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Dragon Boat Racing

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Dragon Boat Racing is a fun sport from China. It is more than 2,000 years old. People race long, wooden boats on rivers and lakes. The boats have a dragon head at the front and a dragon tail at the back. They are bright and colorful.

Each boat has about 20 people. They sit in two lines and hold long paddles. They pull the paddles through the water to move the boat. One person stands at the back to steer. Another person sits at the front and hits a big tambour. The drum helps the team paddle together.

The race is part of the Dragon Boat Festival. This festival happens every year in late spring or early summer. Many people in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other countries celebrate it. Families eat sticky rice cakes called zongzi. They are wrapped in green leaves.

The festival remembers a famous Chinese poet named Qu Yuan. He lived a long time ago. The story says he jumped into a river. People raced boats to rescue him. They also threw rice into the water for the fish.

Today, dragon boat racing is popular all over the world. Cities have big races every year. Teams train for many months. They want to be fast and strong. The sport is exciting to watch. The drums are loud, and the boats move very fast.

A. Vocabulaire

  1. paddles ____
  2. steer ____
  3. drum ____
  4. festival ____
  5. rescue ____
  6. teams ____
  7. race ____
  8. celebrate ____
  9. poet ____
  10. ancient ____
  • a. do something special for an important day
  • b. person who writes poems
  • c. contest to see who is the fastest
  • d. special day or event when people celebrate together
  • e. round instrument you hit to make a beat
  • f. save someone from danger
  • g. control the direction a boat or vehicle moves
  • h. very old, from a long time ago
  • i. groups of people who work or play together
  • j. short oars used to move a boat through water
Dragon Boat Racing worksheet

B. Vrai ou faux

  1. ____   Dragon boat racing is a new sport.
  2. ____   Dragon boats have a dragon head at the front.
  3. ____   Each boat has about 20 people.
  4. ____   One person hits a drum to help the team paddle together.
  5. ____   The Dragon Boat Festival happens in winter.
  6. ____   People eat sticky rice cakes called zongzi at the festival.
  7. ____   Qu Yuan was a famous singer.
  8. ____   People threw rice into the water for the fish.
  9. ____   Dragon boat racing is only popular in China.
  10. ____   Teams train for many months before a race.

C. Remplissez les blancs

Banque de mots : paddles, steer, drum, festival, rescue, teams, race, celebrate
  1. The people in the boat use long ___ to move through the water.
  2. One person stands at the back of the boat to ___ it.
  3. A big ___ helps the team paddle at the same time.
  4. The Dragon Boat ___ happens every year in late spring or early summer.
  5. People raced boats to ___ the poet Qu Yuan from the river.

D. Questions de compréhension

  1. À quoi ressemblent les bateaux-dragons ?
  2. Why does one person hit a drum during the race?
  3. Who was Qu Yuan, and why do people remember him?

E. Questions de discussion

  1. Would you like to be on a dragon boat team? Why or why not?
  2. What special festival from your country would you like to share with other people?
Answer Key (click to reveal)

A. Vocabulaire : 1-j, 2-g, 3-e, 4-d, 5-f, 6-i, 7-c, 8-a, 9-b, 10-h

B. Vrai/Faux : 1-F, 2-T, 3-T, 4-T, 5-F, 6-T, 7-F, 8-T, 9-F, 10-T

C. Fill Blanks: 1-paddles, 2-steer, 3-drum, 4-festival, 5-rescue

D. Compréhension :

  1. Dragon boats are long, wooden, and colorful, with a dragon head at the front and a dragon tail at the back.
  2. The drum helps the team paddle together at the same time.
  3. Qu Yuan was a famous Chinese poet who jumped into a river, and people raced boats to try to rescue him.

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