ABC’s Wide World of Sports
Vocabulary
| span | variety | motorcycle |
| globe | bronco | mountain range |
| defeat | drama | competition (2) |
| wide | agony | charge (3) |
| local | dealer (2) | bring/brought/brought |
| truck | boxing | see/saw/seen |
| lately | muffler | brought to you by |
| trust | goal (2) | Midas Touch |
| need | export | downhill skiing |
| touch | portable | gymnastics |
| boat | battery | alpine skiing |
| hunt | Great Wall | snow-capped mountains |
| thrill | athletic | Statue of Liberty |
| cap | baseball | win/won/won |
| rodeo | race (2) | generator |
| world | constant | cross-country skiing |
| invite | knockout | somersault |
| thrill | marathon | figure skating |
| brake | import | spring board |
| pool | ice rink | dive/dove/dove |
| ski diving | parachute |
Video
Transcript
Spanning the globe to bring you the constant variety of sports: the thrill of victory. And the agony of defeat.
The human drama of athletic competition.
This is ABC’s Wide World of Sports.
Brought to you by Ford and your local Ford Dealer, who invites you to see the 1983 Ford cars and trucks.
Have you driven a Ford lately?
By Midas, with over 1,200 Midas muffler and brake shops. Trust the Midas Touch for any muffler or brake job you need on your American or imported car.
And by Honda portable generators, for camping, boating, hunting or even charging your car battery.
Questions
Baseball. In the beginning of the video, they showed a basketball game. True or false? What did they show?
Ski Jump, Downhill Skiing. Was there a tragedy or accident? Did they show an accident or tragedy?
Marathon Race. Did the video show some races? What kind of races there there?
Soccer, Football. In the football match, to players collided with each other. Is this right or wrong?
Car Race. Were there only athletes or were there also machines and animals?
Gymnastics. Only men were shown. Is this correct or incorrect? Which sports did women perform?
Rodeo. Did they show extreme sports? Which extreme sports did they show?
Boxing. Are sports programs popular on TV? Are there sports channels?
Skydiving. All the sports on the video are played in my country. Yes or no?
Bicycle Racing. Do you play sports? What sports do you do?
Track and Field. Who plays the most sports among your friends, colleagues or classmates? Who is the best athlete?
Cross-Country Skiing. What sports or activity would you like to do if you could perform any sport or activity? If I could do any sport, I would . . . .
Motorcycle Race. What might happen in the future?
Diving. Are sports important? Should people do sports?
