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1、Unit16SportsandMediaTheUnitedStatesofAmerica英美国家概况TheUnitedStatesofAmericaThinkaboutthesequestionsbeforewestart:1.CanyounamethreesportspopularintheU.S.A.?2.PleaselistsomefeaturesoftheU.S.media.3.What’stherelationshipbetweensportsandmedia?Warming-upActivitiesContentsMediainAmeric
2、aSportsinAmericaⅠⅡISportsinAmericaContents:1.1Introduction1.2SchoolandCollegeSports1.3Basketball1.4AmericanFootball1.5Baseball1.6Soccer1.1IntroductionAmericans’interestinspectatorsportsseemsexcessiveandevenobsessivetomanyforeignvisitors.WhatseemsdistinctiveabouttheAmericanintere
3、stinsports:Peopleinallwalksoflifearerepresentedamongardentsportsfans,andthecollectiveaudienceforsportseventsisenormous.WhatseemsdistinctiveabouttheAmericaninterestinsportsisthatitisnotconfinedtoparticularsocialclasses.Peopleinallwalksoflifearerepresentedamongardentsportsfans,and
4、thecollectiveaudienceforsportseventsisenormous.1.1IntroductionExpressionsfromsportsareextraordinarilycommonineverydayAmericanspeech.AfricanAmericansareheavilyoverrepresentedinthemajorsportsofbaseball,football,basketball,andtrack.Femaleathletesandgamesamongfemaleteamsgetmoreatten
5、tionintheUnitedStatesthanelsewhere.1.1IntroductionthemostpopularsportsinAmerica:Americanfootball,baseball,basketball,andinsomestates,hockey(intheorderofdescendingpopularity)1.2SchoolandCollegeSportsIn2003,58percentofboysand51percentofgirlsinhighschoolplayedonasportsteam.Themostp
6、opularsportsforboysareAmericanfootball,basketball,trackandfield,baseball,andsoccer.Forgirls,themostpopulararebasketball,trackandfield,volleyball,softball,andsoccer.SportsalsoplayanimportantroleintheeverydaysocialsceneatAmericancollegesanduniversities.Playingforacollegeteamonscho
7、larshipisonewaystudentshelppayforthecostofearninganundergraduatedegree.1.3BasketballOrigin:In1891JamesNaismith,ayoungphysicaleducationteacherinSpringfield,Massachusetts,inventedanewgamethatcouldbeplayedindoorsduringthecoldwintermonthstokeepthestudentsoccupiedandoutoftrouble.Bask
8、etballgainedquicklypopularityduetoitssimpleequi
