Assignment 5
All assignments are due by January 15th (fall term) or June 15th (spring term). No extensions allowed.
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Fill-in-the-Blanks (10 points)
1. The _____ of the competitors must be ______ for athletic competition.
2. A ______ session is for _______ only.
3. Join the _______ if you want to take ______ or wear the club jacket.
4. Since ________ figure skaters have such a brief career, after _______ most skaters generally retire, they move on to other professions.
5. It takes _______ of hard work and _______ to become really good.
True or False (10 points)
Correct the statement if it is false.
1. Another movie, Ice Angel (2000), had two Olympic stars in it, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
2. If you don't want to join the club, you can't take lessons from certified coaches.
3. Freestyle sessions are for beginners.
4. Thanks to Yuri on Ice, figure skating has experienced a growth in popularity in Japan and the USA.
5. Olympic costumes can cost anywhere from $100 to $500 per outfit and are sometimes designed by famous designers.
6. In USFSA competitions, women are required to wear white skates and men are required to wear black skates.
7. Skating with headphones or music devices is ok.
8. Don't look behind you when skating backwards.
9. You should follow figure skaters around.
10. You should practice your spins in the "Lutz corners".
Short Answer (10 points):
1. Did you enjoy this class? Why?
2. Which was your favorite lesson and why?
3. Which was your least favorite lesson and why? (Or was there any section in the lessons you didn't fully understand and I could have explained better? Please let me know and I will try to improve it!)
4. Is there anything you would like to see added to the class?
5. Has this class convinced you to sign up for ice skating lessons? Why or why not?
Extra Credit:
MOVIE MAGIC (30 points)
(at least 200 words required)
Watch one of the ice skating films mentioned in the lesson and tell me about it. What did you like? What did you not like? What did you think was unrealistic about the film? What do you think was realistic? What was your favorite scene? (A lot of these films are posted on youtube, so try there first.)
1. The _____ of the competitors must be ______ for athletic competition.
2. A ______ session is for _______ only.
3. Join the _______ if you want to take ______ or wear the club jacket.
4. Since ________ figure skaters have such a brief career, after _______ most skaters generally retire, they move on to other professions.
5. It takes _______ of hard work and _______ to become really good.
True or False (10 points)
Correct the statement if it is false.
1. Another movie, Ice Angel (2000), had two Olympic stars in it, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan.
2. If you don't want to join the club, you can't take lessons from certified coaches.
3. Freestyle sessions are for beginners.
4. Thanks to Yuri on Ice, figure skating has experienced a growth in popularity in Japan and the USA.
5. Olympic costumes can cost anywhere from $100 to $500 per outfit and are sometimes designed by famous designers.
6. In USFSA competitions, women are required to wear white skates and men are required to wear black skates.
7. Skating with headphones or music devices is ok.
8. Don't look behind you when skating backwards.
9. You should follow figure skaters around.
10. You should practice your spins in the "Lutz corners".
Short Answer (10 points):
1. Did you enjoy this class? Why?
2. Which was your favorite lesson and why?
3. Which was your least favorite lesson and why? (Or was there any section in the lessons you didn't fully understand and I could have explained better? Please let me know and I will try to improve it!)
4. Is there anything you would like to see added to the class?
5. Has this class convinced you to sign up for ice skating lessons? Why or why not?
Extra Credit:
MOVIE MAGIC (30 points)
(at least 200 words required)
Watch one of the ice skating films mentioned in the lesson and tell me about it. What did you like? What did you not like? What did you think was unrealistic about the film? What do you think was realistic? What was your favorite scene? (A lot of these films are posted on youtube, so try there first.)