1.- Read the text and write the name of the sport (a. – e.) corresponding to each description (I. – V.). (5 pts.)
a. Parkour
b. Kite surfing
c. Paraskiing
d. Zorbing
e. Wingsuit flying
I.-
Imagine being inside a giant bouncy beach ball rolling down a steep hill at 50 km an hour!
This sport, also called sphereing, started in New Zealand in the mid 1990s. What’s it like? It’s like bungee jumping, it’s like floating, it’s like going on a roller coaster, and it’s unlike anything you’ve ever done before!
Two people are strapped into a two-meter sphere and pushed over the top of a hill.
“I didn’t have a clue what was going on”, says someone who has tried it. “I saw colours passing by – blue sky, green grass, blue sky, green grass- and I could hear myself laughing uncontrollably”.
Have you ever wondered what’s it like inside a washing machine? Well, then try hydro-sphereing, where one persons rolls down the hill in a sphere containing 30 litres of water!
II.-
Try the experience of running through the city, climbing walls, crossing roofs and jumping from building to building!
This new sport that started in Paris has become well known through videos on YouTube.com and people say they have never tried anything like it before.
This is not about exercise; it’s about finding new ways to do things and new ways of looking at life!
III.-
Do you like flying kites? Do you like surfing? Then, try this new sport that started in France in the 1980s and has recently become very popular worldwide!
You use a small surfboard and a large kite on 30-metre lines. The kite pulls you through the water and you can steer with the lines. You can just speed through the water, or you can do jumps as high as a house.
Kirsty Jones, Women’s U.K. Kite Surfing Champion, took up the sport in 2001. “I’ve never enjoyed myself so much”, says Kirsty.”Try it! It’s more fun than water-skiing behind a boat!
IV.-
Have you ever wanted to ski off a mountain and fly? If you like skiing and paragliding, then this is the sport for you!
You ski straight down the hill with the parachute wing behind you, then you let the parachute come up in the air behind you and whoosh! You’re flying!
V.-
You think flying is impossible? Try to fly the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit called wingsuit! Also called birdman suit or squirrel suit, you can use it from any point with altitude enough to glide through the air, such as skydiving aircrafts or base jumping points.
The flier opens the parachute at a planned altitude and unzips the arm wings, if necessary, so they can reach up to the control toggles and fly to a normal parachute landing.
2.- Read the text once more and write the name of the sport. (7 pts.)
It gives a new view of a city.
It is like being inside a home appliance.
It is more enjoyable than water-skiing.
It makes you look at things differently.
It needs a special suit that makes people look like an animal.
It needs no special equipment.
It uses the wind.
LISTENING - PERSONAL CHALLENGES
3.- Listen to the famous quiz show “On the edge”. Write words from the box in the correct blanks.
Some names will be repeated several times. (9 pts.)
archery - basketball - football - hockey - table tennis
Three sports which are played with a ball:
,
,
Three sports played in teams:
,
,
Three sports which require special implements:
,
,
LANGUAGE
4.- Complete the paragraph below with a prepositional phrase from the box. (6 pts.)
At the rodeo - in one direction - in their best typical outfit of celebration - of the arena’s wall - of the rodeo
Rodeo is a sport
where people come out and cheer for their favourite riders and horses.
, you will see huasos dressed
, with colourful chamantos and sashes.
The rules
are simple. A steer enters the Media Luna from one side and runs
, usually clockwise. The huasos compete in teams of two and must pin the steer against a
padded section
.
5.- Read these sentences about the rodeo. Identify and write the question each adverbial phrase answers in the correct column of the table. (4 pts.)
Sentence
a. Rodeos in Chile are conducted in a half-moon shaped arena called Media Luna.
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b.Before the competition, all the huasos enter the arena and parade for the public.
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c. The horses work with the huasos to pin and turn the steer.
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d. The competition ends after three turns of each team’.
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WRITING
6.- Think about an interesting activity you have done lately and write a short paragraph like the one on page 83 of the Student’s
book. Include information about the activity, the place, the weather conditions, etc. using adverbial and prepositional phrases to make your text more attractive. Print your work. Ask your teacher to check and mark it. (10 pts.)
SPEAKING
7.- Listen to the conversation and practise it with a partner. Use the questions in the dialogue to exchange information about a
sport you do or know about. Remember that this is a practice activity. It doesn’t get a mark.
