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Work with a partner and answer these questions. Paraphrasing
It's a sort o f...
• Have you ever done an extreme sport? If not, would
I you like to? It's a kind o f...
• Have you ever been to any extreme places? It's a an activity that ...la place where ...la person who .
I think it's a ...
|B Put a tick (/) next to the statements that describe
It could be / might be a ....
extreme sports and a cross (X) next to those that
do not. It's similar to ...
It's dangerous because ...
1 They're dangerous. □
You need ... to do it.
2 In the end, you get a sense of achievement. □
You shouldn't do it on your own because ...
3 They're relaxing. □
You have to be careful o f...
4 They're very exciting. □
Some equipment, such as... is necessary to ...
5 You need a good instructor. □
Read the Exam Close-up. Then work with a partner
and take it in turns to explain the words below.
Use the Useful Expressions to help you.
Exam up
Student A Student В
bungee-jumping windsurfing Paraphrasing
scuba diving free-diving • Don't worry if you don't know or can't
remember a word in the exam. Try not to
skurfing paddleboarding
waste time trying to remember it.
• Think of another way of saying the same
D Now complete the Exam Task. thing. This is called 'paraphrasing'.
И Exam Task

IStudent A looks at photograph 1 and describes what he or she can see. Student В listens.
1 Then student В describes photograph 2 and Student A listens.

Do you know anyone that does an extreme sport? Ideas Focus
Are extreme sports appropriate for all ages?
Why? / Why not?

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