The Kon-Tiki Voyage – Teacher Answers

Teacher answer key

1. Warm-up: answers will vary.
2. Vocabulary: explorer = a person who travels to learn about unknown places; raft = a flat floating structure; balsa = a very light kind of wood; current = a movement of water in the sea; reef = a ridge of rock or coral near the sea surface
3. Reading comprehension: 1) In 1947. 2) Five. 3) Balsa wood. 4) Winds and ocean currents. 5) That a long journey on a traditional-style raft was possible.
4. Grammar: 1) left; 2) depended; 3) travelled; 4) reached
5. Listening script: “The Kon-Tiki crew had to live and work together in a very small space. They carried food, water and radio equipment. During the journey, they observed sea life and recorded what happened each day.”
   Answers: 1) Live and work together. 2) Food, water or radio equipment. 3) Sea life. 4) What happened each day.
6. Speaking: answers will vary.
7. Something fun: answers will vary.
8. Writing: answers will vary. Encourage students to use details from the lesson and accurate target language.

Puzzle/Game: answers will vary. Encourage students to use lesson vocabulary and explain their choices.

Success criteria: this is a student self-check. No single answer is required.

For open-ended tasks, accept different answers when students can explain or support them clearly.