Extreme Sports

a lot of dangerous sports because he likes to go

to extremes.

доходить до грани возможного

2. To take risks for no purpose is not a clever thing

рисковать

3. Ann’s desire to travel around the world becomes stronger and stronger.

4. He was addicted to heroin.

желание

пристраститься к

you do something very dangerous.
хорошо подумать
6. I just

had to satisfy my curiosity, so I opened the box

удовлетворять любопытство

7. Being an actor can be rather dangerous, sometimes they have to do different risky things.

8. I do sky diving for the thrill and excitement of this sport.

рисковать

волнение, возбуждение

not a risk taker, so white rafting or scuba diving

is not for me.

рискованный человек

10. I think moderation in everything is the key and I never take things to the edge.

дойти до грани возможного

risks/to do risky things
a risk taker
to be addicted to
to satisfy

one’s curiosity
thrill/excitement
to have a desire
to acquire self-confidence
to acquire sense of individuality
to overcome difficulties
 to protest against something

Express your ideas why people take up doing x-treme sports.

extreme sports in order to feel

a) excited b) nervous c) happy
2. Extreme sports have become popular in the last
a) 5 years b) 10 years c) 20 years
3. People usually bungee jump from
a) airplanes b) high buildings c) bridges
4. In sky surfing people do mid-air
a) gymnastics b) dancing c) swimming
5. Snowboarding has similarities with
a) skiing b) surfing c) canoeing
6. Snowrafting is
a) quite dangerous b) very dangerous
7. For white-water rafting you need
a) a big river b) a warm river c) a mountain river
8. Ice divers
a) swim under the ice
b) walk on the bottom of lakes
c) walk upside down under the ice

table

to have any special skills.
You need to cooperate with

a group of people.
It was started by inventors of another extreme sport.
You can hurt yourself whilst to stop.
You need to be both strong and psychologically prepared.
It offers reasonably good protection from injury.
It could get you into trouble with the police.
You can make your own protection for your feet

in pairs and then report your ideas to the class.

Taking risk is …
dangerous
exciting
useless because
silly
People take risks/do risky things because …
Risky activities can lead people to …
Some people like being put at risk because …

ideas with the rest of the class.
«To win without

risk is
to triumph without glory»
(Pierre Corneille)

risk, danger, excitement . Think twice before you do something

very dangerous.

plan.
History
Equipment
Rules
How risky it is
Tips for practitioners: special skills, qualities,

protection from injury
You may use the following web sites:
http://www.allextremesports.com
http://www.xtsports.com
http://sportspedia.com
http://dir.yahoo.com/recreation/sports/extreme_sports
 

и др. «New Millennium English». 10 класс, «Титул», 2009
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материал: Приложения 1 и2
Видеоматериал : видеоролики «Extreme-Sports-Video» [www.savevid.com]
Раздаточный материал с заданиями:
text “Extreme Sports”. (ИЯШ, 6/2004, методическая мозаика,стр.2-3)