def event_type(play_description):
    """
    Returns the event type (ex: a SHOT or a GOAL...etc) given the event description 
    
    :param play_description: description of play
    
    :return: event
    """
    events = {'GOAL SCORED': 'GOAL', 'SHOT ON GOAL': 'SHOT', 'SHOT MISSED': 'MISS', 'SHOT BLOCKED': 'BLOCK',
              'PENALTY': 'PENL', 'FACEOFF': 'FAC', 'HIT': 'HIT', 'TAKEAWAY': 'TAKE', 'GIVEAWAY': 'GIVE'}

    event = [events[e] for e in events.keys() if e in play_description]
    return event[0] if event else None