Trendy sports
Trendsports and Extremsports are becoming increasingly popular in Germany.
Inline-skating, Skateboard fahren and Freilaufen are all energetic and exciting ways of getting from one place to the next.
Question
Listen to the following sentences, then translate them into English.
Ich mag freilaufen, weil es eine Herausforderung ist.
Mein Bruder macht gern Inline-skating, weil es total schnell ist.
Meine Eltern finden Extremsports viel zu gefährlich.
Meine Schwester kann nicht Skateboard fahren, obwohl sie gut inline skaten und eislaufen kann.
Mein Cousin macht freilaufen, denn er ist sehr aktiv.
- I like free running, because I find it a challenge.
- My brother likes going inline skating, because it’s really fast.
- My parents think extreme sports are much too dangerous.
- My sister can’t skateboard, although she is good at inline skating and ice skating.
- My (male) cousin does free running, because he is really active.
Question
Watch this video about two inline skaters and answer the multiple choice questions below.
Use guesswork by eliminating answers you know can’t be right to help you choose the correct response. Keywords and cognateA word that is related to a word in another language. A cognate looks or sounds similar to a word in another language and also has the same meaning, eg Name (German) and name (English); Nord (German) and north (English); Computer (German) and computer (English). will help you.
Remember never to leave a question blank.
(This clip is from: BBC TWO German File)
Where are the skaters from?
- Berlin
- Dresden
- Munich
How long have they been skating?
- four years
- three years
- two years
How much time do they spend skating in the afternoon?
- two to three hours
- three to four hours
- four to five hours
How many shows do they take part in?
- three per month
- one per week
- six per year
Do they earn money for the shows?
- Sometimes
- Yes
- No
How many girls are in the skate group?
- three
- none
- two
Bonus question - What does one skater say at the end, which shows he is addicted to skating?
- Where are the skaters from? – Dresden
- How long have they been skating? – 4 years
- How much time do they spend skating in the afternoon? – 3-4 hours
- How many shows do they take part in? – Three per month
- Do they earn money for the shows? – Yes
- How many girls are in the skate group? – Two
Bonus question - What does one skater say at the end, which shows he is addicted to skating? – Skating is my life. It's like a drug.
