Bill learned how to dive at summer camp. He was very proud of himself. But, Bill had only gone off the low diving board. He decided to climb the high dive and practice what he had learned. The line was long and Bill waited patiently to climb up. Finally, he was at the ladder. Up he went. When he got to the top, he got ready to dive. He looked down. It was very high! Suddenly, he did not want to dive anymore. He got COLD FEET.
- COLD FEET mean:
___ 1. Not wearing any shoes
_/_ 2. Be scared to do something
___ 3. Feel good about something
- Would you get COLD FEET if:
1. you had to give a speech to many people?
2. you had to dive off of a high dive?
3. you planned to go swimming?
- Vocabulary: What is a HIGH DIVE? -- A diving board at a swimming pool that is not at ground level.
- Example: I was going to learn to sky dive, but at the last minute I got COLD FEET.
