Extreme sports

The subject of this week’s lesson is extreme sports. One of the greatest ever feats in surfing was achieved by the American ‘big wave’ pioneer Greg Noll, who rode what is considered to be the largest wave ever paddled into, in Hawaii on 4th December 1969.

Level

Pre-intermediate and above (equivalent to CEF level A2-B1 and above)

Student's Worksheet PDF (76K) DOC (135K)
Teacher's Notes PDF (76K) DOC (18K)

Glossary PDF (77K) DOC (28K)

Related Websites

Send your students to these websites, or just take a look yourself.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_4670000/newsid_4677500/4677520.stm

A short text from BBC Newsround in which a British thirteen-year-old explains why she enjoys surfing. Accessible to pre-intermediate level.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/newsid_6230000/newsid_6234300/6234373.stm

A short text on snowboarding, again from BBC Newsround, with links to two other texts. Accessible to pre-intermediate level.

http://www.trymysport.co.uk/extreme_sports_courses_experiences/extreme_sports_experiences.htm#surfing

A commercial site offering brief descriptions of various extreme sports. Challenging for pre-intermediate level.