Skate meaning in English
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Definition
to skate: to glide or move smoothly on a surface while wearing special shoes
Examples
- "As you know, every four years, we gather to watch some of the world's palest athletes skate, ski and slide to Olympic glory for their country."
Exercise 1
Skate, Slide or Ski?
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes and shoot rifles!
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes and shoot rifles!
Skate, Slide or Ski?
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player skates 1 on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might slide 2 to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes ski 3 and shoot rifles!
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player skates 1 on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might slide 2 to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes ski 3 and shoot rifles!
1 skates: This is correct. (Ice) Hockey players "skate" using the blades of their ice skates. In this audio, Lotsa Medals mentions that Olympic athletes "skate, slide and ski" to Olympic glory.
1 slides: This is incorrect. Hockey players don't "slide" on the ice, they "skate" using the blades of their "ice skates". "Sliding" is something done either when one has lost his balance, or the motion of an object over a smooth surface with very little friction, for example the "puck" used by hockey players slides over the ice. Penguins slide over the ice when they "toboggan"!
1 skis: This is incorrect. Hockey players don't "ski" on the ice. People "ski" on snow while wearing "skis" attached to their boots.
2 slide: This is correct. "Sliding" describes the motion of an object or person on a smooth surface with very little friction. In the sport of curling, competitors "slide" granite stones across the ice. People also slide when they lose their balance. The verb "to slide" is irregular: slide / slid / slid.
2 ski: This is incorrect. People "ski" on snow while wearing "skis" attached to their boots.
2 skate: This is incorrect. People "skate" on ice while wearing "skates".
3 ski: This is correct. "Skiing" (either downhill or cross-country) is done on snow, and requires the use of long metallic or wooden objects called "skis". Did you know that "skiing" is the only English word with two consecutive "i's" in it? Now you do!
3 slide: This is incorrect. "Sliding" describes the motion of an object or person on a smooth surface with very little friction.
3 skate: This is incorrect. People "skate" on ice while wearing "skates".
Exercise 2
Skate, Slide or Ski?
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes and shoot rifles!
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes and shoot rifles!
Skate, Slide or Ski?
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player skates 1 on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might slide 2 to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes ski 3 and shoot rifles!
Select the best answers for the sentences below.
A hockey player skates 1 on the ice.
When you lose your balance and fall, you might slide 2 to the bottom of a mountain.
In the biathlon, athletes ski 3 and shoot rifles!
1 skates: This is correct. (Ice) Hockey players "skate" using the blades of their ice skates. In this audio, Lotsa Medals mentions that Olympic athletes "skate, slide and ski" to Olympic glory.
1 slides: This is incorrect. Hockey players don't "slide" on the ice, they "skate" using the blades of their "ice skates". "Sliding" is something done either when one has lost his balance, or the motion of an object over a smooth surface with very little friction, for example the "puck" used by hockey players slides over the ice. Penguins slide over the ice when they "toboggan"!
1 skis: This is incorrect. Hockey players don't "ski" on the ice. People "ski" on snow while wearing "skis" attached to their boots.
2 slide: This is correct. "Sliding" describes the motion of an object or person on a smooth surface with very little friction. In the sport of curling, competitors "slide" granite stones across the ice. People also slide when they lose their balance. The verb "to slide" is irregular: slide / slid / slid.
2 ski: This is incorrect. People "ski" on snow while wearing "skis" attached to their boots.
2 skate: This is incorrect. People "skate" on ice while wearing "skates".
3 ski: This is correct. "Skiing" (either downhill or cross-country) is done on snow, and requires the use of long metallic or wooden objects called "skis". Did you know that "skiing" is the only English word with two consecutive "i's" in it? Now you do!
3 slide: This is incorrect. "Sliding" describes the motion of an object or person on a smooth surface with very little friction.
3 skate: This is incorrect. People "skate" on ice while wearing "skates".
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