Sports -Tennis-

＊Topic--Sport
Sport is necessary for people to be healthy and it helps people maintain our health.


＊Vocabulary
・ace
-a winning serve which the receiver fails to touch with his or her racket
・advantage
-a player who scores a point at 'deuce' has the advantage, meaning if they win the next point, they win the game
・baseline
-a line at each end of the court, marking the boundary of the playing area

・deuce
-a score of 40-40, after which a player must win two consecutive points to win the game

・doubles
-format in which players play in teams of two

・fault
-a missed serve, served into the net or served outside the correct service box

・serve
-the shot that begins each point, in which the server hits the ball after tossing it into the air

・receiver
-the player receiving serves

If you want to learn more vocabularies, you should see this homepage. Tennis Vocabulary


＊Reading--

"Before a match begins, one player is designated server in the first game, and play begins with this player serving the ball from one side of the back of the court into the service box diagonally opposite. If the serve is good, the receiver must hit it back into the server's side of the court.Play continues until one player cannot return a shot, or hits a shot out of the court, and loses the point. The server then serves again, and play continues until one player scores enough points to win the first game. Then the second game begins with the player who received in the first game now serving. Play continues until a player wins the first 'set' by being the first to win at least six games. Then the second set begins, and play continues until a player has won enough sets to win the match. In a 'best of three' match, the winner is the first to win two sets, and in a 'best of five' match, the winner is the first to win three sets."

(Quotation: EnglishClub.com)



--Questions--

1. Before a match begins, what should one player is designated server do?
・Answer. This player begins to serve.
2. Where should the server serve?
・Answer. This player should serve the ball from one side of the back of the court into the service box diagonally opposite.
3. How does the player win 'best of three' match?
・Answer. The winner is the first to win two sets.


＊Listening

--Questions--

1. What is the main topic this video?　
・Answer. The main topic is "How to play tennis."
2. How long does he teach tennis?　
・Answer. He has taught tennis for 28 years.
3. Is tennis difficult to play?　
・Answer. No, it isn't.