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1. CONTEXT
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Gatorade

Listening Questions 1
1. Where was Gatorade created?

2. QUESTIONS.
2. What problems did the football players have?
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3. What did the doctors find when they studied the players?
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4. What is Gatorade a mixture of?
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5. Why was the drink named Gatorade?
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Listening Questions 2

3. LISTEN

1. In 2018, what was Gatorade’s market share of the sports drink market inthe US?

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2. When did PepsiCo acquire Gatorade?
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3. What sport is Gatorade the official sports drink of? When did this start?
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4. What is a “Gatorade shower”?
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5. What does the Gatorade Sports Science Institute do?
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Discussion Questions
1. What are the origins of some other famous products or companies?
2. What are some of the disadvantages of drinking sports drinks?

4. CHECK ANSWERS
TRANSCRIPT 1

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Gatorade may seem like a strange name for a sports drink, but it makes sense when you hear
about its origin.

5. CHECK VOCABULARY

The doctors found the players were losing fluid and electrolytes through sweat and not replacingthem. They also found that the players were burning through large amounts of carbohydrates
and not replenishing them. The doctors created Gatorade with a balance of carbohydrates andelectrolytes to “aid” the players.

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CombustTRANSCRIPT 2Gatorade has been the official sports drink of the NFL since 1983 and it has been owned by
PepsiCo since 2001. In the NFL, there is an interesting tradition called a “Gatorade shower.”
When a team wins an important game, it is common for players from the winning team to sneak
up behind their coach and dump a cooler full of Gatorade on him.

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AffectOver the years, Gatorade grew to become the dominant sports drink in the US withapproximately 77% market share in 2018.

7. SHADOWING11

The drink was created at the University of Florida, where the sports teams are called the“Gators.” In 1965, one of the assistant coaches of the football team asked a team of doctors at
the school why so many of the players were being affected by heat and heat-related illnesses
during summer practices. The university is in Gainesville, Florida, where summer temperatures
are often over 90ºF (or 32ºC).

The Gatorade Sports Science Institute was established in 1985 and researchers there study theeffects of exercise, environmental factors, and nutrition on the human body. The researchhelps Gatorade develop new products.

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