Extreme sports

Our topic is extreme sports.   How do you understand the word combination extreme sport?   Extreme sport (also called action sport and adventure sport) is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger, and that are counter-cultural. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear or spectacular stunts. The definition of an extreme sport is not exact — for example, although studies show that (road) cycling ranks as the sport with the highest number of injuries, it is not considered an extreme sport because it is not counter-cultural. The term's origin is also unclear, but it gained popularity in the 1990s when it was picked up by marketing companies to promote the X Games. Now let us think of nouns which are connected with extreme sports. ·         Snowboarding - сноубординг ·         Rock climbing - скелелазіння ·         White water rafting – рафтинг (сплав по річці) ·         Mountain biking – гірський велосипедний спорт ·         Kite surfing - кайтсерфінг ·         Skydiving – затяжні стрибки з парашутом ·         scuba diving -  дайвінг (Термін SCUBA є англійською абрівеатурою і означає Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (самодостатній апарат підводного дихання). ·         Surfing - серфінг ·         snow skiing – лижний спорт ·         water skiing – водні лижі ·         mountaineering - [ˌmauntɪ'nɪə(r)ɪŋ] альпінізм ·         storm chasing – гонитва за бурею, ураганом ·         hang gliding - дельтаплан ·         bungee jumping – банжи джампінг

Our topic is extreme sports.   How do you understand the word combination extreme sport?  

Extreme sport (also called action sport and adventure sport) is a popular term for certain activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger, and that are counter-cultural. These activities often involve speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear or spectacular stunts.

The definition of an extreme sport is not exact — for example, although studies show that (road) cycling ranks as the sport with the highest number of injuries, it is not considered an extreme sport because it is not counter-cultural. The term's origin is also unclear, but it gained popularity in the 1990s when it was picked up by marketing companies to promote the X Games.

Now let us think of nouns which are connected with extreme sports.

·         Snowboarding - сноубординг

·         Rock climbing - скелелазіння

·         White water rafting – рафтинг (сплав по річці)

·         Mountain biking – гірський велосипедний спорт

·         Kite surfing - кайтсерфінг

·         Skydiving – затяжні стрибки з парашутом

·         scuba diving -  дайвінг (Термін SCUBA є англійською абрівеатурою і означає Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (самодостатній апарат підводного дихання).

·         Surfing - серфінг

·         snow skiing – лижний спорт

·         water skiing – водні лижі

·         mountaineering - [ˌmauntɪ'nɪə(r)ɪŋ] альпінізм

·         storm chasing – гонитва за бурею, ураганом

·         hang gliding - дельтаплан

·         bungee jumping – банжи джампінг