Video from KarmaTube
This is a true story about a junior football team from Thailand, you will see that playing football is not always easy.
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sports. Show all posts
Sunday, 29 January 2012
Friday, 20 January 2012
Football: How much do you know?
The history of the football - Explania
Did you know that football is an old sport that has been played for ancient cultures in the whole world?
How many words related to football can you say in English? follow the link to the BBC and check.
And a video:
And the Premier League.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Cricket: An English Speaking Sport
Football is not the only sport played in Britain, Britons are fond of sports and love not only playing but also watching other people playing.
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Cricket is the name of an insect an it is also the name of a traditional British sport, that has been seen since the XVIII century, as a national game.although it was already played in Tudor times, so we can say it is a very old game. It is a game known in many Commonwealth countries and this is because the expansion of the British Empire, so we can say that this sport speaks English.
You need two teams with eleven players each.The aim of the game is to score more runs than the other team and you do this with the help of a bat and a ball. There are different ways to score, and this makes this game difficult to understand for us (it can sometimes become meaningless).
You also need a field to play, this is called "the boundary" and it is usually marked with a white rope. As you can see in the picture, cricket is played on a lawn or grass field and players usually wear white clothes.
Everything about cricket in four minutes:
Click for a cricket glossary.
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Cricket is the name of an insect an it is also the name of a traditional British sport, that has been seen since the XVIII century, as a national game.although it was already played in Tudor times, so we can say it is a very old game. It is a game known in many Commonwealth countries and this is because the expansion of the British Empire, so we can say that this sport speaks English.
You need two teams with eleven players each.The aim of the game is to score more runs than the other team and you do this with the help of a bat and a ball. There are different ways to score, and this makes this game difficult to understand for us (it can sometimes become meaningless).
You also need a field to play, this is called "the boundary" and it is usually marked with a white rope. As you can see in the picture, cricket is played on a lawn or grass field and players usually wear white clothes.
Everything about cricket in four minutes:
Click for a cricket glossary.
Monday, 17 May 2010
World Cup in South Africa
If you like football (or soccer in the US) you can also learn English with the World Cup and know about South Africa and Mandela. All the links are above. Enjoy.
Thursday, 2 April 2009
Race day
Image from the telegraph
The boat race between Cambridge and Oxford Universities took place this year as usual at the beginning of the spring in London. Both teams train during the whole year to defeat the other team, this year Oxford has won and you can see its team celebrating above. I know some of you enjoy rowing, I am sure you would like to be in the Thames bank and see this race.
Click to learn more about the boat race. And follow this link to know about rowing.
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
Build your sprout
This widget will help you to learn the parts of a bike. It was made by Joey Mucha and I've found it in edusprouts (Patricia, thanks a lot) I hope you like.
Task:Follow the link and build your own "sprout" to learn new vocabulary, then send it to me by email. I hope you have a good time doing it!
Task:Follow the link and build your own "sprout" to learn new vocabulary, then send it to me by email. I hope you have a good time doing it!
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
More about Hurling
If pictures are not enough, have a look at the right side and follow the link "English tips" to view the video, or click in the links to learn the rules and listen to the podcast. (from podcards). Then you are ready to play this Gaelic traditional sport which was already played in the fifth century A.D.
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Saturday, 31 May 2008
Annual Cheese Rolling Context
Contestants chase a Double Gloucester Cheese down a muddy hill under pouring rain just to try to catch a 4 kg cheese before it reaches the bottom of the slope. Injuries are usual and the winner receives a cheese. This events is thought to be 200 years old at least and it takes place in Brockworth (Gloucestershire) every year. You may consider it an extreme sport.
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