Title: Sports Teams

Target vocabulary: badminton / jump rope / soccer / basketball / table tennis

Target Sentences: I like to play table tennis.

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Conversations ( H: Host / G: Guest)

H: Welcome to Ren Ai Bai Ling Guo. This is Jamy. I'm Teacher Zhi Shuo. I'm very happy to invite two handsome guys in cool uniforms, welcome!

G1: Hello everyone.

G2: Hello.

H: I like your T-shirt. Your uniforms look great.

G1: Thanks, we're members of the badminton team.

H: That's amazing! Do you know how to say "badminton" in English?

G2: I know! "Badminton" is badminton. I like to play badminton.

H: Way to go! "Badminton" is badminton. Let me test you, Ren Ai Elementary School has a total of five sports teams. Which team has the most players on the court during a game?

G1: The answer is, jump rope! "Jump rope." In a jump rope team competition, up to 12 players can be on the court!

H: Jump rope, "jump rope." Jump means to leap, and rope is a cord. Jump rope means to jump over a rope.

G2: Jump rope is a core curriculum at Ren Ai Elementary School, and we were even invited to perform at the National Day celebration.

H: What about the second most?

G1: The second most is "soccer"! A soccer game has 11 players on the field.

H: Soccer, "soccer." The next one is...?

G1: The third most is "basketball." A basketball game has five players on each team.

H: Basketball, basketball. Basket means a container, and ball is a sphere. Together, basketball means basketball.

G1: The fewest players on the court are from the table tennis team. Like badminton, doubles in table tennis only requires two players.

H: Table tennis, table tennis. Table refers to a flat surface, and tennis is a racket sport. Table tennis means playing tennis on a table.

G1: It turns out Ren Ai Elementary School has such a rich sports culture, and has even nurtured several national athletes!

G2: The students at Ren Ai Elementary School are truly well-rounded, excelling in both academics and sports.

H: Let's review today's lessons. The English for "badminton" is

G1: Badminton.

H: Badminton. "Badminton." The English for "jump rope" is

G2: Jump rope.

H: Jump rope, "jump rope." The English for "soccer" is

G1: Soccer.

H: Soccer, "soccer." The English for "basketball" is

G2: Basketball.

H: Basketball. "Basketball." The English for "table tennis" is

G1: Table tennis.

H: Table tennis. "Table tennis." How do you say "I like to play table tennis" in English?

G2: I like to play table tennis.

H: I like to play table tennis. Is there anything else you'd like to say to everyone?

G1: Students, remember to maintain good exercise habits.

G2: And you're welcome to join the various sports teams and clubs.

H: That's all for today. Thank you for listening to Ren Ai Bai Ling Guo.

H+G: See you next time.