1
2
3
4
5
6
swimming
water polo
volleyball
badminton
football
rowing
Group A: _________ Group B: ____________
1
2
3
4
5
6
WATER SPORTS
Unit 12: WATER SPORTS

Reading









a. Can you name the sport?
b. Where is it played?
c. What is it played with?
d. Do people play it individually or in a team?
Vocabulary
opponent (n)
foul (n)
to penalize
to eject
tie (n)
to punch
DAVID
TOM
Match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
Does the reading about water polo
tell us about ……………….?

a. the number of players

b. the rules of the game

c. the place to play it
Complete the following sentences, using the information from the passage.
1. Water polo is played in a pool ____ metres deep,
_____ long and ______ wide.
2. The home team wears ___, the visiting team wears ____ and the goalies wear ____.
3. Both team sprint for the ball from _______.
4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as ________.
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging from _______ in length.
1. Water polo is played in a pool 1.8 metres deep,30 metres long and 20 metres wide.
2. The home team wears white caps, the visiting team wears blue caps and the goalies wear red caps with the number 1 in white.
3. Both team sprint for the ball from their own goal lines.
4. A free throw is awarded for minor fouls, such as holding or punching the ball.
5. A game is divided into quarters ranging from five to eight minutes in length.
Answer the following questions
1. Where can people play water polo?
2. Where is the ball when the game starts?
3. How can the ball be advanced?
4. Which players are allowed to hold the ball with both hands?
5. What happens to the player who commits five personal fouls?




Do you like water polo? Why?/ Why not?


Write a paragraph (about 50 words) to give the reasons why you like / dislike water polo.
Prepare Unit 12 (Speaking)