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Read “What is the NBA?” and answer the questions in Act 2.
1.Are the NBA and BAA the same organization? Yes, they are now.
2.Are all the NBA teams in the same country? No, they aren’t. (USA and Canada).
Module 1 Basketball
Period 1 Introduction and Reading
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How much do you know about the basketball match ?
1) How many teams are there in the basketball match?
NBA stands for _th_e__N_a_t_io_n__a_l _B_a_s_k_e_tb__a_ll_A_s_s_o_c_i_a_ti_o_n__. It is the number one basketball _l_e_a_g_u_e_ in the world. It was called _th_e__B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_ll_A_s_s_o__c_ia_t_io_n__o_f_A_m__e_r_ic_a_ in 1946 and it changed its name in _1_9_4_9__.
Two teams.
2) How many players does each team have on a basketball court during the match? Five players.
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3)What are they? 篮框 球篮 扣篮
前锋
球场 后卫
裁判
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Do you know the following basketball terms?
5. What can a basketball player do on the court?
a. throw the ball to a player of his own side
Pass(the ball).
b. to jump very high to put the ball through the basket with great force from above
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A quiz about basketball
1. What’s the playground on which players play basketball called? A(basketball) court.
2. How many people are there on the court in a basketball game/match? (5x2)+3.
前锋 后卫 中锋 灌篮 篮板球 跳投 定投 三分球
power forward （大前锋）
a forward small forward （小前锋）
a guard
shooting guard (得分后卫) point guard(控球后卫)
a center
a slam dunk n.& v.
a rebound
Who used to be the number one centre of China?
Yaoming. .
பைடு நூலகம்
4. What’s the best-known league of basketball in the world?
NBA.( the abbreviation for the National Basketball Association)
(Slam) dunk(the ball).
c. to try to move the ball
Dribble(the ball) .
Group Discussion: How do you describe
basketball? (Difficult? Write first!) 1. Which of these words would you use to
5) What are the guards doing —
attacking or defending ?
Defending
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6) What is the referee doing ?
Watching and controlling the game .
8) What is the number one basketball league ([li:ɡ] 联赛) in the world?
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What is the NBA?
a jump shot
a set shot
a three-point shot
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4) What are the forwards doing — attacking or defending?
Attacking A forward is an attacking player,
who tries to score points.
3. On the basketball court, players play 3 positions----forward, centre and guard.
Which position attacks or defends? A forward attacks and a guard defends.
3.What is the difference between an amateur team and a professional team? The players in a professional team get paid. It is their job to play basketball.