English 7B - Adventure Sports - Term 2

English 7B

Adventure Sports

Term 2

by Ms. April

Open Ended

What adventure or extreme sport is shown in the photo?

Open Ended

What adventure or extreme sport is shown in the photo?

Open Ended

What adventure or extreme sport is shown in the photo?

did you know?

​Names that are made of two words (such as skydiving and mountain biking) are called compound nouns.

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​Closed compound nouns: skydiving

Open compound nouns: mountain biking

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​A compound adjective is a word that describes a noun and is made up of two (or more) words. The words are joined by a hyphen (for example, half-price, well-known). In usage: a well-known person

​Use of English: Compound Words

Can you work out the names of the following adventure sports?​

Note: Follow proper spelling of common and proper nouns in your answers.

​​Kitesurfing

a sport in which you move across water by standing on a board and holding onto the strings of a large kite (= a piece of cloth on a frame, that is moved by the wind) (Cambridge Dictionary)

windsurfing

​a sport in which you sail across water by standing on a board and holding onto a large sail (Cambridge Dictionary)

​waterskiing

​a sport in which you are pulled along the surface of the water by a boat, while balancing on a pair of skis (Cambridge Dictionary)

​the activity or sport of moving over snow using a snowboard (Cambridge Dictionary)

​Snowboarding

​skydiving

​a sport in which a person jumps from an aircraft and falls for as long as possible before opening a parachute (Cambridge Dictionary)

​mountain biking

​the sport or activity of riding a mountain bike (= a bicycle for riding over hills and rough ground) (Cambridge Dictionary)

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