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Monday 28 August 2017

Speak your mind!

Bungee jumping is a stunt act- not a sport

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WALHT: Use the information in the context to use our own perspective about bungee jumping.

Arguments that support the statement
Arguments against the statement
Bungee jumping does not require skills or extensive training like a most sports.
Bungee Jumping requires skills like most sports played.
Most sports involve an element of competition….
Bungee jumping is over so quickly there is no time for team competition.
Most sports involve an element of competition so we can overcome our fear from heights and bungee jumping.
Expert stunt actor Sam Nelson describes bungee jumping as a stunt act.
It is a stunt act because it is an achievable sport that can be accomplished very quickly which enables people to challenge themselves to overcome their fear.

Defining Words

Horrendous- Petrifying & scared
Hurtling- Move or cause great speed, Run, Rush
Terminal- Closing, End, Concluding, final
Velocity- Speed, Pace, Rapidity
Acrobatic- Performing, Involving, feats
Elastic- Stretchy, Gravity
Derived- Obtain, Get, Take
Competitive- Competition, Challenging,

Unison- simultaneous performance of action or utterance of speech.

1 comment:

  1. Well done Launoa. You are thinking critically and this is a very important skill.

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