Unit 4 Growing up
Reading II Never give up 教学设计
Teaching aims :
After learning this period , the students should be able to
◆ retell the text.
◆ learn and recite the important phrases and sentences.
◆ learn about Spud Webb and the spirit of not giving up.
Teaching importance :
To learn and recite the important phrases and sentences.
Teaching procedures:
Step1:Pre-reading
Students watch a video about Spud Webb.
Teacher show students some pictures of Spud Webb and lead them to find out some words to describe the height of webb.
Task 1 Find out some words to describe the height of webb.
When he was a kid, .
When he graduated from the senior high, .
When in the NBA, other players were .
Step2:While -reading
Task 2 Retell the experiences of spud Webb with the key words and your town ideas.
Junior high Senior high
Task 3(Junior high) Finish the following dialogue with the suitable phrase.
Father: How did you get the chance
Webb: I the team three times.
Father: What did you do after that
Webb: I practice hard and never showed off.
Father: Good boy! Only half a year, you have been famous around our city.
I feel so proud of you.
Task 4(Senior high) If you were the coach, talk about the changes of your feelings to this short player and the reasons.
I first saw him, when he tried out for our school team.
He was and I felt/ thought
Then
At last I felt so
Task 5 (University)Find out what form of the verb we’d like to use after succeed in.
Succeed in +
Task 6 (The NBA) Think about what his height forced him to do.
His height . (迫使他站在看台上)
His height . (迫使他更加努力的练习)
Task 7 (Further thinking) After reading his story, talk about what we should do when we meet difficulties on the way to our dreams .
Step3:Post -reading
Task 8 Finish some tasks to learn more about Li Na and Ma Yun.
Tasks for Ma:
1. Reorder the papers and make an article.
2. Put the sentence into a suitable place.
3. Guess the meaning of “rain or shine”.
4. What can you learn from him
Tasks for Li:
1. Recorder the papers and make an article.
2. Put the sentence into a suitable place.
3. Which word has the meaning of “退役”
4. Which is the suitable title for this article
● A leading tennis star is saying goodbye. ● The growing process of Li Na
Homework:
1.Revise the phrases you’ve learnt. Finish the exercises on page 37 of the exercise book.
2. Who is your idol What have you learnt from him
A short Chinese man seems to be the tallest in the world right now. Jack Ma, 50, is executive / g zekj t v / chairman(董事局主席) of Alibaba Group. On Sept 19, Alibaba went public(上市). Ma, a former English teacher, has become the richest man on the Chinese mainland.
Born in Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Ma grew up as a happy kid. At the age of 12, he wanted to learn English. Every morning, he woke up at 5a.m., went to a hotel near the West lake to chat to the foreign tourists. He did it for nine years, rain of shine.
(加句子)The English learning experience made him a good English speaker and also opened his eyes to the wider world.
In a 1995 trip to the USA, Ma was showed the Internet for the first time. He searched Yahoo using the word “Beer”, and found that there was nothing in there about China. Seeing the chance, Ma returned to China and set up a website called China Pages without even knowing much about computers.
Four years later, 18 people including Ma, his wife and his friends founded Alibaba in Hangzhou. Few people believe that he could do it well. People called him “Crazy Jack Ma”. But 15years later, Alibaba has developed into the world’s largest e-commerce / k m :s / (电子商务) company, owning popular shopping websites like Taobao and tmall.
No ome thinks he’s mad now. Ma’s favorite line has been printed on Alibaba
S souvenir T-shits. It reads: ”Everybody should have a dream. What if that dream comes true ”
Chinese player Li Na, a two-time Grand Slam/ gr nd/ / sl m/ (网球大满贯赛事) champion, announced her retirement / r ta m nt / on Sept 21. Although it was a hard decision, Li said, “ I don’t feel sorry about retiring. Because I’ve done my best,” said the 32-year-old.
Turning professional/ [pr fe nl / (职业的)at the age of 17, Li has set many milestones (里程碑)for Chinese tennis. She was the first Chinese to win a major/ 'me d / Grand Slam singles title, including the 2011 French Open and the 2014 Australian Open.
(加句子) During her 15-year tennis career, Li has helped the rise of tennis in China.
Earlier this month, Chinese player Peng Shuai, 28, made the semifinals of the Us Open. Last week, a new championship started in Li’s hometown of Wuhan.
Also, we’ve seen changes happening in front of our eyes, young girls joining in the tennis practice, setting goals … and believing in themselves.
That’s why we think Li Na is more than a sports superstar. She is a pioneer who opened doors to tennis for hundreds of millions of people throughout China and Asia.
tried out for
was refused of
not lose heart
got the chance
scored 20 points
sit in the stands
practiced even harder
got the coach to change his mind
leader
be named
University
The NBA
no…invite
decided to play at…
led…to
brought him to the attention of…
succeeded in getting a scholarship
was not interested in
was forced to play
remained
took notice of
joined the Atlanta Hawks
won the Slam Dunk Contest
try one’s best to
try out for