英语情景口语:ball sports球类运动

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　　042 ball sports
        　　Words
        　　Football pitch football volleyball rugby basketball baseball
        　　basketball court referee batsman team player goal point shoot penalty
score
        　　phrases
        　　kick the ball
        　　head the ball
        　　smash the ball
        　　hit the ball
        　　bat the ball
        　　score a goal
        　　commit a foul
        　　run with the ball
        　　catch the ball
        　　spin the ball
        　　pass the ball
        　　throw the ball
        　　beginner
        　　a: what’s your favourite ball sport?
        　　A; I like basketball. I really enjoy watching the NBA games on TV.
        　　B: who’s your favourite player?
        　　A; I don’t really have one but I support Huston.
        　　B; do they have a good team?
        　　A; I think they do, but I’m biased. They have a good manager and a great
coach.
        　　B; I can’t keep up with the game. The players play so quickly that I can
hardly see what they are doing.
        　　A; I have the same problem. The players are really very skilful. I wish I
could play that well.
        　　B; you play for an amateur team, don’t you?
        　　A; yes, I do. We’re doing pretty well this season. We’ve won most of our
games, but we’re not top of the league table.
        　　B; how many more games are there this season?
        　　A; we’ve got four more games. I hope we can win all of them.
        　　Intemp3ediate
        　　A; what’s the difference between football and rugby?
        　　B; those tow games are quite different. First, there’s the size of the
teams. In football, a team has 11 players. In rugby there are 15 players on each
team. The biggest difference is that in football, only the goalkeeper can use
his hands. In rugby, the ball is usually carried forward by players, though
kicking is pemp3itted.
        　　A; in rugby, players pass the ball by throwing it to team mates, don’t
they?
        　　B; that’s right. However, players can only pass the ball backwards. They
cannot pass the ball forwards to their team mates. That’s a foul.
        　　A; I know how goals are scored in football, but how about in rugby?
        　　B; if a team carries the ball over the goal line, they score points. A team
can also score points by kicking the ball between two tall posts at each end of
the pitch.
        　　A; there’s a lot more physical contact in rugby, isn’t there?
        　　B; yes. Players usually need to bring a player down to stop him fomp3
moving forward with the ball. This is called”tackling”, as in football.
        　　A: the ball is a different shape in rugby, isn’t it?
        　　B; yes. It’s not perfectly round like a football. A rugby ball is oval in
shape. There’s a match on TV this afternoon. Why don’t you watch it with me?
I’ll try to explain the rules and tactics while we’re watching.
        　　A; ok.