77. LEARNING TO PLAY BASEBALL
Gap-fill exercise
Tommy loved watching baseball games on
. He wanted to play baseball too,
he asked his dad for help.
smiled and said, "Let's start with
basics, Tommy." They went to the
with a bat and a ball.
showed Tommy how to stand with
feet apart and knees slightly bent. "
the bat like this," Dad said,
him grip it. Dad pitched the
gently. Tommy swung the bat, and
it a few times, but he
trying. Finally, he hit the ball! "
job, Tommy!" Dad cheered. They practiced
and throwing, too. They played a
-game. Tommy hit the ball and ran
the bases. It was so much
!
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Hint
OK