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1) What does she explain about netball?

a) why she likes it

b) how the game is played
c) where the game originated

2) She says she mainly plays netball ______ .

a) indoors
b) outdoors
b) in summer

3) What pass makes a lob pass?

a) bounce pass
b) chest pass
927 Net Ball c) shoulder pass
Naomi talks about one of her favorite sports.
4) A ball through the net scores ____ .
Dai: So Naomi, you’re from Wales and
you’re eleven. So what does an eleven-year a) 1 point
old girl do for fun in Wales? b) 2 points
c) 3 points
Naomi: I do music. I play the piano and the
violin and I play sports: netball. 5) What does she NOT explain?
Dai: Net ball? What’s that? a) how long a game is
Naomi Dai
b) how many people are on a team
Naomi: Yeah, it’s like a basketball a bit, but mostly girls play it. c) how high the net is
You have to...you have two teams and you have to try and get
the ball in each others’ nets.

Dai: Oh OK, so it’s just like basketball. You bounce it around Audio Notes
and...

Naomi: Well, you don’t really bounce it that much. You can only
bounce it once. mostly

Dai: Oh really? Mostly girls play net ball.

Naomi: Yeah. The word 'mostly' is similar in meaning to
'almost all'. Notice the following:
Dai: Oh OK, I see. And you play it indoors then or...?
1. Football is mostly a man's sport.
Naomi: Yeah mostly indoors - in the summer sometimes 2. That restaurant serves mostly
outdoors. chicken.
Dai: Oh OK, sounds good. Yeah so, you can only bounce it each other
once?

Naomi: Yeah, there’s three different passes you can do. One is
you use a bounce called “bounce pass” and you can only use a
bounce once.
Dai: OK, to pass it to your teammate.
You try and get the ball in each other's
nets.
Here, we use the phrase 'each other' to
talk about two teams. Notice the following:

Naomi: Yeah. 1. The two teams do not like each

other.
Dai: OK, and what are the other passes? 2. We gave each other present for the holidays.

Naomi: There’s “chest pass”. bounce

Dai: And what’s that? You bounce the ball around.

Naomi: It’s just a straight pass from your chest to the other When we drop a ball it bounces back up.
person’s chest. Notice the following:
Dai: Oh OK. 1. You must bounce the ball in
basketball.
Naomi: And “shoulder pass” which is sort of a lob. 2. The ball took a big bounce after I dropped it.
Dai: Like a lob, you throw it over your shoulder kind of thing. And
so, it’s just...well like basketball somebody throws it in the net and pass
how many points do you get?
There's three different passes you can do
Naomi: It’s one point for every net - every ball that you get in the in net ball.
net.
To pass means to quickly give something
Dai: Oh OK. and how long is a game of netball? to someone. In sports we pass to our
Naomi: Probably about an hour. teammates. Notice the following:

Dai: Oh really? So like half an hour each side or...? 1. She passed the ball to her
teammate.
Naomi: Yeah, I think so. 2. The most difficult pass in netball is
the shoulder pass.
Dai: OK, and how many people are there on a team?
lob
Naomi: Seven.

Dai: Seven? The shoulder pass is sort of a lob.

Naomi: Yeah. The word 'lob' means to slowly throw

something, usually a ball. Notice the
Dai: OK, nice. following:
1. We lobbed the ball to the baby.
2. When I get home I always lob my keys onto the
Speaking Challenge table.

Answer these questions related to the lesson.

Vocabulary Quiz
Q1 What is your favorite sport?
A1 mostly • each other • bounced
passes • lob
Q2 How do you play it?
1. This player almost never the ball.
A2
2. Don't throw the ball hard. You have to
Q3 In this sport do you pass, lob, or bounce a ball?
kind of it.
A3
3. She eats vegetables.
4. We looked at from across the
Q4 What is a sport you do not like playing? room.
A4
5. The ball twice and then went out
the window.
Q5 Why is this sport hard?
A5

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