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1 Read the text. Are the sentences T (true) or F (false)?

Unusual Sports
Do you like playing the same old sports or are you looking for something new?
People are trying new sports every day. Let's look at two of them below.

Hooverball
The doctor of American president, Herbert Hoover created Hooverball in 1929. It was an idea to
help the president keep fit. The rules of Hooverball are like volleyball and tennis. Players throw
a ball over a net that is around 2.5 m high. However, in Hooverball the players use a heavy ball
that weighs over 4 kg – this means that playing Hooverball is a big workout!
Bossaball
Bossaball, which is like a mixture of football, volleyball and gymnastics, began in Spain in 2005.
The rules are just like volleyball – the players score points when the ball touches the ground on
the other team’s side of the net. Playing Bossaball is all about having fun, so during the game
the referee doesn’t just watch the game – he or she also play samba music during the match!

1. Herbert Hoover created Hooverball. .........

2. The ball they use in Hooverball is heavy. .........
3. Bossaball is a combination of three different sports. .........
4. The rules of Bossaball are very similar to the rules of football. .........
5. A Bossaball player also plays music during the match. .........

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Reading (version B)

1 Read the text and answer the questions.

Ringette
Imagine playing a game of ice hockey but instead of using a hockey stick
and a puck, you use a long flat stick and a ring. Now imagine that you
only have 30 seconds from when your team gets the ring to score a goal.
That’s Ringette. It started in Ontario, Canada in 1963 as a winter team
sport.
Each player wears ice skates, warm clothes, gloves and a helmet to
protect their head. Just like ice hockey, there are six players on each
ringette team and two teams play in each match. Each team scores points
by hitting the ring into the goal at the other end of the ice rink.
A game of ringette is very fast and exciting – you should give it a try!
Play it because it’s fun and a great way to keep fit!

1. Where did Ringette begin?

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2. How much time have players got to score a goal after their team gets the ring?
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3. What do Ringette players wear?
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4. How many players are on each team?
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5. How can you score points in Ringette?

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