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