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ACTIVITY FIVE
INFORMATIVE DATA
COURSE: TENTH PARALLEL: A – B - C
PERIOD: 2021 -2022 SESSION: MORNING
THREADS: LANGUAGE THROUGH THE ARTS TOPIC: SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
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DATE: __________________________________________________________________________________

1. Do you know what synchronized swimming is? Read the article.


There are many eye-catching sports. One of them is synchronized

swimming. In many occasions it seems like an artistic dance show and

not a high-performance sport. Here are some interesting facts about this

sport: Did you know that synchronized swimmers don’t touch the

bottom of the pool during a presentation? They compete and train in

pools almost 3 meters deep. They wear nose clips or plugs to avoid
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water getting into their nose when they are underwater. Did you ever

ask yourself how they are so synchronized with the music even when

they are underwater? Well, that’s because they have a portable

underwater speaker. These athletes swim and dance through the water

so smoothly that it seems like it requires no effort, but in fact

synchronized swimming demands a lot of physical strength and muscle

control. So next time you watch one of their routines, you will be even

more impressed knowing how much effort goes into making each

move!
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2. Answer these questions based on what you read.


a. Describe synchronized swimming in your own words.
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b. Have you ever seen a synchronized swimming performance? Did
you like it? Why or why not?
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c. Do you think that it should be considered a sport? _______________
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d. Do you know any other sport that looks like an artistic performance?
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one (s)?
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e. Do you believe that every sport is a form of art?
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3. Vocabulary.
 eye-catching. Very attractive or noticeable.
 high-performance sport. Used to describe a sport that demands
more power than other sports.
 plug. A small piece of rubber, plastic, wood, etc. that fits into a
hole in order to close it.
4. If you wish, look the video:
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E-mail: 19deseptiembrecamilogallegos@gmail.com

Synchronised swimming History - YouTube

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