Wortschatzarbeit: NBA Basketball

Match the  following basketball terms with their meaning:

1. airball
2. rebound
3. alley-oop
4. MVP
5. court
6. assist
7. charge
8. (slam) dunk
9. turn over
10. travelling

a) grabbing a ball that has come off the rim or backboard after a shot attempt

b) the best player in the regular season or the playoffs

c) when a player jumps high enough and thrust the basketball down the hoop

d) a shot where the basketball misses the rim, the net and the backboard

e) when a player moves with the ball without dribbling correctly

f) when a player receives a pass in mid-air from his teammate and dunks the basketball

g) when a player loses the ball while it is in his possession

h) a pass to a teammate that leads directly to a goal

i) a foul

j) the area where basketball is played

Answers:

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