Module 8 Past Times Unit 8 A Reading and Vocabulary Exercise 1 page 122 out of the ordinary0:07
A Brian Potter has been sandboarding for the past seven years.1:08
He loves it because he can do it pretty much anywhere.1:14
If there is sand, he can sandboard, he says.1:18
I'm a real speed freak and I find nothing more exciting than to take out my board and whiz down the sand dunes.1:22
The general idea of sandboarding is the same as snowboarding.1:30
People simply strap a board to their feet and slide down a hill.1:34
Brian says, this summer I'm going to enter a sandboarding competition.1:39
There will be around 500 entrants from all over the world.1:45
If I finish in the top 50, I will be pretty proud.1:49
B Carla Murphy is known in certain circles as a zorbanaut.1:54
This is because she spends some of her free time inside a large inflatable plastic ball called a zorb.2:00
Zorbing is so much fun.2:08
I just can't get enough, she says.2:10
Zorbing involves rolling down a steep hill strapped inside the ball, along with up to two other people.2:14
The bull can reach speeds of up to 50 or 60 kilometers per hour if the hill is steep enough.2:22
You bounce around as if you're weightless, but it's safe too.2:31
Even if you hit a rock, you will not get hurt because you're totally protected from bumps and knocks by the Zorb.2:35
Anyone from 6 to 60 can do it, Carla explains.2:41
This bizarre activity originated in New Zealand and now there are centres all around the world.2:46
Carla thinks it's great when we start rolling, we just start laughing and we can't stop, see?2:53
Paul lynch has been practicing ice climbing for several years and he can't get enough.3:02
My parents took me skiing in the Alps when I was a child, and ever since I've been addicted to the mountains.3:09
But if I hadn't moved to Canada a few years ago, I never would have fallen in love with ice climbing.3:15
Now he spends most of his free time climbing ice in the Canadian Rockies.3:21
He has even climbed frozen waterfalls.3:26
If I had a lot of money, I would never do anything else, he says.3:30
Basically, ice climbing involves swinging an axe into the ice above your head and pulling yourself up on it.3:35
You need a good quality helmet, ropes and special boots for ice climbing.3:43
It can be dangerous if you don't have the right equipment, and of course it's very physical, so you really have to be in good shape to stay safe, says Paul.3:48
D. Harriet Bolton didn't really like sport at all.3:58
Until she discovered something both new and unusual.4:03
I was listening to the radio one day when I heard something that I thought must have been a joke.4:07
The DJ was talking about underwater hockey.4:13
If this was actually a real sport, I would have to find out more about it, I thought.4:16
To my surprise, there was a local team in my area, and before I knew it, I was part of it.4:22
Underwater hockey was invented by a British diving club in 1954 and was originally called Octopus.4:29
Players wear masks, flippers and snorkels during the game.4:38
The rules are really simple.4:43
You just have to slide the puck into the opposing team's goal, harriet explains.4:45
But unlike water polo, where the action takes place above the water, underwater hockey is played at the bottom of the pool.4:51
For this reason, underwater hockey is not much of a spectator sport.4:59
If you want to watch an exciting game, you will have to choose something else.5:04
People watching from outside the pool can only see lots of splashing and flippers, says Harriet.5:09
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