Camel Racing

Camel Racing

Lessons 11-12

Open Ended

1) For centuries, why did Arabs have camel races?

2) How have camel races changed in the last 50 years?

3) What do the winners of the races get?

4) How have the 21st century camel races become modern?

5) What do the camel trainers do whilst the camels are racing?

6) What adds excitement to the race?

7) In today’s Arabia, what has camel training become?

8) What has scientific breeding turned the camels into?

9) How has the average speed of a racing camel changed?

Poll

Do you like camel racing?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

For centuries, why did Arabs have camel races?

• because they were bored

• to mark special occasions

• because they were proud of them

Multiple Choice

How have camel races changed in the last 50 years?

• camels are older

• it has become more boring

• it is now the richest sport in the world

• Less people watch it now

Multiple Choice

What do the winners of the races get?

• 1, 000,000 pennies

• 1,000,000 rupees

• 1,000,000AED

• $1,000,000

Multiple Choice

How have the 21st century camel races become modern?

• Jockeys are replaced with robots, weighing no more than a laptop

• The camels are robots

• The camels have wifi

Multiple Select

What do the camel trainers do whilst the camels are racing?

• They drive alongside them

• They sing

• They scream instructions to them that the camels can hear through the robot attached to their hump

• They sit on their thrones and watch

Multiple Choice

What adds excitement to the race?

• The commentator

• Music

• Dance

• Fireworks

Multiple Choice

In today's Arabia, what has camel training become?

• A sophisticated business

• A boring sport

• A marriage bargain

Multiple Choice

What has scientific breeding turned the camels into?

• robots

• Elite Racing machines

Multiple Choice

How has the average speed of a racing camel changed?

• decreased by 10%

• increased by 10%

• decreased by 30%

• increased by 30%

What do you think this camel has been doing?

Open Ended

What do you think that camel had been doing? He had been ...