1. By the sea Fun in the sun

2. to go on holiday ir de vacaciones

3. to pack hacer las maletas

4. to sightsee visitar

5. to stay in a hotel alojarse en un hotel

6. to reserve a room reservar una habitación

7. to swim nadar

8. to sunbathe tomar el sol

9. to take photos sacar fotos

10. rock roca

11. sea mar

12. beach playa

13. sand arena

14. wave ola

15. at the seaside al lado del mar

16. hotel hotel

17. tourist turista

18. sunglasses gafas de sol

19. suntan lotion bronceador

20. sun cream crema para protegerse del sol

21. abroad en el extranjero

22. cliff acantilado

23. cliff-diving saltar al mar desde un acantilado

24. dive zambullirse

25. diver buceador

26. holiday resort lugar de vacaciones

27. lifeguard socorrista

28. nightclub discoteca

29. souvenir recuerdo

30. towel toalla

31. swimming trunks bañador de chico

32. swimsuit bañador de chica

34. Cliff-diving in Acapulco Acapulco is a popular holiday resort on the west coast of Mexico. Thousands of tourists from the USA and other countries visit Acapulco every year. They sunbathe on the beach and swim in the sea.

35. At a place La Quebrada, young Mexican men and women practise an amazing but dangerous sport. The sport is called cliff-diving, and the divers are called clavadistas.

37. The clavadistas climb up the cliffs and then dive into the sea. They usually dive from rocks about 25 metres above the water.

39. However, a clavadista sometimes dives from the top of the cliffs, which are 35 metres high! This is very dangerous,because the sea is only four metres deep near the cliffs. When a wave comes in, the clavadista jumps!

41. Cliff-diving is a big tourist attraction in Acapulco. There are competitions every year. Of course, the tourists don’t take part – it’s too dangerous. They only watch!

42. Where is Acapulco?

43. On the west coast of Mexico.

44. What do tourists do on the beach?

45. They sunbathe on the beach and swim in the sea.

46. Where do the clavadistas practise their sport?

47. At a place called La Qebrada.

48. How high is the top of the cliffs?

49. The top of the cliffs is 35 metres high.

50. How deep is the water near the cliffs?

51. The sea is only four metres deep near the cliffs.

52. Why don’t tourists take part in the competitions?

53. Because it is too dangerous.

54. Marga Renedo Gómez