The Weekend - Adventure Sports (C0239)

A: Welcome to Adventure Tours . How may I help you?
B: I want to book a tour with adventure sports .
A: Excellent! Our company has more than ten years of experience in the adventure tourism and sports field . Let me show you some options. This is our most popular choice, our river guides will take you on a whitewater rafting trip followed by a ride in a hot air balloon !
B: I don't really think I'm ready to throw myself down a river full of jagged rocks in a rubber boat or go up in the air in a wicker basket held up by an oversize balloon. What else do you have?
A: Well, in that case, we can take you hang gliding with one of our experienced instructors. It's the closest you can get to flying.
B: What? You mean strap myself to a flimsy kite? No thank you! Next!
A: Mmm. ok. Well, why don't you tell me a little bit more about what you would like? We have everything from mountain biking, to rock climbing to street luge.
B: I'm thinking something exciting but. safer.
A: I have the perfect option, this package will take you on a hiking trip through the Himalayas for three days and afterwards there's a dog sledding journey!
B: That's more like it !

Key Vocabulary

hot air balloon a huge balloon risen up by hot air
in the field in an area of work, study
jagged having a sharp surface
oversize larger than what is listed
in that case if something said earlier is true
hang gliding gliding in a hang glider
the closest thing you can get to the easiest way,the most likely thing
mountain biking ride a bicycle designed for riding in mountainous
rock climbing the sport of scaling rock masses on mountain sides
street luge the sport of descending a steep road
whitewater rafting The sport of rafting down fast-flowing rivers

Supplementary Vocabulary

sky diving to jump out an airplane and parachute to the ground
surfing to ride a wave on a long wooden board
life insurance insurance to protect your family from your untimely death
base jumping jumping off a cliff and parachuting to the ground
bungie jumping to jump off a ledge while attached to a rope

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