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Activity 1

Listening activity

Sapsiway

The Physical Education instructor, Mrs. Shane, is announcing that there will be a Sapsiway competition at school next Friday. Listen to what she says.


Sapsiway is an old game which comes from China. It is named Sapsiway after the object that we use to play it. Long ago, people played Sapsiway with feathers that were tied with an elastic band. After that, they started using grass or leaves to make a Sapsiway. Then, they tied together a bundle of elastic bands to play the game. Now, we play Sapsiway with a shuttlecock. In this game, there are usually three players in a team. They kick the Sapsiway over a net with only one foot and without letting it fall. The team that lets it fall loses. People like playing this game because it is fun even if keeping the Sapsiway off the ground is quite difficult!

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