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    Unit Six Take Me Out To The Ball Game (Baseball) : Before You Listen

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    Unit Six: Take Me Out to the Ball Game (Baseball)

    UNIT SIX
    TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME
    (Baseball)

    BEFORE YOU LISTEN

    Sports form an important part of the culture of the United States. The four
    most popular team sports are ones that developed in North America:
    American football, baseball, basketball and ice hockey.

    Baseball and the variant, softball, are also popular participatory sports in the
    U.S. However, unlike American football, baseball is also popular in many other
    countries, notably Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and Latin American countries
    such as the Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Venezuela.

    Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States

    NOW LISTEN CAREFULLY!

    Click the following link > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHVS3GGEaW4


    < Then listen to it carefully. You may repeat it several times.

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    AFTER YOU LISTEN

    After you watch and listen to the above video, use the given template to write
    your summary (100-150 words) of what you have listened.

    Cultural Note:

     Large numbers of Americans watch and participate in sports activities, which are
    a deeply ingrained part of American life. Americans use sports to express interest
    in health and fitness and to occupy their leisure time. Sports also allow
    Americans to connect and identify with mass culture. Americans pour billions of
    dollars into sports and their related enterprises, affecting the economy, family
    habits, school life, and clothing styles. Americans of all classes, races, sexes, and

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    ages participate in sports activities—from toddlers in infant swimming groups


    and teenagers participating in school athletics to middle-aged adults bowling or
    golfing and older persons practicing t’ai chi.

    Source:
    http://www.countriesquest.com/north_america/usa/culture/ways_of_life/
    sports_and_recreation.htm

     Sports are particularly associated with education in the United States, with most
    high schools and universities having organized sports. College sports
    competitions play an important role in the American sporting culture. In many
    cases college athletics are more popular than professional sports, with the major
    sanctioning body being the NCAA.

    For further reading, go to:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_in_the_United_States

     Do You Know?

     Baseball has been considered America's pastime for over a century and today
    remains one of the biggest sports in the country. Baseball is played at a number of
    amateur levels, from Little League to High School to College, and professional
    leagues range from the lowest Minor Leagues to Major League Baseball. In
    almost any place in America, there will be a baseball game going on during the
    spring and summer months, and it is a fantastic way to meet the locals and
    experience American sports culture.

    Source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Baseball_in_the_United_States

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