087. Tennis for Two

Laura and Donald play tennis together. They go to the tennis court. Laura wants to practice her serves. She stands behind the line. She throws the ball up. She hits it with the racket. It goes over the net.

Donald sees the ball. He hits it with the racket. It goes to Laura’s side. The ball keeps going back and forth.

▪ back: atrás, fundo, costas
▪ and: e
▪ forth: para frente
▪ behind: atrás, para trás, atrás de…
▪ court: tribunal, quadra, corte
▪ keep: manter, conservar, guardar, sustento, meios de sustento, manutenção
▪ line: fila, verso, linha, trilho (de trem)
▪ net: rede, líquido, forma abreviada de “the internet”
▪ practice: prática, treino, ensaio, ortografia americana de “practise”
▪ racket: raquete, zoeira, barulheira
▪ serve: servir, cumprir
▪ tennis: tênis
▪ throw: lançamento, lance, arremesso, lançar, arremessar, atirar, jogar
▪ together: juntos, ao mesmo tempo

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