1. Stereotypes:
an idea that a person has towards a particular group. These are usually “bad”.
Types:
Racial, nationality, private schools, religion, dress code, age, different types of school, gender,
physical, profession.
Stereotyping is bad because you judge a person without meet him/her.
Stereotypes come from people who travel, publicity, tv, mass media, traditions,school.
Extreme sports
These are sports where a large amount of danger is involved (high risk level). They “play with their
lives”. These sports often involve speed, height a highly specialized gear, or stunts. (X games 1995)
Parkour:participiants have to run, jump or climb along the city (wall, roofs, step, rail).
Bunjee jumping: person jumps off a tall structure like bridge or buildings connected an elastic cord.
Cliff diving: divers jump from cliffs into the sea.
Street skateboarding: people ride a skateboard in a city negotiating obstacles, kerbs, steps,
handrails.
Zorbing: participants roll down hill inside a huge transparent ball called zorb (zorbonauts).
Wingsuit flying: a person flies through the air using only a special jumpsuit.
Surfing: surfers ride waves using a board.
Hang gliding: air sports in which a pilot flies an aircraft. (aliante).
Rafting: people use an inflatable raft to navigate rivers.
Base jumping: jumping off structures with parachute.
Free climbing: people climb the mountain only with their hands and feet.
Snowboarding: people descend mountains with a special board.
Vocabulary:
Landscapes: panorami
Gear: attrezzatura
Exertion: sforzo
Negoziate: deal with
Stomach-churning: stomaco attanagliato
Crane: gru
Cliff: promontorio
Kerbs: scalini
Handrails: corrimano
Roll down: rotolare giù
Wetsuit: tuta da mare (muta)
Aircraft: aeromobile
Breath-taking: mozzafiato
Worn out: consumati, usurati
Stamina: adrenalina
Ascend descend= salire scendere
Slippery: scivoloso
Fear: paura
Trace pictures: ricalcare
Commuters: pendolari
Out date: obsoleti, non alla moda
1°conditional: if + present simple, will  azioni probabili,ipotesi, supposizioni
2°conditional: if+ past simple, sogg+would + base form  improbable situations
Would like + to + base form= things you want to do
Like + ing form= things you enjoy
Can= present simple
Could= past
Future= will be able  per altri tempi verbali, si coniuga be able to
Was/were able to: capacità in situazioni specifiche could: cose che sapevo fare nel passato