1. Being Safe and Taking Risks
Chapter 13

3. What are some Extreme Sports?
Mountain Boarding – going down a mountain on a skateboard
Kite Boarding – using a kite to go across snow, ice, or sand
Barefooting – water skiing but only with your feet
Parkour – moving over obstacles with just running and hands
Highlining – walking over high areas but only a rope, no safety nets
Cliff diving – jumping off a high cliff, usually to dive into water
BASE Jumping – (Building, Antenna, Span, or Earth) jump off with something to land
Wingsuit Flying – BASE jumping with a suit that allows you to glide down
Solo Climbing – climbing a cliff or mountain with no equipment

4. What does it mean to be safe?
What does it mean to do something safely?
Why do people do extreme sports or other risky behaviors?
What are some common-sense safety tips you follow for everyday life?
LIST AT LEAST FIVE

5. CNN Article – BASE Jumping Deaths

6. Article Reflection What could they had done to be safer?
What is a good idea to BASE jump at Yosemite National Park?
How would you have advised them if they were your friends?

8. Being Smart and Safe - Vocabulary
First-aid
Danger
Emergency
Extreme sports
Awareness
Adrenaline rush
Swindle
Risks
Fraud
Common-sense
Carelessness
Precautions
Weary

9. Being Safe and Smart
What is a general “rule of thumb” that you can follow to keep safe?
Emergencies, natural disasters, traveling, etc.
Do men and women have to keep safe in different ways?
What different kinds of safety are there?
Driving safety, workplace safety, etc.

10. Linking Verbs

11. What are linking verbs?
Linking verbs, unlike action verbs, connect a subject with a condition or relationship that describes that subject.
Action Verb: He ran fast.
Linking Verb: He is tired.
Most commonly, linking verbs are variations of “to be”
Linking verbs are often in present tense, but not always

12. Examples of Linking versus Action Verbs
The burger tastes heavenly, so he ate them.
I was running all day, and I felt tired before I passed out.
Riding in a car will be safer if you decide to wear a seatbelt.
I am exhausted after I worked all day. L A A L A L A L A

13. Taking Risks…
Would you do it?

14. What are risks that are worth taking?
Would you:
Invest your money
Try the tap water in a foreign country
Climb Mount Everest
Go alone on an international trip
Eat something past its expiration date

15. Risks of Climbing Mount Everest

17. What are the risks…? What are the risks of climbing Mount Everest?
Would you climb a high mountain?
What defines risk taking?
How do we know what risks are worth it and what is not?

18. CREATE A RISK SURVEY
In groups, consider what it means to take a risk and how you should determine if a risk is worth it.
Create a survey that anyone could take to determine if a risk is worth it.
Consider asking questions: “What do you have to gain?” “What do you have to lose?”
Make it so anyone can evaluate their risks.
Research on the internet about taking risks and let that influence your survey.