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The Shortest player in the NBA
Reading
Kobe Bryant
Kobe’s well-know saying:
I know what Los Angeles is like at four every morning.
Who is he
The Los Angeles Lakers
Yao Ming
Yao Ming’s well-known saying :
Working hard may not bring you success but giving up makes you fail for sure.
Who is he
The Houston Rockets
Famous Barkley’s Kiss
Spud Webb
the shortest player in the NBA
Who is called Small Potato
The Atlanta Hawks
Kobe Bryant
Yao Ming
Spud Webb
Height: 198cm
Height: 226cm
Height: 170cm
Spud Webb
Year & place of birth
Height
Dream
Proudest thing for him
His Problem
In Texas, in 1963
170 cm
To play in the NBA
He won the Slam and
Dunk Contest
His height
1.What did Spud Webb look like at school
2.What was his big dream
3.What happened when he tried out for the school team in Junior high Did he lose heart
4.How many points did he score in his first game when he got the chance
Listen and answer (Paragraph 1&2 )
He was much smaller than the other kids.
He wanted to play in the NBA.
He was refused . /No, he didn’t
He scored 20 points.
True or False (Paragraph 3 and 4)
1. In senior high at first, Spud often had chances to play for the team.
2. Spud lost heart and didn’t want to touch basketball any more.
3. In his last year of senior high, he was named Player of the Year in Texas.
4. Spud led his junior college team to the national championship.
5. Spud was accepted by North Carolina State University.
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Spud was 20 cm ______ than the other NBA players. He ________ to play in another basketball league for a year because of his ______. In 1985, he_______ the Atlanta Hawks and had many great ____________. His ________ moment came in 1986 ---he won the Slam Dunk contest.
根据课文,用方框里的单词填空 Paragraph 5
achievements, was forced, proudest ,height, joined, shorter
shorter
was forced
height
joined
achievements
proudest
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
There are some important information on Spud Webb’s basketball career. Read the article and write the correct letters in the blanks.
B2
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.
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) _________.
1963
much smaller
joined
shortest
won
matter
give up
Simon wants to know more about Spud Webb. He is asking David some plete their conversation with the information in the article.
B3
1. In junior high, the coach refused to let him 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
B4
Simon is writing about Spud Webb. Help him find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life.
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 ______________
____________________________________.
in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him
to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship
Spud’s well-known saying :
Spud Webb
You can do everything if you never give up.
Who is called Small Potato
Growing up
1. Have a dream.
2. Hold on to your dream.
3. Work hard for your dream.
4. Don’t lose heart and never give up.
Where there is a will, there is a way