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Look at the photos ofthe sports and games. What сап you see?
Read the three texts and match them to the photos. J

OCYCLEBALL This is an ancient sport from lndia, The players
use two things: one long stick, ca[[ed а dапdо
and а short egg-shaped bat, called а gil/i. Тhеrе
This sport is like footba[t on bikes. Тhеrе аrе two are two teams. Опе player puts the gil/i оп the
teams. Each team has usua[[y got two р[ауеrs. ground inside а smal[circle and hits it into the
The bikes don't have апу brakes to stop them. аir with the donda. Тhеп the р[ауеr hits the gll/i
Рlауеrs in each team try to hit the Ьа[[ into the again and runs to touch а spot outside the circle
goa[. They сап use their bike оr their heads to get а point.
to do this. The batt is quite heavy - it weighs
half а kitogram. The winning team is the team
with the most goals at the end of the game,

Read the three texts again. Are the sentences right (/) or wrong (,r)?
1 Тhеrе аrе always twо рlауеrs iп а cyclebaii team,
2 The ball iп cycleball is smalI and tight"
З Players in cyciebaIl can't hit the batl with their hands. г,
4 Gilli-dandа comes frогп lndia" Which of these sports do you
5 The stick and the bat iп gilli-daпda аrе the sаmе size, wa nt to trу?
6 Рlауеrs use а snrali balI iп gillгdолdа. Do you have апу sports like
7 People р[ау octopush in teams" these in your country?
8 PIayers in octopush hilthe bait, оr puck, r,vith their hands"
9 Players iп octopush swim uпdеrwаtеr to ptay their game.

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