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the defhnitions
sliotar athe name
oft the stk tised
the garme in
hurley
baSimilar sport mostly
shint
played n Seotland
a similar
sport plaved by women
camoge d the name of the ball used in the game

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Hurling is an outdoor tam spot ot an ient CGarh either over the rOsshar tor one o n t ,or nder
origin. and is piaVEd With sticks called hurleVs and a the rossbar into a net guardect y Agalkeepe
ball calod à sionat. The game. plaved primarily in for a goal, which gets three points The siotar

Ireland. has prohistoric origins and is thought to be Can becaught in the hand and carried for not
more than tour steps, struck in the air, or striek
the worid's fastest fheld team sport. One of Ireland's
the ground with the hurley. It c.an he kic kert
native games, it shares a mumber of features w ith on
or slapped with an open hand the hand p.ass)
Gaelic tootball. such as the tield and goals, number
be thrown
of plavers and a lot of terminology. There is a forshort-Tange passing, but it (annet
to carry the siotar tor more
smilar game ior women called camogi. It sharesa A player who wants
bounce baiante it on
C7120n root i t h the sport of s/hiniy, which is plaved than three steps has to or

only be handled
predominantiv in Scotland. the end of the stick and it can

wice while it's in his possession.

pitch 137-145 m long and

Hur!ing is plaved on a
Side-to-side shouldering is allowed, but hitting
SO- m wide. The goals at each end of the field are
is No protective
formed by two posts, which are usually 6 m high,
set someonc with your body illegal.
A helmet with
4m apart, and connected 2.44 m above the ground padding is worn by players. plastic
tor all age groups,
faceguard became obligatory
crossbar. A net extending at the back of the goal
a senior level, in January 2010
attached to the crossbar and lower goalposts. inchuding
the world, and
and five substitutions Hurling is played throughout
ieams onsist oi tifteen players, where there are Irish
IS especlly popular
àre aliOWed per game. Communities, tor example in
the C'nited Kingdom,
Australia, New Lealand,
for players to use hurley the North America, Europe,
The object of the game is South Africa and Argentina.
between the opponents' goalposts:
to hit the sliotar

and answer the

Mark the sentences T C Read thetext again
Read the text again.
b questions.
(true) or F(false). about the
W h a t does the text tell
us

number of players?
1Hurling is a slow sport.
hurling similar to Gaelic
are two ways of scoring 2 In what way(s) is

2 There
football?
points in hurling.
score three pOnts i
allowed to use their hands 3 How Can a player
3 Players are
as well as the hurley hurling?
the ball
allowed to 4 How can a hurling player pass
are not
4 Hurling players sliotan) to
another player?
other team.
touch players of the hurling is
5What is the main reason why
have to wear Ireland?
other than
5 All hurling players popular in
countries

a helmet.
outside Ireland.
6 Hurling is played UNIT 1