Lacrosse
10/10/2020 8:12:00 PM
Do you know?
- Lacrosse is a team sport played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick.
- Lacrosse is also one of the fastest-growing sport in the United States.
- Lacrosse is the fastest game to be played on two feet.
Let's explore this sport!
Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.
- Who invented lacrosse?
- Where did lacrosse use to be the national summer sport?
Who invented lacrosse?
- Columbus
- Native Americans
- Canadians
Lacrosse used to be the national summer sport in _____.
- Canada
- England
- Australia
Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is another popular sport in Canada. It is one of the oldest organized sports in America. The Native Americans in northern New York State and southern Ontario, Canada, invented lacrosse. They used it to train for war. They invented this game before Columbus arrived in New York.
People play lacrosse . The is seventy meters long. At each end of the field, there is a goal. The goal is a net. There are ten players on each team. Each player has a called a crosse. The players hit a ball that is 21 centimeters around and weighs140 grams. They try to hit the ball into the net as many times as possible. Lacrosse is a very fast game because the players can catch and pass the ball at a high speed with their sticks.
lacrosse was the summer sport in Canada. It is also popular in Britain and Australia.
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is another popular sport in Canada. It is one of the oldest organized sports in America. The Native Americans in northern New York State and southern Ontario, Canada, invented lacrosse. They used it to train for war. They invented this game before Columbus arrived in New York.
People play lacrosse outdoors. The field is seventy meters long. At each end of the field, there is a goal. The goal is a net. There are ten players on each team. Each player has a stick called a crosse. The players hit a ball that is 21 centimeters around and weighs 140 grams. They try to hit the ball into the net as many times as possible. Lacrosse is a very fast game because the players can catch and pass the ball at a high speed with their sticks.
At one time lacrosse was the national summer sport in Canada. It is also popular in Britain and Australia.
Source: Thoughts and Notions
Where do people play lacrosse?
- on a field
- in a stadium
- on a sheet of ice
- indoors
What are the things lacrosse needs to have?
- Sticks and a ball
- A net and a ball
- A net, a ball and sticks
- No correct answer
- Because it is played in a small field.
- Because players catch and pass the ball quickly.
- Because a round ends very quickly.
- Because players hit the ball into the net many times.
Put the right words in the blanks. The sentences are from the text.
- lacrosse was the summer sport in Canada.
- Each player has a called a crosse.
- People play lacrosse . The is seventy meters long.
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