Exploring Sports and Activities

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📚 Part 1: Sports and Choices

1. Which of these is a team sport?

Basketball

Swimming

Athletics

Gymnastics

2. Which sport usually uses a racket?

Tennis

Rugby

Rowing

Cycling

3. Check all activities that are typically aerobic (choose all that apply):

Running

Weightlifting

Swimming

Yoga

4. Match each sport to the equipment listed.

A. Rugby

B. Tennis

C. Rowing

D. Swimming

1. Goggles

2. Racket

3. Ball

4. Oar

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Reading

5. List three sports or activities you enjoy. Be specific.

6. How often do you do physical activity while in New Zealand? (e.g. three times a week)

7. Write one sports goal you want to achieve during your exchange (skill, fitness, or trying a new sport).

Close reading: New Zealand and the Olympics

New Zealand first sent its own Olympic team to the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Since then, Kiwi athletes have won many medals, often in rowing, sailing and canoeing. In recent years New Zealand has also succeeded in sports like rugby sevens at the Olympics. Learning about local sporting achievements can help you start conversations with classmates, join community activities and understand sources of national pride while you are here.

8. According to the text, in which year did New Zealand first send its own Olympic team?

9. Name two sports mentioned in the paragraph where New Zealand has won Olympic medals.

10. Why might learning about New Zealand sport help you during your exchange? Write two brief reasons.