3C - Talking points, Business of Sport

1) Read the article on page 97.
2) Do exercise 8, p. 97 (Matura bzw. Schularbeit Aufgabenstellung)
3) Do exercise 9, p. 97 (write a guided summary)
4) EXTRA: Write what Hannah really said (try to cover all the things in the article, using your own words)
5) Read article on page 98.
6) Do exercise 1 on page 99 (spider chart, TERRIFIC SKILL TO HAVE)
7) Do exercise 2, page 99, Write a summary of the story (no more than 150 words)
8) Do exercise 3, page 99. Write a paragraph saying how Nate’s life turned out.

TALKING POINTS – BUSINESS OF SPORT

VOCABULARY (add to if needed)

performance enhancing drugs

equipment

amateur/professional

athlete

athletic

athletics

championship

tournament

competitor
opponent

spectator sport

score a point/goal

field/pitch

offense/defense

track and field

olympics

winner/loser

SPORTS INDUSTRY

sports merchandise (hats, shoes, t-shirts, with logo)
sponsor/sponsorship
advertising
equipment

broadcasting

CATEGORIES OF SPORT

indoor/outdoor

individual/team

amateur/professional

winter/summer/year-round
ball/motor/water/racquet/cycle/alpine/mental/martial arts/running/aerial/extreme/billiards

BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THESE AUSTRIAN SPORTS (how it is played, what kind of sport, when you can play it, where you can play it, who plays it)

skiing (downhill, cross-country, ski jumping, snowboarding, ski mountaineering)

soccer

Eisstockschiessen (Bavarian curling)

climbing

fishing

pool/billiards

sledding/tobogganing