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A footgolf player
New Sports
People have been playing sports for thousands of years. Three of the earliest sports were wrestling, athletics, and archery. Today, people continue to create new sports. These new sports have similarities to other sports, but
have their own unique rules.
A. (🎧1-14) Listen. Complete the sentences about the history of sports.
1. People in _______ played an early form of soccer.
2. Rules were created in 1863 to make soccer different from _______.
3. Unlike the modern Olympic Games, the ancient Games had only _______ participants.
4. The ancient Games had _______ and religious importance.
B. (🎧1-15) Listen. Complete the chart with information about the new sports.
| PLACE STARTED | YEAR STARTED | NUMBER OF PLAYERS | SPORT(S) IT'S SIMILAR TO | |
| Yakball | ||||
| Footgolf |
Discussion. Create a new sport. Choose a sport you know and make the new sport different in some ways. Then explain the rules of your sport to another pair.
