Sports of
risk/extreme sports. Match the sport with its definition:
a.- bungee jumping
b.- hang-gliding
c.- paragliding
d.- parkour
e.- potholing
f.- snowboarding
g.- white-water rafting
h.- canyoning
1.- moving along a
route, typically in a city, trying to get around or through various obstacles in the quickest and most
efficient manner possible, jumping, climbing,
or running.
2.- riding on a raft
over rough, dangerous parts of a fast-flowing river.
3.- gliding through
the air while hanging suspended from a harness resembling a large kite.
4.- leaping from a
bridge or other high place with a long length of a special rope that stretches tied to your legs, so
that you go up again without touching
the ground.
5.- jumping into a
fast-flowing stream at the bottom of a canyon and allowing oneself to be carried downstream at high speed.
6.- sliding downhill
on snow while standing on a board resembling a short, broad ski attached to the rider’s feet.
7.- jumping from a
plane or a high place and floating slowly to the ground wearing a type of parachute that allows you to control where
you go.
8.- exploring
underground caves.
KEY: a-4; b-3; c-7, d-1; e-8; f-6; g-2; h-5.
From my book Short Stories to Help You Increase Your Vocabulary, p. 382, Verticebooks, 2013.
