Sports

Verbs: to be, start, play, learn, like, watch, begin, end, have, finish, eat, fly, cheer

Sports are important in the United States.  The most popular team sports are American football, baseball, basketball, and ice hockey.  Children start to play sports at early ages.  They learn the values of justice, fair play, and team work when playing sports.  Many Americans like to watch games, either on the field or on TV.

 

The Atlanta football team is the Atlanta Falcons.  The football game season begins in September and ends in late January or in early February.  The Super Bowl is the championship game.  Many people will have parties to watch the Super Bowl. The Atlanta baseball team is the Atlanta Braves.  Spring is the baseball season.  Turner field is the home of the Atlanta Braves since 1997. 

The Atlanta Hawks is the Atlanta basketball team.  The season starts in fall and finishes around summer.  Atlanta ice hockey team is the Atlanta Thrashers.  The game season is between winter and spring.  Sport fans eat hot dogs and pizza when they watch games.  Some fans will fly team flags to cheer the team.