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UNIT 4 CHAPTER 2 Are Sports Important?

Before You Read A Think about answers to these questions.
Sports Fans
1 Read the sentence below. What is a sports fan?

Ian is a fan of the soccer team Manchester United.
He knows all the players and watches all the games.

2 Are you a sports fan? Why or why not?

B Discuss your answers with a partner.

Reading Skill A Read the title and the first two paragraphs of the passage on the next

Making Inferences page. Then answer the question below.
What is this reading about?
When we read, the a people's favorite sports
author does not tell b why sports are important
us everything. We c the money players make
can guess some
things because of B Now read the whole passage. As you read, think about this: What does
the information in the each person think about sports?
passage. These guesses
are called inferences.
C Does each person think sports bring people together (T), divide them
(D), or both (B)? � the best answer. What information in the
passage helped you choose your answer. Underline it.
"'
'Vlad T D B
Kelly T D B

\... Oba T D B

D Read the passage on the next page again. Then answer the questions
on page 56.

Group cohesiveness. In language classes, students often sit in the same seat for every class, next to
people they already know. In class today, move to a new seat and sit next to someone you do not know very well.
Strengthening the cohesiveness of your class group will help all of you learn to read in English.

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