Bowling Anyone?

 

Bowling Anyone?

              Ever since I was in the second grade I have been a bowler. I started bowling on Saturday mornings when my friends asked me to play on their team. I was not very good when I first started, and my bowling average was only about a one hundred. I was also very excited to buy my own bowling ball with my name on it! When I was in high school, I was the only girl on my school bowling team. Currently, my bowling average is up to a one hundred eighty-five. My main goal in bowling is to make as many strikes as possible. One time, I was able to get a seven bagger and only had to make one spare, resulting in my highest game ever: a two hundred eighty-nine. That game was my closest attempt to bowling a perfect game. Often, I am able to make doubles and turkeys, which can improve my score. 

            When bowling, never place your fingers into the ball return because it can cause severe injury. Also, you should always wear bowling shoes in order to slide up to the approach. Sneakers can make you stop suddenly and can damage the approach. Bowling is one of my favorite sports and I look forward to it each week.

Vocabulary

Bowler- A person who goes bowling

Bowling- A sport involving knocking down pins with a bowling ball

Bowling Ball- The ball used to knock down the pins in the bowling game

Average- The score you get out of all three games

Strike- When you knock down all of the pins on the first try

Spare- When you knock down the pins that are left standing if you do not knock all of them down on the first try

Attempt- To try

Perfect Game- A score of three hundred in one bowling game (twelve strikes in a row)

Doubles- Two strikes in a row

Turkeys- Three strikes in a row

Seven Bagger - Seven strikes in a row

Score- The final number you receive at the end of the game

Ball Return- The machine the bowling balls come out of after the ball hits the pins

Approach- The area right before the lane

Vocabulary Exercise

Across
1. The area right before the lane.
3. The final number you receive at the end of the game
4. Return The machine the bowling balls come out of after the ball hits the pins.
6. Bagger Seven strikes in a row
8. When you knock down the pins that are left standing if you do not knock all of them down on the first try
9. Three strikes in a row
10. A person who goes bowling.
Down
1. The score you get out of all three games
2. Two strikes in a row
5. To try
6. When you knock down all of the pins on the first try
7. Game A score of three hundred in one bowling game (twelve strikes in a row)
10. A sport involving knocking down pins with a bowling ball

Grammar Point Exercise

This entry is written in the past tense.  Write about a sport or activity you enjoy doing in the past tense. Why do you like doing that activity? Who got you started?  Explain how to do the activity.  I can’t wait to hear all about your favorite activities. Happy writing!