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Dizzy Heights of School Basketball Read the first 3 paragraphs. 1. Basketball is a safe sport, why? Read the passage and fill the form. American football (rugby) 1. Football or ______ started in ________ with a _____ ball that players ______ but could not _____. Baseball 1. It __ probably _____ ___ an old English game called rounders. baseball Basket-ball Rugby How Place of origin Time of origin names 1823 1891 unknown Rugby school, England Springfield USA Perhaps England Created for cold winter months A pupil picked up the ball and ran with it It was based on an old English game Rugby teamwork is most important in an American football race. Kicking Off Runs as fast as he can Got the score The baseball is very popular in Japan and America, their teams are good at winning in the all kinds of baseball race. baseball Throwing the baseball just the moment during hitting the baseball soccer England round kicked carry 2. In 1823, a _____ picked up the ball during the soccer game and ___ with it. His classmates enjoyed it. Later, rugby was played with an ____ ball that could be both ______ and _______. pupil ran oval carried thrown * Reading Practice Cultural Corner Discuss the questions with your partners. Do you think basketball is a safe or dangerous sport? 2. Have you ever seen or played in a basketball match where someone was hurt? 3. What possible risks are there when you are playing basketball? Reading Practice ------令人眩晕的校园篮球 Before you learn the “Dizzy Heights of School Basketball”, try to remember the new words of this part. at a 90-degree angle Less risk of collision 2. But basketball is also dangerous, why? An abrupt change of direction Personal injury a. Basketball is one of the safest sports. b. The players’ energy is partly directed upwards, so there’s less risk of a collision between two players. Read the whole passage and choose the sentence which best describes the writer’s conclusion. c. Although basketball players wea