martes, 3 de abril de 2018

GOLF


Golf is a recognized sport all around the world. Golf originated in Scotland and today is played professionally in the United States and Europe. Golf involves many different skills and strategies.  Golf is very important because it is a fun sport that all ages can participate in.


The game of golf consists of playing a ball with a stick from the teeing ground into the hole by a stroke or successive strokes.

EQUIPMENT:

GOLF STICKS

  • Players carry a number of sticks throughout the game.  The maximum number of sticks is designated 14 in the rules.
  • There are three major types of sticks:  woods, irons, and putters.
  • Wedges are irons used for shorter shots.  They are used when in the sand, the rough and when approaching the green.
  • Woods are used for long drives.  They are used for hitting off a tee or on the fairway.
  • Irons are for precision shots.
  • Putters are used for on the green and can sometimes be effective in bunkers. 

COURSE

-Teeing Ground: Area from which players start each hole.

-Fairway: The playing area between the tee and the green, does not include hazards.

-Putting Green: The area of short grass surrounding the hole way the ball is hit using a putter.

-Hazard: Permanent features on the golf course designed to obstruct play.

-Bunker : A hazard filled by sand or grass that is placed where a fairway shot may end (by a green or driving distance from the tee). You are not allowed to practice swing or ground your club in a bunker.

-Water Hazard: A water bunker.

-Sand Trap: A sand bunker.


   SHOTS

-Putt: the ball rolls on the ground, never becoming air-borne.

-Tee Shot: first shot played from the teeing ground.  Ideally, they have a shallow flight and long roll of the ball on a long hole.  They are higher and expected to stop quickly on shorter holes.

  Skills

Grip: should be neutral. Interlocking grip for putting.



Stance: good balance on your feet in order to make a full powerful swing that returns the center of the stick face to the center of the ball.



Full Swing:

-Back Swing: Your body should feel like a coil.  A good backswing will set the club in a position of power and control.

-Downswing: The downswing happens in less than a second and requires a fluid movement of your body in a powerful and unified sequence of events:  shift, rotate, hit.



Putting: Used on the green to put the ball into the hole.

                            

miércoles, 14 de febrero de 2018

Football

Football or soccer. It´s a game in which two teams of 11 players, using any part of their bodies except their hands and arms, try to maneuver the ball into the opposing team’s goal. Only the goalkeeper is permitted to handle the ball and may do so only within the penalty area surrounding the goal. The team that scores more goals wins.














FOOTBALL BASIC RULES.

Here are some basic rules for the sport of Football, also known as soccer in many parts of the world, which is undoubtedly the world's most popular sport.


  • A football match is played by two teams, with each allowed no more than 11 players on the field at any one time, one of whom is a goalkeeper.
  • A match is played in two 45 minute halves.
  • The game begins with the toss of a coin, and the winning captain decides which goal to defend or to take the first kick off.
  • All players must use their feet, head or chest to play the ball. Only the goalkeeper is allowed to use their hands, and only within their designated goal area.
  • The aim of the game is to score a goal, which is achieved by kicking or heading the ball into the opposition team's goal.
  • If the ball touches or crosses the side line, it is thrown back in by the team that was not the last to touch the ball.
  • The game is controlled by a central referee, and two linesmen. They award free kicks and penalties when rules are broken. For continual breaking of rules or for a bad foul, the player may be sent off.
Football is the world’s most popular ball game in numbers of participants and spectators. Football can be played almost anywhere, from official football playing fields (pitches) to gymnasiums, streets, school playgrounds, parks, or beaches.
 Vocabulary

martes, 18 de abril de 2017

My favourite sport is...

-What is your favourite sport? 

-Can you tell me something about your favourite sport?



Tenis
Tennis
Natación
Swimming
Natación sincronizada
Synchronized swimming
Fútbol
Football
Voleibol
Volleyball
Ciclismo
Cycling
Atletismo
Athletics
Balonmano
Handball
Béisbol
Baseball
Gimnasia Rítmica
Rhythmic Gymnastic
Waterpolo
Water polo
Baloncesto
Basketball
Salto de altura
High jump
Salto de vallas
Hurdles
Salto de longitud
Long jump
Hockey sobre hierba
Field hockey
Hockey sobre hielo
Ice hockey


martes, 4 de abril de 2017

SWIMMING AT THE SCHOOL.

The different styles.

In this sport there are four types of swimming:

a) The front crawl is also called the Freestyle Stroke. Most of swimmers use this style in the freestyle competitions because is faster than any other style.


b) The backstroke is similar to the front crawl, but upside down.



c)The breaststroke uses a frog-style kick, where you have to bend your arms and legs at the same time that you introduce your head under the water.



d) The butterfly Stroke uses a dolphin-style kick and it makes you remember how to stabilize the rhythm between your arms and legs.