NorthStar 3e Level 3

Video Activity Answer Key

Unit 1: Advertising
Terra Chips

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
vegetable chips

Focus
Terra Chips are made from vegetables.

Comprehension
A.
1. catering business; 2. food markets; 3. when they got a big order for their chips; 4. to reflect
the higher price of the chips; 5. expensive department stores, natural food stores, gourmet
markets, select supermarket chains
B.
luxury, specialty, gourmet, original

Unit 2: Fraud
Credit Card Fraud

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
Shopping online might not be secure.
People are afraid someone might steal their personal and private information.

Focus
This security program is free.

Comprehension
1. b; 2. b; 3. A; 4. b

Unit 3: Extreme Sports

Danny Parks, BMX Pro

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
He enjoys the feeling of freedom.
He loves the danger.

Focus
He’s been a professional BMX biker since 1999.

Comprehension
A.
1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F; 5. T
B.
“I can go as fast as I want and I can go as high as I want.”
“I can do it anywhere.”
“You can’t get that in everyday life.”

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Unit 4: Language
In Search of America: American Language

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
pronunciation, spelling, vocabulary

Focus
1806

Comprehension
A.
1. always changing; 2. meanings; 3. influenced; 4. year; 5. pleased
B.
1. phat; noogie

2. Phat is slang and noogle is informal. These words would probably be used by young people.

Unit 5: Tourism
The Benefits of Ecotourism

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
Ecotourism is a way to travel and spend time close to nature without negative effects on the
natural habitat.
It positively affects the area because it helps the economy to protect wildlife.

Focus
1. mountain gorilla; 2. Ecotourism helps preserve the rainforests.

Comprehension
A.
1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. T; 5. F
B.
1. economy; 2. gorilla ; 3. hour ; 4. is not; 5. positive

Unit 6: Storytelling
The Raven

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
He can’t fly with the geese.
The geese don’t let the raven join them.

Focus
Storytelling is a way to pass down the history of the people since there is no written language.

Comprehension
A.
1.; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T; 5. T
B.
The first morning: he was flying in circles around the flock.
That night: the geese landed on water and he wasn’t comfortable with it.
The next morning: he couldn’t sleep the night before.

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Unit 7: The Simple Life
Living the Real Simple Life

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
It's less expensive.
You don’t have to depend on other people.
The food is healthy.

Focus
Students can list any three of the following: chives, kale, guava, Swiss chard, pansies,
nasturtiums

Comprehension
A.
He hates working 9:00 to 5:00 for someone else.; He hates being a slave to paying bills.; He
doesn’t have to worry about prices of food.

B.
The way we live seems like something you would dream about.
Three out of four of the kids continued to live at home until their 20s and 30s.
What they don’t eat, they sell.

Unit 8: Marriage
Couple Protect Themselves with Postnup

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
A postnuptial agreement is an agreement that discusses important things that a couple agrees
on after they get married.

Focus
A prenuptial agreement is done before a couple gets married, A postnuptial agreement is done
after a couple gets married.

Comprehension
A.
1. F; 2. T; 3. F

B.
1. children; 2. has special needs; 3. isn’t

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Unit 9: Climate Change
Going Green: Your Carbon Footprint

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
install solar panels for electricity, put in energy efficient appliances, use "squiggly" light bulbs,
buy a hybrid car

Focus
Driving

Comprehension
A.

1. San Francisco
2. 20 tons
3. Land Rover

B.
He installed solar panels.; He has energy efficient appliances in the house.; He drives a
hybrid car.

Unit 10: Punishment

Effective Discipline

Predict
Answers will vary. Possible answers:
time out, grounding, taking away privileges such as TV and phone

Focus
spanking

Comprehension
A.
Physical punishment only changes behavior in the moment.
Discipline means teaching about expectations and consequences.
Parents should respect their children’s feelings.
Children need to understand how to control their behavior.
B.
1. couldn’t; 2. were fighting; 3. talked to them