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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

1. What was the final score of the game?
2. How many points did Rui Hachimura score?
3. Did Japan win the game?

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.

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