UNIT 2. Sport

2. the player who stands inthe team's goal to try to stop the other team from scoring
3. special glasses that fit close to the face to protect the eyes from chemicals, wind, water, etc.
6. a small, hard rubber disc that is usedinstead of a ball in ice hockey (= a gameplayed on ice)
8. a Winter Olympic sport. It uses a small one- or two-person sled, on which the participants slide down the mountain face up and feet first.
9. a long pole with a wide, flat part at one end,used for rowing a boat
11. a person who becomes a member of a group or organization
12. a specially shaped piece of wood used for hitting the ball in some games:
13. a thin sword used in the sport of fencing that is heavier than a foil and has a larger rounded part for protecting the hand of the user, or the sports event.
14. someone in a sports team who tries to prevent the other team from "on scoring scoring points, goals, etc.:

1. a small, light object with a rounded end to which real or artificial feathers are fixed, that is hit over the net in the game of badminton
4. a game played outside on grass in which each player tries to hit a small ball into a series of nine or 18 small holes, using a long, thin stick
5. a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or bobsleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first
6. a snow-covered area or track that is suitable for skiing
7. a game played on ice in which special flat, round stones are slid towards a mark
10. a special area where people perform or compete