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Week5readinganswerkeys - History of Sport - Fair Trade

This document contains summaries of two reading passages: 1) A history of sport passage that discusses the origins and purposes of sports in ancient Greece, China, pre-historic times, and the Americas. 2) A fair trade passage about a 43-year-old coffee farmer named Menza and his family. It discusses how coffee is one of the most important global commodities but farmers receive very little from coffee sales, earning only a tiny share of the retail price. Starting a cooperative has not been an effective solution to increase their earnings.

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Week5readinganswerkeys - History of Sport - Fair Trade

This document contains summaries of two reading passages: 1) A history of sport passage that discusses the origins and purposes of sports in ancient Greece, China, pre-historic times, and the Americas. 2) A fair trade passage about a 43-year-old coffee farmer named Menza and his family. It discusses how coffee is one of the most important global commodities but farmers receive very little from coffee sales, earning only a tiny share of the retail price. Starting a cooperative has not been an effective solution to increase their earnings.

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Week 5 Reading Answer Keys

History of Sport pages 80-81

Matching

1. Ancient Greece
2. 19th and 20th century
3. pre-historic times
4. Ancient China
5. the Americas

A. People invented sports that would create a sense of community


3. pre-historic times

B. People played sports that developed their fighting skills. 1. Ancient Greece

C. People did activities that suggest they may also have had opportunities for sport
3. pre-historic times

D. People were already playing sports when Europeans arrived 5. the Americas

E. People became more involved in sport because of economic changes


2. 19th and 20th century

F. People played sports which spread into other parts of the world 5. the
Americas

G. People played sports for pleasure and to become strong and healthy
4. ancient China
Fair Trade IF pages 82-83

1 Skimming

8,000 million The value of all coffee produced worldwide each year
(para. D)
25 million The number of people who earn their living from coffee
(para. C)
80 The number of countries which produce coffee
(para. C)
43 The age of the farmer this article is about
(para. A)
10 million The number of farmers that earn their living from coffee
(para. C)
150 The number of times that coffee beans can be sold between having
(para. E) the farmer and arriving in the supermarket

2 True / False / Not Given


1. The Menzas have tried growing coca leaf instead of coffee. False (para. B)
2. In trade, only oil is more important than coffee. True (para. D)
3. The Menzas receive 50% of the supermarket price for their coffee. False
(para. #)
4. The production of coca is less exploitative than coffee. Not Given
5. In 1989 both world and supermarket prices dropped. False (para. G)
6. Setting up a co-operative is always an effective solution for these farmers.
False (para. J)
7. The farmers have less and less money to spend on their families. True (para. J)

3 Sentence Completion

Choose ONE OR TWO WORDS from the reading passage to answer

1. The Menzas have made (personal) sacrifice to continue growing coffee.


(para. B)
2. Coffee is worth twice as much as tea and cocoa. (para D)
3. Coffee farmers only keep a tiny share of the final retail value. (para. E)
4. Any fall in the world price of coffee in 1989 was not noticeable in the
supermarkets. (para. G)
5. As there is only one coffee crop each year, farmers have very little cash by the
time it is ready to harvest. (para. I)
6. It is impossible for farmers to borrow money at a fair rate.

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