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Pre-Viewing
What kinds of things can kids learn through participating in
sports?
How can parents be supportive of their children in sports
activities?
How might parents “overreact” to sporting events?
Vocabulary Words
Obey
Vital(ly)
Sportsmanship
Referee
Translate
Adversity
Aggressive(ly)
Rude(ly)
Expressions
Follow the rules
Wound up
Applies to
Have fun
Bad call
Go their way
Comprehension questions
Read each question and select the best
answer below.
1. How can parents make sports unpleasant for their kids?
a. by yelling at referees
b. by pushing kids too much
c. by being rude at sporting events
d. all of the above
2. What is one benefit mentioned in the video?
a. kids learn that everyone makes mistakes
b. kids learn to call referees bad names
c. kids learn to go their own way
3. Losing provides experience in
a. overcoming diversity
b. learning from mistakes
c. both a and b.
d. neither a nor b
4. Which statement would the speaker most likely agree with?
a. Have fun and enjoy sports with your kids.
b. Make sure your kids take sports very seriously.
c. In sports, it’s all about winning the game.
5. The main idea of this article is
a. Parents should engage in appropriate behavior.
b. Children should be forced to participate in sports.
c. Sports provide opportunities for kids to learn life
lessons.
d. We should encourage other parents to get involved in
sports.
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