UNIVERSIDAD ABIERTA PARA

ADULTOS
(UAPA)

Theme:
Homework 2

NAME:
Félix Antonio Brito Santana

ENROLLMENT:
1-16-0870

SUBJECT:
English conversation I

TEACHER:
Ramón Reynoso

DATE:
22/05/2020
After you watch the following video do the exercises below, also do
the suggested exercises from the textbook . Upload a video talking
about the video you saw and attach the video link with the rest of the
information. Good luck!!!
A- Now comment based on the video:
1. Do you consider Buzkashi a dangerous sport?

Yes, I do. Because they can fall down and have some series injuries but it is very
funny and popular, the people enjoy it very much at the moment.

2. What do you think of these people?

It is very interesting for them because they have a funny time and there are a lot of
people watching them.

3. Which sport is more dangerous in your country? Why?

Climbing rock because if you fall down you might die immediately, I can´t imagine
so high doing that, but some people love the rick that they take at the moment and
they fell happy too.

* Also read the 3 readings from this unit and record them in your
video:

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
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. _V_ The writer believes that sports must be competitive.

2. _F_ The writer believes that sports must be dangerous.

3. _F_ Extreme ironing is a very old sport.

4. _V_ Extreme ironists almost always compete outside.

5. _V_ Some companies sponsor extreme ironing teams.

6. _V_ Extreme ironists don´t like people to know their names.
B. Answer the questions.

1. Check the items that ironists must carry with them.

 ____Iron

 ____Ironing board

 ____Electric generator

 ____Clothes

 ____Laundry basket

 ____Gas stove

o ___Food

2. What do ironists get points for?

a. how much laundry they iron

b. how fast they iron

c. how well they iron

d. how long they iron

3. What else do they get points for?

a. when they iron

b. where they iron

c. what they iron

d. why they iron

Pg. 18, exercises: Reading 2, A, B

A. Read the statements and write true (T) or false (F). Go back to reading
2 and look for the answers you are unsure of.

1. _F_ Sonya Thomas ate 12 lobsters in 38 minutes.

2. _V_ Competitive eating is Sonya´s job.

3. _V_ Sonya is a member of the IFOCE.

4. _F_ Sonya is the best professional eater in the world.

5. _F_ Professional eaters are fat.

6. _F_ Professional eaters play golf and tennis.

7. _V_ The most important competition is a hot-dog eating contest.

B. Answer the questions.

1. What two things are most important in competitive eating contest?

a. speed

b. style

c. amount

d. taste

2. Name three different eating contests.

1. Nathan’s hot-dog eating contest

2. checking-wing competition
3. lobster-eating contest

Pg. 18, exercise: Analyze

Analyze

1. Would the writer of Reading 1 think that professional eating is a sport?

Yes, because you have get points to win

2. Sometimes writers let their readers infer or guess part of their meaning. What
connection does the writer want the reader to make in the quote below?

You might think that professional eaters must look like sumo wrestlers. They don´t … What
is their secret? Metal buckets perhaps.

The writers allow to the readers to get involved in the readings, they get part of it and are
more satisfying at the moment.

Pg. 21, exercise: Reading Skills

Finding main ideas and supporting details.

Every paragraph 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. Most people believe that sports must combine physical activity
and competition.

Detail. The extreme ironing

Paragraph 2 Main Idea. Extreme ironing is pressing clothes in very difficult places.

Detail. The competitors get more points for the difficulty of the location

Paragraph 1 Main Idea. Extreme ironists compete in some amazing places.

Detail. Contestants iron while they are moving in not a good position.

Paragraph 2 Main Idea. There are a lot of ironists all over world.

Detail. The goal of extreme ironists is to have their sport included in the Olympics then
they can use their real names.

Discussion

1. What do you think of extreme ironing and professional eating? Are they sports?
Would you participate in them?

To me it´s very dangerous, but it´s a sport and I wouldn´t like to participate in it.

2. Are there any other sports that you think are silly?
Yes, there are

Pg. 22, exercise: PART II, Read 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?

An activity is not a sport if a judge or group of judges chooses the winner. The competition
itself should decide the result. The person or team that has more points or finishes first
wins.

3. Do all athletes participate in sports?

No, they don´t.

4. Is everyone who participates in a sport an athlete?

No, because you can participate and not be an athlete.

Pg. 23, exercises: Vocabulary Work / Reading Skills

Guess meaning from context

Match the words and their meanings. What clues did you use?

1. _C_ Result

2. _F_ Determine

3. _E_ Influence

4. _A_ Umpires/referees

5. _B_ Athleticism

6. _G_ Curling

7. _D_ participate

a. People who make sure that competitors follow the rules

 b. Physical ability

c. Decision

d. Take part in

e. Affect

f. Decide

g. A game

Pg. 24, exercise: Talk about Your Ideas

1. Do you agree with the following definition of a sport? Why or why not?

Yes, I do. Because they have to have all the qualities that it says. A human activity that is
competitive has a definite result, requires physical activity and/or physical skill.

2. Would the writer of reading 3 agree with this definition? Why or why not?

Yes, he does. Because the activities require a lot of athleticism, strength, flexibility and they have
to be in a good shape if you´re not in a good shape you can participate but the probabilities of
winning are fewer.

Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stbzvUam2Co