ADV 1 - Unit 1 Vocabulary check

Match the following

• achieved

• There was one huge

  ______

  to overcome.

• hazardous

• The weather conditions were extreme and ___

• boundary

• These trees mark the

  ______

  between the two houses.

• obstacle

• She ___her goal and won the gold medal.

You don’t have to go out into ​ (a)   weather conditions to test your levels of ​ (b)   . This ​ (c)   sport will really make you push yourself to your physical ​ (d)   .

• hazardous
• endurance
• nontraditional
• limit
• unbelievable
• determination

Choose the sports mentioned in the reading

• Snowboarding

• Extreme snowboarding

• Big-wave surfing

• Desert-marathon

A ​ (a)   is someone whose qualities or achievements make you want to be as good as they are.

• role model
• boundary
• opponent

​ (a)   is the ability and strength to keep doing something for an extended period of time. 

• Endurance
• Hazardous
• Push oneself
• Unreachable

According to the text, which animals pose serious risks to surfers?

• sharks

• whales

• jellyfish

Jussi Oksanen is a

• marathoner

• surfer

• snowboarder

What is the distance of the Marathon des Sables?

• 250km

• 155km

• 122km

• 42km