Презентация, доклад на тему Unusual Sports

example: capoeira, zorbing , race for cheese,underwaterhockey, toe wrestling and many others.
We want to tell you about most interesting sports: zorbing and race for cheese.

is generally performed on a gentle slope, but can also be done on a level surface, permitting more rider control.  
The first zorbing was established in Rotorua, New Zealand, by David and Andrew Akers.

up to three riders, while the harness orbs are constructed for one to two riders.

idea for a type of sphere in Auckland, New Zealand, calling their invention the "Zorb".
Sphereing is also referred to as Orbing or Zorbing, and Zorbing entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary in 2001 where it was defined as: "a sport in which a participant is secured inside an inner capsule in a large, transparent ball which is then rolled along the ground or down hills"

race for cheese. Even the name of this sport causes a smile. After all, a mouse usually chases for cheese, but not a man. However, it is a traditional British sport which appeared while Britain was under the dominion of the Romans. Every year in the last Monday in May dozens of Britons hurries from the mountain trying to catch a huge head of cheese in Gloucestershire. "Race for the cheese," has been being held at the Cooper Hill for 2000 years and it is still very popular.

are on the top of the hill, then the cheese is thrown and all run down, trying to catch up with the cheese head. The winner is the one who catches the milk product at the foot of the mountain. The winner of each race is appointed the keeper of the local cheese Double Gloucester, the head weighing 3.5 kg.

quite traumatic - a rare race goes without fractures and injuries as they are carried out in any weather, and wet grass is very slippery. At one time, «The race for the cheese» was even banned in England. After some time the contest were allowed again, but the slippery grass remained an inherent part of games and its popularity continues to grow today.

to the very strange sport! It’s a toe wrestling. The idea of this competition is to lock toes together and force opponent’s foot to the ground or to push opponent’s foot against the board.