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homes, has made movies an even more popular and influential form of entertainment in
recent years.
Most Americans enjoy sports — both playing sports themselves and
watching their favorite sports and teams. Major professional sports events-baseball,
football, basketball, and hockey, as well as golf and tennis—are witnessed by tens
of thousands of fans, and by millions more on TV. Boys and girls play on sports teams
in school and after school.
Many adult Americans regularly engage in sports like tennis, softball, golf, and
bowling.
Americans also love to travel. Weekend automobile trips are a tradition
for many families, as are longer summer vacation trips. Car travel is the
most common leisure activity in America.
When Americans take car trips, they don't usually just drive and sight-
see. They like to have a destination. Amusement picks, beaches, and other spe-
cial attraction are always crowded when the weather is good.
Airplane travel is also common in America. At holiday time, many people
fly to other cities to visit friends and relatives. During the winter, many people
take short vacations to places with warm climates, like Florida and the islands of
the Caribbean.
Discussion Points
• What are some popular leisure and entertainment activities in your
country?
What are some favorite sports? What are some favorite places to travel to?
• How about you? What do you like to do in your leisure time?
Holiday
Many people spend New Year’ s Day resting. That's because they've
stayed up most of the night, greeting the new year! Some went to parties at
friends' homes or at nightclubs. Others were out on the streets, throwing confetti
and blowing noisemakers. Many people make New Year's resolutions (to eat
less, to work more, etc.). Few people keep their resolutions.
In the 1950s and 1960s; Martin Luther King, Jr., led the civil rights
movement—the struggle for equal rights for black Americans. King was as-
sassinated in 1968. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls in January,
around King's birthday, is a time to celebrate the life and achievements of this
great American.
Two other great Americans are honored on Presidents' Day.
George Washington was the country's first president. Abraham Lincoln
