Agenda Recreation

Camping/Hiking Beach

Sports American Football Baseball Basketball Ice Hockey Nascar X-games

• Americans like to spend a weekend or longer camping in the wild

• People camp in:

Camping

Tents Cabins

Trailers Hanging Tents

• To go camping you’ll need basic gear

Camping

Sleeping bag Camping Stove

Bear mace Guitar

Flashlight

Marshmallows

My camping trip in Yellowstone

• Beach in Taiwan

Beach

• Americans like to tan at the beach because it is a sign of healthiness

Beach

Beach gear

Sun Tan Lotion Frisbee

Sand Bucket and Shovel

Beach Blanket

Swimsuit

Agenda Recreation

Camping/Hiking Beach Barbecues

Sports American Football Baseball Basketball Ice Hockey Nascar X-games

American Football• History – NFL (National

Football League) began in 1920.• America’s most popular

sport• Viewers: 1 億 for

Superbowl• Revenues:

• 2,240 億 for 2008• Superbowl commercial

cost1.03 億 per 30 second clip, or 340 萬 per second

American Football • Player stats

• Avg salary - .38 億• Top salary – 9.6 億 Ben

Roethlesberger• Avg height – 187 cm• Avg weight – 111 kg

• Players on the field• 22 at a time

• Scoring• 6 points for a

Touchdown• 3 points for a Field Goal

American Football Fans• Football is known for its crazy fans

Washington Redskins

Oakland Raiders

Greenbay Packers

American Football Fans• …. And big hits! Ouch!

Baseball • History

• Evolved from bat and ball games in England

• Taiwan’s most popular sport

• Known as “America’s National Past time”

• In1947, Jackie Robinson became MLB’s first black player

• Viewers• 460 萬 World Series 2008

• Revenues• 2110 億 for 2008

• Player stats• Avg salary - 1 億• Top salary – 9.7 億

Alex Rodriguez• Avg height - 183 cm• Avg weight - 94 kg

• Players on the field• 18 at a time

• Scoring• 1 point for running

from first base to home base

Baseball2nd base

1st base3rd base

Home

Basketball • History

• Created in 1891 in Massachusetts by a physical education teacher to keep students active in the cold winters

• First rim was a peach basket

• Viewers• 940 萬 NBA Finals 2008

• Revenues• 1237 億 for 2008

• Player stats• Avg salary - 1.85 億• Top salary- 8.6 億

Kevin Garnett• Avg height - 200 cm• Avg weight – 101 kg

• Players on the court• 10 at a time

• Scoring• 2 points for a regular

basket and 3 points for shots outside the 3 point line

Basketball

Ice Hockey • History

• First modern games played in 1870’s in Montreal, Canada

• Viewers• 320 萬 Stanley Cup Finals

2008• Revenues

• 918 億 for 2008

Hockey stick Hockey puck

• Player stats• Avg salary - 5800 萬• Avg height - 185 cm• Avg weight – 99 kg

• Players on the ice• 12 at a time

• Scoring• 1 point for each goal

Ice Hockey

• Hockey is known for its fights!

Ice Hockey

Nascar• History

• Nascar was created in 1948, with roots in Southeastern US

• Viewers• Second most popular in

terms of viewers• 690 萬 Sprint Cup 2008

• Revenues• ???

• Talledega Track information• 804 km track• Avg speed – 303 km/h

• Cost of car• 433 萬

Nascar

• Known for its wrecks!

Nascar

• History• Began in 1993• Features extreme

action sports• Viewers

• 3800 萬

X-games

Summer X-games

Motocross Skateboarding

Bungee Jump

Street Louge Skysurfing

Winter X-games

Ski tricks

Snowmobile tricks

Snowboarding tricks