Extreme sports

1 You are going to go on the internet to find out some information

about extreme sports! Click on www.extremeholidays.com and
answer the following questions.

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 EXTREME SPORTS:

1 What are the five extreme sports listed on the homepage?

2 Which resort can you go kitesurfing in? (click on kite surfing)

3 Name two extreme toys available for surfing? (click on surfing)

4 What are the new extremes in surfing?

5 Which resort can you go snowboarding in? (click on snowboarding)

6 What are the new extremes available for skiing? (click on skiing)

7 Job Opportunities! What current job opportunities are advertised

on the homepage?

8 What are the prices of adult and child extreme holidays including

instruction?

9 Which extreme holiday would you like to go on? Why?

TEACHER’S NOTES:

Extreme sports

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Aim: to use the internet to continue the vocabulary theme of
adventurous outdoor pursuits from unit 12. This worksheet is
designed to be used at the end of the unit.
Time: 40 minutes
Materials: photocopies of the worksheet for each student.

1 Make sure all students are on the correct website. Ask students if any
of them have done any adventure sports and whether they would like
to. Direct students to answer the questions. Monitor to check that
students are finding the right information. They will have to hunt for the information so
may want to either work in pairs or check their answers in pairs. Elicit answers from
the whole class.

Answers: [Correct at the time of going to press] 1 surfing, kitesurfing,

windsurfing, snowboarding and skiing 2 Fuerteventura 3 Jeeps and jet
skis 4. night surfing, towing in and snowboarding in Chamonix
5 Davos - Klosters 6 Night boarding, skiing and paragliding, snow kiting
and heli boarding/skiing 7 Snowboarding and skiing instructors, Sales
Consultants 8 £495 = adult and £295 = child 9 Students’ own answers

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