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Do one thing every day that scares you …
1. Look at the pictures and match them with the different kinds of sport.
1 2 3
4 5 6
a) free-climbing: picture _______ d) white-water rafting: picture _______
b) snowboarding: picture _______ e) wakeboarding: picture _______
c) base jumping: picture _______ f) bungee jumping: picture _______
2. Match the words with the sports in 1. Copy the grid into your exercise book.
Some words fit all sports.
sport matching words
free-climbing . . .
white-water rafting …
… …
water rope adrenaline pull jump climb wetsuit steep dangerous exciting thrill paddle board lite raft base independent boat life vest headfirst tricks canyon parachute helmet freedom mountains kick boots gloves talc powder bridge snow unsecured
extreme courage fear ankles
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3. Read the text about extreme sports.
Extreme Sports
The phrase “extreme sports” was first used by the BBC when the TV channel was planning the Extreme Games (X-Games) in 1995. Extreme sports differ from traditional sports because of the uncontrollable factors. Athletes in these sports compete not only against other athletes, but also against environmental obstacles and conditions. These environmental conditions are often weather and terrain determined, like wind, snow, water and mountains. These natural circum- stances cannot be controlled. That is why they have an immediate effect on the results in extreme sport activities or events. Some of these sports have been known as “outlaw sports” for a long time.
A few years ago, they were banned in many areas though for being too dangerous. Some people considered them as “alternative sports” to older, established sports. While the older generation of sportsmen is still sticking to their traditional sports, the new athletes have adopted an alternative life style, too.
Now extreme sports are being integrated into the mainstream more and more and snowboarding was the first extreme sport to become an Olympic event.
4. Write down the German meaning of these words.
a) uncontrollable factors: _________________________________________________________
b) athletes: _________________________________________________________
c) to compete: _________________________________________________________
d) environmental obstacles: _________________________________________________________
e) established sports: _________________________________________________________
f) to integrate: _________________________________________________________
g) mainstream: _________________________________________________________
5. Describe the words in 4 in your own words.
Write short definitions in your exercise book.
6. Describe one of the extreme sports in 1.
Include the following aspects:
– Where can you do it?
– When can you do it?
– How do you do it?
– Which equipment do you need?
– Which feelings do people have? Why do they do it?
The words from 2 might help you.
7. What about you? Which of these sports do you like best/least? Why?
Express your opinion in a short text of 40–50 words.
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1. a) free-climbing: picture 4 d) white-water rafting: picture 2 b) snowboarding: picture 1 e) wakeboarding: picture 5 c) base jumping: picture 6 f) bungee jumping: picture 3
2. sport matching words
free-climbing pull, climb, steep, canyon, mountains, talc powder, unsecured white-water-rafting water, wetsuit, paddle, lite raft, boat, life vest, canyon, helmet snowboarding jump, steep, board, tricks, helmet, mountains, boots, gloves,
snow
base jumping pull, jump, steep, base, parachute
wakeboarding water, rope, pull, jump, wetsuit, board, boat, life vest, tricks bungee jumping rope, jump, headfirst, canyon, bridge, ankles
The words adrenaline, dangerous, exciting, thrill, independent, freedom, kick, extreme, cou- rage and fear fit all sports.
4. a) uncontrollable factors: unkontrollierbare Faktoren b) athletes: Athleten
c) to compete: gegeneinander antreten, sich messen mit d) environmental obstacles: umweltbedingte Hindernisse
e) established sports: allgemein bekannte, etablierte Sportarten f) to integrate: integrieren, eingliedern
g) mainstream: Hauptströmung, das „Normale“ / „Durchschnittliche“
5. Hier sind verschiedene, individuelle Lösungen möglich. Es ist darauf zu achten, dass das jeweilige Wort erklärt wird. Hilfreich sind Erklärungen über subordinate clauses, relative clauses, syno- nym/
different word for, opposite of etc.
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a) Uncontrollable factors are aspects that cannot be controlled or influenced.
These factors occur at random.
b) Athletes are people who do sports. It’s a different word for sportsmen or sportswomen.
6. /7.
Hier sind verschiedene, individuelle Lösungen möglich. Es ist darauf zu achten, dass Grammatik (Satzbau, Zeiten etc.) und Vokabular angemessen sind.
In 6. sollten alle vorgegebenen Aspekte berücksichtigt sein.
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