An extreme sport (also called action sport, adventure sport, and adventurous sport) is any sport featuring speed, height, danger, a high level of physical exertion, highly specialized gear, or spectacular stunts.

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magazine article: Extreme sports. "Speed, height, spectacular stunts, or a combination of all three – extreme sports, an umbrella term that includes skateboarding, BMX freestyle, surfing and snowboarding, attracts a following – mainly of young adults – keen to push the limits of their own courage and physical ability. The wide variety of activities in this category makes it difficult to define, but it is certainly one of sport’s biggest growth areas." Read article

magazine article: Surfing. "It seems that the oceans of the world have become many things to many different people. For some the ocean is a source of food and income, for others a source of inspiration and fascination, for some a beautiful garden with hidden depths to explore and for others a dumping ground for their toxic waste, but of all people the ones that probably appreciate, admire and perhaps even understand the changing landscape of the ocean best are surfers." Read article

word game: Extreme sports. Match the names and pictures of 16 different types of extreme sports to descriptions of them. Play game (1) and game (2)

story: Coming Back Up So we’re driving along, a road in the middle of nowhere, a few trees now and then on each side of the road, mountains in the distance, there hasn’t been a town for ages and then you see this sign, not really a proper sign at all, just a piece of card with some words scribbled on it: “Bungee Jumping, 5km” Read story

cartoon: "Why are you bringing your surfboards to London?" "We heard that you've got ..." See cartoon

trivia: (Surfing) Quotes: "Surfing is very much like making love. It always feels good, no matter how many times you've done it. (Paul Strauch). See more surfing trivia

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