EXERCISE 1. Match pictures of winter sports with their names

• Figure Skating, Skeleton, Ice Hockey, Curling, Alpine skiing, Speed Skating, Short Track, Bobsleigh, Snowboard, Cross Country, Luge, Ski Jumping, Biathlon Freestyle skiing

	Alpine skiing		Speed Skating
	Biathlon		Short Track
	Bobsleigh		Snowboard
	Cross Country		Luge
	Curling		Ice Hockey
	Figure Skating		Freestyle skiing
	Ski Jumping		Skeleton

1. In Skiing, what is another name for cross-country racing? Nordic
2. How many competitors form a team in Bobsleigh racing? 2 or 4
3. What name is given to a toboggan with metal runners, but no steering or brakes, ridden in a sitting or face up lying position? Luge
4. In ice-skating what is tracing? The marks made on the ice by the skate
5. What type of skiing are you doing if going downhill? Alpine
6. Which Winter sport is great for dog lovers? Skijoring
7. What Winter sport requires an axe? Ice climbing
8. This precision sport, played on ice with polished heavy stones, is especially well established in Canada. Curling
9. This winter sport, which traces its origins to an exercise for Norwegian soldiers, combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. Biathlon
10. This winter sport is the second fastest non-motorized sport on Earth, after speed skydiving. Speed skiing
11. This most popular skiing style, offered by many resorts, is used for recreation among both professionals and non-professionals. Alpine skiing

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