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4. Copyrights  This Power Point Presentation was created by Ericka Gonzalez Mora and Laura Cristina Quirós Vásquez Men u Back Exit

5. Children “Trompo” “Jackses” Yo Video Games Playground s Men u Exit

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7. Skateboarding Skateboarding is the act of riding and performing tricks using a skateboard. A person who skateboards is most often referred to as a skateboarder, or just skater. Skateboarding can be a recreational activity, an art form, a job, or a method of transportation. Skateboarding has been shaped and influenced by many skateboarders throughout the years. Teenagers Video

8. Parties In Costa Rica for teenagers parties mean a social event in which people gathered. Most of the time guesses have been invited by a host for the purposes of socializing, and having fun. A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well. Teenagers

9. The Park In Costa Rica is very common for teenagers to go to the public parks after the school or the church. Teenagers can sit hours on the park talking about everything. This place is considered a relaxing zone in which they can gossip and socialize. Teenagers

10. Soccer Games In Costa Rica it very popular the football soccer, it is practiced everywhere. This sport is practice be children, teenagers, and adults. People like to play and watch soccer games, as a result is common to find different tournaments all over Costa Rica. Teenagers love to play soccer after high school, in what they called “Mejengas” this is an informal game in which those who want to participate have to choose a team. Teenagers Video

11. Concerts Teenagers love to gather in massive activities, like concerts. In Costa Rica teenagers are used to attend to diverse activities in which they listen to music, dance and have fun. The most popular concert held in Costa Rica is in January, it takes place at Palmares carnivals. Teenagers Video

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13. Bull Teasing Bull teasing is a common activity in Costa Rica, man go into a round field a run while teasing the bull (try to touch it). Many people have fun watching them. Adults

14. Karaoke Karaoke is a form of entertainment in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well- known song. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol or changing color and/or music video images, to guide the singer. Adults More information

15. Playing Chess Chess is a board game played between two players. The game is played on a chessboard, which is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. At the start, each player (one controlling the white pieces, the other controlling the black pieces) controls sixteen pieces. The object of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king, whereby the king is under immediate attack (in "check") and there is no way to remove it from attack on the next move. Therefore, winning the game. Adults More information

16. Jackses Traditionally, jacks are metal objects. It is also required a small rubber ball, used as a sort of timing device: the jacks are manipulated in the time it takes the ball to bounce up in the air and return to the height of the hand that catches it The winning player is the one to pick up the largest number of jacks More information Childr en

17. “Trompo” A top, or spinning top, is a toy that can be spun on an axis, balancing on a point. This motion is produced by holding the axis firmly while pulling a string. An internal weight then rotates, producing an overall circular motion. Video Childr en

18. Yo - Yo The yo-yo is a toy consisting of two equally sized but not specifically equally weighted pieces of plastic, wood, or metal, connected with an axle, with a string looped around the axle. It is played by inserting onto the end of the middle finger into a slip knot made from the top loop at the end of the string, winding the string around the axle and throwing the yo-yo down so that it unwinds the string. Once the yo-yo travels to the of the string and returns to the hand, grabbing it and throwing it down again. Childr en More information

19. Playgrounds A playground or play area is an area designed for children to play, indoors or outdoors Childr en

20. Video games A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device Childr en More information

21. References http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo-yo http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trompo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playground http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skateboarding http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karaoke Back Men u Exit