The Weekend - Bowling (C0305)

A:

Alright, so the first thing that you need to know about bowling is that you should never cross that line where the lane begins.

B:

Why not?

A:

Because they polish and oil it to make the ball slide down. If you step there you will slip and fall.

A:

OK, so I got my bowling shoes, my ball, our names on the scorecard, so now, how the heck do I play this?

A:

You throw the ball down the lane and try to knock down all the pins. If you do, that is called a strike. If you don’t knock them all down on the first try, then you get a chance to get the spare. After ten frames, we add up the points and see who has the most. Three hundred is a perfect score, but very hard to get.

B:

Got it! OK, I’m gonna give it a go. Oh no! My ball went in the gutter!

A:

I told you, its harder than you think. Now let a pro show you how it’s done.

Key Vocabulary

bowling

a game where you try to knock pins down with a bal

polish

to make smooth and glossy, esp. by rubbing or friction

lane

any narrow or well-defined passage, track, channel, or course

knock

to strike in collision

gutter

a sunken channel on each side of the lane

pro

an expert player

Supplementary Vocabulary

split

separate or apart

perfect game

a game in bowling of 12 consecutive strikes.

pin

a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal

strike

to hit, collide

gutter ball

A ball that goes into the gutter

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