1. Sports – American Football (Part I)
Objectives for today’s lesson
In today’s lesson, you will learn about:
l The most popular sports in the USA
l The origin, and basics of American football.
l Activities American football fans do during football seasons. .

2. Section 1. The Most Popular Sports in the U.S.A.
Activate your background knowledge...
* Exercise 1:
You’ll have 30 seconds to grab a pen and jog down five sports that you think most people  do in the U.S. After you are done, go to next slide(Slide No. 3) to check your answer and continue today's lesson.

3. # of Participants (million)
Table 1 Lists the most popular sports in the U.S. and the number of participants for each sport.
Most Popular Sports in the USA (U.S. Population; 6 years of age or older; participated at least once in 1998)
Sport
# of Participants (million)
1. Recreational Swimming
94.4
2. Recreational Walking
80.9
3. Recreational Bicycling
54.6
4. Bowling
50.6
5. Freshwater Fishing
45.8
6. Tent Camping
42.6
7. Basketball
42.4
8. Free Weights
41.3
Source:

4. Men’s college basketball -
Table 2. "If you had to choose, which ONE of these sports would you say is your favorite?"
1985
1989
1992
1993
1994
1997
1998
2002
2003
2004
CHANGE 1985 – 2004 %
Pro football 24 26 28 27 29 30 +6
Baseball 23 19 21 18 17 14 13 15 -8
College football 10 6 7 8 9 11 +1
Men’s pro basketball 12
Auto racing 5 4 +2
Men’s college basketball -
Men’s golf 3
Hockey 2
Base: All adults who follow more than one sport Source:
Base: All adults who follow more than one sport

5. Exercise 2. 1. In year 1994, which sport was ranked the second most
popular sport in the U.S. A.?
2. Did the population of auto racing lovers increase from 2003 to
2004? If yes, how much did it increase?

6. Exercise 2 Answer Key
1. Baseball
2. No. (Decrease 2%)