МБОУ «Хотьковская средняя общеобразовательная школа №5» Стрелкова Ольга Валентиновна учитель английского языка Хотьково 2016г.
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Whitewater rafting Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water. This is often done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, and generally represents a new and challenging environment for participants.
Paragliding Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircraft with no rigid primary structure.
Kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle.
Snowboarding Snowboarding is a recreational activity and olympic sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.
Base jumping BASE jumping, also sometimes written as B.A.S.E. jumping, is parachuting or wing suit flying from a fixed structure or cliff. Due to the lower altitudes of the jumps, BASE jumping is significantly more dangerous than skydiving from a plane.
Kite surfing Kite surfing is a surface water sport combining aspects of wakeboarding, snowboarding, windsurfing, surfing, paragliding, skateboarding and gymnastics into one extreme sport.
Walking a tightrope Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the art of walking along a thin wire or rope. It has a long tradition in various countries and is commonly associated with the circus. Other skills similar to tightrope walking include slack rope walking and slacklining.
Skydiving Parachuting, or skydiving, is a method of exiting an aircraft and returning to Earth with the aid of gravity, then slowing down during the last part of the descent by using a parachute.
Bungee jumping Bungee jumping is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord.
Zorbing Zorbing is the recreation or sport of rolling downhill inside an orb, generally made of transparent plastic. Zorbing is generally performed on a gentle slope.
Freeride Freeride is a discipline of mountain biking closely related to downhill biking and dirt jumping focused on tricks, style, and technical trail features. It is now recognized as one of the most popular disciplines within mountain biking.
Volcano boarding Volcano surfing, also known as ash boarding or volcano boarding, is a sport performed on volcano slopes. The most popular slope is of Cerro Negro near Leon in western Nicaragua.
Ski jumping Ski jumping is a form of Nordic skiing in which athletes descend a specially constructed take off ramp, jump from the end of it with as much power as they can generate, and "fly" as far as possible down a steeply sloped hill.