the game includes four parts. Each part lasts for twelve minutes. In the end, the team with the most points wins.

This kind of sport is a game played inside or outside for sixty or ninety minutes. It is for two teams of six players, and it has three parts with two timeouts. You need a ball and a high net. The players hit the ball with their hands or arms over the net, but they cannot catch or hold it. Each team gets points when they hit the opposing ground with the ball. The winner is the first team that gets fifteen points.

This sport is an outdoor game for two teams of eleven players. The goalkeeper is the only person who can touch the ball with their hands, hold it and throw it. Their job is not to let the ball from the opposing team get into the gates of their team. The other players can only kick or roll the ball. A team gets points when they kick the ball, and it hits the goal of the opposing team. The game has two parts and one timeout and lasts for ninety minutes. The team with the most points wins.

1. In basketball, there are     teams.

2. Each part of a basketball game lasts for        minutes.

3. A volleyball game is played for                 minutes.

4. There are     timeouts in a volleyball game.

5. A football game lasts for        minutes.

6. There are        players in each football team.