Table of Contents:
Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
- slope
- Checking from behind is considered a foul in ice hockey.
- All players have to wear shin pads and protective gloves.
- Slush often occurs in spring.
- puck
- He plays at a centre position.
- Did you see my elbow pads?
- Freestyle skiing requires special skis.
- powder
- Downhill skiers use fixed heel bindings.
- binding
- suffer
- Who was the winner of the giant slalom?
- winger
- power play
- elbow pads
- Ice hockey is played with a puck.
- protective gloves
- freestyle skiing
- Ice hockey players often suffer from concussions.
- A match starts with a face-off.
- Cross-country skiing belongs to the Nordic disciplines.
- Powder is a freshly fallen snow.
- Offence consists of one centre and two wingers.
- Don't forget to take your mouth guard.
- checking from behind
- short handed
- centre
- A stick is a part of ice hockey equipment.
- neck protector
- slush
- The overall time is what counts.
- mouth guard
- head injuries
- When having more players in the field than the opponent, the team is on power play.
- stick
- She is practising on the slope.
- giant slalom
- A neck protector prevents neck injuries.
- fast-paced
- face-off
- Cross-country skiing
- overall time
- The introduction of helmets reduced the number of head injuries.
- A team playing with fewer skaters is short handed.
- heel
- Ice hockey is a fast-paced game.
Grammar Practice
Exercise 4: Substitution
- If the tickets were more expensive, I would not buy them.
- I would have something to eat if I was hungry.
- They wouldn't be on power play, if Andrew didn't foul their goalie.
- It would not happen, if she had proper bindings.
- There would be no slush, if the weather was cooler.
- You wouldn't get injured, if you wore your neck protector.