(共17张PPT)
Unit 4 Growing up
Reading 1
Free talk
Do you like playing basketball
Are you good at it
How often do you play basketball
The shortest player in the NBA
Spud Webb
How can he succeed
Is it easy for the short man to score points
Will the coach take notice of him easily
Why
Pre-reading
Match the words with the meanings.
stand
national
succeed
scholarship
prove
matter
achieve something that you have been trying to do
use facts to show that something is true
a place where people stand or sit to watch sports
be important
of a whole country
money given to somebody so that he or she can continue to study
Skimming
Skim the article quickly and answer the questions.
1. What was his big dream when Spub Webb was young
He wanted to play in the NBA.
2. How tall is he
He is only 170 cm tall.
3. Is it easy for such a short man to play in the NBA
No, it isn’t.
4. How is the article organized
In order of time.
Scanning
Find out the sentences that show Spud was very short.
… much smaller than the other kids at school.
He was refused because he was too small .
He had to sit in the stands because of his height.
No university would invite him because he was only 170 cm tall.
The NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than him.
Read the article and write the correct letters in the blanks.
a Spud Webb was named Player of the Year
b Spud got a scholarship from a university
c Spud scored 20 points in his first game
d Spud became an NBA player in 1985
e small Spud had a big dream
Paragraph 1 _________
Paragraph 2 _________
Paragraph 3 _________
Paragraph 4 _________
Paragraph 5 _________
e
c
a
b
d
Careful reading
Read Para 1 and fill in the blanks.
Name: _________________
Year of birth: ______________
Place of birth: ______________
Height: ____________
Dream: _______________________
Spub Webb
In 1963
In Texas
Very small
To play in the NBA
Read Para 2-4 and fill in the blanks.
Time Difficulties Actions Achievements
In junior high He ___________ at first. He ________ ___________. He got the chance and scored 20 points. He _______________________________________.
In senior high He had to _____ ____________. He ________ __________. He became the leader of the team and ____________________
____________________.
After senior high ____________ would invite him. He decided to play ____ ___________. He _______________
____________________ and ________________
____________________.
was refused
did not
lose heart
became the star of the team
sit
in the stands
practised
even harder
was named Player of the Year
No university
at a
junior college
led his team to the
national championship
succeeded in getting a scholarship
Read Para 5 and answer the questions.
1. Why was the NBA not interested in him
Because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.
2. What did he do after he graduated
He was forced to play in another basketball league.
3. How long did he remain in the basketball league
He remained there for about a year.
4. When did he join the NBA
In 1985.
5. What was his proudest moment
He won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Why does the writer talk about Spub Webb’s ‘small’ again and again
Have a think
Because size and body type do not matter.
If we never give up, we can do almost anything.
Spud’s spirit
Post-reading
Simon wants to know more about Spud Webb. He is asking David some plete their conversation with the information in the article.
Simon: When was Spud Webb born
David: He was born in (1) _______.
Simon: Was he very tall
David: No. He was (2) _____________ than the other kids at school.
1963
much smaller
Simon: When did he become an NBA player
David: He (3) ________ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became the (4) __________ player in the NBA at that time.
Simon: What was his proudest moment
David: He (5) ______ the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986.
Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type really doesn’t (6) ________. We can do almost anything if we never (7) _________.
joined
shortest
won
matter
give up
Simon is writing about Spud Webb. Help him find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life.
1. In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was too small, but he __________________________ ___________________________________________________________________.
2. In senior school, he often had to sit in the stands because of his height but he _______________________ _______________________________________________
___________________________________.
did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game
practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. He went on to become leader of the team
3. After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall. He decided _______________________ ______________________________________________.
4. After he graduated from university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 am taller than he was. He remained ______________ __________________________________________________________________________.
to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship
in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him
Discussion
What can we learn from Spud
Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. （世上无难事，只怕有心人）
Dreams are of no value unless they are followed by action. （梦想只有付诸行动才有意义）
Thank you!
