Xtreme Sports

 What extreme sports do you know?
 Have you or has anyone you know tried an extreme sport?

 What are the most popular extreme sports in your country?
Meesh Hytner was doing typical pro-snowboarder things, participating in an informal backcountry competition in
Colorado, when suddenly she found herself in a class-3 avalanche. Lucky for her, she was wearing an emergency
airbag system, and lucky for you, there's video.
Meesh was wearing a Backcountry Access Float 30, and it very possibly saved her life. The airbag allowed her to
"float" on her back as the surface beneath her crumbled and swept her down the mountain. Not only did she
survive, she was completely unscathed. She told Backcountry Access:
I felt like I was riding a mattress down the stairs... Thank you. This thing saved my life.
Meesh was very lucky. She was able to remain on her back and keep her feet facing downhill in order to keep her
head from being smashed on any rocks. Luck aside, anybody who's venturing out on virgin slopes should seriously
consider an airbag safety device like this one. Big wave surfers are integrating a similar system in their
wetsuits, and it's great to see that the winter-sports version works as advertised.
WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

 What saved the snowboarder’s life?  Do you snowboard or surf? Would you wear an airbag if it could
 What is the “backcountry”? save your life?
 Do you think this was a marketing stunt? Why or why not?  What is a “test dummy”?
 Do you think athletes that engage in extreme sports will buy  What makes an extreme sport extreme?
this type of protection?  Will safety measures like airbags make backcountry skiing and
boarding more popular for everyday people?
SKYDIVING
Have you ever jumped from a plane? The idea of jumping out of a plane and plummeting to the earth may not be everyone’s idea of a
good time, but there are many people who love the rush that throwing themselves into the atmosphere
supplies. Supporters of the sport argue that skydiving can be done safely, though. Take some time with
your class to brainstorm what safety precautions someone taking their first skydive
should consider. Think about the proper equipment, education and company with whom they might
jump.
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DAREDEVIL Are you a daredevil and a thrill seeker? Would you like to have some real fun? Complete the
table. Share your ideas with your classmates.
FUN THING THE DANGERS WHY I (DON’T) WANT TO DO IT
Skydive over Everest
Dive with sharks
Fly to the moon
Race an F1 car
Bungee jumping
Sail around the world
Students A strongly believe everyone

must have a really exciting, action-
packed hobby;
Students B strongly believe gentle,
safe hobbies are best.
SIMPLY STUNNING: Which of these things would you most like to see? Rank them in order.
_____ Everest from above _____ The Galapagos Islands
_____ The Great Barrier Reef _____ Niagara Falls
_____ The Sahara _____ Mecca
_____ Antarctica _____ other (_______________)
YOUR COMFORT ZONE

1) What does "comfort zone" mean?
2) What was the last risk that you took?
3) Why do some people take so many risks? Please explain.
4) Do you take a lot of risks? Why/not?

5) Are risks sometimes necessary? If yes, when and why?
6) Do you think skydiving, scuba diving, mountain climbing, and other extreme
sports are dangerous? Why/not?
7) Have you ever felt that your life was in danger? If yes when and why?
8) Do you think that your comfort zone is very wide or very narrow? Why?
9) Do you think that there can be no success without risk? Why/not?
10) Would you ever take a dangerous job? What if it paid a lot of money? Please explain.
11) What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?

12) What would you absolutely never do because it's too dangerous or risky?
13) Would you like to skydive over Mount Everest?
14) Would you like to be in freefall for 30 seconds?
15) Would you rather dive in the sky or sea?
A man from Norway died when he tried to parachute from the Eiffel Tower in Paris. His
parachute jump was a publicity stunt for a Norwegian clothing brand. The man had
planned to record every second of the jump on a small video camera in his helmet.
The jump from the second level of the Eiffel Tower did not go according to plan. The police
said his parachute got caught on some metal just before he jumped and fell off of his
back. He fell 50 meters and died instantly after his body hit the frame of the first level of
the tower.
The 324-metre-high Eiffel Tower is one of the world’s most visited tourist attractions and
attracts over six million visitors a year. Hundreds of people have leapt to their deaths
before, usually to commit suicide. The first parachute death was an Austrian man who
tried to test his strange invention - the “parachute coat”.
OPINIONS: With a partner, talk about whether you agree or disagree with these opinions.
 Anyone who tries to parachute from the Eiffel Tower is totally crazy.
 The Eiffel Tower is a popular place for people who want to parachute – there should be much tighter security.
 The Norwegian clothing company is responsible for the man’s death.
 There should be a safety net on the Eiffel Tower to stop people from jumping.
 The Norwegian government should apologize to the city of Paris.
 I can’t think of a worse way to die.
 Publicity stunts like this should be made illegal.
 I’d love to try a parachute jump from the Eiffel Tower – right from the top.
 Parachuting from the Eiffel Tower is old news. It’s not a very good publicity stunt.
X-SPORTS
Have you tried any extreme sports? Would you like to? Talk about this list of extreme sports with your partner.
Use these expressions:
I’d (absolutely) love to try it I’d seriously think about trying it No way
I would definitely give it a go You must be crazy Not in a million years
Bungee jumping Base jumping

Elevator surfing (standing on top of elevators as they go up Skydiving
and down) Snowboarding
Whitewater kayaking Rock climbing
Surfing Mountain biking
Skateboarding Caving
And every second I waste is more than I can take.

I'm tired of being what you want me to be
Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface I've become so numb, I can't feel you there,
Don't know what you're expecting of me Become so tired, so much more aware
Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes I'm becoming this, all I want to do
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow) Is be more like me and be less like you.
Every step that I take is another mistake to you And I know
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow) I may end up failing too.
But I know
I've become so numb, I can't feel you there You were just like me with someone disappointed in you.
Become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do I've become so numb, I can't feel you there,
Is be more like me and be less like you Become so tired, so much more aware.
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Can't you see that you're smothering me, Is be more like me and be less like you.
Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control?
'Cause everything that you thought I would be I've become so numb, I can't feel you there.
Has fallen apart right in front of you. (I'm tired of being what you want me to be)
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow) I've become so numb, I can't feel you there.
Every step that I take is another mistake to you. (I'm tired of being what you want me to be)
(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

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 What extreme sports do you know?

 Have you or has anyone you know tried an extreme sport?

WATCH THE VIDEO AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS

Students A strongly believe everyone

YOUR COMFORT ZONE

4) Do you take a lot of risks? Why/not?

11) What's the most dangerous thing you've ever done?

Bungee jumping Base jumping

And every second I waste is more than I can take.

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