文档介绍：Module 1
Module 1 Basketball
Listening and Vocabulary
1. Work in pairs. Before you listen, answer the questions about basketball.
1) How many players are there in a basketball team?
Five players.
Listening
2) How long does a professional NBA basketball game last?
There are four 12-minute periods.
3) What happens if the scores are a tie at the end of the game?
There is overtime of five minutes.
4) What is a time out?
A time when the coach can talk to the
players.
2. Listen to part 1 of the passage. Decide which two people are speaking and when. Choose from the list.
A. mentator and a player speaking before a game starts.
B. mentators speaking at the beginning of a game.
C. mentators speaking at the end of a game.
B
( ) amazed ( ) amazing ( ) disappointed ( ) disappointing ( ) excited ( ) exciting ( ) exhausted ( ) exhausting
3. Listen to Part 2 of the passage and check the words you hear.
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T
T
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T
1. Dan is excited at the beginning of the game and disappointed in the end.
2. Yao Ming has had a good season for the Rockets, according to Dan.
4. Listen to the passage again and check the true sentences.
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3. Dan thinks that Yao Ming can do everything by himself.
4. The game itself was disappointing for the crowd.
5. The two teams had almost the same score.
6. The Rockets won the game.
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5. Explain the expressions from the passage in your own words.
1. Yao Ming has been absolutely outstanding for the Rockets this season.
Yao Ming has played extremely well.