The document provides information about ice hockey, including: - Hockey is played by two teams of six players each trying to score more goals than the opposing team. - The game consists of three 20-minute periods played on an ice rink measuring 200 feet by 85 feet divided by blue lines. - Players wear protective equipment like skates and heavy pads to prevent injury from shots reaching speeds of 95 mph. The document also provides details on terminology like penalties, icing, face-offs, and positions of goalie and other players. It concludes by outlining the structure and point system of the 2015 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships tournament hosted in Czech Republic.

1. FRIDAY 1, MAY 2015
Jacob’s
English corner
P.E.CLINIC
ICE HOCKEY WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP

2. How many players
in the game?

3. Hockey is a game played by two
teams of six players each, five of
whom skate around the rink in an
attempt to score points, and one of
whom guards the goal placed at
each end of the rink.

4. What is the object
of the game?

5. Learn the object of the game.
The object of the game is to score more
points by passing the puck, a small rubber
cylinder or rubber ball, through their
opponent's goal more times than the other
team. Each goal is worth one point.

6. How long is the
hockey game?

7. ◦ A game of hockey consists of three
periods, of variable time lengths
depending on the level of the
competition, though most games
consist of three 20 minute periods.

8. Can you describe
the hockey …?

9. Ice hockey rink is a rectangle with rounded edges as you can
see in the picture. It is symmetrical with the same lines and
measurements on both sides. In the middle is the face-off
circle. There are a total of 9 face-off areas on the rink. cutting
the face off-circle in half is the center line. Its red. There are
also two blue lines and the goal crease with the net.

10. Understand the rink markings and dimensions.
Ice hockey is played on an ice rink that is 200 feet
(61.0 m) long and 85 feet (25.9 m) wide and divided
into three sections, demarcated by the blue lines on
the ice. In the middle of the rink, there is a red line that
divides both territories of play, and two blue lines fifty
feet from each side of the red line. Between the two
blue lines is called the "neutral zone," while the space
outside the blue lines is defended by each team.

11. rink
Ice surface on which a
hockey game is played; a
game consists of three 20-
minute periods with two
15-minute intermissions.

12. Can you name the
hockey player’s
gear?

16. m; players wear a variety of protective equipment to prevent injury ca

18. Figure skate
Reinforced boot with a blade
that makes it possible to glide
over the ice; figure skating is
hard on the ankles so the
skate provides maximum
ankle support.

19. How do we call
player in the goal
and what is his?

20. goalkeeper
Player whose role is to
prevent the puck from
entering the goal; the
goalkeeper, who faces
shots reaching speeds of 95
mph, wears heavy
protective equipment.

21. Can you guess other
players positions?

22. What does the
face-off mean?

23. At the start of the game and after each
whistle, a face-off takes place.
The referee blows his whistle and drops the puck. Then the
players in the circle fight for possession of the puck. Nobody but
them are allowed inside the face-off circle until the ref blows his
whistle.

24. After one team gains possession of
the puck, they pass and skate the
puck up the ice to try and score.
Players cannot go 'off side' this
means that they cannot pass the
blue line of the oppositions side
before the puck does.
If they do there is a face-off on their side.

26. Players also cannot 'ice' the puck this
means they cannot shoot the puck
down the length of the ice.
if they do then there is a face-off in
their end. However, if their own player
touches the puck before the opposing
player, it is not 'icing'. Also, if the
goalie leaves his crease it is not icing.

28. What does get
penalty mean?

29. There are multiple ways to get a penalty.
A penalty is when a player does something
illegal and is sent to the 'penalty box' for two,
four, or ten minutes.
Some common ways of getting a penalty are
stripping, high sticking (hitting a player or the
puck above the height of the net),boarding
(checking or hitting a player too far away from
the boards),charging, roughing (fighting) and
interference (doing anything to a player that
isn't in possession of the puck.

30. Reading
comprehension

31. 1. armour
2. kit
3. concussion
4. rink
5. face off
6. centre
7. a foul
8. to trip someone
9. to send someone off

32. playing
to get
to send
training eating
to warm up
wearing
to use
to suffer

33. The 2015 Men's World Ice
Hockey Championships
is the 79th such event hosted
by the International Ice Hockey Federation.
Teams will participate at several levels of
competition, which will also serve as qualification
to the 2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships
and finalize seeding for 2018 Winter Olympics
qualification.

34. May 1-17 2015
The top division championship will take
place from 1 to 17 May 2015, with sixteen
teams participating. Czech Republic will
host the event with games to be played in
Prague and Ostrava.

35. / ven ju/ˈ ˌ noun
the place where something
happens, especially an
organized event such as a
concert, conference, or
sports event

37. Three Point System
For all games points shall be awarded as follows:
• 3 points for the winning team at the
conclusion of regulation time
• 1 point for both teams at the conclusion of
regulation time if the game is tied
• An additional point earned for the team
winning the game in a 5-minute overtime period, or
the Game Winning Shots Procedure if the teams
are still tied following conclusion of the overtime
period
• 0 points for the team losing the game in
regulation time

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