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ACTIVIDAD DE REFUERZO 2

Put the verbs in brackets in the correct tense, active or passive:

History of Gymnastics

In the modern era, gymnastics is an artistic sport. Historically, it's ……………. (use) to train
militaries in China, India, Greece and Rome as well as …………… (be) a competitive sport. The
disciplines involved …………….. (change) too, involving everything from swimming and rope
climbing to tumbling. Gymnastics is a sport that links the ancient and modern Olympics
together and …………… (practice) competitively the world over.

Gymnastics is among the oldest sports. While it survives into the present in its Greek form, the
people of Asia and the Middle East …………………. (practice) a form of gymnastics. At its core,
gymnastics involves running, jumping and tumbling, activities not restricted to the Greeks
alone. The first recorded evidence of gymnastics comes from ancient Egypt. During the time of
the Pharaohs, acrobats would perform for the nobility. Gymnastics also ………….. (have) its
military uses and as early as 800 B.C. it …………… (use) as a part of military training in Greece,
the Middle East and China.

KEY

In the modern era, gymnastics is an artistic sport. Historically, it's been used to train militaries
in China, India, Greece and Rome as well as being a competitive sport. The disciplines involved
have changed too, involving everything from swimming and rope climbing to tumbling.
Gymnastics is a sport that links the ancient and modern Olympics together and is practiced
competitively the world over.

Gymnastics is among the oldest sports. While it survives into the present in its Greek form, the
people of Asia and the Middle East practiced a form of gymnastics. At its core, gymnastics
involves running, jumping and tumbling, activities not restricted to the Greeks alone. The first
recorded evidence of gymnastics comes from ancient Egypt. During the time of the Pharaohs,
acrobats would perform for the nobility. Gymnastics also had its military uses and as early as
800 B.C. it was used as a part of military training in Greece, the Middle East and China.

ACTIVIDAD DE AMPLIACION 1

Directional terms are widespread in all references concerning human performance, including
anatomy, kinesiology, sports medicine, athletic training; and strength and bodybuilding
coaching. At first, these terms can be confusing to the student of strength training but they are
easy to understand once the fundamentals are studied.