MyFavoriteSport——?clue1:Itisbiggerthanping-pongandsmallerthantennis.clue2:Itisanosweatsport.Clue3:ItisnotanOlympicsport.1.Origin2.Equipment3.Differentversionsofbilliards1.carom2.pool3.snooker5.Somesimpleskills4.Thecharmofsnooker6.Video(Timepermitting)originBilliardtablesBilliardballsCuesextensionRestRackTripodChalkChalkisappliedtothetipofthecuesticktoincreasethetip'sfrictionsothatwhenitimpactsthecueball,nomiscueoccurs.InFranceInAmerican8ball9ballpoolInEurope2points3456715redballsworthonepointeachCueballSinglepolefullmarks:15x8+2+3+4+5+6+7=RonnieO'Sullivan(“rocket”)StephenHendry(“billiardsemperor”)JohnHigginsShaunMurphy丁俊晖傅家俊Thecharmofsnooker①Snooker=obstacleHowtoovercomesnooker?themethodofcues(杆法解)themethodofcushing(弹库解)②PostureandGesture(姿势和手势)③GentryandProfessionalism(绅士与专业性)Tie(领带)BowTie(领结)Headset(耳机)v0v0v1v2v1v2Thankyou!MyFavoriteSport——BilliardsItismysecondtimetostandhere,andherearewhatIwanttosay.Youknow,topicselectionisaheadachething,butthistopic——myfavoritesport,evenmanygirlsmaydon’tlikesports,ImustcherishtheopportunityofEnglishclasstotalkabout.Thereasonisthatthissporthasaverysmallaudience,soIhavethedutytointroduceitforyouguysandletmoreandmorepeopletoknowitandeventrytoloveit.Ok,beforetheintroduction,Iwillgiveyouthreecluesofmyfavoritesport.Teachersaidyoulikeeachsport,soIhopeyoucantrytoguessthesportwithmyclassmates.Firstly,itisbiggerthanping-pongandsmallerthantennis.Secondly,itisanosweatsport.Thirdly,itisnotanOlympicsport.Haveyoufigureditout?Yeah,theanswerisbilliards.Hereistheframeofmypresentation,Iwillintroducetheoriginofbilliards,equipment,differentversionsofbilliardsandsomesimpleskills.Iftimepermits,Iwillshowyouagreatvideo.Let’sbeginwiththehistoryofbilliards.Billiardssportshavealreadyhadahistoryofnearly600years.ItoriginatedinBritain.Atfirst,billiardswasaveryeasyandsimplegame,somoredifficultkindsofbilliardssuchas8-ball,9-ball,snookersoonappeared.ThiswonderfulgamewasintroducedintoChinaaboutonehundredyearsago.Then,itwasinpoplarquickly.Nowadays,itseemedtobeindispensableineachbigentertainment.Then,letustoseetheequipmentofbilliards.Thisoneisnine-ball,thisoneissnooker.Theyallhavesixpockets.Thisiseight-ballandthisissnooker.Then,thecueisindispensable,ifthecueistooshort,wealsoneedextension.Ifthearmisinconvenient,wecanuserestortripod.Thisone,rack,isusedbyrefereetosetballs.Ok,thechalkissocute,itisusedforincreasingthetip'sfriction.Next,letustoseethesubdivisionsofbilliards.Therearetwomajorsubdivisionsofgameswithincuesports:oneiscarombilliards,referringtogamesplayedontableswithoutpockets.Theotherispocketbilliards,generallyplayedonatablewithsixpockets.Thiskindofbilliardsisthemostwidespreadone,including8-ballwhichistheworld'smostwidelyplayedcuesport,nine-ballandsnooker.8-ball:Ithinkitisn’tnecessaryformetointroducethiskindofbilliardbecausenearlyeverypeoplehaveeverplayedit.So,let’sgotothenext.9-ball:Ladiesandgirlsareverysuitableforthiskindofgame,becauseitiseasytolearnabout.Asweknow,thereisaveryfamousbilliardstarcalled“panxiaoting”inourcountry.Thegamesheplayisthis.Snooker:Itisthemostdifficultkindofbilliards.Thisgamerepresentsthehighestlevelinbilliardsports.Therearemanysnookermatcheseveryyearintheworld.Ithasonewhitecueball,15redballsworthonepointeach,andsixballsofdifferentcolours:yellow(2points),green(3),brown(4),blue(5),pink(6)andblack(7).Manypeopledonotknowtheruleofthissport,soIwillsimplyexplaintherule.Theplayerusethecueballtopottheredandthecolouruntilalltheredballsfallthebag,thenhittingorderisyellow,green,brown,blue,pink,blackonebyone,andfinallythehigherscoreisthewinner.Therearemanyfamoussuperstarsplayingsnooker,suchasRonnieO'Sullivan(heisknownas“rocket”),StephenHendry(heisknownas“billiardsemperor”),JohnHiggins,NeilRobertson,ShaunMurphyandChineseplayers——Dingjunhuiandfujiajun.Inmyopinion,thecharmofsnookerareasfollows:firstly,snooker,itmeansobstacle,inthefaceofsnooker,playercanusethemethodofcuesorthemethodofcushing.Secondly,thebeautyofgesture.Thirdly,thedistinctionofsnooker.Inthegame,youcanseetieorbowtiewhichsymbolizedgentry.Youcanalsoseetheaudiencewhowearheadphonestolistentothecommentarywhilewatchingthegame.Atlast,Iwillintroducesomesimpleskillstoyou.Thebasicskillistoknowthedecompositionoftheforce,likethis,ifwewantthepinkballfallthebag,wemuststrikealongthisdirection.Accordingtothisprinciple,wecanalsoeasilyknowjumpedball.Itisimportanttonotethatjumpedballcanonlyusedin8-balland9-ball,youcan’tuseitinsnooker,becausethenatureofsnookerisobstacle.Themostcommonlyusedtechniqueistopspinandbackspin.Lookatthepicture,Iwillshowyoutheprincipleofit.Threepicturesaresimilar,butfocusonthecueandcueball,youmayfind,thefirstoneisusingthecuetopotthetopofcueball,thesecondoneispottingthecentreofcueball,andbackspinispottingthelowerpartoftheball.Ifweusetopspin,thecueballwillcontinuetomoveforwardafterhittingthetargetball,onthecontrary,backspinwillletthecueballmovebackafterstriking.Onthisbasis,wecanalsopottheleftandtheright,thenthecueballwillturnleftandturnright.Forexample,insnooker,confrontingwiththeblackball,weshoulduseleftsidespintoovercomet