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Unit 2
The bell rang. “Hoorah!” shouted the pupils. “It’s time for our
PE class!” Mr. Romi, their PE teacher, was waiting. “Hello,” he
greeted them. “We’ll have fun playing games today. You may
choose any game. For some of them you will have to play in
teams. I have brought all this equipment for you: a football,
a volleyball, badminton rackets, shuttlecocks, table tennis
bats, tennis rackets, and balls. I also have skipping ropes.”
The children quickly formed teams. Jeff, Anu, Issaac, Rishabh,
Rani, Eric, Nikhil and Mikael were in the football team. Other
children joined them and they had eleven players in each
team. Mr. Romi taught them techniques to score goals.
Rishabh and Eric, the goal keepers, had to stop the ball from
entering the goal posts.
Camille, Ashish, Mira, Sarah, Shameem, Neelesh, Reena
and their friends played volleyball. Each team had six
players. Mr. Romi taught them how to throw the ball over
the net.
The pupils who chose tennis had never played that game.
Before they began, Mr. Romi taught them the rules. “Every
game has its rules and you must follow them,” he said. He
then showed them how to strike the ball with their racket.
Mr. Romi walked around teaching the pupils and watching
them play. All the children were so engrossed in the game
they were playing that they did not feel the time pass. They
were disappointed when the bell rang.
Activity 1b: Read the text below carefully.
The Physical Education class