Tarea 2 de Conversación Inglesa
Tarea 2 de Conversación Inglesa
Tarea 2 de Conversación Inglesa
B- Read and study in your book "Hot Topics 1", Chapter 2 Silly
Sports.
Work on the following exercises:
Read the articles. Look for the answers to your questions.
Pg. 17, exercises: Check the Facts Reading1 A, B
READING 1
A. Read the statements and write true (T) or false (F). Go back
to Reading 1 and look for the answers you are unsure of.
1. Check (.I) the items that ironists must carry with them.
__ iron
_ _ clothes
__ laundry basket
_ _ gas stove
_ _ food
to Reading 2 and look for the answers you are unsure of.
a. speed
b. style
c. amount
d. taste
the sentences.
Reading Skills
Finding Main Ideas and Supporting Details
Everyparagraph in a reading should have a main idea. The writer often starts
the paragraph with the main idea. The writer then uses details to explain the
main idea.
Write the main ideas of each paragraph in Reading 1. Then add one
detail from each paragraph.
Paragraph 1 Main Idea
Detail
Paragraph 2 Main Idea
Detail
Paragraph 3 Main Idea
Detail
Paragraph 4 Main Idea
Detail
Discussion
1. What do you think of extreme ironing and professional eating? Are
they sports? Would you participate in them?
Well I think it a good Sport because you learnet somethings news in your life so
yes, I woul like to try that sport.
2. Are there any other sports that you think are silly? Not. There aren't.
Pg. 22, exercise: PART II, Read to find the answers to these
questions.
PART II
Read the next article to find the answers to these questions.
1. According to the writer, which of these activities are sports?
figure skating golf gymnastics baseball
2. How did he make his decision?
3. Do all athletes participate in sports?
4. Is everyone who participates in a sport an athlete?
(READING)
What Makes a Sport?
What is a sport? In my opinion, there are some activities th at are
definitely sports: baseball, football, basketball, hockey, golf, and
bowling. And there are some activities that are definitely not sports:
cheerleading, dance, figure skating, and gymnastics.
How did I decide? An activity is not a sport if a judge or a group
of judges chooses the winner. The competition itself should decide the
result. Judges decide the winners of figure skating, cheerleading, dance,
and gymnastics competitions. Therefore, none of them are sports.
In the non-sports listed, judges determine the winners based on
their opinions. Judges are human and many things can influence them.
Maybe they think one competitor wins too often or not enough.
Perhaps they don't like one of the contestants. Perhaps they just prefer
one competitor's music or their clothes. The point is that we can never
be certain that the winner was really the best.
Of course, you might say that every sport has judges. Umpires in
baseball and referees in basketball make decisions, too. However, one
bad decision by an official doesn't decide the winner of these games.
The competition does.
According to my definition, activities like bowling, Ping-Pong, and
even curling are sports. The person or team that has more points or
finishes first wins. The opinion of a judge is not necessary.
Pg. 23, exercises: Vocabulary Work / Reading Skills
There is one more important point. You can be an athlete and not
participate in a sport. Cheerleaders, dancers, gymnasts, and figure
skaters are incredible athletes. Their activities require a lot of
athleticism, strength, and flexibility. They are athletes, but they do not
participate in sports. They participate in athletic competitions. In
addition, you can participate in a sport and not be an athlete. Bowlers
and golfers do not have to be great athletes. They are people with a
specific skill, but they are not athletes.
There is one exception to my definition. NASCAR is not a sport.
It is simply entertainment. And, in my opinion, it's not even good
entertainment.
Adapted with permission from an article by Brian Grossman,
published in Technician, an online publication of
North Carolina State University
Vocabulary Work
Guess Meaning from Context
Match the words and their meanings. What clues did you use?