Unit 12A. grade 12

Unit 12: Water sports
Unit 12: Water sports
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Reading
Reading
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I.
Before you read
Before you read
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Water polo


Vocabulary
1. Vertical (adv) :
Th¼ng ®øng
2. Crossbar (n) : Xµ ngang
3. Penalize (v) :
Ph¹t
4. Goalie (n) :
Thñ m«n
5. Punch (v) :
§Êm

Task 1
Task 1
: Work in pairs. Match the word in
: Work in pairs. Match the word in
column A with their meaning in column B
column A with their meaning in column B
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A
B
B
1.sprint
1.sprint
2. opponent
2. opponent
3. penalize
3. penalize
4. eject
4. eject
5. foul
5. foul
6. tie
6. tie
To swim very fast for a short distance
To swim very fast for a short distance
Some who tries to defeat another person in a
Some who tries to defeat another person in a


competition
competition

To punish a team or player who breaks the rules
To punish a team or player who breaks the rules
To make someone leave a game
To make someone leave a game
An action in sports that is against the rules
An action in sports that is against the rules
A situation in a game when two teams have the
A situation in a game when two teams have the


Task 2.
Task 2.
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
Work in pairs. Ask and answer the
following questions
following questions
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1. Where can people play water polo?
1. Where can people play water polo?
In a pool
3. How can the ball be advanced?
3. How can the ball be advanced?
2. Where is the ball when the game starts?
2. Where is the ball when the game starts?
4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
5. What happens to the player who commits five personal fouls?
5. What happens to the player who commits five personal fouls?
6. How long does a game of water polo usually last?

6. How long does a game of water polo usually last?
In the centre of the pool
By passing with one hand or swimming with the head above the
water or the ball between the arms so it rides on the wave
created by the swimmer’s head.
Only the goalie.
He is ejected.
It is divided into quarters ranging from 5 to 8 minutes in
length, depending on the level of play.


Task 3.
Task 3.


Complete the following sentences using the
Complete the following sentences using the
information from the passage
information from the passage
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1. Water polo is played in a pool metres deep,
1. Water polo is played in a pool metres deep,
long and wide
long and wide
2. The home team wears ,the visiting team
2. The home team wears ,the visiting team
wears and the goalies
wears and the goalies

wear
wear
3. Both teams sprint for the ball from
3. Both teams sprint for the ball from
4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such
4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such
as
as
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging
from in length
from in length
1.8
30 metres
20 metres
white caps
blue caps
red caps with the number 1 in white
5 to 8 minutes
holding or punching
their own goal lines