(共17张PPT)
Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger
Understanding ideas
Teacher: Liao Xin
School: Hezhou High School
Activity 1 Who is he What’s his basketball position
Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions.
1 usually the best ball handler and / or best passer
2 usually the main shooter playing on the wing
3 usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the key
A
E
B
5 usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorer
4 usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point
C
D
One of the famous point guard——Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry is an American professional basketball player. He first garnered national attention for his impressive play at Davidson College. He first joined the NBA in 2009, playing for the Golden State Warriors, his shooting skills making him one of the top players. Given the Most Valuable Player award in
2015, Stephen helped the Warriors win the NBA
championship in the same year. In 2016, Stephen
was once again named Most Valuable Player, his
team the Warriors again winning the NBA title in
2017 and 2018.
What did Stephen Curry achieve
Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors
In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row
Activity 2 What can you get from the title and pictures
the hard work behind the success
Stephen Curry is successful now
Activity 3 Organize information from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.
Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry. He spent his childhood years practicing basketball on _______________________________. The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style.
He also learnt to __________________________.
a muddy basketball court
be creative and flexible
Despite this, it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player, as he was _____________________________.
too thin, too short, and too weak
Nonetheless, Stephen refused to _________________________, and ended up playing college ball for Davidson College.
give up
In 2009, he joined the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. In 2015, he led them to their first NBA Championship since 1975. Stephen achieved his dream through_____________________ _________________________________________.
self-belief, hard work,
perseverance and some help from an old hoop
Nationality: _____________________
Occupation: ____________________
Awards: ________________________
American
Basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
Practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
Stephen never gave up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get better.
Complete the mind map with supporting details.
Self-belief
Hard work
Despite many people thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball.
Perseverance
Activity 4
Success
Self-belief
hard-work
perseverance
curiosity;positive attitude;
right method
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
1. To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people.
2. To inform people about Stephen Curry’s basketball skills.
3. To inspire people with Stephen Curry’s determination to succeed.
Activity 5
1.Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage
A. To show Stephen Curry’s grandfather didn’t treat him well
B. To tell readers how poor Stephen’s family was at the time
C. To show that Stephen’s basketball career developed from a low point
D. To tell that Stephen didn’t show his talent when he was a kid
C
Activity 6 Think& share
2. How can you use the language in this passage to talk about sportspeople Give examples. (课本Question4)
(Para.2)Practising day in and day out helped Stephen
sharpen his skills.
(Para.3)But Stephen carried on. ... He would not give up.
(Para.3)His creativity and perseverance made him
Davidson's star player.
(Para.4)He performed beyond everyone's expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts.
Giving comments: (The last two sentences in Para.5.)
Stephen Curry' road to success
Background
Process
Ending
Comments
Textual Work
(Para.1) A close-up to introduce Stephen Curry
News Report——Narrative
(Para.2-3) Young Stephen's continuous effort bringing him success
(Para.4) Winning the first NBA championship and the Warriors' first championship since 1975
(Para.5) Self-belief, hard work, and perseverance making anything possible
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