New record in bungee jumping – level 1

30-07-2014 07:00

A man sets a new world record. He bungee jumps 158 times in one day.

He is 40 years old, and he is from Australia. He breaks the old record. The old record was 151 jumps. The new record is set in Japan.

Setting this record is not easy. The man is very happy.

Difficult words: bungee jump (when a person jumps from something up high with a rope attached to him).

You can read the original story and watch the video in the Level 3 section.

Have you tried bungee jumping? What is it like?

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