CE.L4.U01R1 - Reading Quiz - Unit 1

Which sport is a good way to exercise in the fresh air?

Text - New Ways with Old Sports

1. Wii Sports

Nintendo’s Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time. You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don’t run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm and pressing a button on your games console. It’s also a good social activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital. There are also hundreds of cases of broken furniture, broken windows and injured pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem ‘Wii-it-is’.

2. Disc Golf

The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century version of the game, you don’t need any expensive special equipment. Players don’t hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the ‘hole’ - which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches the ‘hole’ with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million people around the world now play the game. There are more than 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks. It’s a great way to get exercise in the fresh air.

3. Freestyle Football

In Freestyle Football there are no teams, you don’t kick the ball and you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and original moves. John Farnworth, from Lancashire in the north of England, was the world’s first Freestyle champion: in 2011 he ran the London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours, 15 minutes, keeping a ball in the air all the way!

• Wii Sports

• Disc Golf

• Freestyle Football

Which sport can you turn into a party?

Text - New Ways with Old Sports

1. Wii Sports

Nintendo’s Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time. You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don’t run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm and pressing a button on your games console. It’s also a good social activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital. There are also hundreds of cases of broken furniture, broken windows and injured pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem ‘Wii-it-is’.

2. Disc Golf

The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century version of the game, you don’t need any expensive special equipment. Players don’t hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the ‘hole’ - which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches the ‘hole’ with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million people around the world now play the game. There are more than 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks. It’s a great way to get exercise in the fresh air.

3. Freestyle Football

In Freestyle Football there are no teams, you don’t kick the ball and you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and original moves. John Farnworth, from Lancashire in the north of England, was the world’s first Freestyle champion: in 2011 he ran the London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours, 15 minutes, keeping a ball in the air all the way!

• Wii Sports

• Disc Golf

• Freestyle Football

Which sport might injure a pet?

Text - New Ways with Old Sports

1. Wii Sports

Nintendo’s Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time. You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don’t run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm and pressing a button on your games console. It’s also a good social activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital. There are also hundreds of cases of broken furniture, broken windows and injured pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem ‘Wii-it-is’.

2. Disc Golf

The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century version of the game, you don’t need any expensive special equipment. Players don’t hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the ‘hole’ - which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches the ‘hole’ with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million people around the world now play the game. There are more than 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks. It’s a great way to get exercise in the fresh air.

3. Freestyle Football

In Freestyle Football there are no teams, you don’t kick the ball and you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and original moves. John Farnworth, from Lancashire in the north of England, was the world’s first Freestyle champion: in 2011 he ran the London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours, 15 minutes, keeping a ball in the air all the way!

• Wii Sports

• Disc Golf

• Freestyle Football

Which sport can you play in 40 countries?

Text - New Ways with Old Sports

1. Wii Sports

Nintendo’s Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time. You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don’t run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm and pressing a button on your games console. It’s also a good social activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital. There are also hundreds of cases of broken furniture, broken windows and injured pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem ‘Wii-it-is’.

2. Disc Golf

The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century version of the game, you don’t need any expensive special equipment. Players don’t hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the ‘hole’ - which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches the ‘hole’ with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million people around the world now play the game. There are more than 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks. It’s a great way to get exercise in the fresh air.

3. Freestyle Football

In Freestyle Football there are no teams, you don’t kick the ball and you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and original moves. John Farnworth, from Lancashire in the north of England, was the world’s first Freestyle champion: in 2011 he ran the London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours, 15 minutes, keeping a ball in the air all the way!

• Wii Sports

• Disc Golf

• Freestyle Football

Which sport do you play with a ball?

Text - New Ways with Old Sports

1. Wii Sports

Nintendo’s Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time. You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don’t run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm and pressing a button on your games console. It’s also a good social activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital. There are also hundreds of cases of broken furniture, broken windows and injured pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem ‘Wii-it-is’.

2. Disc Golf

The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century version of the game, you don’t need any expensive special equipment. Players don’t hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the ‘hole’ - which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches the ‘hole’ with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million people around the world now play the game. There are more than 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks. It’s a great way to get exercise in the fresh air.

3. Freestyle Football

In Freestyle Football there are no teams, you don’t kick the ball and you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and original moves. John Farnworth, from Lancashire in the north of England, was the world’s first Freestyle champion: in 2011 he ran the London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours, 15 minutes, keeping a ball in the air all the way!

• Wii Sports

• Disc Golf

• Freestyle Football

Which sport is a mixture of breakdancing and football?

Text - New Ways with Old Sports

1. Wii Sports

Nintendo’s Wii Sports is the best-selling computer game of all time. You can play tennis, baseball or golf, go bowling or do boxing. You don’t run around or get tired, however. You do everything by moving your arm and pressing a button on your games console. It’s also a good social activity and many people organise gaming parties with their friends. But there is a downside; at least ten people in the UK injure themselves playing Wii Sports every week and have to go to hospital. There are also hundreds of cases of broken furniture, broken windows and injured pets! Some people call this new 21st century problem ‘Wii-it-is’.

2. Disc Golf

The game of golf is more than 250 years old. But for the 21st century version of the game, you don’t need any expensive special equipment. Players don’t hit a ball; they throw a plastic disc towards the ‘hole’ - which is actually a metal basket. The winner is the player who reaches the ‘hole’ with the lowest number of throws. More than half a million people around the world now play the game. There are more than 1,000 disc golf courses in 40 countries, many of them in public parks. It’s a great way to get exercise in the fresh air.

3. Freestyle Football

In Freestyle Football there are no teams, you don’t kick the ball and you never score a goal. Freestyle footballers try to keep the ball in the air using any part of their body. Some people describe it as a mixture of breakdancing and football. Judges give points for ball control and original moves. John Farnworth, from Lancashire in the north of England, was the world’s first Freestyle champion: in 2011 he ran the London Marathon (42 km) in 12 hours, 15 minutes, keeping a ball in the air all the way!

• Wii Sports

• Disc Golf

• Freestyle Football