07 09 answer keys sports

Answer Keys

Activity 1:
a. D
 aily exercise, a healthy diet and enough
sleep.
b. The heart beats faster, transporting oxygen
and glucose more quickly to the muscles.
When we exercise, muscles become strong and
we burn more calories, controlling our weight.
c. Suggested answer: We may become intolerant
and lose our patience or we may be too
excited.
d. S
 uggested answer: Good dental and body
hygiene, skin protection.

of transport to move from one place to another;
car pools; go shopping to local stores; have goods
delivered; buy products online
Noise pollution: Health problems: stress;
headaches; difficulty in sleeping; deafness
Possible solutions: vehicles may use silencers to
reduce noise from the exhaust pipe; use hearing
protection; protect houses and buildings with
double windowpanes

Activity 3:
a. …will rise…; b. …can use public
transportation; c. …breathe in toxic gases;
d. …there will be…; e. …can organise car pools

Activity 4:

Activity 2:
a. excess; b. unhealthy; c. strong; d. poor diet;
e. never

Activity 3:
Students’ own answers. They have to bear in
mind that it has to be a balanced diet.

Suggested answer: There is air pollution from
toxic gases from cars and factories. There is a
traffic jam. A person is throwing rubbish into the
river. There is rubbish everywhere. There is visual
pollution from big signs by the roads.
Students’ own suggestions to change the
situation

Activity 4:
Students’ own answers. Students write a
paragraph using the information from the
table and adverbs of frequency.

Unit 2 Module A
Activity 1:
a. 2: training in microgravity conditions / key
words: modified aircraft, weightlessness, weak
gravity; b. 4: spacewalk outside the space
station / key words: real space travel;

c. 3: underwater training / key words: huge pool,
replicas of space station modules in its bottom,
weightless conditions, under water; d. 1: survival
training / key words: military water survival

Unit 1 Module B
Activity 1:
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Activity 2:
Air pollution: Health problems: allergic
reactions affecting our nose, eyes and throat;
infections such as bronchitis and pneumonia;
asthmatic people become worse; lung cancer;
heart and skin problems
Possible solutions: reduce the use of cars by
walking, biking, skating or using public means

Activity 2:
a. T
 his training will help astronauts if there is an
unplanned landing back on Earth.
b. If there is an unplanned landing back on
Earth, astronauts are likely to fall in water so
they must be prepared to resist until they are

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rescued. Besides, resistance is tested.
c. It is necessary for space walk training that
astronauts later receive under water training.
d. In this way, astronauts are exposed to the
effects of microgravity and their bodies get
accustomed to them.
e. It helps astronauts train for space walks and
body motion in weightless conditions.

c. T
 hey practised royal or court tennis and horse
racing.
d. S chools introduced students to many sports
and led to the formulation of rules.

Activity 4:
jumping, javelin, kicking, sumo, hockey, running,
polo, boxing

a. became; b. took; c. swam; d. trod; e. spent;
f. got

Activity 4:
Students’ own answers

Unit 2 Module B

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Activity 1:
a. S ports originated in different parts of the
world, such as China, Egypt, Persia and
Greece.
b. S umo wrestling did not form part of the first
Olympic Games.
c. Sumo changed as years passed. First, it was a
ritual and it was then part of imperial courts’
ceremonies. It was later applied in military
training and it finally became a martial art.
d. T
 he French were the first to play tennis.
e. Rural games did not disappear. People in
the city adopted these sports and sometimes

modified them.

Activity 5:
a. k icking, sumo and boxing
b. h
 ockey and polo
c. jumping, javelin and running

Activity 6:
a. invented, could; b. started, took, ran;
c. originated, decided, created

Activity 7:
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Activity 2:

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a. When did sports start?
b. Where were the first Olympic Games?
c. What sports did kings practise?
d. How did schools influence sports?

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Activity 3:
a. Sports started in Ancient times.
b. In Greece.
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Activity 3:


Answer Keys
Unit 3 Module A

Activity 2:

Activity 1:
a. B
 ecause there is a variety of landscapes to
practise different activities.
b. Trekking, mountain biking, horseback
riding, mountaineering, abseiling, skiing,
snowboarding, rafting, canopy, canoeing,
kayaking, snorkelling, scuba diving,
windsurfing, surfing, water skiing, parachuting
and hang-gliding
c. Students’ own answers

a. regulations; b. Olympics; c. condition;
d. location; e. sport

Activity 3:
a. You should train 8 hours a day.
b. You should have a healthy diet.
c. You should sleep well.
d. Students’ own answers

Activity 4:
a. fastest; b. highest; c. heaviest; d. longest

Activity 2:

Students’ own answers. Students can search
for information on this web page:

Activity 3:
have been; have done; have engaged; have never
suffered; have received

Unit 4 Module A

Activity 4:
Suggested answer:
a. scuba diving –Chubut; b. swimming –Santiago
del Estero; c. trekking, horse riding or mountain
biking –Neuquén; d. canopy –Misiones;
e. windsurfing, surfing or water skiing – Buenos
Aires

Activity 5:
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Activity 1:
a. S
 tunt performers are doubles who replace
film stars in scenes that are dangerous and
also demand great skills.
b. Stunts do some hazardous sports like
skydiving, acrobatics and martial arts.
c. Some advantages of being a stunt are that
many activities are in groups and give
performers the opportunity to learn from
other people’s experience and knowledge.
Moreover, they take lessons while engaging
in thrilling adventures. And it is also a
well-paid job.

Activity 2:
a. 3; b. 5; c. 6; d. 1; e. 4; f. 2

Unit 3 Module B
Activity 1:
a. 2; b. 1; c. 3; d. 2

Activity 3:
action, adventure, crime, epics, horror, film stars,

stunt doubles, special effects, stage, scenes

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Activity 5:

a. 2; b. 4; c. 5; d. 1; e. 3


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Activity 4:

Activity 3:

Suggested answer: First, if the film star is
injured or something bad happens to any of the
stars, the whole production must stop. Besides,
producers must pay for insurance policies that are
very expensive and accidents may cost a fortune.
Sometimes, the lead actors or actresses are not
prepared to do some activities and instead of
spending time and money in training them,
producers hire stunts. This is a simpler and less
expensive way of solving the problem.

Suggested answers:
a. Sports are important for learning values
because, while training, we interact with other

people and learn to socialise. We construct our
identities and respect others while interacting
with them.
b. D
 isciplines such as music or art and any other
activity which involves group work. It may also
be a hobby.

Activity 4:

Students’ own answers. The teacher may
design a model and brainstorm key words
that the groups may include in their
advertisements.

Unit 4 Module B
Activity 1:

Activity 5:
Students’ own answers. They have to design
a logo showing the value(s) associated to the
sport they like. Then, they have to describe the
picture, explain it and give reasons for their
design.

Suggested answers:
a. Values in sports / Training and values /
Fostering values in sports
b. cooperation, tolerance, solidarity, respect,
responsibility, perseverance, enjoyment,

honesty
c. openness, comradeship, consideration,
commitment, teamwork

Activity 2:
a. team holding hands. Suggested answers:
teamwork, cooperation, solidarity, comradeship;
b. a teenager helping another. Suggested
answers: cooperation, solidarity, comradeship;
c. two men holding hands. Suggested
answers: respect, comradeship, consideration,
encouragement

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Students’ own answers

Activity 5: