Reading Practice. "Basketball".

Reading Practice. "Basketball".

the 24^th of May

Class Book p. 34

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Can you ___ really high and bounce a ball really fast?

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Then ___ may be the sport for you!

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Basketball started in 1891 in Canada. The very cold ___ meant pupils needed a sport to play inside where it was warm.

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So, a PE ___ called James Naismith invented a new sport: basketball.

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Naismith put fruit ___ onto balconies at each end of the court.

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The players scored ___ by throwing balls into the baskets.

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To get the balls down again, the ___ had to climb a ladder.

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So, Naismith made a hole in the ___ of each basket for the ball to fall through.

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Please translate: "winter".

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Please translate: "baskets".

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Please translate: "ball".

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Please translate: "ladder".

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People continued to ___ basketball in this way until 1906, when basketball hoops and nets were invented.

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With time, basketball ___ across the United States and then the whole world.

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Today people play basketball outdoors, too, and you can often ___ basketball hoops in parks and gardens.

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So try it! You just need a ball, some ___ and a basketball hoop. It's a great way to keep fit and healthy.

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One of the ___ basketball players is Sun Ming Ming, who is 236cm tall.

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But you don't have to be ___ to play basketball. A very famous player, Muggsy Bogues, is only 160cm.

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Please translate: "hoop".

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Please translate: "garden".

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Please translate: "tall".

Class Book p. 34 ex. 4

Multiple Choice

2. James Naismith was a ___ .

• teacher

• student

• athlete

Multiple Choice

3. The baskets were for ___ .

• vegetables

• fruit

• eggs

Multiple Choice

4. To get the balls, the players climbed a ___ .

• ladder

• stairs

• fence

Multiple Choice

5. People started playing with nets in ___ .

• 1996

• 1806

• 1906

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6. Now people play basketball ___ as well as inside.

• outdoors

• indoors

That's it for today!

Goodbye and have a nice day!