This document provides information about comparing the sports of cricket and baseball. It includes sections that describe the rules and gameplay of each sport, diagrams showing the positioning of players, lists of required equipment, and comparisons highlighting similarities and differences between cricket and baseball. Some of the key similarities discussed are the use of a ball and team play structure. Differences examined are the shape of the playing field, scoring methods, ways players can be ruled out, and typical length of a game. The document concludes by assigning homework for students to research and describe a traditional Korean sport.

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3.  What are sports that British people enjoy?
 What are sports that British people are
good at?

4.  What are sports that Americans enjoy?
 What are sports that Americans are good
at?

5. Find out the rules of the games
 Cricket vs. Baseball

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7. Cricket
Write down 15 things that you hear about playing Cricket.
Ex. 24 players

8. How Cricket is played
1. The batsman has to hit the ball and prevent the ball from hitting the wickets behind him.
1. The batsman has to hit the ball to give him enough time to run back and forth on the
pitch.
1. Each run gives his team 1 point.
1. The bowler has to take the batsman out.
1. There are many ways a batsman can be out:
a. The batsman hits the ball but one of the fielders catches the ball before it hits the ground.
b. The bowler throws the ball hard enough at the wickets to make the pieces of wood on top
fall off.
c. When the batsman hits the ball and is in the middle of his run, a fielder throws the ball
and hits the wickets.
d. If the batsman accidentally hits the wickets behind him, he is out.
e. The batsman gets hit anywhere on the body by the ball.

9. Position of Cricket players

10. Equipment of Cricket

11. Equipment for Cricket
 need 24 people
 a cricket field
 a cricket ball
 a cricket bat
 two wickets
 six-tenths for bail
 a glove
 a set of protective gear

12. Let’s watch how each sport is actually played!
Baseball

13. Baseball
Write down 15 things that you hear about playing Baseball.
Ex. glove

14. How Baseball is played
1. Baseball is played by two teams and each team has nine players.
1. One team is in the field while the other team hits the ball with the bat.
1. The pitcher throws a ball to a batter standing on home plate, and the batter tries
to hit the ball.
1. When a batter hits the ball, he tries to run to first, then second, then to third base
and then to run to home plate.
1. If he makes it all the way back to home plate, his team gets a point.
1. The fielding team catches the balls and tries to tag the running batter before he
gets to a base.

15. Position of baseball players

16. Equipment of Baseball

17. Equipment for Baseball
 need 9 people
a baseball
 a glove
 a bat
 cleats shoes with rubber or sometimes metal spikes on the
bottom
 a face mask chest padding
 guards an ankle guards for the catcher
 a set of protective gear
 a batting helmet
 a baseball uniform

18. Comparison of Cricket and baseball
Write down 8 things that are differences and similarities of two
sports.
Similarities
Ex. Using ball
Differences
Ex. Way of throwing the ball

19. Similarities in Cricket vs. Baseball
1. Use a ball
2. Team play
3. Both have roles of catcher and pitcher

20. Differences in Cricket vs. Baseball
1. Playing Field: In cricket the playing field is a narrow strip, much like a bowling lane.
In baseball, the field is a diamond playing area.
2. Scoring: In baseball, a player can only score 1 point, then has to let another player hit.
But in cricket, the player can run back and forth and keep scoring. When the ball is recovered and
the batter isn't out, the same batter gets to keep hitting and scoring until they're out.
3. Outs: In baseball, to take a player out, you have to make the player miss the ball 3 times,
catching him between bases, or by catching the ball without it hitting the ground.
In cricket, the bowler has to hit a wicket behind the batter hard enough to make a piece of wood
fall off, or a fielder has to hit the wicket. When a bowler hits the batter in the body with the ball,
the batter is declared out.
In baseball, this will give the batter a free base.
4. Length of Game: In baseball, after 3 players are out, the teams swap and this makes one
"inning". The teams swap up to 9 innings, which can make the game very long.
But in cricket, the teams swap once and only after all the players are out, which can make a game
last for days.

21. Homework
- Research about popular sports in Korea
- Useful link,
http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Sports/Traditional-Sports
- Select one sport and describe how it is played
- Then, you will send an email to one of your classmate
- Due next week!