Every Man to his Taste Vocabulary Practice

“There are two ways to live: you can live as if nothing is a miracle; you can live as if everything is a miracle.” Albert Einstein

Extreme kayaking

Bungee Jumping (Skydiving)

Snowboarding

Free-fall Parachuting

High-risk Sports

Which is the correct order of the events?  Invented water sports equipment.  Became famous.  Was a test pilot for kite-skiing.  Became a mechanical engineer.

Which of this qualities should people have in order to do high-risk sports?  fear  positive energy  courage  survival instinct  ability to evaluate risks  sense of adventure  physical strength  quick reactions  mental energy  determination

Match the words (find the synonyms):  to descend  sheer  to emerge  triumphant  a kick  to punch  to leap  pure  to come down  to jump  to hit  to appear  victorious  a thrill

Explain the words & collacations:  torrents of a waterfall  to paddle// a paddle  to push// to pull  sheer lunacy  daredevil feats  nerve-(w)racking  macho  it scares the life out of me  to tip over the edge  a sense of elation  altitude  an interpretation  he steadies himself  to move downstream  to impress  he shoots his thumb up  bruised

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Discuss what qualities each of the sports requires.  competitive  accurate  co-operative  daring  graceful  careful  determined  courageous

How do we call people who take part in the following sports?  football  archery  snooker  boxing  golf  motor racing  badminton  ice skating  rugby  tennis  cycling  footballer/football player

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Making Suggestions  Why don’t we … ?  How about.. ?  What about …?  Let’s …  I think we should …  We could always …  …