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TOPIC 6:
TALKING ABOUT CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Cultural
activities are activities which are done according to the culture of a
certain place. In Tanzania we have different cultural activities like
marriages, funerals, harvesting celebrations, ritual celebrations and games.
TALKING ABOUT GAMES
Games
are physical or mental competitions that have rules and have participants
in direct opposition to each other. There are different types of games, for
example, football, basketball, handball, baseball, rugby, cricket, tennis and
netball.
FOOTBALL
Football
or soccer is a game played between two teams of eleven players with a
spherical ball; it is played in a rectangular field with two goals at the end.
The object of the game is to score by getting the ball into a goal. The
goalkeepers are the only players allowed to touch the ball with their hands
while it is in play and only in their penalty area. Outfield players mostly use
their feet to strike or pass the ball, but can also use their heads or torsos.
The team that scores the most goals by the end of the game wins. If the score
is level at the end of the game, either a draw is declared or the game goes
into extra time and/ or a penalty shoot out depending on the format of the
competition.
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Activity
Explain to your friend how familiar you are with football.
Explain to your friend how familiar you are with football.
A VOLLEYBALL MATCH
One day I went to watch a long
waited for volleyball match between Azania sec school and Tambaza High school
teams. A larger crowd gathered at Benjamin stadium. The captain of Azania secondary
school team was the first to hit the ball and the match begin. The volleyball match is played
by twelve players, each team with six players. Each players has to rotate
through six positions.
The player at the center received
the first ball from the rival team. He / She receive the ball with arms closed
together. He/ She hit the ball to the settler or the speaker. The settle stands
between two speakers close to the net. The spikes are the ones who receive the
third ball so as to smash it to the rival team. Then interfered by asking him
how can one score a goal. He continued when the ball from one team falls on the
rival teams side it is counted as a point.
Also when it is smashed from one
side to another and if players of the rival team fail to return the ball or
when it goes out after being touched ball or when it goes out after being
touched by one of the players it is counted as point. The reference counts
fifteen (15) points. It is normally the teams that decide to play three or five
rounds. The winning team must win two (2) rounds.
He stopped for a while; He then
continued The referee should stand on the chair or table near the net so as to
clearly see each ball smashed towards any of the two teams. In addition there
should be two referees use sigh language and whistle for any communication with
the players.
When I was about to ask him
another question spectator from Tambaza High school entered the playground and
started to stone the referee , claiming that he was not fair consequently our school
sports master decided to tell the referee to end the match as the situation was
he becoming worse . Then the referee ended the match as he was as advised.
After that the students of each school were ordered to board their school
Lorries which took them to their fast arrived at Ihungo at 19:30hrs
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| Volleyball Match |
Comprehension
Questions
1. Which schools competed?
2. Which team won the match/
3. How many players needed for each team?
4. How many rounds are played in a volleyball
5. How do we get points in the volleyball match?
TALKING ABOUT MARRIAGES
Marriage is
a relationship between husband and wife or a ceremony in which two people are
married to each other. The type, function, and characteristics of marriages
vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general, there are
two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages
employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and
recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned
under religious law, are nevertheless respected).
Types of Marriage
Relationships
Monogamy
is a marriage to one partner.
Polygamy
when a man is married to more than one wife at a time.
Polyandry
when a woman is married to more than one
husband at a time.
Marriage Terms
Groom
is a man who is getting married.
Bride
groom is a woman who is getting married.
Wedding
ring is a ring worn by a man and woman who are
getting married
Wedding
cake is a cake prepared for the wedding
cerebration.
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Exercise
Identify
and explain marriage activities.
TALKING ABOUT
FUNERALS
Exercise
1. What takes place in Funerals
2. Describe what takes place in funerals
1. What takes place in Funerals
2. Describe what takes place in funerals
3. Write
a story explaining how funerals are held in your culture.
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