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Winter Sports

Winter Sports

Date: Jan 29 2021

Themes: Sports, Weather

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When you can see your own breath and your fingers begin to freeze, most people choose to go to the nearest fire. Others choose to go skiing. Luckily for those in first set of people, the daring feats of skiers can be seen on television.

Skiers jump off cliffs and race down mountains. What with all the flying through the air on a mountain in the middle of winter, skiers might just be crazy. Or maybe Jason and Katie are crazy for passing up on all the fun. You decide.

Dialog

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Jason

Jason

Katie

Jason:  I haven’t been skiing or sledding in a while, even though I have, like, really nice skis.

Katie:  Oh, you do.

Jason:  Yeah. I think, it’s just that it takes so much effort. There’s so much fumbling around with all your stuff.

Katie:  Yeah.

Jason:  You have to wear like so much gear…gloves and…

Katie:  That’s why I don’t go. I’m the wimp. I have to have everything, otherwise I’m too cold to be outside.

Jason:  Yeah, totally. You have to bundle up pretty heavily to be out in the snow for any length of time. And that’s what makes it so hard. It’s kinda exhausting. Like, skiing takes up the whole day. You know, cause you have to…You can’t go out the night before cause you have to get up really early to drive out and ski and then you drive back and then you’re so exhausted. that you can’t do anything and you’re exhausted for like a day after too.

Katie:  But we’re so lucky that we can go to a mountain in one and day and drive back.

Jason:  That’s true. That’s true. Yeah. Most people have to take ski trips to Aspen or some place that’s really far away.

Katie:  But I do definitely like watching skiing on TV.

Jason:  Totally.

Katie:  Especially the jumps and stuff. Nice and warm and cozy in my house.

Jason:  Yes, it is much warmer. Imagine being in the live audience at those jump competitions. Like, you would be just standing there freezing.

Katie:  Yeah, I don’t know. It would be a good thing to watch.

Jason:  Yeah. I bet it looks more impressive in real life. Someone just flying through the air.

Katie:  Definitely.

 

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Discussion

Katie and Jason discuss some of the cons of going skiing. Even though Jason has a a good pair of skis, he thinks it’s too hard to go skiing. He doesn’t like gathering up all his gear and spending so much time preparing to ski. Katie just doesn’t like skiing because she gets too cold.

But most people can’t drive to a place to go skiing in one day, so people in Jason and Katie’s city are lucky. And their city isn’t even that cold considering how close to a mountain it is! Nonetheless, Katie takes advantage of her sofa and TV to watch ski competitions. Jason does too, and they agree that being at a ski competition in person might just be too cold. But wouldn’t it be amazing to see the competitors jump? Which do you think is more fun, winter sports or watching them on TV?

 

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nono_cute

nono_cute

Iraq

in the few last years we’ve got nice snow in winter… most of the ppl didnt like it except me… bt no skiin… T_T

09:53 AM Feb 15 2008 |

annpe

annpe

Poland

Hallo,

I was last weekend on my holiday in Italy… for skiing :D

it was great!

09:47 AM Feb 15 2008 |

fox234234

Poland

Come on… Poland is not that big…. I mean… unless you live at the seaside:)

08:55 AM Feb 15 2008 |

tomachyli

Poland

I've never ridden form mountains on skies . I think it'll be great. Maybe in the future. Unfortunately I live in area , where we don't have mountains. But if I had free time in the next winter , I would go .

08:52 AM Feb 15 2008 |

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka we dont get snow and therefore no winter sports. I would like to get the experience one day.

08:46 AM Feb 15 2008 |

kaushalyats

Sri Lanka

In Sri Lanka we dont get snow and therefore no winter sports. I would like to get the experience one day.

08:45 AM Feb 15 2008 |

one_of_a_kind

Egypt

I hate winter and cold weather the most strongly

08:02 AM Feb 15 2008 |

Hello_frankey

China

I like sports,but i  never had a chance to enjoy the excitment of skiing.Flying through the air must be very cool!

07:53 AM Feb 15 2008 |

JACKIEYANG

China

winter is a challenging season,especially this wintry one in our motherland

06:02 AM Feb 15 2008 |

jiahui.lei

jiahui.lei

China

    winter sports are fun. but i didn`t ski anymore,,,what a pity!

05:52 AM Feb 15 2008 |

jiahui.lei

jiahui.lei

China

    winter sports are fun. but i didn`t ski anymore,,,what a pity!

05:52 AM Feb 15 2008 |

panduola

panduola

China

it is great!

 

05:07 AM Feb 15 2008 |

friyansh

India

also i likew winter sports. so,it's a very intrestng game only for three month.hence i like this game.

 

04:45 AM Feb 15 2008 |

eazycase

eazycase

Taiwan

It has been so cold in Taiwan recently.

I can imagine that how cold the live audience are.Tongue out

04:25 AM Feb 15 2008 |

Dekler

Dekler

Kazakhstan

What bad may be in snowfall?

 dangerous!?

whole under your control, and if you go higher you should know how there is!

 Life will be boring without  extraordinary thing)

 

04:17 AM Feb 15 2008 |

shidongyao

shidongyao

China

To Dekler,
Hi,Dekler,maybe I’m a lazy guy,but don’t you think it’ll be fairly dangerous if you do winter sports in the bad weather?

03:48 AM Feb 15 2008 |

Dekler

Dekler

Kazakhstan

Lazy people)

Every weekend I'm going to mountain,

and doesn't matter how weather is! 

 

If you riding, cold for you it's not a big problem!

 

I prefer snowboard) 

03:26 AM Feb 15 2008 |

alison2008

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

i have never been skiing.but in my point of view i prefer going out than sitting on sofa,being an couch potato or mouse potato.i love nature,it always gives me happiness and surprise.

03:24 AM Feb 15 2008 |

alice197

alice197

China

i like the winter sports,it's so exciting and venturesome,and u can enjoy the free of the nature,though, i have rarely chance to try.

03:17 AM Feb 15 2008 |

shidongyao

shidongyao

China

Doing winter sports or watching them on TV can be decided in different circumstances..When the weather is good,I'll doing winter sports.Otherwise,I'll watching them on TV instead.

03:15 AM Feb 15 2008 |

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