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Unit2Sportsevents,Welcometotheunit,Wordlist,Doyoulikesports?Whatsportscanyouplay?Whatsportsdoyouknow?,Brainstorming,Discussthefollowingsportswithapartnertoseehowmuchyouknowaboutthem.,Itisconvenientforpeopletoplayanddoesnotrequiretoomuchequipment.Peoplehavetobequick-mindedandhaverapidresponses.Itisagoodwaytomakefriendsandmeetnewpeople.,Tabletennis,ItisanancientsportoftenappearedasthemaineventintheearliestOlympicGames.WrestlingexistsinmanydifferentstylesbutthereareonlytwostylesfeatureintheOlympics,freestyleandGreco-Roman.InGreco-Romanwrestling,theparticipantscanonlyusethetheirupperbodiestothroworcontrolanopponent;however,infreestylewrestlingparticipantscanusetheirlegs.,Wrestling,Itisagoodwaytokeepfit,butthereismuchspeculationaboutthepossibleinjures,particularlytothebrain,thatcanbeincurredduringboxingmatches.Suchspeculationsoverthesafetyoftheboxes.,boxing,gymnasticshoweverfreestyleallowstheuseoflegs.,kungfu,KungfuisatraditionalsportinChina.,Areyouinterestedinthissport?Doyouthinkdoingkungfucouldmakeyoufitter?DoyouenjoywatchingkungfufilmslikethosewithJackieChaninthem?,gymnastics,gymnastics,diving,Therearemanyreasonswhysportenjoyssuchpopularitynowadays.Firstofall,physicalexercisecanberefreshingafteradayswork.Anincreasingnumberofpeople,especiallythosewhoaremainlyinvolvedinofficework,arecomplainingaboutsoremuscles,stiffnecksandblurredvision.Theresnobetterwaytoreinvigorateyourselfthanworkingoutinagymorparticipatinginoutdorrsports.,Whydoyouthinksportissopopular?,Second,itseemsthatmanypeoplewanttoloseweight.Forwomen,stayingslimisveryimportant.Menlikekeepingfitandbeingmuscular.Third,peopleareconcernedwiththeirqualityoflife.Exercisingregularlytopsthelistofadvicethathealthexpertsofferustoimproveourqualityoflife.,Iplaysportseveryweek.Iamamemberofahealthclub.Ihaveaccesstoallthegymfacilitiesforfree.Attheweekend,Imeetmyfriendsintheclubandwehavealotoffuntogether.Normally,westartat10inthemorning,weusuallyplaysquashforafewhours.Intheafternoon,wegoswimming.,Howoftendoyouplayspoet?Whatsportsdoyouusuallyplay?,Myfavoritesportisjogging.Ithinkishasmanybenefits.Forone,itenhancesmybloodcirculationandstrengthensmylungs.Everyevening,Ijogforhalfanhour.Afterwards,Ifeeltotallyrefreshed.IfIhaveabaddayatschoolandamreallystressed,jogginghelpsmerelaxandpullsmeoutofmybadmood.ItmeansIcanconcentratebetteronmyschoolworkthenextday.,Whatisyourfavouritesport?Why?,Discussthethreequestionsbelowthepictures.Illaskones