Fencing
Fencing was known in Egypt, China, India, and Greece. Homer, a famous Greek author, wrote about a fight with swords in his book, "The Illiad". There are four sports that have been included in each modern Olympic Games since 1896 and fencing is one of them.
To be a fencer you need a sword, a protective vest and a jacket, a mask, and a glove. Fencers also wear breeches and special fencing shoes. There are three different kinds of swords. The foil is the lightest, the epée was the sword used for dueling years ago, and the sabre is the heaviest sword. Fencing is an indoor sport. Fencers use a special surface about 46 feet long and 5 feet wide.
Each bout has three rounds that last three minutes each, with one minute between rounds. The winner is the first fencer to score 15 hits on the opponent or the fencer who scores the greater number of hits by the end of the bout. If the players are even by the end of regular match time, one minute extra time will be fenced and the winner will be the first to score a touch on the opponent.
In the Olympic Games there are six disciplines of fencing that include six individual and four team events.
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1). Fighting with swords ____________________ thousands of years.
2). Homer, ____________________ wrote about a fight with ____________________ in his book, “The Illiad”.
3). To be a fencer you need ________ , a protective __________ and jacket, a mask, and a glove.
4). The __________ is the lightest, the __________ was the sword used for dueling years ago, and the sabre is the heaviest sword.
5). The winner is the first fencer to score __________ hits on the opponent.
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6). There are four sports that have been included in each modern _______________ .
7). Fencers also wear _______________ .
8). The epée was the sword used for _______________ .
9). Fencers use a special surface about _______________ .
10). Each bout has three rounds that last three minutes each, with _______________ .
Is it true (T) or false (F)?
11). Fencing is a modern sport. ____
12). Homer, a famous Roman author, wrote about a fight with swords in his book, “The Illiad”. ____
13). There are five sports that have been included in each modern Olympic Games since 1896 and fencing is one of them. ____
14). To be a fencer you needn’t any special equipment. ____
15). The sabre is the heaviest sword. ____
16). The winner is the fencer who scores the greater number of hits by the end of the bout. ____
17). Fencing is an outdoor sport. ____
