9A Unit4 Growing up Reading

课件15张PPT。Unit 4 Growing upReading The shortest player in the NBAWhat do you think of Grade 9?Free talkSome students may feel stressed/ tired/ angry…How can you relax yourself in your spare time?Reading books, listening to music ,doing sports…take notice of him
succeed in becoming the best Chinese player
have many achievements
score points
be forced to leave the NBA
lose heart
sit in the stands
Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in 1980. He is very good at playing basketball ,so the NBA took notice of him. Yao joined the Houston Rockets in 2002 and succeeded in becoming the best Chinese player to ever play in the NBA. He had many achievements, the best moment in his career was in 2004- he scored 41 points in a game against the Atlanta Hawks.
Unluckily, he was badly hurt many times, and was forced to leave the NBA in 2011,but he didn’t lose heart. Although he sits in the stands , he has never stopped his love of basketball.
inTexas, the USA
in 1963
much smaller than the other kidsplay in the NBA
Spud WebbWho is mentioned in the passage?
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Small Spud had a big dream.Spud scored 20 points in his first game.Spud was named player of the Year.Spud got a scholarship from a university.Spud became an NBA player in 1985SkimmingIn junior high:____________________
In senior high: ____________________
At a junior college:_________________
At university:______________________
Joined the NBA:____________________What achievements did Spud have?the star of the team Player of the Year in Texasthe national championshipsucceed in getting a scholarship win the Slam Dunk ContestWhat do you think makes a wonderful basketball player?HeightSkillsTeam spiritPracticeInterestDiscussionPara 2. In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was too small, but he
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Para 3. In senior school, he often had to sit in the stands because of his height but he _____________________________________
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___________________________________. 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 teamCan you find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life?ScanningPara 4. After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall. He decided ___________________________________
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Para 5. 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 championshipSample conversation
Interviewer: When and where were you born?
Spud: I was born in…
Interviewer: Did you try out for the school basketball team when you were in junior high?
Spud: Yes, but the coach refused me at first because I was too small.
Interviewer: What were you named in the last year of senior high?
Spud: Player of the Year in Texas.
Interviewer: When did you become an NBA player?
Spud: ...
What did Spud Webb prove?
How did he prove that?
He proved that size and body type does not matter– you can do almost anything if you never give up.Through hard work.ConclusionWhat can we learn from
Spud Webb?DiscussionHard work leads to success.
There is but one secret to success– never give up!
成功的秘诀只有一个－永不言弃！Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.辛苦的努力通往成功。有志者事竟成。ProverbsLife is a journey.
Whatever problems you meet, whenever you meet them,
don’t be afraid of them.
Just try hard to solve them.
Believe that you can do almost anything if you never give up!Teachers’ words