23 L3-Free Time Around the World

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Oxford Read and Discover level 3 Free Time Around the World by Julie Penn

Introduction Free time is very important. It's good for you to do something different after school or work. It's also fun! Many of our favorite free-time activities are popular all around the world. Which activities can you see here? What do you do in your free time? What activities are popular in your country? Discover! Now read and discover more about free-time activities around the world!

Chapter 1 Goal! Soccer is the most popular sport in the world and it's a big part of life in Brazil. People here love to watch and play soccer in their free time. In Brazil you don't need a pitch or expensive boots to play soccer. People play soccer in the street and on the beach. Children often play with no boots. Some people think that Brazilians are good at soccer because they learn a special way to play when they are children. They learn to play a type of soccer called futsal. There are five players in each team. The ball is small, but it's full of sand so it's very heavy. Futsal started in South America, but now it's popular in many other countries.

Chapter 2 Snow Sports In Nunavut in the north of Canada, winter is from September to June. So there's a lot of time for snow sports. Skiing and tobogganing are very popular. Dog sledding is another exciting snow sport. The driver sits in the sled and the dogs pull it over the snow. Every year there is a big dog sled race. Discover! There aren't many roads in Nunavut. In winter most people travel by snowmobile or plane. In Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, the summer is very hot. It's even warm in winter, but it's still a good place for snow sports! Dubai has the biggest snow dome in the world. People come here for skiing, snowboarding, and tobogganing. It's very, very cold in the snow dome, but it's much hotter outside. The snow dome is in the desert!

Chapter 3 Let's Dance! In India there are many different types of dance. Bollywood dance is very popular, and many people are learning it in their free time. This type of dance is fast and colorful. Bollywood is the name of India's most famous movie industry. In Bollywood movies there is always singing and dancing. Discover! Bollywood is the biggest movie industry in the world. It makes about 1,000 movies every year. Bollywood dancers wear colorful clothes. They also wear jewelry like earrings, necklaces, and lots of bangles. Between their eyebrows, they have a mark or jewel called a bindi. Bollywood dance started in India, but now it's popular all around the world. You can watch a Bollywood movie or go to Bollywood dance lessons in lots of countries.