Comparing cultures
Listen to a person talking about sports in the USA and Britain and answer the questions.

American football is one of the most popular sports in the United States. It's very physical game and the players wear helmets and special protective clothes. Baseball is a popular summer sport and there are two major leagues. Basketball is the third most popular sport; and top basketball players can earn millions of dollars. Football, or soccer, is only a minority sport in the USA, though the national team has qualified for World Cups recently. In Britain the most popular sport in winter is definitely football and some clubs like Manchester United are famous all over the world. Rugby is another popular winter sport,. Like American football, it is very physical and can be quite dangerous but the players don't wear any protective clothing. In the summer, cricket is the main sport. Very few countries outside Britain play it only old colonies like India, Pakistan, the Caribbean, Australia and New Zealand. Cricket is a very complicated game it's very slow, and games can take up to five days.