ATL – APPROACH TO LEARNING

WORKING ON VOCABULARY

After working on the texts used as a source for your reading mocks (see below), let’s go over some of
their main ideas by filling the gaps in the following sentences (verbs are given in infinitive form):

- https://moneyhighstreet.com/healthy-lifestyle-importance-of-recreational-activities/
- https://www.etravel.com/explore/travel-tips/why-travel-is-important/
- https://letterpile.com/personal-essays/8-Reasons-Why-Traditions-Are-Important
- https://www.ourmigrationstory.org.uk/oms/go-home-responses-to-migration-in-britain-
today
- https://www.athleteassessments.com/gender-equality-debate/

cater – coverage - stressors – binding - set apart – aged to – galore – allocate - milieu – bring down –
displacement - bestow – raids - overstayers - shape - bygone - throw up - unwanted – seeking - sense –
make up - bump across – simmer under - eluded – drain out – stance - sluggishness – awe – grounds -
thrill – pass on to – settle-in – stand against - well-adjusted – mindfully – far-right – draw –
persist within

a) …..………Setting apart……………… time to engage in leisure time activities with your family is one
of the best ways to …..…………bring down…………… stress and …..…………unwanted……………
worries.
b) People who continue to work like a machine each and every day with no recreational activities
are likely to be stressed and …..………drained out……………… in no time and this will stop them
from achieving their plans and goals.
c) This is good for removing …..…………sluggishness…………… , prevents unwanted diseases, gives
you better levels of concentration and helps you stay focused. 
d) Apart from philosophical gains, travel …..…………bestows…………… remarkable physiological and
psychological benefits to the traveler. 
e) Many travelers stand in …..…………awe…………… of what they are surrounded by, drinking in
every experience as if it were a glass of wine …..………aged to……………… perfection. 
f) Finding the …..…………eluded…………… work-life balance is almost impossible in today’s
workforce so leaving all the …..………stressors……………… behind and boarding a plane or a
cruise liner to a land far.
g) While you travel, the need to interact with various kinds of people liberates you from your ego
and also …..…………throws up…………… interesting challenges on you. 
h) There are numerous destinations that host adventure activities like mountaineering, trekking,
bungee jumping, rafting, paragliding, and rock climbing to …..…………cater…………… to the
growing thirst of people for adrenaline rushing …..……thrill………………… .
i) While you are traveling, you quite often …..……………bump across………… people who become
your good friends and you go on to maintain this relationship.
j) There are destinations …..………galore……………… – around your city and state and beyond your
country as well. Depending on the time in hand and budget you have
 …..allocated………………………, choose a destination that people you are traveling with will also
admire.
k) Traditions, as we mostly know, are the stories, beliefs, customs and routines that were …..………
passed on……………… us from older generations, in the hope of keeping them alive.
l) And although not all of us have that perfect family relationship, family traditions are so
important and should be continued on from generation to generation as these create a …..……
binding………………… force for most.
m) Psychology has found that children who have an intimate knowledge of their family’s history
are typically more …..…………well-adjusted…………… and self-confident than children who don’t.
There’s something about understanding your past and knowing you belong to something bigger
that inspire confidence to children.
n) These moments spent together with predictable routines on special days help the children
develop a positive …..…………sense…………… of belonging in our family. When we intentionally
and …..…………mindfully…………… spend time together as a family, we send out a message to
our kids that they are special, important valued, and loved. 
o) Traditions are good …..……………milieu………… of providing the rare chance for face-to-face
interactions amongst families. 
p) Positive childhood memories can help our children live to be a happier and more generous
adult. This is in contrast to the …..…………bygone…………… belief that nostalgia is a sign of
depression.
q) Without a doubt family traditions are important. They have all played a big part in our own
childhood. They helped …..……………shaped………… and form our identity.
r) 'British' was the fourth largest nationality of …..…………overstayers…………… in 2013.
s) The ‘Go Home’ campaign was notorious as a slogan of …..…………far-right…………… racist
organisations, such as the National Front, that were particularly active in Britain in the
1970s. The phrase was directed at people who appeared not to be white and British, many of
whom had …..………settled in……………… Britain as subjects of the British Empire, or lived in the
UK since birth; it implied that those groups could never be considered ‘at home’ in the UK. 
t) In 2007, Labour Home Secretary John Reid tried to demonstrate a tough …..…………
stance…………… on tracking down people breaking immigration law, by accompanying
enforcement officers on dawn …..…………raids…………… to arrest people, and asking journalists
to report this. Operation Vaken in 2013 can be seen as part of a similar pattern of actions by
successive governments intended to …..…………draw…………… the general public’s attention to
the tough actions being taken to prevent ‘illegal immigration’.  
u) Despite the different situations that can result in irregular migration status, in political
speeches, media …..……coverage…………………, and everyday talk, people often associate the
idea of ‘illegal immigration’ with asylum …..………seeking……………… (or people who have been
refused asylum). Asylum seekers are people who ask for protection from a state other than the
country of their citizenship, on the …..………grounds……………… that in their country they would
face persecution because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social
group, or political opinion. Such persecution could include imprisonment, torture, death, …..
……………displacement…………, violence, or other forms of discrimination. 
v) The sporting industry is making steps towards an equal future. However, there is still a way to
go. Sport has long mirrored society, so the discrepancy in equal pay between men and women
has …..………persisted……………… sport, just as it has in other professions.
w) The debate that had been …..………simmering……………… the surface and was often confined as
a topic of family barbeques or gatherings amongst friends, was ignited and reinvigorated
globally in 2019 after the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) won the World Cup
and the crowd chanted “Equal Pay!”. Then the USWNT (U.S. Women's National Soccer team)
 took a …..………stand against……………… ‘institutionalized gender discrimination’ against the
team.
x) Women …..………make up……………… 40% of sportspeople, however as of 2020 they continue to
only receive 4% of the total sports media coverage in print and broadcast devoted to
them. Since media coverage has been demonstrated to directly impact a sport’s ability to
attract and maintain commercial sponsorships, a lack of coverage can have a significant impact
on the sustainability of female athletes, sports, and competitions.

Why is leisure so important?

In the kind of hectic lives we have, where everyone might be stressed or drained out at some point,
leisure is paramount. Recreational activities are a way to bring slugglshness down, prevent unwanted
deseasses and focused. No need to say thewy also bestow important benefits for owr mental helth

Make up = Representa: Representa el 40% de la població