Table of Contents:
Vocabulary Practice
Exercise 1: Test Yourself
- mountain
- downhill skiing
- skis
- team sport
- He plays at a centre position.
- mouth guard
- surface
- alpine skiing
- Freestyle skiing requires special skis.
- goaltender
- ski area
- face-off
- Ice skates are boots with attached blades.
- winger
- helmet
- Ice hockey is played with a puck.
- defence-men
- snow
- One of the most famous competitions is called the National Hockey League.
- There are various types of snow.
- skates
- Offence consists of one centre and two wingers.
- Don't forget to put in your mouth guard.
- Downhill skiing belongs to alpine skiing disciplines.
- puck
- ski lift
- centre
- Powder is a freshly fallen snow.
- binding
- Downhill skiers use bent ski poles.
- stick
- Ski boots are an important part of skiers equipment.
- A hockey stick is one piece of ice hockey equipment.
- Downhill skiers use fixed heel binding.
- Alpine skiing differs from Nordic skiing.
- league
- Ice hockey is a team sport.
- The goaltender's job is to prevent the puck from entering the goal.
- There are many ski lifts in this ski area.
- boots
- There are two defence-men in the field.
- slide
- ski poles
- The introduction of helmets reduced the number of head injuries.
- Skiing is a sliding motion down the slope.
- The ski lift takes you up the mountain.
- A match starts with face-off.
- You must immediately leave the playing surface.
- powder