Unit 30

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Unit 30

Risking it

Extreme sports,

risk-taking

Which extreme sports
do you know?

Match the pictures with the sports.

1. bungee jumping

2. hang-gliding

3. ice climbing

4. potholing

5. scuba diving

5. skydiving

7. white-water rafting

8. windsurfing

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

Exercise 1.2 (page 196)

Class discussion:

• Which of the sports have you done?
• Which would you like to try?

Exercise 1.2 (page 239)

In pairs / groups of three:
Match each word list with one of the industries

in exercise 1.1.

Option 2

1. participants
2. patients

first job was for an insurance company

Option 3

1. associated
2. imparted

her job was moved, but she didn’t move

Option 4

1. resumed
2. released

Option 5:

1. flight
2. fear

Option 6:

1. levels
2. channels

Option 7:

1. exhibition
2. exertion

Option 8:

1. tentative
2. understated

Option 9:

1. recreational
2. residential

Option 10:

1. adventure
2. accident

Option 11:

1. action
2. activity

Option 11:

1. action
2. activity

Option 12:

1. individual
2. lonely

We take risks and make mistakes. Match the words with the correct verb.

TAKE

MAKE

action

advise

care

a chance

a choice

a decision

a difference

effect

an effort

exercise

part

precautions

progress

responsibility

steps to

sure

use of

Which statement do you think is true?

Women are more likely to take risks than men.

Teenagers are more likely to take risks than children or adults.

People from difficult social backgrounds are most likely to take risks.

Exercise 2.1

Listen to the fragment to see if your idea was correct.

• Answer:
  Teenagers are more likely to take risks than children or adults.
  

Continue

In pairs / groups of three:
Continue working on exercises 2.4, 3.1 & 3.2 on page 198.

Check the answers with the key in the back of your book.

Finished quickly?
Practice more with Reading and Use of English part 7 on page 199.