6/4/2025
1. Make sure you know this vocabulary.
the biggest = největší
on the outskirts = na okraji (města), na předměstí
about = okolo, asi
bigger = větší
smaller = menší
financed = financovaný
belong = patřit
own = vlastnit
hockey rink = hokejové kluziště
bike path = cyklostezka
walking path = pěší stezka
the whole project = celý projekt
cost = stát (o ceně)
2. Practice the vocabulary here.
4. Listen and click the words that you hear in the listening. They are in chronological order.
| Not in the listening | In the listening |
|---|---|
| project | |
| meters | |
| highest | |
| people | |
| arenas | |
| bigger | |
| financial | |
| financed | |
| millionaire | |
| owns | |
| just | |
| training | |
| hotel | |
| cycling | |
| completed | |
| whole | |
| crowns |
5. Read the questions in the quiz. Then listen and choose correct answers.
Questions:
1. Where will the new hockey arena be?
2. How many people can fit in the new arena?
3. Where are the biggest hockey arenas in the world now?
4. Who is financing the project?
5. Who owns HC Dynamo Pardubice?
6. What else is in the project?
7. When should the arena be completed?
8. How much will the project cost?
6. Read the text and drag missing words into the gaps. Then listen and correct the words.
The Biggest Hockey Arena in the World – in Pardubice
7. Read the text and type in missing words. Then listen and correct the words.
The Biggest Hockey Arena in the World – in Pardubice
Transcript
The Biggest Hockey Arena in the World – in Pardubice
A new hockey arena project is starting on the outskirts of Pardubice. It will be about 60 metres high and will have space for 22,296 people. Today, the biggest hockey arenas are in St. Petersburg and Montreal. But the new one in Pardubice will be even bigger. The project is financed by a company called MHAP. This company belongs to a Czech billionaire, Petr Dědek. He also owns the hockey team HC Dynamo Pardubice. The arena will have more than just a hockey rink. There will also be a smaller hall for training, a hockey museum, and a fan shop. A hotel, parking area, park, bike path, and walking path will also be part of the project. Petr Dědek wants the arena to be completed by August 2027. The whole project will cost about ten and a half billion Czech crowns.
Translation
Největší hokejová aréna světa v Pardubicích
Na okraji Pardubic se začíná stavět nová hokejová aréna. Bude vysoká asi 60 metrů a pojme 22 296 lidí. V současnosti jsou největší hokejové arény v Petrohradě a Montrealu. Ta nová v Pardubicích však bude ještě větší. Projekt financuje společnost MHAP. Tato společnost patří českému miliardáři Petru Dědkovi. Ten vlastní také hokejový tým HC Dynamo Pardubice. V aréně bude více než jen hokejové kluziště. Bude zde také menší hala pro tréninky, hokejové muzeum a obchod pro fanoušky. Součástí projektu bude také hotel, parkoviště, park, cyklostezka a pěší cesta. Petr Dědek chce mít arénu hotovou do srpna 2027. Celý projekt bude stát zhruba deset a půl miliardy korun.