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Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger
Understanding ideas
目录页
contents
Pre-reading
I
Language points
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Fast reading
II
Homework
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Intensive reading
III
VI
Post-reading
I
Pre-reading
1. What do you know about these
sportspeople
2. What can you learn from them
3. Who inspires you most Why
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
Pre-reading
Brainstorming
optimistic
aggressive
determination
strong-willed
perseverance
hard work
purposeful
ambitious
courageous
willpower
Pre-reading
Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
读书健脑,运动强身。
2. Life lies in movement.
生命在于运动。
3. Sport is the best medicine to fill the void.
体育是填补空虚的最佳良药。
Pre-reading: Relative proverbs about sport
4. Sport is the source of life.
运动是生命的源泉。
5. Develop sports and enhance people’s health.
发展体育运动,增强人民体质。
6. Sport is a combination of health, strength and beauty.
体育是健、力、美三位一体的组合。
Pre-reading: Relative proverbs about sport
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
Pre-reading
A. point guard B. small forward C. power forward
D. center E. shooting guard
A
E
B
Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions.
____ 4. usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point
____ 5. usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorer
Pre-reading
A. point guard B. small forward C. power forward
D. center E. shooting guard
C
D
court 球场
backboard 篮板
backcourt 后场
bank shot 擦板投篮
frontcourt 前场
free throw lane 罚球区
free throw line 罚球线
layup 单手上篮
set shot 原地投篮
halftime 中场休息
hook shot 钩手投篮
slam dunk 灌篮;扣篮
three-pointer 三分球
Pre-reading: Some terms about basketball
II
Fast reading
In 2015, Stephen Curry won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975. He also received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row.
What has Stephen Curry achieved
Fast reading: Read and answer the question.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
Fast reading: Choose the best answer.
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.
Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.
Fast reading: Read & Answer
Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry. He spent his childhood years practising basketball on .
a muddy basketball court
Fast reading: Read & Answer
The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style. He also learnt to _____________________. Despite this, it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player, as he was ____________________________.
be creative and flexible
too short, too thin and too weak
Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.
Fast reading: Read & Answer
Nonetheless, Stephen refused to _______, and ended up playing college ball for Davidson College. In 2009, he joined the NBA’s Golden State Warriors. In 2015, he led them to their first NBA championship since 1975.
give up
Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.
Fast reading: Read & Answer
Stephen achieved his dream through
________________________________
________________________________.
self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop
Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.
Nationality: ____________
Occupation: _________________
Awards: ______________________
Fast reading: Read & Answer
American
basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.
III
Intensive reading
Intensive reading: Answer & Questions
1. Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage
2. Can you think of any other famous basketball players Which of their qualities inspires you
Intensive reading: Answer & Questions
1. Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage
The author mentions the “simple basket” at the start of the passage in order to show how success is associated with hard work and perseverance, but not with sophisticated or expensive material things.
Intensive reading: Answer & Questions
2. Can you think of any other famous basketball players Which of their qualities inspires you
I think Yao Ming is one of the greatest basketball players in China. He never gives up and achieves his dream through aggressive and hard work.
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Intensive reading
Self-belief
Perseverance
Hard work
Despite many people thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball.
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.
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Post-reading
Post-reading: Group Work
Discuss the following questions with your group members and share your ideas with the class.
Think & Share
1. What have you learnt from doing sport Share your experiences with the class.
2. How can you use the language in this passage to talk about sportspeople Give examples.
Post-reading: Group Work
Think & Share
1. What have you learnt from doing sport Share your experiences with the class.
You can use the following expressions:
make our bodies strong make us happy
enjoy myself on the pitch help me to face all kinds of difficulties
get on well with others relax myself
keep it how to do things well
Post-reading: Group Work
Think & Share
1. What have you learnt from doing sport Share your experiences with the class.
eg: Doing sport can build our bodies, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy. It also helps our eyes, brains and muscles to work together.
Post-reading: Group Work
Think & Share
2. How can you use the language in this passage to talk about sportspeople Give examples.
eg: His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.
Share your ideas with the class.
Post reading: Group Work — Presentation
V
Language points
Language points: Important words
n 联合;联想
association
The association holds an annual reunion.
You’ll appear fun and funny by association.
association with 与……的交往;与……联合
in association with 与……相联系;与……联合
n 协会;联盟;社团
Language points: Important words
associate vi 交往;结交 vt 联想;使联合
n 伙伴
adj 副的
associative adj 联想的;联合的
associated adj 有关的;相关的
Language points: Important words
Debates sharpen one’s wits.
2. sharpen
vt 削尖;磨快
vt 使提高;使改进
sharpen a pencil
They also made tools of bones and sharpened stones.
Language points: Important words
adv 正(指时刻);整 2 o’clock sharp
sharp adj
锋利的;尖的 a sharp knife
敏锐的;机灵的 a sharp child
尖刻的; 严厉的 be sharp with sb
急剧的;明显的 a sharp drop in price
剧烈的;猛烈的 I felt a sharp pain in my back.
sharpener n 磨具;铅笔刀
1. a far cry from ___________________
2. attach … to ___________________
3. attach great importance to ___________________
4. give way ___________________
5. day in and day out ___________________
6. follow in one’s footsteps ___________________
7. carry on ___________________
8. end up doing / with sth ___________________
Language points: Important phrases
与……大不相同
认为……非常重要
把……绑在 / 附在
倒塌;让步
仿效某人;继承事业
继续;保持;经营
最终做……
日复一日地
9. beyond one’s expectations ______________________
10. in a row ______________________
11. set out to do sth ______________________
12. put in ______________________
13. put forward ______________________
14. put up ______________________
15. put up with ______________________
16. living proof ______________________
连续地;成一行
超出某人的预期
投入;把……写进;插话
提出
建造;搭建
忍受
活生生的例子
开始做某事;着手做某事
Language points: Important phrases
Language Points: Important sentences
1. You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way.
Paraphrase(释义): You see, every time he shot, the easily broken plastic backboard almost broke down.
give way: 是固定搭配,意为 to break because of too much weight or pressure。
例如:The floor’s rotten and is likely to give way.
地板烂了,可能会塌。
Language points: Important sentences
give way还有“让步,妥协”的意思。
例如:
Despite growing pressure, the Minister of State refused to give way.
尽管压力越来越大,国务大臣仍然拒绝让步。
1. You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way.
Language points: Important sentences
2. The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions.
Paraphrase(释义): The road under the basket was uneven, which made the ball move away from a surface in every direction.
bump 一般用作动词,意为“撞,猛击”,但在本句中用作名词,意为a small raised area on a surface。
例如:The car hit a bump on the road.
汽车撞倒了路上一块凸起之处。
Language points: Important sentences
2. The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions.
line sth (up): 在此意为 to arrange things in a line。
例如: I lined the bottles up on the sideboard.
我把餐具柜上的瓶子排好了。
Language points: Important sentences
3. Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick basket.
Paraphrase: Only after he aimed carefully at its centre could he shoot the ball into the heavy and thick basket.
aimed at 在句中是非谓语动词作定语, went 是整个句子的谓语动词。aim 在这里意为 to choose the place that you want to hit or reach and carefully point your object towards it, 后面可以接介词at 或for。
Language points: Important sentences
3. Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick basket.
有些过去分词作后置定语修饰名词,其与被修饰词之间属于动宾关系,表被动。
例如:You cannot accept an opinion (offer) to you unless it is based on facts.
offered
Language points: Important sentences
4. In this way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
Paraphrase: Practising day and night, Stephen improved his skills.
day in and day out 是固定搭配,意为day after day; continuously。
例如:Day in and day out, he gave the same excuses for his laziness.
他日复一日地以同样的借口为他的懒惰开脱。
Language points: Important sentences
5. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived.
Paraphrase: At last, he played ball at a small, not very famous school, Davidson College, which is not too far from the place where he lived.
end up 是固定搭配,在此意为 to come to be in a particular situation or state after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it, 表示此意时,后面可以接动词-ing形式。
Language points: Important sentences
5. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived.
例如:You could end up running this company if you play your cards right. 你要是处理得当,最终这个公司能归你掌管。
end up 后面也可以接介词with, as like等。
例如:If you do that, you’ll end up with egg on your face.
end up 后面可以接形容词,例如:If he carries on
driving like that, he’ll end up dead.
6. I know it inspires a lot of the next generation, a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it, value the fact that you can work every single day to get better.
Language points: Important sentences
I know (that) it inspires a lot of … 为省略that的宾语从句
who love the game of basketball为定语从句,先行词为people
that you can work every single day 为同位语从句,先行词为that
to get better为不定式短语作目的状语
6. I know it inspires a lot of the next generation, a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it, value the fact that you can work every single day to get better.
Language points: Important sentences
译文:我知道它激励着很多后辈、很多热爱篮球比赛的人,让他们认识到篮球技术的重要性,认识到你可以通过每天的不断努力而变得更好。
7. Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become.
Language points: Important sentences
Paraphrase: Stephen Curry has motivated others to believe in themselves. He is a good example to show that the opinions of others do not have to affect who you are and what you achieve.
living proof 是固定搭配,意为 someone whose existence or experience proves something。
7. Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become.
Language points: Important sentences
living proof 是固定搭配
例如:She is living proof of the saying that life begins at fifty.
她是个活生生的例子,证明了生命始于50岁的这一说法。
7. Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that (what other people think of you ) does not have to influence (what you become).
Language points: Important sentences
that引导同位语从句
what引导主语从句,在从句中作主语
what引导宾语从句,在从句中作宾语
现在分词短语作状语
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Homework
Write a short passage about Stephen Curry’s success within 80-100 words in English.
Homework