Unit 12: Water sports

Before Reading
Matching
swimming
jet-skiing
diving
kayaking
surfing
scuba diving
windsurfing
water polo
water-skiing
rowing
a) Match the pictures with the names of sports.
While Reading
Listen And Read
Dive From A Dining Board
• Be sure how deep the water is before you dive.
• Warm your body up before plunging into the water so as to prevent cramp.
• Don`t swim or dive alone.
• Dive with your head up, arms up and extended over your head during dive.
• Don`t drink and dive.
The effects of alcohol can be extremely dangerous in diving.
Jet-Skiing
• Learn to swim in case you fall off the watercraft.
• Wear a life vest.
• Make sure the water and weather conditions are safe.
• Be cautious when you are near swimmers and surfers.
• Stay at least 30 meters from other boats and personal watercrafts.
• Never use a personal watercraft if you have been drinking any amount
of alcohol.
Water-Skiing
• Don`t water-ski when in bad weather - stop any activities when you hear or see a storm.
• Stay well clear of other boats, docks, or obstacles.
• Be sure there is an observer who can keep an eye on you and send messages to the driver.
• Equip the boat with a rear
view mirror so that the driver can see you.
• Wear a life vest.
Scuba Diving
• Get a medical examination and a swim test before learning scuba diving.
• Check the equipment carefully and know how it functions.
• Never dive alone - you may get lost or trapped in the rocks.
• Know local weather conditions - don`t swim if it rains or a storm is coming. Water conducts electricity.
• Don`t rise too quickly to the surface. A sudden rise can be deadly.
New Vocabulary
1. diving
2. to plunge
3. cramp
4. effect
5. to extend
6. watercraft
7. cautious
8. to stay clear of
9. dock
10. to keep an eye on
11. rear view mirror
12. vest
13. to get trapped
14. to conduct
15. obstacle
16. deadly
1. môn nhảy cầu
2. lao người xuống
3. chứng chuột rút
4. hiệu quả
5. vươn ra
6. xe lội nước
7. cẩn trọng
8. tránh xa
9. cầu tàu (cảng)
10. để mắt đến
11. kính chiếu hậu
12. áo phao
13. bị mắc kẹt
14. dẫn, truyền
15. trở ngại
16. gây chết người
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Click on words to hear the the sound
Check On
Comprehension
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Because they won’t be able to control the movements of their limbs, or operate the machines well (e.g. in diving or jet-skiing).
They may be struck by lightning or get an elecric shock (because water conducts electricity).
He / she may suffer from the bends, a severe pain and difficulty in breathing as gas bubbles are formed in his / her body fluids due to sudden decrease in pressure.
Swimming In The Sea

 Wear a swimming cap to protect your hair and goggles to
protect your eyes.
 Apply sun cream / sunscreen before swimming to avoid being
burned by the sun.
 Warm up your body by doing some gentle exercises to prevent
cramp.
 Don’t drink and swim. You may get sick.
 Don’t swim when the sea is rough.
got trapped - plunged - cramp - conducts - deadly - equipped - stay clear - keep an eye - function - obstacles

1. Mary will ..................... on the kids this afternoon.
2. Tired players were suffering from ………....
3. Aluminium, being metal, readily ..................heat.
4. He stripped off and ....................into the sea.
5. Carbon dioxide is a ...............poison.
6. Her legs have now ceased to .................
7. If you’re a beginner, ......................of resorts with reputations for difficult skiing.
8. We tried to remove .................to travel between the two countries.
9. The rooms are .....................with video cameras.
10. Twenty miners .........................underground.
keep an eye
got trapped
equipped
obstacles
stay clear
function
deadly
plunged
conducts
cramp
e) Fill in each gap with the suitable word(s) from the list.
homework
cramp
PLUNGE
VEST
DOCK
watercraft