Cover of the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2

The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 1 - Culture and competences for the textbook Performer B1, Vol. 2 with authors Marina Spiazzi, Marina Tavella e Margaret Layton from Zanichelli

Question

Discuss in pairs. Do you know which games your parents and grandparents used to play when they were children? Which games did you use to play when you were a child? What do you know about the games that schoolchildren play around the world?

Answer

Sample Answer



Games from Past Generations:

Parents' Generation

  • Marbles
  • Hopscotch
  • Jump rope
  • Hide and seek
  • Board games like Monopoly or Scrabble

Grandparents' Generation

  • Stickball (a simplified version of baseball)
  • Jacks
  • Kick the can
  • Red Rover
  • Simple card games like Go Fish or Old Maid

Your Childhood Games

90s Kids

  • Pokémon (trading card game or video games)
  • Tamagotchi (virtual pet)
  • Pogs
  • Super Mario Bros. (video game)
  • Tag or Freeze Tag

Games Schoolchildren Play Around the World

European Schoolchildren

  • Football (soccer)
  • Skipping rope games
  • Duck, Duck, Goose
  • Four Square
  • Conkers (a traditional British game involving horse chestnuts)

Asian Schoolchildren

  • Sepak Takraw (a type of kick volleyball)
  • Kabaddi (a contact sport)
  • Tug of War
  • Traditional board games like Go or Xiangqi

African Schoolchildren

  • Mancala (board game)
  • Ampe (a clapping and jumping game)
  • Skipping rope games
  • Soccer with improvised balls

North American Schoolchildren

  • Kickball
  • Capture the Flag
  • Simon says
  • Dodgeball
  • Tag or variations like Freeze Tag

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