Listening and Speaking 2

Q: Skills for Success

Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key Third Edition

The Q Classroom Activity C., pp. 118–119

Activity A., p. 113 1. 72
Answers will vary. Possible answers: 2. 43; 35
1. No, because everyone needs to have fun. OR Yes, I’m always 3. 3; 32
working or doing serious things. I don’t have time for games. 4. 70
2. Students’ own answers.
Activity D., p. 119
3. The women are playing a video game.
1. T
Activity B., p. 113 2. F, The speaker says the games can be both educational
Answers may vary. Possible answers: and entertaining.
1. Yuna says it helps people learn to work together, and Marcus 3. F, The speaker says that skills learned while playing are
mentioned that it helps people face challenges in real life. useful in the workplace.
2. Felix says that games can help us relax. 4. F, The speaker says the games are exciting but do not
3. Sophy says that games help build social relationships among cause stress.
people. 5. T
6. T
NOTE-TAKING SKILL
Activity A., p. 114 Activity E., p. 119
Answers may vary. Possible answers: Answers will vary. Possible answers:
A. selling property 1. When playing video games, you have to react quickly to
land on property what you see.
the most money 2. It may be that having fun while learning makes people pay
B. 33 attention and remember more.
“Landlord,” invented by actress 3. Many video games give positive messages. They also allow
players can choose to players to escape from their everyday problems.
of the money SAY WHAT YOU THINK
C. Landlord and Monopoly are similar but tell us different
p. 119
things about societies
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
LISTENING SKILL 1. Yes, I thought children played more. OR Not surprised. Many
Activity A., p. 115 of my friends play video games.
1. 1938 2. Yes, they are fun and many are about topics good for
2. 1948 adults. OR No, they take too much time away from more
3. 1952; 100 important things.
4. 4 3. Some people think that violent games make people more
5. 25 violent in real life. Content is too negative.
6. 1991 LISTENING 2
LISTENING 1 PREVIEW THE LISTENING
PREVIEW THE LISTENING Activity A., pp. 120–121
Activity A., pp. 116–117 1. competitive
1. a 2. coach
2. b 3. apply
3. a 4. disappointment
4. a 5. tournament
5. b 6. wonderful
6. a 7. lose
7. b 8. pressure
8. a Activity B., p. 122
WORK WITH THE LISTENING 1. Answers will vary. Some students might be able to describe
Activity A., p. 118 the different pieces and their moves. The object of the game
4 Reduce stress is to trap the king.
1 Improve hand–eye coordination 2. a = king; b = queen; c = bishop; d = knight
3 Use as a learning tool 3. Students’ own answers.
2 Practice skills useful in the workplace WORK WITH THE LISTENING
Activity B., p. 118 Activity A., p. 122
Answers may vary. Possible answers: Students’ own answers.
1. improve hand–eye coordination; surgeons, video games get Answers will vary. Possible answers:
better Words and ideas students may say: elementary, won first
2. practice workplace skills; decision making, planning place, compete against high school students, boy from Nigeria
3. good tool for learning; history, mathematics won tournament, chess helps students learn skills, question
4. reduce stress; escape worries, positive messages make tournaments, stress
players feel good

ANSWER KEY 1
Listening and Speaking 2 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key Third Edition

Activity B., p. 122 VOCABULARY SKILL

Answers may vary. Possible answers: Activity A., p. 128
More children playing chess: more schools have chess classes,
clubs; kindergarten to high school Verb Noun
Benefits of playing chess: fun; teaches skills; players learn to coordinate coordination
think ahead; makes players slow down
discuss discussion
Does chess cause stress? depends on teachers, parents; not
good if too competitive or winning too important inform information
What to do when children lose a game: don’t get angry; tell instruct instruction
them even best players lose; learn from experience
operate operation
Activities C., pp. 123–124 pronounce pronunciation
1. b
2. c Activity B., p. 128
3. b 1. presentation
4. a 2. introduction
5. a 3. decision
6. c 4. creation
5. education
CRITICAL THINKING
Activity D., p. 125 GRAMMAR
1. Supported: More schools are offering chess clubs and Activity A., pp. 129–130
classes, even starting in kindergarten. This suggests that 1. take one
schools see benefits in playing chess. 2. Do not tell
2. False: Nothing Dr. Ochoa says indicates that he thinks chess 3. you act out
would be good for all schools. He is only reacting to the 4. Use your hands
experience of the Panda Pawns. 5. don’t say
3. False: Dr. Ochoa advises parents not to get angry when their 6. put up one finger
children lose, but he says nothing about how often parents
react angrily. PRONUNCIATION
4. Supported: Dr. Ochoa says that losing a chess game can Activity A., p. 131
help players learn to manage disappointment and move on. 3 syllables:
Players can also learn from the mistakes they made in the introduce
game. excited
messages
Activity E., p. 125 4 syllables:
Students’ own answers. competitive
experience
WORK WITH THE VIDEO
understanding
Activity A., p. 125
5–6 syllables:
Students’ own answers.
elementary
Activity B., p. 126 coordination
1. T creativity
2. F
Activity B., p. 132
3. T
1. positive
4. T
2. situation
5. T
3. wonderful
6. F
4. disappointment
7. F
5. organizers
8. F
6. tournament
Activity C., p. 126 7. developer
Students’ own answers. 8. destruction

SAY WHAT YOU THINK SPEAKING SKILL

Activity A., p. 127 Activity A., pp. 132–133
Answers will vary. Possible answers: 1. object
1. Students’ own answers. 2. First
2. Fun is very important. It makes people happier and this 3. next
helps their lives in many ways. OR There are many things 4. Next
more important than fun. Life is serious and difficult. 5. After that
3. I agree. Playing games reminds adults of what it is like to be 6. Then
a child and have fun. It keeps them young. OR I don’t agree. 7. idea
Many older people who are active and feel young do not 8. Finally
play games.

ANSWER KEY 2
Listening and Speaking 2 Q: Skills for Success
Unit 6 Student Book Answer Key Third Edition

Activity B., p. 133

3, 5, 2, 1, 4

Unit Assignment
Consider the Ideas
Activity B., p. 135
Answers may vary. Possible answers:
1. A group can create more ideas and you can test the game.
2. real-life situations like work, travel, or family life.
3. think of a theme, decide on the object of the game, design
the game, write the rules, make pieces, test the game.

ANSWER KEY 3