Team Work in Sports

①Teams that win in team sports are often those that work well together. Learning to cooperate with others towards a common goal in sports is what builds character, friendship and important life skills for players.

②Working towards a common goal will keep the team firmly together. Entering into a new season in sports, you might only know a few of the players on your team. Some of the players may be people you do not like. But when your team decides to be the winner of the season, personal differences are often set aside for the common good of the team. By the end of the season, players who have fought through the whole season may become good friends, much like brothers.

③For kids and young adults, team sports offer a way for them to get out and meet with friends. This can help them avoid spending too much time at home watching television and playing video games. Team work teaches people how to help each other and encourage each other. It can also give players a greater respect for one another and can build friendships that last a lifetime.

④Team work in sports offers a way for people to compete for something together. It is important to know that winning is not everything in sports and healthy competition can be good for people. Working towards a goal can teach people the value of hard work, commitment and devotion. Team sports are a great way to learn these values.

⑤Team work in sports can help young people develop stronger communication skills. As every member must work for the same goal, they learn how to work with one another successfully. 

Task 1

16.Paragraph1:_____. 

17.Paragraph 2:_____. 

18.Paragraph 3:_____. 

19.Paragraph 4:_____. 

20.Paragraph 5:_____. 

A．The common goal

B．Healthy competition

C．Team cooperation

D．Exercising and friendship

E．Problems between team members

F．Building communication skills 

Task 2

21.Cooperation in team sports help build_____. 

22.When your team decides to win the season, you set aside_____. 

23.In team sports, kids learn to_____. 

24.In team sports people learn the value of_____. 

25.A long-lasting friendship can be built_____. 

A．set a goal

B．character

C．help each other

D．in team sports

E．your personal differences

F．hard work and devotion

Mary’s grandparents_____.

• A、loved her gift

• B、sent her a card

• C、wrote her a letter

• D、put her gift away

Homeschooling vs School

Many kids find it hard to concentrate in school. Classmates, bells, and even cheerful decorations in school can make it hard for some children to concentrate. _____（26）. In some schools, conditions are bad for children’s safety and health. _____（27）. Homeschooling parents can control their children’s environment to make sure it is safe and healthy. When students sit in a classroom surrounded by classmates, under the tight control of adults, they find it very hard to function in a normal way. Homeschooling children don’t have to stay in the school. _____（28）. They can interact with people in familiar situations, and they feel they can interact with people as adults.

School bullying （以強欺弱）is a serious problem. _____（29）. Although schools are starting to deal with this problem, many kids are still afraid of going to school. Homeschooling kids can choose who they associate with and walk away from an uncomfortable situation.

Schools are cutting field trips. _____（30）. On the contrary, homeschooling can move outdoors, to the beach or the zoo. For homeschooling families, the whole world is a classroom. Learning takes place everywhere and it never ends. 

A．Instead, they are out in the community.

B．In this case, homeschooling offers fewer interruptions.

C．Children usually sit at desks or around the kitchen tables.

D．Some children do not treat their classmates appropriately.

E．Many students go to class in old or poorly-designed buildings.

F．Even a short trip to the countryside is controversial in some places.