(英美国家概况课件）Unit 16 Sports and Media.ppt

University of International Business and Economics Press Unit 16 Sports and Media The United States of America The United States of America Think about these questions before we start: 1. Can you name three sports popular in the U.S.A.? 2. Please list some features of the U.S. media. 3. What’s the relationship between sports and media? Warming-up Activities Contents Media in America Sports in America Ⅰ Ⅱ I Sports in America Contents: 1.1 Introduction 1.2 School and College Sports 1.3 Basketball 1.4 American Football 1.5 Baseball 1.6 Soccer 1.1 Introduction Americans’ interest in spectator sports seems excessive and even obsessive to many foreign visitors. What seems distinctive about the American interest in sports: People in all walks of life are represented among ardent sports fans, and the collective audience for sports events is enormous. What seems distinctive about the American interest in sports is that it is not confined to particular social classes. People in all walks of life are represented among ardent sports fans, and the collective audience for sports events is enormous. 1.1 Introduction Expressions from sports are extraordinarily common in everyday American speech. African Americans are heavily overrepresented in the major sports of baseball, football, basketball, and track. Female athletes and games among female teams get more attention in the United States than elsewhere. 1.1 Introduction the most popular sports in America: American football, baseball, basketball, and in some states, hockey (in the order of descending popularity) 1.2 School and College Sports In 2003, 58 percent of boys and 51 percent of girls in high school played on a sports team. The most popular sports for boys are American football, basketball, track and field, baseball, and soccer. For girls, the most popular are basketball, track and field, volleyball, softball, and soccer. Sports also play an important role in the everyday social scene at Am