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18.05.2021 15:29 •  Английский язык

Английский
Read the text and write whether the sentences below are TRUE (T), FALSE (F) or NOT STATED (NS):
Kitesurfing is a sport where you attach a large kite to your harness and use the kite to generate power and velocity to raise you out of the water. Once out of the water, you have a kitesurfing board (similar to a snowboard or wakeboard) attached to your feet in order to skim over the water.
BASE jumping is one of the most extreme sports we know. Athletes hurl themselves off objects and pull a parachute before impacting the ground. BASE stands for buildings, antenna, spans (bridges), earth (clinfs & mountains) - the four main types of objects that athletes jump off from.
Wingsuit flying is a variation of BASE jumping where athletes hurt themselves off cliffs or other high objects and then "fly" through the air using their wingsuits (sometimes called "flying squirrel suits") only to pull their parachute before narrowly crashing into the ground.
Street luge is very similar to luge, but instead of it being a venter sport, you do it wherever you can find a street with a downhill long enough for your liking. Have fun.
Аbseiling - Run down the side of a building while holding on to a rope with a
harness attached. This might sound like suicide, but it's actually quite fun.
The Ironman is 140. 6 miles of swimming biking and running. 2.4 mile swim. 112 mile bike ride and a full marathon - 26.2 miles - to it all off. Do you have what it takes to be an Ironman?
1) All these kinds of sports are very popular all over the world.
a) T
b) F
c) NS
2) Kitesurfing is one of water sports where you need special equipment.
a) T
b) F
c) NS
3) Abseiling is an alternative to BASE jumping.
a) T
b) F
c) NS
4) The Ironman includes a variety of sports.
c) NS
a) T
b) F
5) To do these sports you should be very strong and healthy.
a) T
b) F
c) NS

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