4045 cheerleaders reading comprehension 4 tasks videos movies sources and links included 3 pages editable

Cheerleading

is

a

competitive

sport,

physical
using

activity,

organized

sometimes

routines,

a

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. The
athlete involved is called a cheerleader. Cheerleading
originated

in

the

United

States,

and

remains

a

predominantly American activity, with an estimated 1.5
million participants in all-star cheerleading. The growing
presentation of the sport to a global audience has been
led by the 1997 start of broadcasts of cheerleading
competition by ESPN International and the worldwide
release of the 2000 film Bring it On. Due in part to this
recent exposure, there are now an estimated 100,000
participants scattered around the rest of the world in
countries including Australia, Canada, China, Colombia,
Finland, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, New
Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Answer the questions about the text:
1. What’s cheerleading? _____________________________
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2. What components does it contain? ____________________
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3. Where did cheerleading originate? ___________________
4. How and when has the growing presentation of the sport to a
global audience been led? ____________________________
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5. What’s the estimated number of participants in the world?
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6. Besides the US, where are there cheerleaders?
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7. Is cheerleading a popular activity in your country? ___________
8. Have you seen any movies about cheerleading? ______________
9. Do you think cheerleading more related to the US culture than
any kind of sport? Why (not)? ___________________________
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10. Would you (or someone you know) like to be a cheerleader?
Why? _____________________________________________
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American students are really concerned about
popularity. Do you think that being a cheerleader
has something to do with popularity?
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Why is it so important to be a cheerleader for
American students? _____________________
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What are some activities related to popularity
among the students in your community?
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In what ways do you think cheerleading is important for
a game? ____________________________________
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How do you think the game score can be influenced by
the cheerleaders? ____________________________
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Do cheerleaders really cheer the fans watching the
game? _____________________________________
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Here there’s a list of movies about cheerleading:
Bring It On (2000); Bring It On Again (2004); Bring It On: All
Or Nothing (2006); Bring It On: In It To Win It (2007); Fired
Up! (2009); Man Of The House (2005); Sugar & Spice (2001).
Try to watch at least one of them. After watching, answer the
questions below:
What movie(s) did you watch? ___________________________________________________
Did you like it? Why (not)? _____________________________________________________
What did you learn about cheerleading from the movie? _______________________________
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What’s the cheerleaders’ primary motivation? Why do you think so? ______________________
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