Text A

1. Listen to Text A twice. Do not look at your book. Put down the key words while listening. Then answer the following questions on Text A.
1. What is the text about?
2. How do sports help people? Why?
3. What kind of spectator sports do people enjoy in small towns and big cities?
4. What is the favorite sport in Australia? Why is it so?
5. What is the most popular sport in Austria? Why?
6. Can you name one of the favorite sports in Thailand and give reasons for its popularity?
7. Why is surfing an important sport in Hawaii?
8. What sports do people in Switzerland enjoy most? Why?
9. Can you explain why different countries have different favorite sports?
10. How do sports change with the season?

2. Listen to Text A again. Then try to retell the story in your own words with the help of the following phrases.
1) enjoy sports
2) live happily
3) watch others play
4) favorite sports
5) change with the season