(课件网) UNIT 3 On the move Starting out & Understanding ideas Starting out Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What sports are mentioned in the video 2 Which one do you like best Why >视频脚本 Popular Sports in the UK The British spend a lot of their free time watching and playing sport. One of the most popular sports is，of course，football or soccer. Every four years lots of different countries play in the World Cup，which England won in 1966， when TV was still in black and white! Great goal! The game was at Wembley Stadium in London and the Queen was there to present the trophy. Apart from watching the big matches played by professionals，many people enjoy playing football with their friends in local parks. Coaches are always looking for possible future stars for both men’s and women’s teams. Cricket is another sport that is very popular in the UK. It is also played widely across the world，mainly in former British colonies，like India，Australia and the West Indies. Because cricket can only be played in good weather，the cricket season in England is from April to September. As well as the national and county teams，even very small villages sometimes have teams. The bowler tries to hit the three sticks，called stumps，behind the batsman，and the batsman defends them using his bat. When he hits the ball，he tries to hit it as far as possible so that he can score lots of runs. National cricket teams go on tour every year and one of the major international tournaments is called The Ashes，which is played every two years between England and Australia. In cricket， players need to wear protection from the ball，but in rugby they need protection from other players. It can be a very physical game. The game is very popular all over Britain and the Six Nations Tournament is played between England，Ireland，Scotland，Wales，France and Italy. There’s real excitement when a player carries the ball，beats all opposition and scores. Great try! Rugby is played in many schools today and it is also played by girls as well as boys. Everyone knows about Wimbledon，the home of tennis. The Wimbledon Championship takes place for two weeks in June and July. This is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and the only major competition on grass courts. There are a lot of marathon races all over the UK and the London marathon attracts over 40，000 runners. Sponsor runs raise millions of pounds for charities every year and also help thousands of people run for fun. Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What sports are mentioned in the video 2 Which one do you like best Why Football or soccer，cricket，rugby，tennis，and marathon . I like tennis best. It can be played by both men and women，the old and the young. It doesn’t need a lot of money. Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 Have you tried any of these sports 2 Which would you most like to try Why 3 What benefits can you get ... ...
