Стр.96-97 Unit 8 ГДЗ Комарова Ларионова 11 класс

A. How much do you know about sport and leisure? Do this quiz and find out.

1. Name three team sports beginning with B.
2. Name two extreme sports.
3. What sport are these people famous for?
   
   a) Tiger Woods
   
   b) Serena Williams
   
   c) Elena Isinbaeva
   
   d) Michael Phelps
4. Which of the following is not a board game?
   
   a) Monopoly
   
   b) Chess
   
   c) Blackjack
   
   d) Scrabble
5. What would you be doing if you were skydiving?

Check your answers on page 193.

B. You are going to read about extreme sports. Skim the article and match paragraphs A–D with headings 1–5. There is one extra heading you don’t need to use.

1. Wave jumping
2. Wingsuit flying
3. Ice climbing
4. Extreme ironing
5. Free running

What will they think of next?

A Gerry I’m not really an athletic person and I’ve never been into sports but I think if I took up a sport, I’d like to do something unusual. A few weeks ago I was watching a TV programme about unusual interests and sports and I saw something that looked strange enough for me to try. It’s called extreme ironing. There are people who do it claim it’s more than just an extreme sport. They like to call it a performance art! Personally, I think it looks like a lot of fun. What happens is you take an ironing board to a remote place (for example, to the top of a mountain, to a desert or even under the sea!) and iron a few items of clothing on it. I must admit, I really like the idea of combining the excitement of an extreme outdoor activity with the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt. Whacky!

B Penny I’ve been doing free running for some time now and I really love it. Some people call it an extreme sport but I like to think of it as an art you do with your body. In fact it’s more similar to dance than to regular running. It’s usually done in cities and it involves performing different movements to get over buildings and walls. Movements like running, jumping, acrobatics, dance — anything that will keep you moving. As you run, you focus on freedom and beauty. The aim is to create a beautiful way of moving. We practise in gymnasiums and in any city areas that are full of obstacles like buildings, cars, walls, trees, etc. It can be quite dangerous and injuries are very common. But if you train well and warm up before you run, it’s not as unsafe.

C Claire I’ve always loved the sea and have tried many different sea sports. I’ve been water skiing, windsurfing and of course swimming. But last summer, on a trip to Spain, I tried wave jumping. It was amazing! I saw people doing it during a storm off the coast of Cantabria. They were using their windsurf boards, but you can actually use anything that floats — a surfboard, a jet ski, or even an air mattress! Obviously, you can only do this sport if the weather conditions allow for it. There have to be fairly large waves. The higher the wave, the higher you can jump and, of course, the harder you fall! This can be a dangerous sport as the sea and the waves are very unpredictable. But if you’re careful, you’ll be fine and if you start with small waves, you can slowly progress to bigger waves.

D Will I suppose most people would call me crazy. You see I’ve always been fond of extreme, adrenaline-raising activities. You name it. I’ve probably tried it! I’ve been bungee jumping, hang gliding, skydiving and rock climbing. What I’d like to try next though is ice climbing. I’ve been reading up on it and plan to try it this winter. It involves climbing up steep ice formations. Like rock climbing, you need to use ropes if you want to do it the safe way — and I don’t plan to do it any other way. I’m going to try it on icy cliffs in the Canadian Rockies, but you can do it on frozen waterfalls, rock slabs covered in ice, or any vertical icy surface. Like mountain climbers, many ice climbers risk losing their toes and fingers to frostbite, but that’s really only if you do it regularly. I’m not sure yet if I’ll want to do it a second time. It will all depend on how the first time goes!

C. Now look at the pictures and say what extreme sport each one shows.

D. For questions 1–5, choose from the people (A–D).

A Gerry
B Penny
C Claire
D Will

Who …

1. does not usually do a sport?
2. says their sport can be considered an art?
3. says their sport is pleasing to watch?
4. enjoys doing anything extreme?
5. isn’t planning to start a new sport?

E. For questions 1–5, choose from the sports (A–D).

A Extreme ironing
B Free running
C Wave jumping
D Ice climbing

Which sport(s) …

1. is usually done in any isolated place?
2. can cause serious damage to parts of your body if not done with care?
3. can you do with a variety of different equipment?
4. can you only do in certain weather?
5. requires special equipment to make it safe?

Words in context

F. Match the words and expressions in bold in the text with a definition.

1. doesn’t sink
2. started
3. straight up and down position
4. things that get in your way
5. unexpected
6. far away and difficult to get to
7. ironed
8. studying

G. Scan the article again and write down the names of all the sports.

Quick chat

Do you think these activities should be considered sports? Why / Why not?