节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-02-28
难易度:High
关键字:straightforward, versatility, penalize, outnumber, all work and no play,
last man standing
If you want to improve your basketball skills, you don't have to do it alone.
You can play some fun games with some other people.
That is the point of today's article.
And it also lists some example games that you can play with others.
The first is a popular game called HORSE, where one person makes a shot in a
certain way and the others have to copy them.
If they do not make the shot, they get one of the letters inside the word HORSE.
But there's another game that we have left to talk about called 21.
Let's hear about that now.
(Music).
Games to Improve Your Game.
21 - The Game.
The game of 21 is essentially a game of half-court basketball.
But instead of having teams, each player is competing against all the others.
The first player to score 21 points wins.
This game is a great way to practice aggressive offense because other players
outnumber the player holding the ball.
Whether on the court, in a park or in the street, these games are a lot of fun.
But more than that, they'll help you improve your skills.
These fun games can help to improve your skills.
Of course, here we're talking about "21." That's the name of this game.
We start: The game of 21 is essentially a game of half-court basketball.
Now before we continue talking about this, I want to talk about that word
"essentially." It's an extra word we want to talk about today.
And if you're talking about how essential something is, that means it is
important.
But when you say "essentially," that means "basically," or the main things about
this game.
How could you use that word, Nathanael?
Well, you could say that teamwork is essentially most important skill in the
game of basketball.
There are many things that you need to know how to do when you play basketball,
but to work as a team is very important.
It's essential.
Well, Carolyn, how do you use that word?
Well, today we're essentially talking about different ways that you can play the
game of basketball,
not just by the regular rules that we think about when we think of basketball
but we could also say: at the heart of.
It was a phrase that we learned earlier this month.
And it can also be used for the meaning of essentially.
All right.
Well, we see here essentially 21 is a game of half-court basketball; so you
don't use the full court.
We continue: But instead of having teams, each player is competing against all
the others.
That is a little bit different.
"Every man for himself," we would also say.
Nathanael, how does the article continue?
Well, there's a simple sentence here.
The first player to score 21 points wins.
So everyone is scoring for themselves, and the first person to get 21 is the
winner.
Yes. So this game sounds fairly simple because you only need 21 points to win.
But we see that this game is a great way to practice aggressive offense because
other players outnumber the player holding the ball.
Now if you have aggressive offense, that means that you are actively trying to
score.
It is every man for himself, as Gabe said earlier.
You are not on a team.
Now we also see a key word in this sentence: outnumber.
Now what does "outnumber" mean, Nathanael?
Well, if your team is outnumbered, it means you have fewer players than the
other team.
Being outnumbered is a big disadvantage in team sports.
That's right. You might say:
Oh, no. We are outnumbered.
We can't win because we are outnumbered.
Or at least it's quite a challenge if you are outnumbered by the other team.
So as you can see, this can also be used as an adjective.
We are outnumbered.
But also I think you can see here that at Studio Classroom, there are two guys,
Nathanael and myself, and Carolyn.
Carolyn, do you feel outnumbered?
Well, sometimes I feel a little outnumbered.
But since I am a woman, I am just fine being here myself.
Excellent! Excellent!
And of course, we are a team, so it's all about teamwork as we were talking
about earlier.
So you can use that word "outnumber." Try that today.
Right now it's time for us to continue learning something with Steve and Ken in
the Information Cloud.
If you're out and about in the park, and you happen to see some people playing
basketball, chances are they're playing a pick up game.
Pick up basketball, otherwise known as street ball, are games that happens
spontaneously.
Opposing players and even teammates may or may not know one another.
Right.
One person or a group might just suddenly show up courtside and express a desire
to play.
So who's going to be the referee?
Well, street ball has no referees, so the games can be a little disorganized and
rough.
For example, players call their own fouls.
Also, street ball has a looser set of rules set by the players themselves.
For example, the players might agree to play with the "make it, take it" rule.
What does that mean, Steve?
Well, it means if your team makes a basket, your team gets possession of the
ball, not the other team, which is normally what happens.
Right.
Street ball is becoming more organized and popularized through sports channels'
programs and traveling exhibitions.
Many famous NBA players got their start playing street ball.
All stars such as Vince Carter, Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant are just three of
many.
And Jeremy Lin played some street ball after he turned pro when he visited
Taiwan last year.
I remember that.
Some lucky Taipei youths left the court that night a different person.
(Chinese).
So have you ever played a pick up game or some street ball?
Well, the next sentence says:
Whether on the court, in a park or in the street, these games are a lot of fun.
Now we should say that if you're going to play these games, you do need a hoop.
So if the street does not have a hoop, you may not be able to play these games
there.
What does the next sentence say, Gabe?
Well, it says but more than that, they'll help you improve your skills.
OK. So more than just being a lot of fun, they will help you improve your
skills.
More than that.
You could use this kind of sentence or phrase in another way.
You could talk about music.
Maybe if you want to learn English, you think English songs are fun.
They're fun to listen to, and you can learn a lot from music.
But more than that, they'll help you improve your English skills as well.
More than that.
How do you use that phrase, Carolyn?
Well, when you're talking about basketball, you might say:
Well, basketball is very fun; more than that, it can improve your skills.
But it also does even more than that.
It helps you create teamwork, and you get along better with your friends.
Great.
So "more than that." That's a great phrase to know.
Well, we have more to learn with Michelle in the Language Lab.
Here we go.
All right.
(Chinese).
And let's get back to our program.
HORSE and 21 are great games to get you started, but actually there are many
other games that you can play to improve your basketball skills.
What is one other game, Gabe?
Well, one other game that I love to play is knockout.
Actually, you use two basketballs to play knockout.
And you usually need at least a few people to play this game.
A long line of people stand up at the free throw line, and each take turns
trying to make a basket.
If you shoot after the person in front of you and you make it before he does,
then that person is out of the game.
And of course, again, the last man standing wins this game.
What's another good basketball game, Carolyn?
Well, that one sounds very exciting.
Another one that I've played is very similar to HORSE. It's called PIG, P-I-G.
And this game goes much faster than HORSE because you only have three letters
before you are out.
Well, these are other great games that you can try on the basketball court next
time you are there.
And why don't you try that before coming back next time to Studio Classroom
because right now we are out of time.
But wewill see you later. Goodbye.