Vocabulary
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Lesson 10: Vocabulary Exercises
1. 1950s- The first skateboard was made by surfers. They used it like a surfboard on the sidewalk. Skateboarding had the same style as surfing.
a. the waysomething is done
b. the way something is made
2. 1970s-Skateboarders started skating in empty swimming pools so they could go up and go and go faster because they wanted a more intense experience.
a.successful
b. stronger
3. 1980s-Skateboard companies focused on selling more skateboards and street skateboarding became popular again.
a. to give all your attention to something
b. to try toavoid something
4. 1990s- Skateboarders started jumping and riding on stairs, rails, and poles.
Tony Hawk got hooked on skateboarding.
a. to get hurt while playing
b. to become unable to stopdoing something
5. For him, it was an escape from pain.
a. a way to forget about problems
b. an exciting adventure
6. Tony Hawk became the only skateboarder to ever achieve a 900 in a competition.(A 900 is 2 ½ turns in the air.)
a. to make an effort
b. to succeed in doing something
7. He says, ‘’I’m never happy if I can’t perfect something.’’
a. to make something as good as it can beb. to be able to do something
8. Barbara Odanaka has founded The International Society of Skateboarding Moms. She says that, when she was a kid, skateboarding helped her learn how to focus herenergy and work toward a goal.
a. the physical and mental strength that makes you able to be active
b. the mental strength that makes you very smart
9. In 1977, she made it as a sponsoredskateboarder.
a. to be successful in a particular activity
b. to create something
10. There is a controversy about skateboarding because of its danger.
a. a public law
b. a strong disagreement
11.There are more than 12.5million skateboarders in the world today. The think their sport is totally awesome.
a. interesting
b. terrific
12. For kids, one benefit of getting involved in a sport like...
1. 1950s- The first skateboard was made by surfers. They used it like a surfboard on the sidewalk. Skateboarding had the same style as surfing.
a. the waysomething is done
b. the way something is made
2. 1970s-Skateboarders started skating in empty swimming pools so they could go up and go and go faster because they wanted a more intense experience.
a.successful
b. stronger
3. 1980s-Skateboard companies focused on selling more skateboards and street skateboarding became popular again.
a. to give all your attention to something
b. to try toavoid something
4. 1990s- Skateboarders started jumping and riding on stairs, rails, and poles.
Tony Hawk got hooked on skateboarding.
a. to get hurt while playing
b. to become unable to stopdoing something
5. For him, it was an escape from pain.
a. a way to forget about problems
b. an exciting adventure
6. Tony Hawk became the only skateboarder to ever achieve a 900 in a competition.(A 900 is 2 ½ turns in the air.)
a. to make an effort
b. to succeed in doing something
7. He says, ‘’I’m never happy if I can’t perfect something.’’
a. to make something as good as it can beb. to be able to do something
8. Barbara Odanaka has founded The International Society of Skateboarding Moms. She says that, when she was a kid, skateboarding helped her learn how to focus herenergy and work toward a goal.
a. the physical and mental strength that makes you able to be active
b. the mental strength that makes you very smart
9. In 1977, she made it as a sponsoredskateboarder.
a. to be successful in a particular activity
b. to create something
10. There is a controversy about skateboarding because of its danger.
a. a public law
b. a strong disagreement
11.There are more than 12.5million skateboarders in the world today. The think their sport is totally awesome.
a. interesting
b. terrific
12. For kids, one benefit of getting involved in a sport like...
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