1.Watch the video and identify the different sports. Choose from this list:
baseball, cheerleading, American football, ice hockey, track and field, soccer (=football in England), wrestling, lacrosse.
(si tu as un doute sur un sport, tape le nom du sport dans le moteur de recherche google et regarde les images qui lui sont associées)
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2. What sports are these? Read the descriptions and say what sport it is. Choose from this list:
baseball, cheerleading, American football, ice hockey, track and field, soccer (=football in England), wrestling, lacrosse.
Attention ! N'essaye pas de comprendre tous les mots: cherche plutôt les "mots indices" qui te permettront de deviner de quel sport il s'agit. Si toutefois tu ne comprends pas un mot qui te paraît essentiel, tu peux chercher sa signification sur wordreference)
A.
It is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small solid rubber ball with a lead center and a long-handled stick called a crosse, mainly played in the United States and Canada. The head of the stick is strung with loose mesh designed to catch and hold the ball. The objective of the game is to score by shooting the ball into an opponent's goal, using the stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball to do so.
B.
It is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. The ball can be advanced by running with it or throwing it to a teammate. Points can be scored by carrying the ball over the opponent's goal line, catching a pass thrown over that goal line, kickingthe ball through the opponent's goal posts or tackling an opposing ball carrier in his own end zone.
C.
It is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use their sticks to hit a puck into the opponent's net. A fast-paced physical sport, it is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover, such asCanada, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Slovakia, Germany, Switzerland, and theUnited States.
D.
It is a form of grappling type techniques. It is a physical competition, between two competitors, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position. There are a wide range of styles with varying rules with both traditional historic and modern styles. This sport has been incorporated into other martial arts as well as military hand-to-hand combat systems.
E.
It is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate in competitions.
F.
It is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball. At the turn of the 21st century, the game was played by over 250 million players in over 200 countries, making it the world's most popular sport.
The game is played on a rectangular field of grass with a goal in the middle of each of the short ends. The object of the game is to score by driving the ball into the opposing goal. In general play, the goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands or arms, while the field players typically use their feet to kick the ball into position, occasionally using their torso or head to intercept a ball in midair. The team that scores the most goals by the end of the match wins.
G.
It is a sport which includes various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumpingand throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area. The throwing and jumping events generally take place within the central enclosed area.
H.
It is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond.