节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-01-15
难易度:Low
关键字:defense, offensive, man-to-man, zone, give-and-go, pick-and-roll
Well, we've been talking a lot about basketball terms here at Studio Classroom.
Yesterday we talked about terms to describe a basketball court, what it looks
like.
And before the break, we were talking about terms you use when you are on
defense when you're playing basketball.
So there's man-to-man defense and zone defense.
Right now we're going to talk about the offense.
So let's get started with the second reading.
Basketball Terms.
Scoring points.
One of the easiest offensive plays is the give-and-go.
In a give-and-go, you pass the ball to a teammate.
Then that teammate passes the ball back to you so you can score.
If you want to be like Jeremy Lin, you need to master the pick-and-roll.
In a pick-and-roll, a teammate picks or screens you from a defender.
This lets you get away from the defender and score a basket.
Communication is important for any team.
Try using these basketball terms the next time you play.
So the title of this section is Scoring points.
And if you are going to score points, then you need to be on the offensive, not
the defense but on the offense.
And one of the easiest offensive plays is the give-and-go.
We have a lot we want to talk about right there.
The first, of course, is that Word Bank word: offensive.
If you're on the offensive, that means you have the basketball, and you're
trying to get down to score or shoot a basket.
You're on the offensive.
It's almost like you're attacking the other team to get to their basket.
You're on the offense.
I've also seen this word used a different way, Gabe.
When you are driving, you could be driving as an offensive driver or a defensive
driver.
And if you drive on the offense, then you are pretty aggressive in your driving,
and you know exactly where you want to go.
OK, so you could be offensive driver.
Of course, most people try to encourage you to be a defensive driver.
That's a little safer.
But how else can you use this word "offensive," Nathanael?
Well, in different cultures, you sometimes have to be careful what you do.
Something more normal for you might be offensive to people in another country.
That is a great example.
It's true.
You don't want to offend people.
So the offensive here, offensive is an adjective.
But you can offend, O-F-F-E-N-D, that's the verb.
Don't want to offend people.
Say something that will hurt them or injure them.
That is offending them.
So don't try to offend people.
But in a basketball game or any sports game, actually it's quite normal to be on
the offensive because it's competition, and you want to win.
Well, we see another word here.
It is the word "play." It's an offensive play.
Usually I think of this word as a verb.
I'm going to play basketball; or I'm going to play soccer or badminton.
Nathanael, why is it here as a noun?
What does this mean?
Well, an offensive play is a play that you play in the offensive.
So it's something... it's a play that you're doing, a strategy that your team
has in order to score a basket.
There can be defensive plays, defensive strategies as well.
All right.
And Carolyn, you mentioned that your favorite sport to watch is American
football.
Are there also plays in American football?
They sure do.
American football has a lot of different kinds of plays.
And usually when they have a break, or a timeout, they all get together and
discuss what play they're going to do next.
All right.
So different sports can use plays.
That's kind a plan, or as Nathanael said, a strategy, that you have when you are
going to play that sport.
So one of the offensive plays in basketball is called the give-and-go.
It's kind of easy to remember because really it's just a back-and-forth action.
You pass the basketball... well, we can read it here in the article.
In a give-and-go, you pass the ball to your teammate.
Then that teammate passes the ball back to you so that you can score.
But why the give-and-go?
Nathanael, why do the give-and-go?
Well, it allows you to do two things.
First, the offense can distract the defense with this play; also, it gives the
offense time to prepare to score the ball.
All right. So there are some good reasons for the give-and-go.
We continue: If you want to be like Jeremy Lin - and I think many basketball
players would like to be like Jeremy Lin - you need to master the pick-and-roll.
In a pick-and-roll, a teammate picks or screens you from a defender.
OK. It's not that easy to remember the pick-and-roll unless you see it.
So maybe you can go online and type in "pick-and-roll" to see what that looks
like.
It's a very good move.
And this lets you get away from the defender and score a basket.
Now we did use a word in that definition of pick-and-roll: you need to "master"
the pick-and-roll.
I like that word.
Nathanael, can you talk about this word for a little bit, "master"?
Sure. Usually we think of "master" as a noun.
Obey your master.
But here it's a verb.
When you master something, you know how to do it very well after long practice.
So you can practice the pick-and-roll and master it, able to do it every time.
Able to do it every time, you can master that.
Carolyn, what can you master?
How can you use this word?
Well, if you are trying to learn a language like you are probably trying to
learn English, you can master it.
It means that you have no problems communicating with other people in English.
All right. And I know many of you have a goal to master English.
And if you're playing basketball, if you want to, then you might want to master
the pick-and-roll, give-and-go and other plays like that.
Well, our final paragraph says communication is important for any team.
And that is so true.
Communication is important for any team.
Not just a sports team, but even your team of teachers right here at Studio
Classroom.
Carolyn, Nathanael and I need to communicate with each other and everybody else
at Studio Classroom.
It's very important for the show to be what it is.
It's important for any team.
What team are you on, or working with?
Communication is key.
It is important.
And we see that try... you can try using these basketball terms the next time
that you play basketball.
Well, I want to watch a little review skit right now.
Let's listen in.
(Music).
Let's play basketball.
Uh... basketball is too confusing.
Confusing?
Yes. The floor has too many lines.
The floor is called the basketball court.
And the lines are important.
There's a midcourt line.
It's down in the middle.
Why is there a circle?
The center circle is where the game begins with a jump ball.
OK.
What about the lines around the basket?
There's the three-point line.
Make a basket from behind that line and score three points.
And what about the lines under the basket?
That area is called the key.
The key?
Yes. At the "top" of the key is the free-throw line.
What happens there?
You stand behind that line when you take foul shots.
When there's a penalty?
That's right.
Now, what happens when the other team has the ball?
You move out of the way.
No. You stop them with defense, man-to-man or zone defense.
Defense?
And what happens when your team gets the ball?
You... hit a homerun!
No. You do the give-and-go or the pick-and-roll, and score a basket.
Oh. Hooray! Basketball sounds like fun.
It is! So let's play.
Fun, but confusing.
I mean, give-and-go? Pick-and-roll?
Strange.
That was a great review skit.
Now let's take some time to join Michelle in the Language Lab.
(Music).
OK.
(Chinese).
And back to you, teachers.
There's been a lot of information in this article, but it's not long enough to
cover everything.
Not every term in basketball is here.
So let's talk about a few just before we go for today.
A lay-up.
A lay-up is when you dribble up to the basket and take a few steps jumping up to
the basket to score ball.
Another one is a slam dunk where you jump quite far all the way up to the basket
and dunk it in the hoop.
Carolyn, what other words or terms can you think of?
Well, when I think of basketball, I usually don't say "basketball." I shorten
it, so it's B-ball.
And that's usually what my friends and I say: Oh. Well, let's watch a B-ball
game.
Well, we learned about defense today.
And actually, if your teammates are doing pretty well on the defense, you could
say "Good D." It's a short way of saying it.
Good defense, or good D, you guys.
That's great.
There's all kinds of terms you can learn.
Get out there and learn some more.
But that's it for us today here at Studio Classroom.
Time to say goodbye.
And we'll see you next time.
Goodbye.
And see younext time!