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Elementary - Foul! (B0033) A: Has the game started yet? B: Yeah, about 5 minutes ago. A: Who’s winning? B: The Bulls, of course! A: What! That wasn’t a foul! C’mon, ref! B: Don’t worry, Shaq always screws up free throws. A: You were right! He didn’t make the shot! B: That was a great shot! A three pointer, yeah! A: Did you see that? He traveled and the ref didn’t call it! B: This ref needs glasses. Hey ref, open your eyes! I can’t believe he didn’t see that! A: Okay... end of the first quarter... Alright, I’m gonna make a beer run. Key Vocabulary foul common noun, singular an act in sports that is against the rules referee common noun, singular person who makes sure that players act according to the rules in a game or sport (informal) screw up verb make a mistake free throw common noun, plural a chance to shoot the ball due to a foul made by the opponent make the shot verb successfully throw a ball toward a goal (sports) three pointer common noun, singular a shot that scores three points in a game travel verb take more steps with the basketball than the rule allows beer run common noun, nonvariable the act of quickly going to get beer Supplementary Vocabulary court common noun, singular place where basketball is played assist common noun, singular an action where the ball is passed that helps score a goal block verb put your body between an opposing player and the ball jump shot common noun, singular jump in the air and shoot the ball while rebound verb grab and control the ball after the other team missed a shot steal verb intercept a pass between two players of the opposite team