When you join a team sport, there are regular practices and games. Keeping on a routine and schedule means you will stick with exercise. It makes you keep going. because you have made a promise to the team to show up and play. Team sports allow for healthy competition. You can't always win, but you can certainly try your best to win! When you don't quite make it, make sure you show good sportsmanship! Don't be rude to other players or teams when you win, and don't pout if you lost. Just practice and try again. There are always more chances. Team sports are also a lot more fun than doing something alone. You can make a lot of friends and learn a lot of things about games and other people. There are a lot of different sports, something for everyone! Do you like action sports? Try Karate, football, boxing hockey, Taekwondo, rugby, or other sports like that. Do you like having to hit and catch a bail? Try baseball, basketball volleyball, tennis, cricket, lacrosse, or similar sports. Do you like sports where accuracy counts? Try bowling, ping pong, billiards, pool, archery, and target shooting. How about sports that take balance and rhythm? Try competitive dancing, gymnastics, cheerleading, and that kind of sports. Don't forget those sports where you have to swim! Try water polo, diving, swimming, and other fun water games! There are games that take speed, too! Try snowboarding, running. skiing, sailing, racing, and other fast sports! Try a whole bunch of sports. Each one is fun in a different way. Enjoy a healthy lifestyle and have fun at the same time! Health & Fitness Reading Comprehension Workbook Have FunTeaching.com Paragraph Main Idea Paragraph 1 Team sports as one of the best ways to exercise Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 1. Discuss your answers in groups of three or four. Also, focus on the techniques which you have used to work out the main idea of each paragraph. 27 2. Were your answers similar? Were there big differences? Why? What are some of the techniques you used to work out the main ideas of the paragraphs? B. Read the different parts of the above text and answer the following questions. 1. List the benefits of team sports. a. b. C. 2. The writer believes that the ultimate goal of team sports should be winning the competition. a. True b. False c. information not given 3. 'them' (paragraph 1, line 3) refers to 4. 'It' (paragraph 1, line 3) refers to 5. Each one' (paragraph 5, line 1) refers to 6. How did you find the information in the passage? a. acceptable b. doubtful c. exaggerated d. unacceptable 7. Read through paragraph 4 again. If you decide to engage in team sports, which one(s) will you
