This extreme sports vocabulary lesson will help you understand the words exciting, scary, terrifying, incredible, insane, adrenalin, safety equipment, humdrum and sissy correctly.
exciting adjective interesting and full of action
- One of the most exciting ski runs I have ever been on.
scary adjective making you feel frightened
- Without a safety net, it was a little more scary.
terrifying adjective very frightening
- Looking down was terrifying.
incredible adjective very, very good
- The view across the mountains was incredible.
insane adjective very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
- BASE jumping is the most insane sport I know.
(–) adrenalin uncountable noun a chemical made by the body when you are frightened, angry, or excited, that makes the heart go faster
- Zip-lining really gets the adrenalin pumping around my body.
(–) safety equipment uncountable noun equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
- Oh my god! no safety equipment. He will kill himself.
humdrum adjective boring because nothing new or interesting happens
- On the way to work John thought about his humdrum life.
(a) sissy noun a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or cowardly
- If I pull the trigger will you still think I’m a sissy?
Now do the Extreme Sports exercise.
Listen to the definition in the audio and then write the correct word.
Now watch the video to clarify and reinforce your understanding of the vocabulary.