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English vocabulary lesson with words connected to extreme sports. This lesson will help you define exciting, scary, terrifying, incredible, insane, adrenalin, safety equipment, humdrum and sissy.
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?’
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Question 1 of 9
1. Question
Exciting
Which is the correct definition?
- interesting and full of action
- a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or cowardly
- equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
- boring because nothing new or interesting happens
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
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Definition:
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Exciting – interesting and full of action.
‘One of the most exciting ski runs I have ever been on.’
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Exciting – interesting and full of action.
‘One of the most exciting ski runs I have ever been on.’
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Question 2 of 9
2. Question
Scary
Which is the correct definition?
- making you feel frightened
- very, very good
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
- equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
- boring because nothing new or interesting happens
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Definition:
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Scary – making you feel frightened.
‘Without a safety net, it was a little more scary.’
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Scary – making you feel frightened.
‘Without a safety net, it was a little more scary.’
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Question 3 of 9
3. Question
Terrifying
Which is the correct definition?
- very frightening
- interesting and full of action
- a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or cowardly
- a chemical made by the body when you are frightened, angry, or excited, that makes the heart go faster
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
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Definition:
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Terrifying – very frightening.
‘Looking down was terrifying.’
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Terrifying – very frightening.
‘Looking down was terrifying.’
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Question 4 of 9
4. Question
Incredible
Which is the correct definition?
- very, very good
- making you feel frightened
- interesting and full of action
- equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
- a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or cowardly
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Definition:
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Incredible – very, very good.
‘The view across the mountains was incredible.’
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Incredible – very, very good.
‘The view across the mountains was incredible.’
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Question 5 of 9
5. Question
Insane
Which is the correct definition?
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
- interesting and full of action
- very frightening
- a chemical made by the body when you are frightened, angry, or excited, that makes the heart go faster
- boring because nothing new or interesting happens
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Definition:
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Insane – very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury.
‘BASE jumping is the most insane sport I know.’
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Insane – very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury.
‘BASE jumping is the most insane sport I know.’
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Question 6 of 9
6. Question
Adrenalin
Which is the correct definition?
- a chemical made by the body when you are frightened, angry, or excited, that makes the heart go faster
- very, very good
- making you feel frightened
- a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or cowardly
- equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
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Definition:
Correct
Adrenalin – 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.’
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Adrenalin – 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.’
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Question 7 of 9
7. Question
Safety equipment
Which is the correct definition?
- equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
- very, very good
- making you feel frightened
- interesting and full of action
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Definition:
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Safety equipment – equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems.
‘Oh my god! no safety equipment. He will kill himself.’
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Safety equipment – equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems.
‘Oh my god! no safety equipment. He will kill himself.’
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Question 8 of 9
8. Question
Humdrum
Which is the correct definition?
- boring because nothing new or interesting happens
- a chemical made by the body when you are frightened, angry, or excited, that makes the heart go faster
- very frightening
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
- making you feel frightened
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Definition:
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Humdrum – boring because nothing new or interesting happens.
‘On the way to work John thought about his humdrum life.’
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Humdrum – boring because nothing new or interesting happens.
‘On the way to work John thought about his humdrum life.’
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Question 9 of 9
9. Question
A sissy
Which is the correct definition?
- a boy who other boys dislike and laugh at because they think he is weak or cowardly
- equipment that is designed to protect people or stop serious problems
- very stupid or crazy, especially doing something that is likely to cause injury
- making you feel frightened
- interesting and full of action
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Definition:
Correct
A sissy – 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?’
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A sissy – 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?’
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