Zorb Essay

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Good morning! The given topic of my speaking today is “sports and games”, and I chose “sports”. Everyday in our life, we usually hear of many sports: badminton, volleyball, soccer, tennis, and so on. But today I will talk about a very unique and interesting sport. It is Zorb – an extremely fascinating sport that appeared in New Zealand. First of all, you have to imagine what Zorb is. So I will show you how to play this sport. Appliance of this sport is very simple. There’s only an orb. This is an orb in this sport. An orb consists of 2 large clear balls made of transparent plastic, one ball fits inside of the other ball. A typical ball is about 3 meters high, with an inner ball size of about 2 meters high. These balls have one or two tunnel-like entrances. If you wanna try Zorb, you have to climb into the smaller ball. Next, you will be fastened into the inner ball like this. And then, before you go, someone pours some cold water inside of the ball. Finally, they push you down a hill. As you roll down the hill, because there’re 2 balls, you can keep your original position when the ball goes faster and faster. You go so fast that sometimes you maybe pushed up against the walls of the ball. But don’t worry, Zorb is very safe. You will feel like you’re in a washing machine (‘cuz there’s water inside). When you stop at the bottom of the hill, you climb out, and you’ll be completely soaking wet! Despite being a little hazardous, it’s very exciting! You’ve known a little about Zorb. Now I’ll give you some more information about this amazing sport. $ History: Zorbing was originated in New Zealand in the 1990’s as a novel invention by two Kiwis looking for a new adventure challenge. In excess of 2000 Zorbs began to be practiced in many other country, such as England, Australia, Canada, Thailand, the United States,…and the future for zorb-players looks bright.

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