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Extreme Sports

Extreme sports include skydiving, ostrich-riding, and extreme biking. Listen to a conversation about extreme sports, learn the present perfect tense, and practice it with the AI Tutor.

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Extreme Sports

(1) Naomi:

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What are you doing this summer?

This is the present continuous, but it talks about the future. You can use the present continuous for your future plans.

(2) Arthur:

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I'm going [vocab word=skydiving]skydiving[/vocab]. I haven't done that before.

"go skydiving" means you jump off from an airplane. "done" is the past participle of "do".

(3) Naomi:

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Wow, skydiving! That's so [vocab word=dangerous]dangerous[/vocab]!

(4) Arthur:

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Yes, it is. But, I love the [vocab word=thrill]thrill[/vocab]. I love [vocab word=extreme sports]extreme sports[/vocab].

(5) Naomi:

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What extreme sports have you done?

(6) Arthur:

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Let's see ... I have [vocab word=climb]climbed[/vocab] a [vocab word=cliff]cliff[/vocab] without a [vocab word=rope]rope[/vocab].

"climbed" is the past participle of "climb". It's also the simple past of "climb". "Without a safety rope" means he didn't wear a safety rope.

(7) Naomi:

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You are CRAZY.

(8) Arthur:

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I told you. I love the thrill. I've also gone [vocab word=biking]biking[/vocab] in the Mount Everest.

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 8849 meters tall.

(9) Naomi:

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Are you [vocab word=serious]serious[/vocab]?

(10) Arthur:

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Oh, yeah. I've gone [vocab word=snowboarding]snowboarding[/vocab] on top of the Mount Temple in Canada.

(11) Naomi:

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Wow ... What other crazy things have you done?

(12) Arthur:

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I've ridden an [vocab word=ostrich]ostrich[/vocab].

"ridden" is the past participle of "ride".

(13) Naomi:

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Get out of here.

This is common in spoken English. It means "You are not serious!" or "You are joking!"

(14) Arthur:

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I'm serious. I rode an ostrich in South Africa last year. It was a [vocab word=wild]wild[/vocab] ostrich. I [vocab word=catch]caught[/vocab] it and I rode it. Wow, they run fast!

"I rode an ostrich" is in simple past. It is a 1 time event. "rode" is the simple past of "ride". "caught" is the simple past of "catch".

(15) Naomi:

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Wow.

(16) Arthur:

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I've ridden a [vocab word=moose]moose[/vocab], too.

(17) Naomi:

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Don't tell me ... you've ridden a [vocab word=lion]lion[/vocab], too.

(18) Arthur:

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I have not ridden a lion ...! That's a great idea, Naomi! Thanks!

(19) Naomi:

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You are going to die one of these days, Arthur ...

This sentence is in simple future. "one of these days" means "soon".

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Extreme Sports

(1) Naomi:

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What are you doing this summer?

This is the present continuous, but it talks about the future. You can use the present continuous for your future plans.

(2) Arthur:

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I'm going [vocab word=skydiving]skydiving[/vocab]. I haven't done that before.

"go skydiving" means you jump off from an airplane. "done" is the past participle of "do".

(3) Naomi:

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Wow, skydiving! That's so [vocab word=dangerous]dangerous[/vocab]!

(4) Arthur:

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Yes, it is. But, I love the [vocab word=thrill]thrill[/vocab]. I love [vocab word=extreme sports]extreme sports[/vocab].

(5) Naomi:

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What extreme sports have you done?

(6) Arthur:

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Let's see ... I have [vocab word=climb]climbed[/vocab] a [vocab word=cliff]cliff[/vocab] without a [vocab word=rope]rope[/vocab].

"climbed" is the past participle of "climb". It's also the simple past of "climb". "Without a safety rope" means he didn't wear a safety rope.

(7) Naomi:

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You are CRAZY.

(8) Arthur:

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I told you. I love the thrill. I've also gone [vocab word=biking]biking[/vocab] in the Mount Everest.

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 8849 meters tall.

(9) Naomi:

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Are you [vocab word=serious]serious[/vocab]?

(10) Arthur:

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Oh, yeah. I've gone [vocab word=snowboarding]snowboarding[/vocab] on top of the Mount Temple in Canada.

(11) Naomi:

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Wow ... What other crazy things have you done?

(12) Arthur:

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I've ridden an [vocab word=ostrich]ostrich[/vocab].

"ridden" is the past participle of "ride".

(13) Naomi:

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Get out of here.

This is common in spoken English. It means "You are not serious!" or "You are joking!"

(14) Arthur:

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I'm serious. I rode an ostrich in South Africa last year. It was a [vocab word=wild]wild[/vocab] ostrich. I [vocab word=catch]caught[/vocab] it and I rode it. Wow, they run fast!

"I rode an ostrich" is in simple past. It is a 1 time event. "rode" is the simple past of "ride". "caught" is the simple past of "catch".

(15) Naomi:

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Wow.

(16) Arthur:

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I've ridden a [vocab word=moose]moose[/vocab], too.

(17) Naomi:

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Don't tell me ... you've ridden a [vocab word=lion]lion[/vocab], too.

(18) Arthur:

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I have not ridden a lion ...! That's a great idea, Naomi! Thanks!

(19) Naomi:

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You are going to die one of these days, Arthur ...

This sentence is in simple future. "one of these days" means "soon".

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Lesson Vocabulary

biking (Noun)	The activity of riding a bicycle or motorcycle.
catch (Verb)	To get hold of something.
cliff (Noun)	A high area of rock with a very steep side. A cliff is usually next to the sea.
climb (Verb)	To go upwards using your hands or legs.
dangerous (Adjective)	Something or someone that may harm you.
ever (Adverb)	A time word for perfect tenses. It means from the very beginning. You often use this word in a question.
extreme sports (Noun)	Exciting and physically dangerous sports.
lion (Noun)	An animal. See the picture.
moose (Noun)	An animal. See the picture.
ostrich (Noun)	A bird. See the picture.
past participle (Grammar)	This is a form of verb. It's used in perfect tenses and passive voice. For example, the past participle of "eat" is "eaten".
present perfect tense (Grammar)	It is for an action that occurred at some time in the past or started in the past and is continuing to the present. A sentence in the present perfect has the form "have or has + verb in past participle".
rope (Noun)	A strong and thick string. It is made up of twisted threads.
serious (Adjective)	Careful. Paying attention to something.
skydiving (Noun)	A sport in which you jump out from an airplane and fall freely through the air before opening a parachute.
snowboarding (Noun)	A sport in which you travel down the snowy slopes using a snowboard.
thrill (Noun)	A feeling of great excitement.

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