快乐阅读
Soccer and football
Do you like to play football? Many people in the world like playing football. They play it on the playground. They play it in the park. They play it on the beach. They can find any place to play it. The British people play soccer and Americans play American football. They are different games. Do you know the differences between them?
A soccer ball is round, but an American football is oval, like an egg. Soccer teams have eleven players on the field. American football teams have forty players, but only eleven players are on the field at one time.
In a soccer team, the goalkeeper tries to stop the ball from going into the goal. He's the only player to stop and pick up the ball with his hands. In American football, players can catch the ball with their hands. They can run with it and throw it to other players, and they can also use their feet to kick the ball.
Both the British soccer and the American football are interesting. They can make you fit and healthy! And both games attract a lot of people in the world.
※新词速记
beach /biːtʃ/ n. 海滩；湖滨
soccer /'sɒkə(r)/ n. 英式足球
difference /'dɪfrəns/ n. 不同之处
round /raʊnd/ adj. 圆的
oval /'əʊvl/ adj. 椭圆形的
field /'fiːld/ n. 运动场
kick /kɪk/ vt. 踢
fit /fɪt/ adj. 健康的；强健的
attract /ə'trækt/ vt. 吸引
A) 在文中找出相应的单词。
1. not the same
2. a group with two or more people that work together
3. a person who takes part in or is skilled at some game
4. very funny

1. different 2. team 3. player 4. interesting