Physical activities Read these sentences about unusual sports. Circle the answer that you think is correct. 1 Octopush is the sport of underwater wrestling / hockey . 2 When you zorb, you go down a hill inside a giant ball / bottle . 3 Arctic swimming is swimming at the North Pole / dressed like a polar bear . 4 In disc golf, the players throw CDs / discs into a basket. 5 Chessboxing combines playing chess with boxing / eating boxes of chocolates . 6 In korfball, the players try to put a ball in a ‘korf’, which is a kind of hole in the ground / basket . Check your answers online and discuss your findings in class. These expressions might be useful: Match the activities with pictures A–L. 1 biathlon 4 water polo 7 canoeing / kayaking 10 cross-country skiing 2 cycling 5 fencing 8 archery 11 baseball 3 high jump 6 Pilates 9 scuba-diving 12 yoga Match the activities with the verbs. I do I go I play Pilates Which of the sports in 14 do you like? Which ones do you not like? Did you do any other physical activities when you were a child? Talk in pairs and take notes to report back in class. Example: I sometimes play badminton at the weekend. I like it because it is a good workout and you can play it with up to three friends. When I was a child, I played volleyball with my older brother … 13 Speaking a b It’s a new kind of sport which … It’s the latest adventure activity from … This sport combines … with … It’s growing in popularity because … 14 Vocabulary Sports and exercise A G B H C I D J E K F L 15 16 Language skills Extras Explore 1 Free time 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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