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Name: ____________________________________

Group: ________________

Date: ________________________________

Highschool: ______________________

1. Listen and complete the chart. (


Andrew
SWIM
DANCE HIP HOP
SKATE
PLAY
BASKETBALL
WINDSURF
CLIMB

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James

Angela

2. Andrew, James and Angela love playing basketball. Lets read about this
sport.
Match the heading with each paragraph. There is an EXTRA ONE. (

a- People in charge of controlling the game.


b- The history of the game
c- Equipment.

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d- Object of the game.


e- General information
f- Some rules of basketball

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Whats the most popular sport in the USA? Baseball? Soccer?
American football?
the answer is basketball. Its fast, itsexciting and
entertaining. Most people think that soccer is the most
popular sport in the world but in fact it isnt. Basketball is
played by more people than soccer even though it has got a
smaller audience.

2- _________________________________________________________
Basketball was invented in the USA by a Canadian, naturalized American sports teacher, Dr.
Naismith, in 1891. He wanted a game which could be played indoors so that his students
could keep on exercising during winter, and a game which depended on skill rather than on
strength. Basketball immediately became very popular and today American Basketball teams
and players are known in all the four corners of the earth.
3- _____________________________________________
Basketball is played by two teams of five players. The object of the game is to score points by
throwing the ball into the basket of the opposing team.
4- _____________________________________________
Each game starts with a jump ball the referee throws the ball into the air and one player
from each team jumps up and tries to hit it towards his or her team. The players have to
bounce the ball on the floor as they move (this is called dribbling), or they can pass it to a
teammate. If they dont dribble the ball, it is a foul and the referee will give a free throw to
their opponents.

5- _________________________________________________________
The only essential equipment in a basketball game is the ball and the court: a flat, rectangular
surface with baskets at opposite ends. Players wear shorts, trainers and a shirt with the name
and number of the player. Competitive levels require the use of more equipment such as
clocks, score sheets, scoreboard(s), alternating possession arrows, and whistle-operated stopclock systems.

3. Read and mark TRUE or FALSE. Correct the false ones. (

a. Soccer is the most popupar sport in USA


b. A basketball player invented the game.
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c. Players wear a shit, trousers and trainers. _____


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d. Each team has seven players.
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e. Players can dribBle the ball.


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4. Complete the sentences with the words below. There is an EXTRA ONE.
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PLAYER

TEAMS

WAS BORN

REFEREE

LOVES

a- Manu Ginobilli is a famous basketball ______________


b- He played for some important _____________ in the United States of America.
c- He ____________ in Argentina.
d- He _____________ playing basketball and going walking.

5. Use the sentences from exercise 4 and the


information from the chart to write a short
biography of a famous basketball player. (

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FACTFILE.
Name: Manu Ginbili
Marital status: married ( Marianela Oroo)
Date of birth: 28 July 1977 (age 36)
Place of birth: Baha Blanca, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Likes: play basketball and go walking
Participations:

member of the Argentine national basketball team


Summer Olympic Games bronze medal: 2008
NBA Championship: 2003, 2005, 2007
Italian Cup: 2001, 2002

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