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If you like tennis, then you'll (1) badminton. This (2) was named after an
English duke's estate where the game was first (3). To play badminton, you (4) a
net, a lightweight racket, and a small ball with feathers, sometimes called a "birdie." The
game is played
(5) two to four players, either indoors or outdoors on a marked-out
area, or court. The net is stretched across the (6) of the court to a height of
(7) feet. The players (8) the birdie back and forth over the net with the rackets. A
(9) is scored when the side that served the birdie causes the receiving side to miss
sending it back (10) the net. A game is usually played to 15 points. A badminton
match consists of winning two (11) of three games. Badminton became an official
Olympic sport at the 1992 Olympic Games (12) Barcelona, Spain.
As for me, this August I went to Sharm-el-Sheik, Egypt. I went there with my parents. We went there by plane. We stayed in hotel "Gufa". We spent a lot of time on the seaside and near the pool. We also had some interesting excursions - to Cairo and to Israel and on the boat. Best of all I liked the excursion on the boat. Some people were diving but i was snorkling. I saw different kinds of fish there. Red Sea is absolutely beautiful. I really like the way I spent my trip! And there's much more to do in Sharm-el-Sheik. Almost everything is cheap in Egyps. That's why Egypt is the best travelling destination.