Basketball in English: Court Lingo & Game Talk

📦 Lesson Pack Overview

4 lessons, each ~35 minutes, designed to build vocabulary, pronunciation, and confidence using basketball scenarios. Includes real life basketball game clips for our visual learners :)

Learn from a retired D1 basketball player and a wife of a Professional Basketball player in Japan :) 

📘 Lesson Breakdown

🔹 Lesson 1: Basketball Basics

• Learn the must-know basketball terms, basic rules, and court layout so you can talk about the game confidently.

• Offense vs. Defense game talk

• Pronunciation focus on tricky combos (“baseline,” “back‑board”, etc.).

• Ends with Q&A: ask anything about court terms or anything basketball related :)

Lesson 2: Gameplay & Positions

• 📋Vocabulary: rebound, assist, turnover, and positions. Pronunciation drilling: two‑syllable stress (“as‑SIST,” “de‑FENSE”).

• 📈 Common stat abbreviations: PPG (points per game), FG%, steals, blocks, etc.

• Talk about player positions (point guard, center), and describe what’s happening in a game using real phrases.

• Activity: Watch a short game clip and describe whats happening in English!

Lesson 3: Phrases/basketball lingo + Famous Plays 

• Learn phrases like: “and‑one,” “slam dunk,” “crossover,” “fast break", and more!

• Talk like the pros and understand what commentators say!

• Q&A: Students can ask about phrases or pretend they are in the middle of a game!

Lesson 4: Pro basketball players + Game Time Role - Play/review 

• ✅ Practice pronouncing famous names: LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Sabrina Ionescu, A’ja Wilson, etc.

• Discuss players briefly: team, position, what makes them unique/what are they famous for.

• 🗣️ Role-play a short game scenario: student acts as announcer or coach.

   

• Review vocabulary from prior lessons + Pronunciation polishing and fluency practice.

• Final Q&A: Free-form time—ask anything about basketball English, rules, jargon, or culture.

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