1. Handball is played with one or two hands by ___ the ball.
a) catching, passing, and throwing b) catching
c) catching and throwing
2. What is the playing time in handball?
a) 2 halves of 40 minutes b) 2 halves of 30 minutes
c) 4 halves of 30 minutes
3. During the 1928 Olympic Games a ___ match was played.
a) handball b) team handball
c) demonstration handball
4. Handball was first introduced in about 1890 by a German ___, Konrad Koch.
a) track and field master b) handball master
c) gymnastics master
5. ___ founded in 1928 governs international handball.
a) International handball federation b) International handball association
c) International federation of handball
IV. Say whether these statements are true or false.
1. Handball is a contact game played either outdoors by two opposing teams or indoors by teams of 7-a-side.
2. Until 1952 team handball had been played all over the world.
3. The aim of handball is to score by throwing the ball into the opponents goal.
4. Handball as it is played today was played all over the world in antiquity.
5. After the First World War handball was adapted to Association football rules and became a popular activity in Western Europe as a regular sport in schools, clubs, colleges, and universities.
V. Give a short summary of the text.
TEXT 12
Vocabulary
| weightlifting weight lift; to lift Olympic weightlifting, Olympic-style weightlifting weightlifter, lifter barbell weight plates snatch clean and jerk clean and press clean jerk press weight training explosive flexibility consistency bend (down) to grasp to raise squat thrust (out) body mass/weight weight class to weigh (in) weigh-in verification of entries drawing of lots increment the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) | ; (), (), () , , ( ) 1) ; 2) ( ) 3) , () () |
I. Before you read the text discuss these questions.
1. What is weightlifting?
2. Can you name any famous weightlifters?
WEIGHTLIFTING
Weightlifting, also called Olympic weightlifting or Olympic-style weightlifting, is a sport in which participants attempt a maximum weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates. The two lifts currently competed are the clean and jerk and the snatch. The clean and press used to be another weightlifting technique, which is not practiced today. Athletes compete against one another to determine who can lift the heaviest weight. Such competitions match lifters with similar body weights, as they compete by weight classes.
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The compound word weightlifting is also often used to refer to weight training. Athletes participating in other sports sometimes lift weights to increase their functional strength and flexibility. Weightlifting requires a combination of power (strength and speed), technique, flexibility and consistency. Weightlifting tests explosive strength with smaller weights as the lifts must be executed more quickly and with more mobility because of a greater range of motion during the lifts.
In the snatch, lifters bend down and grasp the barbell. They then lift the bar in a quick motion, raising it above the head while squatting under it. In the clean and jerk, lifters bring the bar to a resting position at the shoulders, and then jerk the barbell over the head by thrusting out the arms and legs.
Competitors compete in one of eight (seven for women) divisions, called weight classes, determined by their body mass. These classes are currently: mens: 56 kg, 62 kg, 69 kg, 77 kg, 85 kg, 94 kg, 105 kg and 105+ kg, and womens: 48kg, 53 kg, 58 kg, 63 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, and 75+ kg. In each weight division, competitors compete in both the snatch and the clean and jerk, and prizes are usually given for the heaviest weights lifted in the snatch, the clean and jerk, and the two combined (in total).
Important steps before any competition starts are weigh-in, verification of entries and drawing of lots. The order of the competition is up to the lifters the competitor who chooses to attempt the lowest weight goes first according to the lot number. Weights are set in 1 kilogram increments (previously 2.5 kg increments), and each lifter can have a maximum of three lifts, regardless of whether lifts are successful or not.
Weightlifting has been an event in the Summer Olympic Games since 1896. The competitive sport is controlled by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) founded in 1905 and based in Budapest.
