hockey game 2000 BC

hockey game 2000 BC

hockey game 2000 BC

Resembling a hockey game was played in Persia about 2000 BC. The greeks played this kind of a game in the 5th and 6th centuries B.C. But their rule to playing hockey were different from our rules.  Hockey was also played in France in the Middle Many countries of the world started playing modern hockey in the 1 century.  It became very popular in Great Britain.  It is also well spread to other European countries and Australia and New Zealand.

 On the part of the United Kingdom in the 19th century, when British troops occupied the subcontinent brought this game. Recently, an international women's hockey tournament was held in 1996 in Lahore.  Pakistani women hockey team also participated in it.  The teams of all these countries started playing hockey against each other.  Hockey was included in Olympic Games in 1908 and 1920 and in each Olympics from 1928 onwards.  Hockey was also included in Asian Games held in New Delhi i 1952.  World Cup for hockey started in 1971 and Champions Trophy was introduced in 1978 by Pakistan.  The countries which have very good hockey teams are Pakistan,  India,  the Soviet Union,  the Great Britain,  Holland,  Germany,  Spain,  Australia,  New Zealand,  Malaysia and South Korea,  Kenya,  Bangladesh,  Nepal,  Sri Lanka and China.  Some other countries also play hockey but the standard of their hockey teams is not very high Women's teams from many countries took part in Olympic Games in 1980 for the first time. The first Olympic gold medal was won by women's hockey team of
Zimbabwe.  Womens  teams Asian countries also take part nnn Asian Games.  Many other international tournaments are also organized for women's teams.  Good players are picked up from local clubs and trained by the Pakistan Hockey Federation to play matches against other countries.  Pakistan hockey team is one of the strongest teams in the world.  It takes part in all the hockey tournaments of the world.  It has won many gold,  silver and bronze medals in these tournaments A.

 Answer the following questions:

1.  Who brought the game of hockey to the subcontinent?
2. When was hockey included in the Olympic Games?
3.  When did the World Cup for hockey start?
4.  When did the Champions Trophy start?
5.  When did the women's hockey teams take part in the Olympic Games for the first time?
6.  Which country won the first gold medal in women's hockey?

B.  Read these examples carefully and answer the questions that follow orally Examples:
Will it be cold tomorrow?  I am not sure.  It may be cold tomorrow or it may not.

1.  Will it be bright tomorrow?
2.  Will it be cloudy tomorrow
3.  Will it be wet tomorrow
4.  Will it be dry tomorrow?
5.  Will it be sunny on Saturday?
6.  Will there be a storm next month?
7.  Will there be snowfall next December?
8.  Will the temperature be high tomorrow?
9.  Will the temperature be low tomorrow?

C.  Complete these sentences with the correct words:
1.  In winter we mostly(stay,  are staying,  stayed)  indoors.
2.  She will go for shopping if the weather(will be,  is,  can be fine.
compartment.  5 She visited her friend(that,  who,  she)  lives in lslamabad.  team is ments of D.

 Make questions beginning with why and then answer the same questionsr Examples a.  She is eating a bun.  Why!  She is hungry.  Why is she eating a bun She is eating a bun because she is hungry.  b He is locking the door.  Why He is leaving the house Why is he locking the door He is locking the door because he is leaving the house.  He went to the well.  Why He wanted some water.  c Why did he go to the well Games He went to the well because he wanted some water.

1.  He is running.  Why He wants to catch the bus.
2 allyn an is going to Karachi.  Why she wants to attend her cousin's wedding.
3.  Adnan was busy yesterday,  Why He was preparing for his examination.
4,  Naila is wearing her best clothes.  Why?  She is going to a party.
5 Arif is sitting in front of the fire.  why!  He is feeling cold.
7.  He went to the doctor.  Why?  He was ill
8.  Naseem gets up late on Sunday.  Why?  It is a holiday.
9.  Pinky does not want a notebook.  Why?  She already has one.
10.  She brought a bunch of flowers.  Why?  They do not cost much E.

Join these sentences into one using when e.g.:  The guests arrived wh Sheila was singing a song.

1.  The guests arrived,  Sheila was singing a song.
 2.  They were going to school.  It started raining.
3.  I reached the market.  The shops were closed
4.  The bell rang.  She was playing the piano.
5.  I arrived at her house.  It was locked
6.  He knocked at the door.  Naila was sleeping
7.  He was playing cricket.  He was injured
8.  He was boarding the bus.  He fell
 9.  She was attending the class.  Her brother arrived