Hobbies. Leisure Time. Бекерова Е.А - 29 стр.

      “Many people say that aerobics is a very exhilarating experi-
                                                                                                       "extreme sports"
ence”.

1.5. Discussion.
      With your partner (using the above vocabulary) discuss the fol-                  windsurfing
lowing matter:
      Are you a person who is preoccupied with keeping fit and are
you conscious about healthy eating?                                        While reading think of possible answers to the following questions:
                                                                                - Why do most people like sports, at least a little bit?
                                                                                - Why do people participate in extreme sports?
                          2. Extreme Sports
                                                                           2.3. Reading.
2.1. Pre-reading focus.
                                                                                        Going to Extremes?
      1) What is your view of sports? Is it basically positive, basi-
         cally negative, or something in between?                                 A pickup truck rolls to the center of a
         Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard                deserted bridge. Several get out. Two of them,
          +                       ?                    -                   a thirty-something young man and a twenty-
                                                                           something young woman, are both wearing a
                                                                           strange-looking harness on their backs. The
      2) In recent years, "extreme" sports, such as bungee jumping         others with them check their harnesses to make
         and skiing off cliffs, have become increasingly popular.          sure all is well. As soon as they complete these
         What is your view of these kinds of activities? Is it basically   preparations, they attach a long cord to each
         positive, basically negative, or something in between?            harness and securely fasten the cords to the
         Vote and write down your answers on the blackboard                bridge. When that is finished, the young man
          +                        ?                       -               and woman climb up onto the bridge rail, wave
                                                                           to the crowd below, and jump. No, this is not a
                                                                           suicide attempt. The elastic cords attached to
2.2. Pre-reading task.                                                     their backs are so strong and flexible that the
     Read the article “Going to extremes?” and then fill in the table      young people will be able to drop close to the
"Extreme Sports":                                                          canyon floor below without hitting it. This is
                                                                           bungee jumping, one of a new set of sports that
                                                                                                                                  bungee jumping
                                                                           are being described as "extreme."
                                                                                  Most people, if they're really honest with themselves, will admit
                                                                           they like sports at least a little bit. When the first Olympic Games be-
                                                                           gan in Greece in 776 B.C., something within the human spirit was
                                                                           tapped. Most of us like to be challenged, and many of us are at least

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