Listening: Watching and listening Extreme sports

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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo, mavo
• Leerjaar 2-4

English Listening

At the end of this lesson you will have even more experience with listening (and watching) about extreme sports

Planning

1. Introduction

2. Watching/Listening

3. Answering questions 

4. Checking our goal

5. Closing the lesson

Can you name some extreme sports?

Has anyone ever done any kind of extreme sports?

Or wants to do any?

What do you think of / know about 'base jumping'?

Fun Fact: Waar staat de afkorting BASE voor?

A

Bold, Aerodynamic, Swift, Extreme

B

Brave Asthetic Supersonic Elevation

C

Buildings, Antenna, Spans, Earth

D

Het heeft geen betekenis.

UP NEXT: Video Exercise

- Video about BASE Jumping 

- Videofragments with questions in between

- Watch & Listen for answers

Waar zijn de springers?

A

Lauterbrunnen

B

Oberland

C

Zurich

D

Niesen

Waarom gebruikten de springers een helicopter? Antwoord in het Engels.

Met welk woord beschrijven de springers het grootste deel van het terrein?

A

rough

B

infinite

C

endless

D

on going

Welke springer deed niet mee bij de tweede sprong?

A

Mike

B

Andy

C

Dave

D

Scottie

Dave sprong hier ooit voor een film.

A

True

B

False

C

D

Wat is de bijnaam van Walenstadt? Antwoord in het Engels

Wanneer is Uli overleden?

A

2005

B

2006

C

2008

D

2009

Hoeveel voet kun je naar beneden vallen (antwoord in cijfers, bijvoorbeeld 5-6)?

Waar gaat het Red Bull-team hierna naartoe? Antwoord met 1 woord

After watching this, do you feel like trying BASE-Jumping one day?

A

Definitely!

B

Hell No

C

Maybe

D

In extreme bike riding, what is one main challenge described?

A

Riding through city streets at slow speeds

B

Riding on steep, muddy, rocky slopes at high speeds

C

Performing tricks on a flat surface

D

Racing other cyclists in a stadium

How fast can downhill longboarders go?

A

40 miles per hour

B

60 miles per hour

C

80 miles per hour

D

100 miles per hour

What record did Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner set in 2012?

A

Break the speed of sound in a freefall from space

B

Fastest helicopter descent

C

Longest duration in freefall without a parachute

D

Deepest cave dive

How deep can professional freedivers dive without decompression sickness?

A

100 feet

B

200 feet

C

Over 300 feet

D

500 feet

What makes ice climbing extremely dangerous?

A

Constant low temperatures

B

Competition with other climbers

C

Long distances to climb

D

Devices breaking off and climbers falling from heights

Why is wingsuit flying considered the most extreme sport?

A

It is done underwater

B

It pretends to fly like Superman and is risky

C

It is performed on motorbikes

D

It is a slow and safe sport

Would you do any of these sports? Which one and why if yes, if no why?

How did your listening exercises go today?