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Subject Connection

1.888 Discuss these questions.

a. Is physical education important to you? Why? Why not?b. Should schools increase or eliminate physical education classes? Why? c. How do you think exercise can improve your performance in other subjects at school?

2. Read what these students from Australia and the UK say about sports at school. Identify the ideas that are similar to your own reality.

3.888 Think about your school and compare. Identify similarities and differences. a. How many hours of sports are compulsory in your school? b. What sports facilities do you have in your school? c. What sports can you practice?

In Australia, physical education and sports are compulsory for everyone until you're sixteen. The sports facilities are usually very good. Everyone has to do three hours of physical activity a week. In winter, we play Australian football - it's not the same as football in Europe, and you can also play hockey.In summer, the boys play cricket and the girls play tennis and that's all we can do at school. Of course,a lot of people do other sports in their free time.Taken from: Taggart, A. & Goodwin, S. (200o) Physical and sport education in Australia: organisation, placement and related issues. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/38ihVwe We're lucky in my school, as we have good sports facilities.. So, if you like sports, it's great. In the UK,it's compulsory to do two hours a week, but you can do more if you want. We have a gym where we do gymnastics and aerobics. I'm not very good at gymnastics! And team sports? Well, both girls and 米what you want to do. You can either play tennis or boys play basketball. In summer, you can choose go swimming.sport in schools. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/3kI7kxG (researchbriefings.Taken from: Foster. R. (2019) Physical education, physical activity and files.parliament.uk)

UNIT 1. Music and leisure

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