5.Why do you think some people like extreme sports?

B.Read again and master some useful expressions.

a dozen of head down to the park to hang ten hold a grand opening

as well as be less familiar to defeat the other team have fun

overcome the fears centre on concentrate on

C.Read and recite some sentences.

4.What kind of safety equipment do skateboarders use?

3.What is the “X-factor”?

2.How are “extreme sports” different from traditional sports?

1.”360”and “hang ten” are two skateboarding terms. Can you guess what they mean?

5. To protece the wildlife is very important.

Step II.Reading

A.Read the passage about skateboarding and answer the following questions.

4. His not passing the exam made his parents sad.

3. Nobody knows who is going to win the first place.

2. What should be done next has not been decided.

1. The young are usually very active.