Read and answer the questions. Fill in the gaps.

Read and answer the questions. Fill in the gaps.

EXTREME SPORTS. SPORT IN MY LIFE.

Speed, excitement, danger… You can find all these in extreme sports that have become popular in the last ten years. Take bungee jumping. It is a popular extreme sport. People jump off tall bridges or buildings on a long elastic rope. Let’s imagine. You jump off a bridge and you fall and fall, then, just before you hit the ground or water, an elastic rope pulls you back. Crazy, isn’t it? Parachuting is the activity of jumping out of plane wearing a parachute. And extreme sports on water can be just as dangerous. Kayaking is the sports a kayak is used on fast moving rivers. Fantastic!

What makes people risk their lives to do extreme sports? I think some people take risks for the sense of excitement, others to become self-confident.

I am not a risk taker. I like traditional sports. But sport is a part of my life. Every morning I do my morning exercises. In summer I go swimming. In winter I ski and skate.

In school we have our physical training lessons. All my friends go in for different kinds of sports, such as water sports, gymnastics, football, volleyball, boxing.

I am fond of football. I watch all football matches and championships. My favourite football team is ___________. My favourite football player is ______________.

I think sport makes people strong, healthy, more organized and better disciplined. A lot of people are not fit nowadays. It’s a big problem today. We all need exercise! Good health is better than good medicine.

Vocabulary

1. excitement [ɪkʹsaɪtmənt] – волнение;

2. bungee jumping [ʹbʌnʤɪˏʤʌmpɪŋ] – прыжки с высоты (моста, вышки при помощи эластичной веревки);

3. elastic rope [ɪʹlæstɪk ʹrəʊp] – эластичная веревка;

4. to pull [pʊl] – тянуть. тащить;

5. parachuting [ʹpærəʃu:tɪŋ] – прыжки с парашютом;

6. kayaking [ʹkaɪækɪŋ] – спуск на байдарке;

7. self-confident [ˏselfʹkɒnfɪdənt] – самоуверенный;

8. disciplined [ʹdɪsɪplɪnd] – дисциплинированный;

9. to be fit – быть в хорошей форме.

Questions

1.What extreme sports do you know?

2. What is bungee jumping (parachuting, kayaking)?

3. What makes people risk their lives to do extreme sports?

4. Do you like traditional or extreme sports? Why?

5. What is your favourite kind of sports?

6. Which kinds of sports are popular in your class?

7. Why should people go in for sports?

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