Contents
- 3.3: A Good Sport
- 3.4: At The Top
Listening Activity
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Soccer - the world's most exciting sportcer - the world's most exciting sport
English soccer is more exciting _____ ____ ___ the top American team sports. This is according to the research of a team of American scientists. Eli Ben-Naim of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and his colleagues _________ the results of over 300,000 games of soccer, baseball, hockey, basketball and American football played since 1888. They decided that the _________ of an “upset” in a game was a good _________ of its competitiveness and excitement. An upset is a game in which the _________, or weaker team, beats the stronger team. They found English soccer matches _________ more upsets.
The survey is not all bad news for ____________ of American sports. It seems that soccer has become less exciting and more ____________ over the past fifty years. This suggests that strong teams are becoming stronger and the chance of an upset is ____________. On average, the underdog wins 45 percent of the time in soccer, but this figure is _________. In contrast, the frequency of upsets in baseball is increasing. Baseball has __________ soccer in the past ten years to become the more exciting sport. However, the survey did not analyze the worldwide _________ produced by soccer’s World Cup Finals.
English soccer is more exciting _____ ____ ___ the top American team sports. This is according to the research of a team of American scientists. Eli Ben-Naim of the Los Alamos National Laboratory and his colleagues _________ the results of over 300,000 games of soccer, baseball, hockey, basketball and American football played since 1888. They decided that the _________ of an “upset” in a game was a good _________ of its competitiveness and excitement. An upset is a game in which the _________, or weaker team, beats the stronger team. They found English soccer matches _________ more upsets.
The survey is not all bad news for ____________ of American sports. It seems that soccer has become less exciting and more ____________ over the past fifty years. This suggests that strong teams are becoming stronger and the chance of an upset is ____________. On average, the underdog wins 45 percent of the time in soccer, but this figure is _________. In contrast, the frequency of upsets in baseball is increasing. Baseball has __________ soccer in the past ten years to become the more exciting sport. However, the survey did not analyze the worldwide _________ produced by soccer’s World Cup Finals.
Questions about Sports
What are some sports you like watching? Why?
What are some sports you dislike watching? Why?
Do you play any sports? If so, which ones?
Would you like to learn how to play a sport or do an activity? What would you like to learn?
Why are sports so popular?
Do you know of any interesting or strange sports or activities?
What two sports would you like to mix?
Do you prefer to watch sports or play them? Why
What do you think is the most dangerous sport?
What do you think of athletes making so much money? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
What are some sports you dislike watching? Why?
Do you play any sports? If so, which ones?
Would you like to learn how to play a sport or do an activity? What would you like to learn?
Why are sports so popular?
Do you know of any interesting or strange sports or activities?
What two sports would you like to mix?
Do you prefer to watch sports or play them? Why
What do you think is the most dangerous sport?
What do you think of athletes making so much money? Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
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