Module 1 BasketballPeriod 6 Reading Practice■Goal ●Practise the skills of reading ■ ProceduresStep 1: Warming upAnswer the questions1
Do you think basketball is a safe or dangerous sport
Have you ever seen or played in a basketball match where someone was hurt
What possible risks are there when you play basketball
Step 2: Reading 1
Read the passage and choose the sentence which describes the writer’s conclusion best
(a) Basketball is one of the safest sports
(b) The players’ energy is partly directed upwards, so there’s less risk of a collision between two players
(c) Although basketball players wear socks and sneakers which are specially designed to absorb the energy when they bound into the air, they wear no other protection
(d) If there is an abrupt change of direction in their
