(共19张PPT)
Unit4 Growing up
Reading(2)
By the end of the class, students are expected to
1. have a better understanding of the passage.
2. learn to use the useful words, phrases & sentences.
3. help the students realize “where there is will, there is a way”.
Learning objectives
Work in pairs and talk about Spud Webb with the help of the following questions:
1. Who is Spud
2. Where was he born
3. What was his dream when he was young
He is a retired American NBA player.
In Texas, the USA.
To play in the NBA. / To become an NBA player.
Reading revision
4. Was he a success
5. How many points did he score when he finally got the chance to play in junior high
6. In senior high, why did the coach change his mind to let Spud play games
7. When did he become a player in NBA
Yes, he was.
He scored 20 points.
Because he played even harder.
In 1985.
1.He was very small — much smaller than the other kids at school.
较级前可以加much, a little, quite, even等副词表示程度或加强比较。
如:Shanghai is much bigger than my hometown.
上海比我的家乡大多了。
Language points
2. While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team …
(1) attend junior high 上初中
(2) try out for sth 参加……选拔(或试演)
e.g. Why don’t you try out for the school basketball team
你为何不参加学校篮球选拔赛呢?
3. He did not lose heart.
lose heart 泄气,灰心
e.g. When you fail, you should never lose heart.
当你失败时,不应该丧失信心。
4. From then on, he was the star of the team.
from then on 从那时起(常与一般过去时连用)
e.g. From then on, he was with his dog every day.
从那时起,他每天和他的狗在一起。
5.He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.
change one’s mind 改变主意
e.g. Nothing will make me change my mind.
什么都不能让我改变主意。
6. Although he was a great player at university…
although conj. 尽管,虽然, 不可与but连用。
e.g.
Although he was tired, he still worked hard.
=He was tired, but he still worked hard.
尽管很累,但他还是努力地工作。
7.After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league.
force vt. 强迫,迫使
force sb to do sth 强迫某人做某事
e.g. Don’t force the child to play the piano.
不要强迫这个孩子学习弹钢琴。
They were forced to leave their hometown.
他们被迫离开了家乡。
8. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.
remain = stay 逗留 vi.
e.g. We will remain in Shanghai for ten days.
我们要在上海逗留10天。
remain = keep 保持 remain + adj. / doing
e.g. Don’t remain standing there.
不要一直站在那。
9.matter用作动词,意思是“要紧,有重大影响”。如:
The job matters more to him than anything else.
对他来说,这份工作比其他什么都重要。
It doesn’t matter to me if I miss the train.
我误了火车也没有什么关系。
Get into groups of four. One of you prepare five questions about Spud Webb. Interview the other group members.
Role play
Spud Webb is a retired __________ NBA player. Though he was a small boy, he had a big _______—he wanted to play in the NBA.
In junior high, though he was _______ to play at first because he was too small, he did not ______ heart. And finally he became the ______ of the team.
American
dream
refused
lose
star
Exercise
一、根据课文填空:
In senior high, he practised so hard that the coach _________ his mind. Spud _____ on to become ______ of the team.
Because of his height, no __________ would ______ him to play basketball. He decided to play at a junior college and _____ his team to the national _______________. This brought him to the _________ of North Carolina State University. As a ________, he ____________ in getting a scholarship.
changed
went
leader
university
invite
led
championship
attention
result
succeeded
________ the NBA took ________ of him, he ___________ in another basketball league for about a year. In _________, he joined the Atlanta Hawks. In 1986, he won the Slam Dunk _________.
Before
notice
remained
1985
Contest
二、翻译句子:
1. 他已成功地收集到了5张名画。
He _______________________ five famous paintings.
2. 不要灰心,你的身材和体型并不重要。
Don’t _________. Your _______________
____________________.
3. 因此,他成功地获得了奖学金。
_________, he __________________ successfully.
has succeeded in collecting
lose heart
size and body type
does not matter
As a result got the scholarship
GOOD JOB