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Bowling around the world. Bowling. Do you know this game? Do you like playing it?. ten pins. bowling alley. Bowling lane. Bowling is a game played by rolling a heavy ball down a wooden lane. You try to knock down a group of ten pins placed in a triangle.
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Bowling Do you know this game? Do you like playing it?
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Bowling lane Bowling is a game played by rolling a heavy ball down a wooden lane. You try to knock down a group of ten pins placed in a triangle.
Today the game is popular all over the world. Bowling has become very popular in China. Some alleys even have heated pools to make people come to play.
Pre-reading Try to guess the answers to these questions. 1. Some bowling alleys have ... a. tennis courts. b. zoos. c. aquariums. d. heated pools. 2. How old is the game of bowling? a. 7200 years old. b. 500 years old. c. 1000 years old. d. 200 years old. 3. Is bowling played in the Olympics? a.Yes. b. No. 4. How many pins are used in a game? a. 9. b.10. c.8. d.7. 5. How many bowling alleys are there in Beijing? a. 800. b. l00. c. 80. d. 10-12.
Reading Bowling around the world played in 5200 B.C. played inside in 1455 bet on games 1 bowling lane for every 120,000 people
lane triangle ancient betting illegal triple B.C. bowling alley a gentlemen’s game a. has three sides b. the building where you bowl c. against the law d. people play for fun instead of money e. before the start of the western calendar f. the area where you roll a heavy ball to knock down pins g. three times h. long time ago i. you win money if you guess right Match the words and expressions with their meanings.
Put these events in the order that they happened. • _____Bowlers began betting money on games. • _____There will be triple the number of lanes. • _____The ancient Egyptians played the game. • _____The ABC stopped betting. • _____Bowling becomes popular in China. • _____Europeans brought bowling to America. • _____Bowling was played inside. 4 7 1 5 6 3 2
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