3º ESO. Basketball 1: Basic Vocabulary and rules
Ratio: 5 / 5
A) BASIC VOCABULARY:
Actions:
| To bounce: | botar |
| To dribble: | botar avanzando |
| To pass: | pasar |
| To shoot: | tirar |
| To slam: | machacar |
| To defend: | defender |
| To attack: | atacar |
| To score: | anotar |
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Elements of the game:
| The ball: | la pelota |
| The court: | la cancha |
| The hoop: | el aro |
| The backboard: | el tablero |
| The lines: | las líneas |
| The key: | la zona |
| A tie: | un empate |
Fouls and violations:
| Personal foul: | falta personal |
| Offensive foul: | falta en ataque |
| Technical foul: | falta técnica |
| Traveling: | pasos |
| Double dribble: | dobles |
| 3/5/8/24 seconds violation: | infracción de 3/5/8/24 segundos. |
B) BASIC RULES:
- Basketball players play with a ball on a court dribbling, passing, and shooting.
-There are two teams of twelve players, five on the court.
-They score points when a player shoots the ball through the hoop.
-A basket (or field goal) counts two or three points, and free throws count one point each.
-A basketball game has four quarters.
-The length of each quarter has 10 minutes (12 in the NBA).
-Play starts with a “jump ball” at center court. At halftime, teams switch sides.
-Each team has 5 time of time-outs per game (6 in the NBA).
If a game ends in a tie, teams usually play overtime periods until one team wins.
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