Lake Tahoe
Uma boa pedida para quem nessas férias deseja fugir do calor no Brasil e se divertir com a família toda, é viajar para uma estação de esqui nos Estados Unidos.
Enquanto nessa época do ano por aqui é muito quente, janeiro e fevereiro são sinônimos de dias frios no Hemisfério Norte.
Na verdade, é possível deslizar pelas montanhas do país de novembro até abril, e o mais legal é que nos Estados Unidos existem lugares para esquiar para todos os gostos. São mais de 470 áreas de esqui para escolher Vail, Aspen, Park City, Lake Tahoe, Mammoth…
‘Bora esquiar?
Antes de ir, fique por dentro do vocabulário do mundo do ‘ski’, e boas férias!
Vocabulary:
| Palavra: | Exemplo na frase: | Significado: |
|---|---|---|
| aerial | In the aerial competition, the skier does flips in the air. | freestyle ski jumping that involves flipping in the air |
| Alpine | The Alpine events will take place on the local mountain ranges. | downhill ski events |
| biathlon | Target shooting is an important component of the biathlon event. | a ski race that involves cross-country skiing and shooting at targets |
| binding | If your binding breaks, your boot will fall off your ski. | holds the ski boot onto the ski |
| combined | The combined events require both types of skills. | a competition that mixes two events |
| freestyle | Aerials and moguls are the two main types of freestyle event. | acrobatics on skis (also a type of “cross-country”) |
| gates | When the gates are placed closer together it is difficult to gain speed. | two sets of poles that skiers must go through in certain events |
| goggles | Goggles protect your eyes from wind and ice. | eye protection for skiers |
| hot-dogging | Doing stunts on skis is sometimes called hot-dogging. | another word for flipping in the air on skis |
| incline | When a hill has a steep incline the skier goes faster. | the angle of a slope |
| IOC | The IOC decides which new sports will be introduced each year. | International Olympic Committee |
| loop | Skiers have to do an extra loop if they receive a penalty. | a circular track |
| moguls | Skiers with bad knees should avoid trails with moguls. | snow bumps that are groomed into a ski run for a freestyle challenge |
| Nordic | The Nordic skiers train for long-distance races. | cross-country |
| peaks | Gondolas and lifts take skiers to the mountain peaks. | mountain tops and cliffs |
| penalty | Adding seconds to a racer’s score is one form of penalty. | a time or score punishment for making an error or breaking a rule |
| relay | The fastest member of the relay team will do the last section of the race. | an event where members of a team take turns to complete a race or task |
| rifle | The biathlon skier wears a rifle close to his body. | a gun with a long barrel |
| sharp (turns) | It is difficult to go fast on a course with many sharp turns. | very tight (not wide) |
| slalom | The slalom event requires amazing precision. | a downhill event with sharp turns |
| slopes | Cross-country skiers gain speed when they reach sections with slopes. | downgrade sections on a piece of terrain; hills |
| stride | The kick and glide is a type of ski stride. | one step or pace on skis |
| target | If he misses another target, he won’t win the race. | the object you are aiming for |
| terrain | The steep and icy terrain is for advanced skiers only. | ground that you pass over |
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