Adventure Sports: Use of English: Conjunctions + Time Clauses

Adventure Sports: Use of English: Conjunctions + Time Clauses

by Ms. April

​Look at these sentences

• ​. . . you hold on to a large kite while standing on a board

• ​ . . . you jump from a plane and dive through the air before opening a parachute

​Language Tip

We can use words like while, when, before, after, until, and as soon as (called conjunctions) to add a new section with a verb (called a clause) to give more meaning to a sentence.

​Complete the following sentences

Use before, after, when, or while and a verb ending in the -ing form.​

Open Ended

You'll be tired ________ any extreme sport.

Open Ended

A good surfer swims a long way from the beach _______ back on a wave.

Open Ended

You must think carefully about where to put your hands and feet _______ a mountain.

Open Ended

It's possible to surf at 100 kilometers an hour _________ if there's a good wind.

Open Ended

__________ for the plane to get up to 3700 metres, you jump out and skydive for about one minute.

Open Ended

_________ any dangerous sport, you must think carefully about how you can be safe.

​Look at the advert and answer quickly.

1. ​What is the name of the company?

2. ​What does the company do?

3. ​If you want to know more about one of these weekends, what should you do?

4. ​Would you like to go on one of these weekends? Why or why not?