Comprehension Sports: Andalucia 2003

COMPREHENSION

MORALLY HARMFUL SPORTS

 

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.                        
1)    What were the reasons for the prohibition of billiards in Uzbekistan?
Officially, there were moral reasons, but it might have been a security or political problem.
2)    What do you have to do if you want to play “peeball”?
You have to buy a peeball and then, alone or in group, once you have placed the peeball in a urinal, you have to make it disappear with your pee.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.                        
3)    It is easy to be a journalist in Uzbekistan.
FALSE. “The country has no free press”. (line 3)
4)    The Billiard Federation does not agree with the prohibition.
TRUE. “The Billiard Federation is very frustrated”. (line 6)
5)    Billiards is played only in Uzbekistan.
FALSE. “they have planned to take part in many international competitions”. (lines 6-7)
6)    Peeball is popular in Uzbekistan.
FALSE. “What would the authorities do if something like “peeball” were practised here?” (lines 7-8).


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