Extreme sports are high-risk sporting events characterized by speed and danger that operate outside of traditional mainstream sports. They include motorized activities like motorcross and Formula 1 racing as well as aerial sports like hang gliding, parachuting, and bungee jumping. Water sports like surfing, windsurfing, rafting, and white water canoeing are also often considered extreme. The document discusses common extreme sports and has students discuss in groups which extreme sports they have done or would like to try and why people are drawn to such dangerous activities.

1. EXTREME
SPORTS
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2. What’s an extreme sport?
• Also known as action sports or alternative sports,
“extreme sports” are sporting events characterized by
high speed and high risk.
• Typically, extreme sports operate outside traditional
mainstream sports and are celebrated for their
adrenaline-pumping thrills.
• Racing and acrobatic competitions for motorcycles
and snowmobiles are also often classified as
“extreme,” and the term can be stretched to include
other daring sports as rock climbing and skydiving.
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3. What are the sports most
commonly placed in this
group ?

4. HANG-GLIDING

5. PARACHUTING
PARACHUTIN
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6. PARAGLIDING

7. BUNGEE JUMPING

8. SURFING

9. WINDSURFING

10. RAFTING

11. WHITE WATER
CANOEING

12. ROCK CLIMBING

13. SKIING

14. SNOWBOARDING

15. IN-LINE SKATING

16. SKATEBOARDING

17. MOUNTAIN BIKING

18. MOTOCROSS

19. FORMULA 1
RACING

20. Talk in small groups:
• Mention two extreme sports that you do in
the snow / in the sea / in white waters / in
town / in the air / with a vehicle.
• Why do you think people do extreme
sports?
• Have you ever done any extreme sports?
Would you like to? Why?
• If you had to choose a extreme sport to
practise yourself, which one would you
choose and which one would you never
do? Why?

21. Interaction: Work in pairs.
You and your partner are really keen on extreme sports. You both
have a week off soon and would like to go together on an
adventure holiday.
STUDENT A
You want to try WHITE WATER CANOEING and RAFTING.
STUDENT B
You want to try CLIMBING and BUNGEE JUMPING
Agree on one of the activities. Consider the following:
• Equipment needed
• Facilities near your hometown
• Risk
• Previous experience
• Prices