🇬🇧 Hockey meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card
noun
Hockey is a team sport played on a big sheet of ice. Two teams wear skates on their feet and hold long sticks with curved ends. There is a small, hard rubber disk called a puck that slides very quickly on the ice. The players try to hit the puck with their sticks and shoot it into the other team’s net to score goals, while also trying to stop the other team from scoring. They wear helmets and padding to stay safe, and they must balance, skate, and move very fast while controlling the puck.
I tried to look cool in hockey, but my dramatic slide ended with me taste-testing the ice.
I tried playing hockey, but I spent more time hugging the ice than hitting the puck.
When my dad played hockey with us, he fell so slowly it looked like he was politely lying down on the ice for a nap.
I tried a victory dance after my first hockey goal and immediately fell on my victory butt.
Grandpa says he used to play hockey, but now his favorite position is “snoring on the couch.”
On the ice a girl and friends play hockey. The hockey players skate fast. One player holds a hockey stick, hits a black puck, and the puck slides to the small goal. The people shout and clap. Friends jump, hug and smile. They cheer for hockey. They win the hockey game.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: A1 Beginner
This word is at the A1 level, which means it is one of the first words you learn when starting English. It’s commonly used in everyday conversations and helps you communicate basic ideas like greetings, family, or daily activities.
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