viernes, 23 de diciembre de 2011

Kite-fighting in New York

Self-study activity:
Watch this The New York Times video about a group of Pakistani immigrants in New York who are preserving a traditional South Asian sport, and answer the questions below about it.


1 When did the Pakistani immigrants start kite-fighting in New York?
2 What's The Kite Runner?
3 Name one essential (key) ability you need for kite-fighting.
4 When do the Pakistanis get together to kite-fight?
5 Where did the sport start?
6 How many teams play?
7 Why do the Pakistanis kite-fight in New York?
You can read the transcript here.

Key:
1 1995 2 A novel by Khaled Hosseini, and a film 3 Patience and timing 4 At weekends 5 In China 6 Two 7 To maintain a tradition