2. Extreme Sports

3. Objectives: to expand active vocabulary on the topic; to improve speaking and listening skills; to get some new information and be able to speak about extreme sports

4. Are they ordinary or extreme kinds of sports? What are your associations with the word ‘Extreme’?

5. An extreme sport is one that is done in a way that has much more risk and so is more dangerous than an ordinary form of the sport. (Longman Exams Dictionary) An extreme sport is a very dangerous sport or activity which some people do for fun. (Oxford Wordpower Dictionary)

6. Match the pictures with the names of sports. rafting, rollerblading, paragliding, parkour, rock climbing, snowboarding, surfing 4 2 1 7 6 3 5

7. Ask your partner Which of these sports would you do? What attracts you? Why do you think this sport is for you? Useful phrases: I’d like to do…/ It ‘s original and helps to keep fit/ It’s cool …/ I think I love the feeling of being free /I don’t mind taking risks/ I like being in danger/ I spend most of my free time outdoors/ I like excitement/ I am a good swimmer (jumper, runner )/ It helps to increase self-esteem and self-confidence/ I enjoy thrills and spills

8. Let’s speak about our preferences in extreme sports The most popular extreme sports in our class are…… We like them because… … attract us in them.

9. Where do you feel yourself at the end of the lesson? I think I have won the first/the second/the third place. I can speak fluently about extreme sports. I can speak but I sometimes make mistakes. I remember the words but it’s difficult to express my ideas.