Angel Reese's Rebounding Skills Make History
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Angel Reese is a basketball player. She plays for the Atlanta Dream. Reese is famous for her rebounding. Rebounding means getting the ball after a missed shot.
The Dream played a game against the Tempo. The Dream won the game. Reese and her teammate Rhyne Howard both made history. This means they did something new and special.
Reese set a new record for rebounds. A record is the best result ever. People gave her a new nickname because of this. A nickname is a fun name for a person.
Fans and writers are talking about her skills. Skills are things a person is good at doing. Reese works hard to get every rebound.
The game had many highlights. Highlights are the best moments of a game. Reese and Howard were the stars of this game.
Vocabulary15 words
- rebounding
- getting the ball after a missed shot
- history
- something new done for the first time
- record
- the best result ever
- nickname
- a fun extra name for someone
- skills
- things a person is good at
- highlights
- the best parts of a game
- teammate
- a person on the same team
- basketball
- a sport with a ball and a hoop
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- game
- a sports match
- win
- to beat the other team
- star
- a very good, famous player
- fan
- a person who loves a team or player
- team
- a group who play sport together
- special
- not normal; very good
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rebounding 2. The Tempo 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Angel Reese is a basketball player. She plays for the Atlanta _____. Reese is famous for her _____.
The Dream played a game against the _____. The Dream won the game. Reese and her teammate Rhyne _____ both made history.
Reese set a new _____ for rebounds. People gave her a new _____ because of this.
Fans and writers are talking about her _____. Reese works hard to get every rebound.
The game had many _____. Reese and Howard were the _____ of this game.
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