Cricket, soccer or Basketball. Dunks, hits and kicks. Yet, are they really the craziest, newest, funkiest?

They may have tricks and

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This sport was created in 2005 and takes

place at the foothills of Nicaragua’s Cerro
Negro mountain every year. The surfers
are clad in protective jump suits, knee
pads and helmets as they race down an
active 2,380 feet volcano on their
specially-constructed plywood boards.
They can reach speeds of up to 80
km/hour. More than 10, 000 people have
participated in volcano boarding since its
creation.

1) Volcano Boarding
Limbo skating, also known as roller limbo, is
a sport in which a person skates underneath
an obstacle like a horizontal pole without
touching it. In order to achieve this when the
objects are at a very low height, one must
spread their legs apart, if possible into a full
split and lean their upper body forward with
the face almost touching the ground. Roller
skating under cars has taken India by storm.
Aniket Chindak holds the unofficial record for
‘limbo-skating’ beneath 57 cars in 45
seconds.
 2) Limbo Skating
If it is necessary use a good dictionary to find the Write a paragraph about your impression about
3 meaning of the words you do not know yet. 4 each Extreme Sport. Which one could you
choose?

This is an extremely dangerous sport

which involves the riders climbing or
‘surfing’ on the outside of a moving
train.  It was common way to ride
trains in Indonesia and South Africa.
People may also surf to avoid the cost
of a ticket, not just a recreational
activity. However, due to the death of
many young people the sport was
forgotten until 2005. It was
rediscovered by a gang from Frankfurt,
Germany.

3) Train Surfing

5 6
Watch this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
feature=player_embedded&v=VZvm
5H4F-aA and write your opinion
about it. Pay attention to the audio
and images presented on it.
7 Do a comparative study
about both videos you
Watch this other video watched and the images
you see here. Write about
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
them. What do you think
feature=player_embedded&v=FvRk- about this subject? Is this
0DFvAU and write also your opinion a real SPORT? Yes? No?
about it. Pay attention to the audio Why? Justify your
and images presented on it. answers.

Write 2 new sentences about this

Picture. How could be the
feelings of these guys? Why are
they doing this kind of “Sport”.
Write 1 paragraph about it.

Usually an illegal sport, train surfing involves riders climbing or "surfing" on the outside of a moving train or
subway. The practice is a serious issue in South Africa, where many young people have been killed or injured. The
'sport' was made popular in the 1980s in Germany, where it was called "S-Bahn Surfing". The phenomenon was
then forgotten, but in 2005 it was rediscovered by a gang from Frankfurt, Germany. The leader of the crew who
called himself "The Trainrider" famously surfed the InterCityExpress, the fastest train in Germany.
The usual way of bungee jumping is
not enough of an adrenaline rush for
some people. Hence, Australians
have invented a new way of bungee
jumping. They bungee jump into a
body of water containing live
crocodiles.

4) Crocodile Bungee

AA new
new aspect
aspect hashas been
been added
added to to the the sport
sport ofof
diving
diving known as cliff diving. Here, a diver dives
known as cliff diving. Here, a diver dives
into
into the
the water
water from
from aa high
high cliff.
cliff. ItIt is
is one
one ofof the
the
riskier
riskier kinds
kinds ofof diving
diving asas here
here thethe diver
diver needs
needs
to
to pass
pass in
in between
between the the rough rocks and take
the
the plunge
plunge ofof aa lifetime.
lifetime. ItIt all
all began
began from from the
the
Hawaiian
Hawaiian Island
Island on on Lanai
Lanai inin 1770.
1770. For For the
the
benefit
benefit ofof the
the divers,
divers, certain
certain standards
standards have have
been
been set
set to
to make
make itit safer.
safer. Some
Some of of these
these
include
include determining
determining the the height
height of of the
the jump
jump
(23-28
(23-28 meters
meters forfor men,
men, 18-23
18-23 meters
meters for for
women)
women) an an ideal
ideal entering
entering speed
speed of of 75-100
75-100
km/hr
km/hr and
and aa free
free fall
fall time
time ofof 33 seconds.
seconds.

This is a
wacky 5) Cliff Diving
sport
Can you find some IDIOMS & EXPRESSIONS where
in the one Can you find PHRASAL VERBS in the texts? Try it
texts? Try it out and make a list of them. is required 1
9 out!
to wear 0
strange
things on
your feet
that are
sort of a
cross
This sport was first invented in Great Britain between
during the 1950’s when some British divers low stilts
were
looking for ways to stay fit during the winter. and pogo
sticks. The
Underwater hockey is a sport that some divers
idea is to
undertake during the winter months when the
perform
outside temperatures are too cold for diving. stunts with
This game is played with nothing more than the It
them. 
stick, protective gear and gloves and snorkeling sounds a
equipment. Hence, it also tests how long players little dull
are capable of holding their breath underwater. until you
It is played at the bottom of the pool using a see
either
puck which weighs over one kilogram. This sport or
is fast gaining popularity with some countries experience
forming national teams which take part in world it.
championships.
6) Freestyle Poweriser Stilts

6) Freestyle
7) Underwater
Poweriser
Hockey
Stilts
This sport was first invented in Great Britain
during the 1950’s when some British divers were
looking for ways to stay fit during the winter.
Underwater hockey is a sport that some divers
undertake during the winter months when the
outside temperatures are too cold for diving.
This game is played with nothing more than the
stick, protective gear and gloves and snorkeling
equipment. Hence, it also tests how long players
are capable of holding their breath underwater.
It is played at the bottom of the pool using a
puck which weighs over one kilogram. This sport
is fast gaining popularity with some countries
forming national teams which take part in world
championships.

7) Underwater Hockey

In this sport, a human

catapult is used to launch
individuals over 26 feet into a
swimming pool or foam pit. It
uses a special combination of
air pressure and water recoil
technology. The participant
sits in a specially constructed
seat at the rear end of the
catapult arm and then sets
the device in motion himself
by pushing a button.

8) Airkicking

Slacklining is a sport
which requires
perfect balance. It
Can you find some COGNATES in the texts? Try
consists of two fixed Can you find FALSE FRIENDS in the texts? Try it
1 it out and make a list of them. 1 out and make a list of them.
points with nylon
1 2
webbing stretched
tight between them.
The tension in the
line can be adjusted
 the performer. In this
way it is different
from a tightrope as it
is flat in nature. The
prevents the slacker’s
footing from rolling.
Christian Schou holds
the Guinness World
title for the highest
slackline after
crossing Norwegian
fjord in Kjerag,
Norway at 3, 280 feet
(1000 meters) which
is the equivalent of 3
Which one did you like the most? DESCRIBE IT Eiffel
in towers in Search for more information about the one you
1 full details (What you see in the picture). height. 1 choose. Bring photos and videos to show them.
3 4

Zorbing is one sport

which has become a
rage during the past
few years. It originated
in New Zealand. It 9) Slacklining
involves throwing
yourself down a slope
in a giant ball and was
invented in 2000. The
zorbing ball is a gaint
plastic ball which has
two skins, one inside
the other. The person
performing this crazy
activity is in the area
between the skins
which is pumped with
air. The performer is
then suspended on a
cushion of air 700mm
off the ground by the
middle ball. The ball is
then rolled down a hill.
There are two different
wars to zorb-either
harnessed inside the
ball, or ‘hydrozorbing’,
which involves putting
water in the ball, which
zrbers can slide around
on as it revolves.
 10) Zorbing Ball

MAKE A PRESENTATION, find more images

about it and present it to your classmates.
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5-
1
 1.Are there EXTREME
SPORTS like these ones in
your city or country? What
are the kind of SPORTS are
there? Do a research and
bring some information
about them to your
classroom.
2.Present the results using
PowerPoint presentation.
Find cool images and
illustrate your presentation.
You can do a comparison
chart among the EXTREME
SPORTS in your country and
these ones showed here.

3. Discuss with your

classmates about how
they are different or are
the same type those you
are searching. In what
sense they differ or are
equals?
4. What kind of people
use to do these extreme
sports? How must be
their personality to play
and enjoy this kind of
sport and not those
named “conventional?
 Make 2 sentences to each one of the Extreme Sports below. Search for more
1 information about them before start writing your sentences. Be creative.
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Poweriser Stilts
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Zorbing Ball 1………………..…………………….…………………

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