Задание

Work in pairs.

Match the names of extreme sports to their definitions.

Explain your choice to the partner.

Exchange your opinions.

BASE jumping

Mountain biking

Diving

Skydiving

Rafting

Surfing

Skateboarding

Riding boards, jumping and doing different tricks on them. Sportsmen often use stairs and benches for jumping.

Riding boards on waves. Waves should be high enough as it is impossible to do this sport if the sea is calm.

Jumping with a parachute from any high place. Buildings, antennas, bridges and cliffs are used.

Jumping from a plane with a parachute. Sportsmen try not to open the parachutes for as long as possible. They make synchromatic movements and geometrical figures in the air.

Going deep under the water. Sportsmen can use flippers and aqualungs. They investigate the underwater world.

Cycling on dangerous rocky roads or not on any roads at all. Sportsmen jump and do different tricks while riding. City benches, staircases and other objects are used for jumping.

Travelling down dangerous mountain rivers and waterfalls.