Bài hát: Listening Practice Through Dictation CD 4-33 - V.A

Unit 33 Skiing and Snowboarding
B : My name is Michael Bryce, and I love to ski
and snowboard. I am 16 years old, and I have
been skiing since I was five, and snowboarding
since I was eight. Both my parents like skiing,
and my older brother likes snowboarding.
In my opinion, snowboarding is more fun
and exciting than skiing. When I ski, it feels really
easy to control where I go and how I move. The
ski poles make it very simple to change my
direction. There are no poles in snowboarding,
however, so when you snowboard, you have
to understand the snow very well to make
sure you don’t fall. The feeling I get while I’m
snowboarding is more exciting than when I’m
skiing, because I like having less control. I enjoy
the challenge. I never know what’s going to
happen. This makes it more exciting!
Some people think that the reduced amount
of control in snowboarding makes the sport more
dangerous. But in my opinion, snowboarding is
actually safer than skiing, because when you ski,
you are standing on two skis. If you fall while
on skis, it is very easy to break your bones
by getting your skis stuck in the snow. On a
snowboard, your legs stay together even when
you fall. While I still love to ski, I like
snowboarding much better. It is more fun and
exciting, and maybe even safer, than skiing.