Level 10, Unit 5 - Vocabulary

EXTREME SPORTS

TASKS

- Talking about extreme sports

- Describing an extreme experience

- Talking about risks and danger

- Writing about an extreme sport

VOCABULARY

Look forward to sth: to be thinking with pleasure about sth that is going to happen (because you expect to enjoy it)

Skydiving [UK] [ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ] [US] [ˈskaɪdaɪvɪŋ] noun: a sport in which you jump from a plane and fall for as long as you safely can before opening your parachute

Snowboarding [UK] [ˈsnəʊbɔːdɪŋ] [US] [ˈsnoʊbɔːrdɪŋ] noun the sport of moving over snow on a snowboard

Surfing [UK] [ˈsɜːfɪŋ] [US] [ˈsɜːrfɪŋ] noun the sport of riding on waves while standing on a narrow board called a surfboard

Rock Climbing  noun the sport or activity of climbing steep rock surfaces

Windsurfing [UK] [ˈwɪndsɜːfɪŋ] [US] [ˈwɪndsɜːrfɪŋ] noun the sport of sailing on water while standing on a surfboard with a sail attached

Powerboat [UK] [ˈpaʊəbəʊt] [US] [ˈpaʊərboʊt] noun a fast boat with a powerful engine that is used especially for racing

Rafting [UK] [ˈrɑːftɪŋ] [US] [ˈræftɪŋ] noun the sport or activity of travelling down a river on a raft

Skiing [UK] [ˈskiːɪŋ] [US] [ˈskiːɪŋ] noun the sport or activity of moving over snow on skis

Extreme Sports  noun sports that are extremely exciting to do and often dangerous, for example skydiving and bungee jumping

Extreme [UK] [ɪkˈstriːm] [US] [ɪkˈstriːm] adj. very great in degree

Adrenaline [UK] [əˈdrenəlɪn] [US] [əˈdrenəlɪn] noun a substance produced in the body when you are excited, afraid or angry. It makes the heart beat faster and increases your energy and ability to move quickly

Rush [UK] [rʌʃ] [US] [rʌʃ] noun a sudden feeling of extreme pleasure or excitement

Parachute [UK] [ˈpærəʃuːt] [US] [ˈpærəʃuːt] noun a device that is attached to people or objects to make them fall slowly and safely when they are dropped from an aircraft. It consists of a large piece of thin cloth that opens out in the air to form an umbrella shape

Stand Up   to be on your feet

Wimp Out (of sth) to not do sth that you intended to do because you are too frightened or not confident enough to do it

Get Into Sth   to put on a piece of clothing, especially with difficulty

Get Up   to stand up after sitting, lying, etc.

Harness [UK] [ˈhɑːnɪs] [US] [ˈhɑːrnɪs] noun a set of strips of leather, etc. for fastening sth to a person's body or to keep them from moving off or falling

Free Fall  noun the movement of an object or a person falling through the air without engine power or a parachute

Arch [UK] [ɑːtʃ] [US] [ɑːrtʃ] verb if you arch part of your body, or if it arches, it moves and forms a curved shape

Landing [UK] [ˈlændɪŋ] [US] [ˈlændɪŋ] noun an act of bringing an aircraft or a spacecraft down to the ground after a journey

Tap [UK] [tæp] [US] [tæp] verb if you tap your fingers, feet, etc. or they tap, you hit them gently against a table, the floor, etc, for example to the rhythm of music

Coward [UK] [ˈkaʊəd] [US] [ˈkaʊərd] noun a person who is not brave or who does not have the courage to do things that other people do not think are especially difficult

Breakneck [UK] [ˈbreɪknek] [US] [ˈbreɪknek] adj. very fast and dangerous

Invincible [UK] [ɪnˈvɪnsəbl] [US] [ɪnˈvɪnsəbl] adj. too strong to be defeated or changed

Speechless [UK] [ˈspiːtʃləs] [US] [ˈspiːtʃləs] adj. not able to speak, especially because you are extremely angry or surprised

Pass Out   to become unconscious

Highlight [UK] [ˈhaɪlaɪt] [US] [ˈhaɪlaɪt] noun the best, most interesting or most exciting part of sth

Flash [UK] [flæʃ] [US] [flæʃ] verb to come into your mind suddenly

Thud [UK] [θʌd] [US] [θʌd] noun a sound like the one which is made when a heavy object hits sth else

Heartbeat [UK] [ˈhɑːtbiːt] [US] [ˈhɑːrtbiːt] noun the movement or sound of the heart as it sends blood around the body

Back And Forth from one place to another and back again repeatedly

Proficient [UK] [prəˈfɪʃnt] [US] [prəˈfɪʃnt] adj. able to do sth well because of training and practice

Ladder [UK] [ˈlædə(r)] [US] [ˈlædər] noun a piece of equipment for climbing up and down a wall, the side of a building, etc, consisting of two lengths of wood or metal that are joined together by steps or rungs

Diversity [UK] [daɪˈvɜːsəti] [US] [daɪˈvɜːrsəti] noun a range of many people or things that are very different from each other

Fear [UK] [fɪə(r)] [US] [fɪr] noun the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when sth bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you

Get Over Sth to deal with or gain control of sth