Michael Jordan: A Basketball Legend
Lesson Brief
Al Jazeera
In this set, you will prepare to read a short recap of Michael Jordan's career. The article will take you from his childhood to his days in the NBA, and on to retirement. The flashcards will focus on the sports vocabulary from the article and additional vocabulary is included in the table below. The attached video is a 2013 Arabic news story about Jordan selling his home in Chicago, but it also recounts his career and achievements.
Additional Vocabulary:
اِنْتَقَلَتْ أُسْرَته إلى | His family moved to | التمثيل في | Acting in |
ُأَنْجَبَ ، يُنْجِب | To father | جائزة ، جوائز | Award(s) |
حَصَلَ على ، يَحْصُلُ على | To obtain | ُنَالَ ، يَنُول | To obtain |
تَخَصَّصَ في ، يَتَخَصَّصُ في | (here) to major in | ُصَنَّفَ ، يُصَنِّف | To rank |
شهادة التخرج | Graduation certificate | مؤلفات | compositions |
تُوِّجَ ب | He was crowned with (figurative) | ُأَصْدَرَ ، يُصْدِر | To publish, release |
ألقاب شخصية | Personal nicknames | سيرته | His biography |
ُتَمَيَّزَ، يَتَمَيَّز | To be differentiated | عنوان | title |