NATGEO 6 UNIT 1

Vocabulary 1

1. To turn upside down in the air is to _ _ _ _

2. Another word for BMx is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Skiers jump, flip, and _ _ _ _
4. When something goes wrong, it's called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. When you are good at something, you are _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. Extreme skiers can jump the _ _ _ _ _ _ of two football fields
7. When you talk about how high something is, you are talking about its _ _ _ _ _ _
8. You need _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ to lift heavy things.
9. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for extreme sports can sometimes be expensive.
10. After a crash, you might have an _ _ _ _ _ _

Grammar 1

1. The world's best kitesurfer c. had

_______________ five accidents since he
started kitesurfing 4. She has practiced with the same equipment
a. has had _______________ she got it ten years ago
b. have had a. than
c. had b. for
c. since
2. My best friend _______________ a BMX
bike since he was five
a. has had
5. The X games have been on TV
b. have had
_______________ the last three weeks
c. had
a. for
b. always
c. since
3. My sister _______________ three
competitions since 2011 6. the hang-glider _______________ in
a. has had hospital since friday.
b. have had
 a. have been b. has, had
b. has been c. has, having
c. was
9. many people _______________ to ski since

7. my brother _______________ extreme it bacame a popular sport many years ago

sports since he was twelve years old a. has learned

a. have been b. have learned

b. have done c. learned

c. has done
10. how many people _______________

8. how long _______________ your best extreme sports since they became popular?

friend ____________ a blog about extreme a. have been

sports? b. have done

a. have, been c. has done

Vocabulary 2

1. which protective gears protects part of your c. injury

lower body?
a. a helmet
5. this is ______________
b. elbow pads
c. knee pads

2. which protective gears protects your head?

a. a helmet
b. elbow pads
c. knee pads

3. which extreme sport is done using a bike?

a. kitesurfing
b. motorcross a. a life jacket
c. hang-gliding b. equipment
c. an accident
4. a broken arm is a type of _______
a. equipment 6. which protective gears protects part of your
b. injuries arms?
 a. a helmet c. brakes
b. elbow pads
9. hang-gliders can fly at a _________ of 5000
c. knee pads
meters.
a. length
7. what do extreme skiers do? b. crash
a. jump, flip and land c. height
b. travel accross the water
c. fly like a bird 10. extreme skiers jump the ______ of a football
field
8. kitesurfers need some ____ in their arms
a. height
a. length
b. length
b. strength
c. strength

Grammar 2

1. i like his helmet. it looks really _ _ _ _

2. her knee pads are too big. they look _ _ _ _ _ silly
3. i don't think kitesurfing is fun or safe. i think its extremely _ _ _ _ _
4. she likes the beach and she thinks surfing is _ _ _ _ _ cool.
5. Skiing is hard! I am taking lessons but i still think it is incredibly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. i dont think people should do extreme sports. they're incredibly _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7. the equipment you need for hang-gliding is extremely _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. he is very skillful. his bike tricks are so _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
9. that flip was _ _ _ _ exciting!
10. she did three flips! that ski jump was _ _ cool.

Reading

1. who is a skillful cyclist? c. Both

a. Danny MacAskill 3. Who is a national geographic "Adventurer
b. Bethany Hamilton of the Year"?
c. Both a. Danny MacAskill
2. Who was made famous by a YouTube b. Bethany Hamilton
video? c. Both
a. Danny MacAskill
4. Who has written a book?
b. Bethany Hamilton
 a. Danny MacAskill c. Both
b. Bethany Hamilton
8. Who has broken twelve helmets?
c. Both
a. Danny MacAskill
5. Who was born in Hawaii?
b. Bethany Hamilton
a. Danny MacAskill
c. Both
b. Bethany Hamilton
c. Both
9. Who is older?

6. Who fell out of a tree? a. Danny MacAskill

a. Danny MacAskill b. Bethany Hamilton

b. Bethany Hamilton c. Both

c. Both
10. Who does the sport with the higher risk?
7. Who has only one arm?
a. Danny MacAskill
a. Danny MacAskill
b. Bethany Hamilton
b. Bethany Hamilton
c. Both