Episode 0033
Summary
The audio captures a lively conversation between two fans watching a basketball game, interspersed with play-by-play commentary. The fans discuss the game's start, current score, and express strong reactions to referee calls and player performance. Initially, one fan expresses anger over a perceived foul, then later celebrates a good shot, only to become angry again about traveling violations and poor officiating. The audio concludes with one fan planning to get a beer.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Good good block out of assignments.
Hey, has the game started yet?
Yeah, about five minutes ago.
Oh, who's winning?
The Bulls, of course.
from Wells with the steal.
What? That wasn't a foul!
Oh, come on, ref!
Don't worry. Shaq always screws up free throws.
You're right. He didn't make the shot.
was looking down at the hoop.
Yeah! That was a great shot!
Three-pointer, yeah.
Did you see that? He traveled and the ref didn't even call it!
This ref needs glasses. Hey ref, open your eyes!
Kentucky and they
Can't believe he can see that.
Okay. End of the first quarter.
Alright, I'm gonna make a beer run.
Thoroughbred Basketball.
Summary
This audio is an English lesson podcast for sports fans, focusing on basketball vocabulary and slang. The hosts, Marco and Erika, introduce and explain terms such as 'foul,' 'ref' (referee), 'free throw,' 'make the shot,' 'three-pointer,' and 'travel.' They use a simulated basketball game dialogue to demonstrate the words in context and provide further examples for common slang terms like 'screw up' and 'beer run,' aiming to help listeners understand sports-related English.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
Hello, English learners, welcome back to English Pod.
My name is Marco.
And I'm Erika.
And today we have another great elementary lesson for you all.
That's right. We've got a lesson for all you sports fans out there.
Right. We're doing a podcast on sports today. Uh, we're starting off with basketball.
Uh-huh.
So we've got lots of language about basketball and sports in this lesson today.
Great. So let's take a look at our vocabulary preview.
Vocabulary preview.
Two words for you today. The first one is foul.
Foul.
Foul.
A foul.
Basically, it's an action in a game that is not allowed.
Right. So if you're playing basketball and you kick the other player.
That's a foul.
That's a foul. That's a pretty big foul.
Yeah, if you're playing soccer and you pick up the ball.
That's also a foul.
Uh-huh.
Our second word is ref.
Ref. R-E-F.
Also known as a referee.
Uh-huh.
Right. So a referee is
Basically like the judge of a game.
The judge of the game. So he's the one that will say, that was a foul. That was a foul.
Exactly.
Ref, also known as referee.
Okay, so two great words. We're going to hear them in our dialogue, and we're going to be listening to two guys who are watching a basketball game on TV.
Not just good, good block out assignments.
Dirk's got it.
Hey, has the game started yet?
Yeah, about five minutes ago.
Oh, who's winning?
Bulls, of course.
from. with the steal.
What? That wasn't a foul!
Oh, come on, ref!
Don't worry. Shaq always screws up free throws.
You are right. He didn't make the shot.
was looking down at the hoop when he
Yeah, that was a great shot. Three-pointer. Yeah.
Did you see that?
He traveled and the ref didn't even call it.
This ref needs glasses.
Hey ref, open your eyes!
Can't believe he didn't see that.
Okay, end of the first quarter.
All right, I'm going to make a beer run.
All right, a really common situation whenever you're watching games with friends, right?
You need to get a beer.
We'll talk about that in a little while. Um, let's take a look at language takeaway.
Language takeaway.
Okay, let's take a look at our first word on language takeaway.
Free throw.
Free throw.
Free throw.
Free throw.
This one's a bit hard to say, isn't it?
It's a little bit hard to explain, but if you're playing basketball and if someone fouls you, you get a free throw.
So that's when all the players line up around you, and you can throw the ball.
To the basket without anyone blocking you or anything.
Right.
A little bit complicated, but I'm sure the basketball fans understand what a free throw is.
All right.
Our next word is make the shot.
Make the shot.
Make the shot.
Make the shot.
Let's listen to some examples and we'll understand the meaning of make the shot.
Example one.
I can't believe it. He made the shot from the other side of the court.
Example two.
There's no way he's going to make that shot. He's way too far away from the net.
Example three.
If Gretzky makes this shot, they're going to win the Stanley Cup.
So it's clear now, to make the shot is to successfully put the ball in the basket.
You can use this expression in other sports as well, right?
Yeah, you could use it in hockey, to make the shot. Could also use it in golf, in a lot of different sports that use the term to shoot.
Yes, shoot the ball.
So anytime you shoot the ball, you can make the shot.
Exactly.
Okay, our next word today, three-pointer.
Three-pointer.
Three-pointer.
A three-pointer.
It's a shot in basketball when you get three points.
Yes.
Usually this shot is taken from further out.
Yeah, a farther distance.
Yeah, so it's a little bit more difficult to make this shot.
You know, sometimes people might say a three-point shot or something like that. But our English Pod learners, they know, it's a three-pointer.
Yeah, you'll sound really knowledgeable, really cool by using that one.
Three-pointer.
Uh-huh.
And uh, our last word today, travel.
Travel.
To travel.
Travel.
When you walk with the basketball.
Well, technically, you're allowed to take two steps in basketball.
Okay.
So, when you take more than two steps.
All right, all right.
And it's traveling.
I understand.
So yeah, traveling means to take more than two steps with the ball.
Well, let's listen to the dialogue a second time. This time it'll be a bit slower so that we can understand some of these great phrases we just talked about.
Hey, has the game started yet?
Yeah, about five minutes ago.
Oh, who's winning?
The Bulls, of course.
What? That wasn't a foul!
Oh, come on, ref!
Don't worry. Shaq always screws up free throws.
Yeah, you were right. He didn't make the shot.
Yeah, that was a great shot. Three-pointer. Yeah!
Oh, did you see that?
He traveled and the ref didn't even call it.
This ref needs glasses.
Hey ref, open your eyes!
I can't believe he didn't see that.
Okay, end of the first quarter.
Hey, I'm going to make a beer run. Sweet.
All right, sports fans, so now let's take a look at fluency builder.
Fluency builder.
Okay, today on fluency builder, we have two really common words that you would listen to while you're watching a game.
Yeah, these are sort of slangy words, hey?
Yeah, they're kind of a common, like informal.
Informal.
The first one that we have is screw up.
Screw up.
Screw up.
Screw up.
To screw up.
Yeah, so this is a good way of saying,
To make a mistake.
Mhm.
Let's listen to some examples of how this word is used.
Example one.
Jill, you really screwed up this time. You're fired.
Example two.
This game is important. If you screw it up, we're out of the finals.
Example three.
I'm sorry, I know I screwed up. Will you forgive me?
Okay, so screw up is mess up.
Yeah, make a mistake.
Make a mistake.
Uh-huh.
Great. And our last word on fluency builder today, a beer run.
A beer run.
Beer run.
So what is this beer run?
You run to get beer.
You go to the store and get beer, get more beer.
Okay.
So it's just an expression to meaning to go and get more beer.
Yeah, usually you're watching a game or you're at home with your friends, you run out of beer, so somebody has to go get some beer, make a beer run.
Yeah.
Hey, has the game started yet?
Yeah, about five minutes ago.
Oh, who's winning?
Bulls, of course.
What? That wasn't a foul!
Oh, come on, ref!
Don't worry. Shaq always screws up free throws.
You were right. He didn't make the shot.
Yeah, that was a great shot. Three-pointer. Yeah!
Did you see that?
He traveled, and the ref didn't even call it.
This ref needs glasses.
Hey ref, open your eyes!
Can't believe he didn't see that.
Okay, end of the first quarter.
All right, I'm going to make a beer run.
Okay, guys, I hope you enjoyed our lesson today. We'll be bringing you more sports lessons in the future.
Yes.
So if you have a particular sport that you want to learn about, you can tell us.
Come to our website, Englishpod.com.
Yeah, and uh, leave us your comments or your suggestions or any doubts that you have.
And we're always there to answer it, so we'll see you there.
Yes, until next time. Bye.
Bye.
Summary
This audio is a vocabulary review focused on basketball terms. Speaker 1 provides instructions, guiding the listener to either listen and then say vocabulary words or to try them faster, and finally to hear them as if in a sentence. Speaker 2 pronounces a series of basketball-related words and phrases, first at a normal pace, then faster, and then repeated multiple times for practice.
Transcript (Click timestamp to jump)
The English Pod Audio Review.
Listen to the meaning, then say the vocabulary word.
Foul.
Referee.
Screw up.
Free throw.
Make the shot.
Three-pointer.
Travel.
Be a run.
Court.
Assist.
Block.
Jump shot.
Rebound.
Steal.
Let's try that faster.
Three-pointer.
Jump shot.
Foul.
Steal.
Travel.
Rebound.
Court.
Assist.
Be a run.
Block.
Referee.
Make the shot.
Free throw.
Screw up.
Now say the word and hear it in a sentence.
Make the shot.
Make the shot.
Make the shot.
Screw up.
Screw up.
Screw up.
Foul.
Foul.
Foul.
Referee.
Referee.
Referee.
Three-pointer.
Three-pointer.
Three-pointer.
Be a run.
Be a run.
Be a run.