English B1 - The Fastest Game on Grass

Complete the gaps with a word from the box: hard - flat - sliotar - top - camogie - bottom The history of hurling dates back to an ancient myth where the legendary hero Cú Chulainn wins a fight using a 1) ______. Today, hurling is still played mainly in Ireland, and there is also a women’s version called 2)______. A hurling pitch has goals that are the shape of an H. Each of the 15 players in a team carries a hurley, a stick made of a very 3) ______ wood called ash. It’s similar to a hockey stick, except that it’s 4) ______ with a wider end. Players swing their hurleys and hit the ball to send it across the pitch. There are two ways to score points. The first is to hit the ball into the goal, the 5) _____ half of the H, which is protected by a goalkeeper. This is called a goal and is worth three points. The other way is to hit the ball through the 6) _____ half of the H. This scores one point.