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Z. Read the text quickly and choose the correct option. Write the answers in your notebook.

a. The report shows children's participation in free-time activities each month/yeur/week.

b,The report shows the top ten/ five/ three free-time activities.

. 84% of young people between the ages of 11 to 13 preferbiking/playing team supports/ golf.

The survey found that a number of sports are popular. Teens play basketball or American football very often. Young people also enjoy going on field trips.camping. bird and wildlife watching,doing karate or gymnastics, and aquatic sports such as swimming, diving, and snorkeling

On the other hand, many youngsters spend a lot of their free time indoors.Indoor activities inchude playing videogames, watching television or going to the movies, and using computers for non-homework activities.

Studies show that playing videogames and using computers are extremely popular among young people Children under twelve buy one quarter of all the videogames that sold. Three quarters of all twelve-year-olds play videogames, while 81 percent of the same age group uses computers for non-homework activities.

However, watching television is still by far the most popular activity among young people. In the US, the average eight- to eleven-year-old spends 28 hours per week

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in front of a TV screen and four hours per week on homework.

What is clear from studies around the world is that young people from different cultures share similar interests and do similar activities. The difference is how much free time they have. In some countries. young people complain they do not have enough free time, while in others they say that they have so much free time that they are bored.

What do you think?

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Luego, lea en voz alta las preguntas de la actividad 2 y pídales a los estudiantes que realicen un skim del texto en busca de las respuestas. Explique el significado de skim: Read the text quickly to find the key or new in order to find/understand specific information. Una vez que hayan encontrado la información relevante que sea útil para responder las preguntas propuestas a lo largo de las actividades,asigne un tiempo de silencio para que los estudiantes puedan leer tranquilos.

Aborde la pregunta: Concerning what you've read, what do you think about free-time activities? para instar a los alumnos a responder desde su propia mirada y opinión acerca del tema trabajado en la lectura.

Solucionario

2. While Reading a. week b. five c. biking

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