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Team vs.
Individual
Sports
Santi and Todd debate
different kinds of
sports.
1 Todd: So, Santi you are
from Indonesia, correct?
Santi:Yes.
Todd: So, I take it, you
can play sports all year
round cause it's really
warm?
Santi: Yes. It's true.
Todd: So, what kind of
sports do you like to play?
Santi:I like swimming and
I like doing yoga. I like
sports that involve like
individual, not the group
kind of sports.
3 Todd: See, I love team
Todd: You don't like team
sports?
Santi: No.
Todd: Really?
Santi:Yes.
2 Todd: That's interesting.
So why? What is it about
team sports you don't
like?
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Santi: Well, actually, 4 Santi:Yes, sometimes, it's
when you play individually
you can compete with
yourself. It's much better
for me.
Todd: Right, so like if
you're swimming, you can
increase your time.
Santi:Yes. That's true.
5 Todd: You want to put the
Todd: What about yoga?
Santi: I yoga just for
relaxing and just release
my stress.
sports, you know, there's
something about team
sports. It's so fun. Like
you have camaraderie.
You have friendship, you
know, like you share the
thrill of victory or you
share, you know, when
you lose, the pain of the
loss. I just love that.
When you do something
individually, you just don't
have that.
true ... your opinion about
that, but in my opinion, I
think when I do sports, I'm
very competitive, so if I
get into a group, that is
full of my friends,
sometimes when we got
lost, sometimes I feel
angry.
blame on your friends?
Santi: Sometimes I put
the blame on mine, if it is
my fault, but sometimes,
yeah, it's just like not
going so well at the end.
Todd: Right. That's true.
That is true. I kind of see
your point.
Santi: And I feel
disappointed in them
sometimes, so I'm not
very good at teamwork
when doing sports.
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Summarize
Take notes as you listen or read the interview on the left side of the paper. Then write
complete sentences to summarize the story in your own words. The first one is done.

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Indonesia, warm, year-round
swimming, yoga - individual
Santi says that she can play sports all year in
Indonesia since it is so warm. She especially
likes individual sports like swimming and yoga.
She doesnʼt really like team sports.

doesnʼt like team sports

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individually, compete with yourself
increase your time/ swimming
yoga for relaxation
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__________________. It's much better
Put the PHRASES in the spaces for me.

increase your time Todd: Right, so like if you're swimming,

you can __________________.
compete with yourself
release my stress Santi:Yes. That's true.
sports that involve Todd: What about yoga?
thrill of victory
Santi: I yoga just for relaxing and just
you can play __________________.
I feel angry
Todd: See, I love team sports, you know,
see your point
there's something about team sports. It's
so fun. Like you have camaraderie. You
have friendship, you know, like you share
the __________________ or you share,
you know, when you lose, the pain of the
Todd: So, Santi you are from Indonesia, loss. I just love that. When you do
correct? something individually, you just don't
have that.
Santi:Yes.
Santi:Yes, sometimes, it's true ... your
Todd: So, I take it, __________________
opinion about that, but in my opinion, I
sports all year round cause it's really
think when I do sports, I'm very
warm?
competitive, so if I get into a group, that
Santi: Yes. It's true. is full of my friends, sometimes when we
got lost, sometimes
Todd: So, what kind of sports do you like __________________.
to play?
Todd: You want to put the blame on your
Santi:I like swimming and I like doing friends?
yoga. I like __________________ like
individual, not the group kind of sports. Santi: Sometimes I put the blame on
mine, if it is my fault, but sometimes,
Todd: You don't like team sports? yeah, it's just like not going so well at the
end.
Santi: No.
Todd: Right. That's true. That is true. I
Todd: Really? kind of __________________.
Santi:Yes. Santi: And I feel disappointed in them
Todd: That's interesting. So why? What is sometimes, so I'm not very good at
it about team sports you don't like? teamwork when doing sports.

Santi: Well, actually, when you play

individually you can

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A: Which do you like better, team sports or individual sports?

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Which _______________________________________________________________?

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A: Who won the game last night?

B: We did, but we play the toughest team in league next week.

A: You know what I always do when I need to get ready for something important?

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Todd: Right, so like if you're swimming,
Put the PHRASES in the spaces you can increase your time.

increase your time Santi:Yes. That's true.

compete with yourself Todd: What about yoga?
release my stress
Santi: I yoga just for relaxing and just
sports that involve release my stress.
thrill of victory
Todd: See, I love team sports, you know,
you can play there's something about team sports. It's
I feel angry so fun. Like you have camaraderie. You
see your point have friendship, you know, like you share
the thrill of victory or you share, you
know, when you lose, the pain of the
loss. I just love that. When you do
something individually, you just don't
have that.
Todd: So, Santi you are from Indonesia,
correct? Santi:Yes, sometimes, it's true ... your
opinion about that, but in my opinion, I
Santi:Yes.
think when I do sports, I'm very
Todd: So, I take it, you can play sports competitive, so if I get into a group, that
all year round cause it's really warm? is full of my friends, sometimes when we
got lost, sometimes I feel angry.
Santi: Yes. It's true.
Todd: You want to put the blame on your
Todd: So, what kind of sports do you like friends?
to play?
Santi: Sometimes I put the blame on
Santi:I like swimming and I like doing mine, if it is my fault, but sometimes,
yoga. I like sports that involve like yeah, it's just like not going so well at the
individual, not the group kind of sports. end.
Todd: You don't like team sports? Todd: Right. That's true. That is true. I
kind of see your point.
Santi: No.
Santi: And I feel disappointed in them
Todd: Really? sometimes, so I'm not very good at
Santi:Yes. teamwork when doing sports.

Todd: That's interesting. So why? What is

it about team sports you don't like?

Santi: Well, actually, when you play

individually you can compete with
yourself. It's much better for me.

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