Set B L5-B4 Games We Play

Set B L5-B4 Games We Play Questions What game is played all around the world? What is one of the oldest games we still play? Playing games People everywhere play games. Playing games can be fun and can help us to feel good. DID YOU KNOW? The game of marbles is played all around the world. Playing games can be a good way to make new friends. Everyone can play games When we are babies we play games. Babies find out things by playing games. DID YOU KNOW? Hide and Seek is one of the oldest games that people still play. When we are older we play games, too. Playing with others Sometimes we play games with other people. In lots of games, each player tries to win. Sometimes we play games in a team. When we play in a team, we need to help each other. Taking turns When we play games with others we should take turns. If we take turns, everyone can have fun. Playing by ourselves We don't always play games with other people. Sometimes we play games by ourselves. Pretend games We can pretend when we are playing some games, or acting in plays. We can pretend to be all kinds of things. Acting in a play can be fun. Games help us to think Some games help us to think better. We need to think about how to do things. And we need to think about what to do next. Games help us to do new things Sometimes we try to do new things. When we play ball games we find many ways to hit and kick the ball. We find out how to bounce and catch the ball, too. When we play skipping games, we try to jump over a rope without tripping. When we play board games we count. We count the number of spaces we can move. Games are for everyone People of all ages like to play games. As we grow up, we can play harder games. There are some games that we like to play all our lives. Some games have changed Some games have stayed the same. But some games have changed. Many years ago, the game of tennis was played outside like this. Now the game of tennis is played inside as well as outside. How to play Jacks What you need: six to ten small stones a small ball What you do: Hold the stones in one hand. Drop them onto the ground. Bounce the ball into the air. Pick up as many stones as you can with one hand. Do this before the ball hits the ground. Take turns to see who can pick up the most stones. Glossary acting n. 表演，演戏 board games 棋类游戏 bounce v. 弹起 change v. 改变 count v. 计算 Hide and Seek 捉迷藏 Jacks n. 抛接子游戏 marble n. （用玻璃、泥等制成的）弹子 pretend v. 假装 skip v. 跳 take turns 轮流，轮换 tennis n. 网球 trip v. 使跌倒