- After you read, read the text on Pupil’s Book page 14 again. Read and complete the sentences. Write one word in each space.
1- Underwater hockey is a water sport that is played in many different countries around the world.
- A game of underwater hockey is 30 minutes long, with a 3-minute break in the middle.
- In a tuna throwing competition, people turn around very quickly before they throw the fish as far as they can.
- Fisherman often threw fish off their boats when they had caught too many.
- Dennis Turville made canyoning popular in America in the 1970s.
2- Read the sentences and circle T (true) or F (false). Then explain your answers:
1- Underwater hockey matches are played by twelve people. T / F
There are two teams of six players.
2- Underwater hockey was first played in Australia. T / F
It was first played in the UK.
3- Only fishermen can play the sport of tuna throwing. T / F
People got the idea from watching fishermen.
4- People don’t use real fish for tuna throwing nowadays. T / F
Today people use rubber fish.
5- Canyoning isn’t popular in Jordan. T / F
Canyoning is popular in Jordan.
3- Listen to a report about another unusual extreme sport. Complete the text.
Zorbing is an unusual 1 outdoor sport that people do on hills in 2 . fields. They get inside a big ball called a zorb. It’s made of clear 3 . plastic. After they get inside, people roll down the hill as fast as they can. Zorbs are usually about 4. three meters across and only one person can fit inside. Some people enjoy competing in zorb 5. races to see who is the fastest. Other people only go zorbing for 6. fun. You can go zorbing on 7. water like lakes and swimming pools. Does that sound 8. exciting like to you?