Por: Beth R. 06 de Setembro de 2016
Tug-of-war
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People have played tug-of-war for many centuries.Usually the two teams are given names.The Ancient Greeks called their teams Sun and Moon.In the nineteenth century,the English called the teams French and English.At this time France and England were fighting each other.Other names for the teams are Sailors and Soldiers,Rats and Rabbits,Cops and Robbers.
Nowadays in the U.S.A,american teams would probably choose for their teams names such as : Republicans and Democrats, Walls and Bridges or slimply Ladies and Gentlemen.
Which names do you believe Brazilians would choose for their teams,if they decided to play tug-of-war at their playgrounds,beaches or parks nowadays?
Do you know the rules for this game ? There are often eight people in each team.The heaviest person stands at the end of the rope because he makes the best anchor.When the team pulls ,all the players in the team shout out, "Heave !" which means, "Pull hard !".Each team must pull the other team across a line which is drawn on the ground.
You can read more information about how and why people enjoy playing the Tug-of-War, if you click on the link below,ok ?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/why-not/11685893/how-to-play-tug-of-war.htm
Did you know that there are several european countries that participate in International Tug-of-War Championships for a long while ? There is also The Tug-of-War International Federation ( TWIF ) that is looking forward to getting re-admission to The Olympic programme as soon as possible.
Click on the link below to read about the latest news about the Tug-of-War Championship in Sweden.
http://www.tugofwar-twif.org/
Did you like to watch these teams playing the Tug-of-war ? What have you considered the best parts of the competition ? How about the audience's reaction ? You can write about this competition at the bottom of this post,ok ?
Last but not least,let's listen and sing along with Sir Paul McCartney the song he composed for his third solo studio album released in 1982 which was called : Tug-of-War.
Enjoy !
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Tug of War reminds me of my childhood . I used to play that game at school .
It is a game that shows you that to be strong you must be together with other people.
I don't remember that song from Sir Paul McCartney but it sounded nice.
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