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READING

1 Look at the photos and discuss the questions.
● Do you ever go skateboarding?
● Do people go skateboarding near your home? Where?
● What is the skateboarder in the photos wearing?
● What do you think about skateboarding?

2 Read the article quickly. What’s Hanna’s opinion about
skateboarding? Find words and expressions that tell you.

‘I love it.’

U r B A N

M A G I C

Hanna Wilsen

1 I’m a skateboarder. 6 I don’t really like organised
Skateboarding is an extreme sport – 3 When I’m skateboarding, I need sport, but I love being active. And
that means it’s all about excitement, the right gear – T-shirts, hoodies, skateboarding is awesome! One
risk and skill. In skateboarding, there skater shoes and skateboarding minute you’re speeding along the
are no teams and no rules. You’re on jeans. I always wear protection too. ground, the next minute you’re flying
your own. And that’s why I love it! Knee pads, elbow pads and my through the air. You need a lot of skill.
helmet, of course. Skateboarding It’s an art.
isn’t really dangerous, but accidents
2 We don’t need expensive sometimes happen. But I think I look
stadiums or ice rinks to go cool! 7 Maybe I can do this as a career.
skateboarding. We go to skate parks, There are professional skateboarders,
of course, but we can skateboard you know! But first, I want to go to the
anywhere. I use pavements, I jump 4 A skateboarder needs Girls European Skate Camp. I want
down steps. The city, the town – balance, courage and discipline. to meet other riders and learn from
that’s our stadium! And it’s open 24/7. Skateboarding is like any skill – them! And I want to compete at the X
playing the piano or speaking a Games one day.
foreign language – you need to
practise. So while lots of kids are
watching TV at home, I’m training at 8 What are you waiting for? Stop
the skate park. dreaming and start living!

5 I’m learning a lot of new tricks
at the moment, such as Slides and
Aerials. I like learning new stuff. It’s a
challenge. And I want to make a video
of my tricks.

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