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Lesson 73 Learn English - Extreme Sports - Modal Verbs

This next lesson is about modal verbs and extreme sports. Through this theme, we will improve our vocabulary and learn how to use modal verbs in any conversation. Therefore, you will achieve a higher intermediate level of English (B2) thanks to Languages247. This level offers the fluency needed to communicate naturally with any native. All our videos are made by native people, so by listening to each video, you will learn to understand and how to pronounce a vast variety of words. The results of our students show that we work with the best method for you to learn English. Prepare for the officials English exams with these listenings and get your level certificates. At Languages247, we help you get it. Did you like this video? Click LIKE! If you want see more videos like this, don't forget to subscribe to my channel! All my videos are available: in High Definition with subtitles in Spanish For more FREE English lessons you can go to: https://www.languages247.com Follow Languages247 on Facebook and Twitter too, for the latest updates:   / languages247     / languages247   Transcript in English: Lesson 73: Extreme Sports - Modal Verbs Extreme sports are activities perceived as having a high level of inherent danger. What is construed as an extreme sport is debatable, but there are several characteristics common to most extreme sports: speed, height, a high level of physical exertion, and highly specialized gear. Where the term, extreme sports, originated is unknown, but some people believe it arose from a phrase that is dubiously attributed to Ernest Hemingway. "There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely games." It is possible that the origins of extreme sport participation derived from daredevils of the past. Evel Knievel was one such daredevil. In his career, he attempted more than 75 ramp-to-ramp motorcycle jumps and suffered more than 433 bone fractures, earning him an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records as the survivor of “most bones broken in a lifetime”. Before him was Bud Ekins, though Ekins was considered a stuntman for films and television rather than a daredevil. Most notably was the famous fence jumping on a Triumph TR6 Trophy in The Great Escape (1963). His career spanned 35 years, and his work can be seen in such films as Diamonds are forever (1971), The Towering Inferno (1974) and Blues Brothers (1980). George Carol is an extreme sports enthusiast: “My next attempt is a base jump, I’m really excited about it. I should give Glenn Singleman a ring, he broke the record for a 19,500 foot jump off The Great Trango Tower in Pakistan, along with Nic Feteris in 1992. That record was held for 14 years, before Singleman and his partner Heather Swan broke it with their 21,667 ft jump from Meru Peak in Northern India in 2006. The record is currently held by Valery Rozov for his 23,680 ft jump from Everest in 2013. There is still another 1,000 feet of cliff to ascend. I should practise as much as possible before I try to break any records. I was able to jump from The Troll Wall in Norway which is 3,600 feet and I may take a few jumps off Angel Falls. I will also be performing a series of jumps from the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai. I had to fill in a lot of paper work for this particular jump. They are very health and safety conscious. If you recall Alain “Spiderman” Robert in 2011. Even though he prides himself on his free solo style climbing, he had to use a rope and harness for the climb or they wouldn’t let him do it. I will start on the 140th floor and work my way up to the 160th, each jump is going to be documented and televised on completion of all the jumps. I’ve received a lot of interest from sponsors, companies who want me to advertise for them but I had to decline their offers. I do it for the adrenaline rush, not for cash. My extreme sports shop earns me enough money to buy the equipment I need to perform my jumps and that’s all I really need.” The Burj Khalifa building in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is the tallest man-made structure in the world, standing at 829.8 m (2,722 ft)".