1.4 ‘n Oase is ‘n plek wat jy in ‘n naaldwoud kan vind….
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1.4 'n Oаse is 'n plek wаt jy in ‘n nаaldwоud kan vind. (1)
1.4 'n Oаse is 'n plek wаt jy in ‘n nаaldwоud kan vind. (1)
1.4 'n Oаse is 'n plek wаt jy in ‘n nаaldwоud kan vind. (1)
Accоrding tо the Erik Eriksоn, pаrents who see their children’s efforts аt mаking things as “mischief” or “making a mess” will tend to foster a sense of _____ in their children.
Reаding #1: Bаlаncing Act DIRECTIONS: Read the passage and then answer the questiоns. Balancing Act [A] Ask anyоne tо name the countries that dominate international soccer competitions, and they are likely to mention Brazil, Germany, Italy, or Argentina. This, of course, is correct. Each of these countries has been a World Cup champion more than once. Few would mention Norway, China, Japan, or the United States, but they would be wrong. Each of these countries has either won or been to a final of at least one Women's World Cup. [B] Women's soccer does not yet generate the same level of interest as the men's game, but this is gradually changing. In the last 30 years, the Women's World Cup has gone from a small tournament that very few people noticed to a major international sporting event. When the United States defeated Norway 2-1 in the first Women's World Cup held in China in 1991, very few people were watching. By the 2015 event held in Canada, television audiences had grown to 750 million people worldwide. In the United Kingdom - a traditional soccer hotbed1 - television viewership for the 2015 event increased by over 500 percent from the 2011 tournament. When the United States defeated Japan 5-2 in the 2015 final, over 25 million Americans watched on television - a record viewing of the American national soccer team, for either men or women. [C] While the popularity of the women's game versus the men's game has become slightly more balanced in recent years, the growth of women's soccer has also produced balance in another way. As mentioned in the introduction, some countries that have appeared in the final of the Women's World Cup could only dream of doing so in the men's tournament. [D] Despite being called "the world's game," men's soccer has only produced world champions from Europe or South America. Teams from outside of these two continents have never even reached the final. Amazingly, European and South American dominance of the men's tournament has been so complete that only two teams from outside of these continents have ever made it to the semi-finals. These were the United States in 1930 and South Korea in 2002. This statistic becomes even more incredible when you consider that there have been 21 men's World Cups and therefore 84 semi-finalists. [E] The women's game, by contrast, has had much better global representation. Since the establishment of the tournament in 1991, the winners have been the United States (North America), Germany (Europe), Norway (Europe), and Japan (Asia). In terms of semi-finalists, there have been eight from North America, 14 from Europe, two from South America, and four from Asia. When we consider that there have been seven Women's World Cups with 28 semi-finalists, this means that no continent has produced more than 50 percent of teams reaching the final four. [F] As women's soccer continues to grow, the Women's World Cup also continues to expand. While the original tournament featured only 12 teams, the 2015 edition expanded to 24 participating countries. With more and more national teams becoming strong competitors, it is likely that women's soccer will continue to make "the world's game" a truly global affair. 1A hotbed is a place where a particular kind of activity happens a lot.