2. Unit 6 lesson7

3. Why are they doing this?

4. Objectives: Ss will * be able to develop and express their attitude to risky sports

6. Active vocabulary desire do risky things excitement be addicted to go to extremes risk-taker satisfy one’s curiosity take risks think twice before doing sth thrill

7. Look at the pictures and say what they all have in common.

8. Match the pictures to the names of sports . a) sky diving b) bungee jumping c) pot holing d) rock climbing e)white water rafting f) scuba diving

12. KEY: 1g 2a 3e 4h 5d 6c 7a 8b 9f 10g

13. Fill in the gaps from the box. *There are more words than you need. *Change the form if necessary. Andgela Fernandes from Mexico writes about the kind of person who likes to take risks.

14. My personal opinion about people who (1) is that people enjoy doing this because the (2) and excitement are bigger than the filling of the possible risk of death. People have always had a (3) to learn about the word and about themselves. To do extreme sports is to step into the unknown and to (4). Through this practice, (5) acquire a strong spirit of strength and tenacity. I think they achieve a lot of goals in the participation in these sports despite the fact that they put their lives at serious risk. I don’t think people become (6) to risk taking. It’s something more complicated and absolutely different. They are trying to do the best with their lives. For them, nothing is comparable to the emotions that they can feel, and it is something that gives them motivation in their lives. Addicted, think twice, take risks, satisfy one’s curiosity, risk taker, thrill, take things to the edge, desire, go to extremes

15. My personal opinion about people who (1) take risks is that people enjoy doing this because the (2) thrill and excitement are bigger than the filling of the possible risk of death. People have always had a (3) desire to learn about the word and about themselves. To do extreme sports is to step into the unknown and to (4) satisfy their curiosity. Through this practice, (5) risk takers acquire a strong spirit of strength and tenacity. I think they achieve a lot of goals in the participation in these sports despite the fact that they put their lives at serious risk. I don’t think people become (6) addicted to risk taking. It’s something more complicated and absolutely different. They are trying to do the best with their lives. For them, nothing is comparable to the emotions that they can feel, and it is something that gives them motivation in their lives.

16. Copy the chart to your notebooks. Listen to how three people speak about risk taking. Complete the chart. 3. Masha Trusova from Tula 2. Jose Davila from Mexico 1. Clare Lee from Korea Opinion about risk taking Risky sports they have done Reasons why people take risks

17. In pairs discuss the following questions : * What kind of people are Clare Lee, Jose and Masha? * Do you think they understand risk takers? Explain.