EXTREME SPORTS PROJECT 1st ESO BILINGUAL GROUP

2. SURFING
 Surfing is a sport that consists of swimming in the direction of the beach lying on
a board, and when a big wave comes youtry to stand up and surf as long as
possible and without falling into the water. Surfing was born in Hawaii.

3. SPACE
 This sport is usually practiced on the beaches where there are usually high waves.
 The best surfing places are Bali (Indonesia), Fuerteventura (Canary Islands), Costa
Rica, Brazil, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, Cantabria (Spain), Australia, United
States,

4. PHYSICAL
CONDITIONS
 For this sport it is necessary to know how to keep your balance and to have
enough physical resistance.

5. DIFFICULTY
 This sport is dangerous and difficult because to surf big waves you need a great
balance and it is dangerous because you can drown.

6. EQUIPMENT
 Surfers often wear neoprene boots. The boots protect their feet from the cold
water and prevent them from cutting with stones or corals. They also tend to wear
a wetsuit that protects them from cold water. And of course a surfboard.

7. TYPES OF SURFBOARDS
 Bodyboard"
 This table is the shortest of the three. It is about a metre long. The surfer is
lying face down on the board. Sometimes he wears fins on his feet.
 Short board
 This surfboard is the most common model with a more evolved
They offer a good balance between speed and manoeuvrability.
 Longboard
 It's a big round tip surfboard, it's the first surfboard, the Longboard is ideal
for small and medium waves. Also for big waves if the surfer has

8. longboard
shorthboard
bodyboard

9. KELLY SLATER
 He's the best surfer of our time and history. With more than 40 years still surfing
and winning competitions. He has won the world Tour title on 11 occasions,
breaking the record of being the youngest and the oldest surfer to have won the
competition.