Get That Ball! (2)

One gripping part of a rugby game is the scrum. Requiring exceptional teamwork, a scrum restarts play during a match. The forwards from each team link themselves together. Forming this ball of humanity tales a special technique. Once the players are in place, they push the other team backward and kick at the ball to get possession of it. A team gains possession when the ball gets to the back of a scrum.

The intensity of the strength displayed is impressive. At international competitions, each team exerts three and a half tons of pressure on the opposing team!

Rugby Union World Cup tournaments are held every four years. The first one occurred in 1987 with Australia and New Zealand hosting. The next World Cup happens in 2015 and will be hosted by England. Thousands of fans will attend the matches and cheer on their favorite teams. Believe it or not, not one team who's won the Rugby World Cup has managed to win the next World Cup! But players and fans don't mind. They just enjoy the game.


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Teaching Topic: Root, Route and Rout (三個易混淆的字)
1. root for somebody phrasal verb
to support a sports team or player by shouting and cheering

2. route n.
/ˈruːt/ 但有些人會發音 /ˈraʊt/ 所以容易跟 rout 混淆
a way from one place to another
- Which route should we take?

3. rout n.
/ˈraʊt/
a game or contest in which the winner easily defeats the loser by a large amount

Grammar Gym
Once the players are in place, they push the other team backward and kick at the ball to get possession of it.
Once [something] is in place, [subject] + [verb].
- Once the soldiers were in place, the commander gave the signal to attack.
- Once the dancers were in place, the music began to play.

Language Lab
grip v. [past tense and past participle gripped, present participle gripping]
to hold something very tightly
- The boy gripped his mother's arm and refused to enter the classroom.
to hold someone's attention and interest:
- The actor's performance gripped the audience.
gripping adj.
a gripping film, story etc is very exciting and interesting:
- a gripping story

humanity n.
[uncountable] people in general:
- A large crowd of humanity gathered to protest against the new policy.
[uncountable] the state of being human rather than an animal or machine
- The severe climate change will seriously affect humanity.

exert v.
to use your power, influence etc in order to make something happen

tournament n.
a competition in which players compete against each other in a series of games until there is one winner:
- The winner of the tennis tournament will get a prize of $20,000.
- The last round of the golf tournament will be broadcast live tomorrow night.

cheer somebody ↔  on phrasal verb
to shout encouragement at a person or team to help them do well in a race or competition
- Many locals went to the stadium to cheer on their home team.
- My son and I went to watch our favorite team play and cheered them on.

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