Level B2 General English

Lesson 73

Health And Sports
健康とスポーツ

Generally speaking, extreme sports are activities that are often dangerous and sometimes little mistakes can cause injury or even death. So called extreme sports include sky surfing, rock climbing, water skiing, off road racing and bungee jumping. Those sports produce such a profound surge of excitement in exposing own's self to danger, that these days so many young people willingly participate.

People who do extreme sports have a strong craving to escape the boredom from ordinary life. As a child, TV games or fantasy movies and anime excited people and also gave them the dream of becoming a superhero. All children grow up and come to know that they cannot become a superhero, but they still want to feel that excitement. Some of them begin to do extreme sports so they can experience that excitement.

Enjoying extreme sports leads to danger and risks, however people need some refreshment for their mind and body to work off their frustration. Extreme sports is one method of managing their stress.