Sumo

10/10/2020 8:19:00 PM
Sumo in Japan. Image: theculturetrip.com

Do you know?

  • Sumo wrestlers have to wear traditional clothes.
  • Women can’t be sumo wrestlers.

Let's explore more about sumo in the following passage!

FACT: Sumo wrestlers aren’t allowed to drive cars.

Sumo in Japan. Image: theculturetrip.com

Listen and answer the questions.

  • How many sumo tournaments are there in Japan every year?
  • According to the audio, sumo wrestling is said to have been existed ____.
  • Sumo is a ____ sport.
  • The young Japanese think that sumo is ____.

How many sumo tournaments are there in Japan every year?

  • 6
  • 16
  • 26

According to the audio, sumo wrestling is said to have been existed ____.

  • more than 200 years ago.
  • more than 2000 years ago.
  • more than 20 000 years ago.
Sumo is a ____ sport.
  • fast
  • slow
  • comfortable

The young Japanese think that sumo is ____.

  • exciting
  • boring
  • embarrassing

Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.

Sumo wrestling is a national sport in Japan. Every year there are six tournaments, and millions of Japanese watch them on television. A  is a series of matches.

Sumo is almost as old as the  of Japan itself. Stories say that there was sumo wrestling over two thousand (2,000) years ago. History says that there were national sumo tournaments in the eighth century.

Often, athletes are thin and can move very quickly. It is beautiful to watch them play. However, sumo wrestlers weigh from 100 to 160 kilos. One famous  weighed 195 kilos.

Sumo wrestlers do not look beautiful, and sumo wrestling is a very slow sport. Sumo wrestlers start training when they are boys. They exercise to make their bodies strong. They also eat and eat and eat.

They wrestle in a round ring with a sand floor. A wrestler loses the match if he leaves the ring. He is also the loser if any part of his body except his feet touches the floor. Each wrestler tries to push the other down on the floor or out of the ring. Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler  towards him. Then that wrestler falls down or falls out of the ring.

Sumo is not very popular in other countries, but the Japanese love it. Even young people find this sport exciting.

According to the passage, which of the following statement is true?

  • Athletes exercise more than sumo wrestlers.
  • Sumo wrestlers are faster than athletes.
  • Athletes are thinner than sumo wrestlers.
  • Sumo wrestlers start training sooner than athletes.

When does a sumo wrestler lose the match?

  • When his feet touches the floor
  • When he gets out of the ring
  • When the other wrestler rushes towards him
  • When he steps aside

Choose the main idea of the text.

  • Sumo wrestling between two overweight men is a popular traditional sport in Japan.
  • The sumo wrestling ring is round and has a sand floor.
  • A sumo match is slow, and the wrestlers are very overweight.
  • A wrestler loses the match if he leaves the ring.

Put the right word in the blanks. The sentences are from the text.

1. Sometimes one wrestler just steps aside when the other wrestler toward him.

2. Every year there are six , and millions of Japanese watch them on television.

3. Sumo weigh from 100 to 160 kilos. 

4. Sumo is almost as old as the of Japan itself.

5. Even young people find this sport exciting.

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text. 

1. The students are organizing a ping pong . Sign up if you want to play.

2. A group of prisoners an officer and managed to break out..

3. All the of the world will be represented at the conference.

4. The school uses a combination of modern and methods for teaching reading.

5. A is someone who wrestles as a sport, usually for money.