Japan's Basketball Team Beats Saudi Arabia in World Cup Qualifier
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Japan's basketball team won a big game. They played against Saudi Arabia.
The final score was 106 to 78. Japan won by a lot of points.
This game was a qualifier for the FIBA World Cup. A qualifier is a game teams play to enter a big competition.
Rui Hachimura played very well. He is a famous NBA player. He scored 29 points in the game.
After the game, a photo became popular online. People liked the photo very much.
A player named Yuki Kawamura was in the photo. He wore a headband in the photo. People said he had a very good face in the picture.
Fans were happy to see him. They said 'He is here!' about the photo.
Vocabulary15 words
- qualifier
- a game that decides if a team can play in a big competition
- NBA
- the biggest basketball league in America
- headband
- a band you wear around your head
- score
- the number of points a team gets in a game
- star player
- a very good and famous player
- national team
- a team that plays for a whole country
- photo
- a picture taken with a camera
- fan
- a person who likes and supports a team or player
- win
- to be the best in a game
- competition
- an event where teams try to be the best
- points
- numbers a team gets for playing well
- popular
- liked by many people
- online
- on the internet
- famous
- known by many people
- big win
- winning by a lot of points
Quiz
Answer key
1. 106-78 2. 29 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Japan's basketball team won a big _____. They played against Saudi Arabia.
The final score was 106 to _____. Japan won by a lot of points.
This game was a qualifier for the FIBA World _____.
Rui Hachimura played very well. He is a famous _____ player.
He scored 29 _____ in the game.
After the game, a _____ became popular online.
A player named Yuki Kawamura was in the photo. He wore a _____ in the photo.
People said he had a very good _____ in the picture.
Fans were happy to see him. They said 'He is _____!' about the photo.