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Unit 4 Growing up
Reading
九年级英语上册
Growing up
Reading
学 习 目 标
1.学习本课时新单词及短语: junior high, score, senior high, stand, leader, name, university, simply, junior college, national, championship, succeed, scholarship, although, graduate, force, league, remain, achievement, prove, matter, try out for sth., succeed in doing sth. lose heart, change one’s mind, take notice of ；
2.通过阅读，了解斯巴德韦伯以及全美职业篮球联赛；学会讲述个人的生平经历；提高学生阅读的能力，逐步掌握阅读技巧；
3.培养学生在成长过程中无论遇到什么困难都永不言弃的精神。
n. 初级中学
参加---选拔(或试演)
泄气, 灰心
vt. & vi. 得分
n. <美> 高级中学
n. 看台
改变主意
n. 领导者
vt. 命名
n. 大学
adv. 仅仅; 筒直
n. <美>两年制专科学校
adj. 国家的
n. 锦标赛
junior high
try out for sth.
lose heart
score
senior high
stand
change one’s mind
leader
name
university
simply
junior college
national
championship
New words:
vi. 成功
成功地做某事
n. 奖学金
conj. 尽管, 虽然
vi. 毕业
vt. 强迫, 迫使
n. 联盟, 社团
vi. 逗留; 保持不变
注意, 察觉
n. 成就, 成绩
vt. 证明
vi. 要紧, 有重大影响
New words:
succeed
succeed in doing sth.
scholarship
although
graduate
force
league
remain
take notice of
achievement
prove
matter
Are you good at it
Do you like playing basketball
How often do you play basketball
斯伯特·韦伯（Spud Webb，1963年7月13日—），出生于美国德克萨斯州达拉斯，前美国职业篮球运动员，司职控球后卫。 韦伯的职业生涯曾效力于4支NBA球队。韦伯因为身高只有1米69、昵称为“土豆”（Spud）。
职业生涯
韦伯在1985年NBA选秀中以第87名被底特律活塞队所选中。他首六个球季是在亚特兰大老鹰效力，不过在数据上显示，韦伯在效力萨克拉门托国王队期间是最出色的。期后，又先后短暂效力过明尼苏达森林狼队和奥兰多魔术队。
韦伯在1986年参加了NBA扣篮大赛并成为目前（2021年）为止NBA最矮小的扣篮王，成为NBA的传奇[2]。
1998年，韦伯正式宣布退役，他在NBA一共上阵814场，场均攻入9.9分，韦伯生涯合共攻入了8072分并交出4342个助攻。
主要成绩
荣誉:NBA扣篮大赛冠军 (1986年)
NBA生涯数据
得分 8,072 (9.9 ppg)
篮板 1,742 (2.1 rpg)
助攻 4,342 (5.3 apg)
Spud Webb
斯伯特.韦伯
Will the coach take notice of him easily Why
Is it easy for the short man to score points
How can he succeed
A short player
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
Read the article and write the correct letters in the blanks.
Skimming
Name: Spud Webb
Year of birth:
Place of birth:
Height:
Team:
Dream:
1963
Texas
170 cm
Atlanta Hawks
To play in the NBA
The shortest player in the NBA
Read Para 1 and fill in the blanks.
Scanning
Spud Web’s school lif At first Then Achievements
Jjnior High He was____ to play for the school team He did’nt ________ He got the_______and scored____ in his first game. He became the ____of the team
Senior high He had to ______________ because of his height He got the ecoach to_______ He became ______of the team.
In his last year, he was named _________________in Texas
College/ University _______university invited him. He played at ______ He got ______ from North Carolina State University He led his team to ________
Refused
Lose heart
chance
20 points
star
Sit in the stand
Change his
mind
leader
Player of the year
No
a junior college
The national
champioship
A scholrship
Listen to Para2-4 ,then fill the forms
Read Para 5and 6,then answer the following questions
1.What was he faced to do after he graduated
2.How long did he remain there before the NBA took noticed of him
3.What did he join and become in 1985
4. What did he win in 1986
He was faced to play in another basketball league.
For about a year.
He joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time.
He won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Scanning
1.When and where was Spud Webb born
2.What was his dream
3.Why was he refused to play at first
4.How many points did he scored in his first game
Read and answer
In Texas, the USA,in 1963.
He wanted to play in the NBA.
Because he was too small.
He scored 20 points.
5.Why did he often have to sit in the stands in senior high
6.What was he named in Texas in his last year of senior high
7.Why would no university invite him to play basketball simply
8. What did he decide to do
9.What championship did he lead his team
Because of his height
Player of the Year .
Because he was only 170cm tall.
He decided to play at a junior college.
The national championship.
10. Was the NBA interested in him after he was a great player at university
11.What was he forced to do after he graduated
12.How long did he remain there before the NBA took notice of him
13.What did he join and become in 1985
14. What did he win in 1986
No, it wasn’t.
He was forced to play in another basketball league.
For about a year.
He joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time.
He won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Read Para 5 and answer the questions.
Why was the NBA not interested in him
What did he do after he graduated
How long did he remain in the basketball league
When did he join the NBA
What was his proudest moment
Because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.
He was forced to play in another basketball league.
He remained there for about a year.
In 1985.
The Slam Dunk Contest.
Spud Webb was born in the ch in1963. He was much_______than the other kids at school. Although he was small, he had a big____.
While _______junior high, Spud_______out for the school team and failed. He did not_____heart and finally got the chance . He scored ______points in his first game.In senior high, he practise even_______and in his last year,he was______Player of the Year in Texas.But Spud had to play at a junior college because of his_____.There he led his team to _______championship and this brought him to the _______of North Carolina State University. After he graduated, he played for about a year before the NBA took ______ of him. In 1985,he ______an NBA basketball team. In 1986, he won the Slam Dunk Contest-his________achievement among others.
________hard work, Spud proved you can do almost anything if you never_____up.
Fill in the blanks
smaller
dream
attending
tried
lose
20
harder
named
height
national
attention
notice
joined
proudest
Throught
give
Because he was too small.
Spud often had to sit in the stands because of his height.
Because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.
Because he was only 170 cm tall.
He was very small-much smaller than the other kids at school.
How did the writer describe Spud’s “small”
Why does the writer talk about his ‘small’ again and again
Because size and body type do not matter.
If we never give up, we can succeed through hard work.
Spud’s spirit
I II
1.stand (line 8) ___ a. achieve something that you
have been trying to do
2.national(line16) ___ b. use facts to show that
something is true.
3.succeed(line 18) ___ c. a place where people stand or
sit to watch sports
4.scholarship(line19) ___ d. be important
5.prove(line29) ___ e. of a whole country
6.matter(line 30 ___ f. money given to somebody so
that he or she can continue to study
c
e
a
f
b
d
Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.
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.
1. In junior high, he was refused to 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
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
Language points
1. He was very small — much smaller than the other kids at school. .他很矮——比学校里的其他孩子要矮不少。
比较级前可以加much, a little, even等副词表示程度或加强比较。
Shanghai is much bigger than my hometown.
上海比我的家乡大多了。
He practised even harder finally achieved his dream.
他训练更加刻苦，终于实现了他的梦想。
try out for sth 表示 "参加------选拔(或试演)"。
1.You won’t make the team if you don’t try out.
不参加选拔就不能加入这个队。
2.While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school
team,---斯伯特就参加了校队的选拔,------
2.He did not lose heart.他没有灰心。
lose heart表示 "泄气,灰心"。
No matter what you do, never lose heart.
不管你做什么,千万不可泄气。
3. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.当他最后得到机会时,在首场比赛中就得了20分。
score既可作及物动泀,又可作不及物动泀,表示 "得分"。
The home team scored again in the second half.
主场队在下半场时再次得分。
4. He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.他更加刻苦地训练，并让教练改变了主意。
mind v. 介意，在乎，反对 mind doing sth. 介意做某事
mind n. 名词, 想法，意见
keep sth. in mind 记住某事 change one’s mind 改变主意
make up one’s mind 下决心
I hope you don’t mind.我希望你不要介意。
Would you mind looking after my child
你介意照顾一下我的孩子吗？
get sb. to do sth. 让某人做某事
My mother always gets me to play the piano for an hour.
妈妈总叫我每天弹钢琴一小时。
Can you get her to agree with us
你能让她同意我们的想法吗？
5.Spud went on to become leader of the team.
斯伯特接着成为了队长。
leader作名泀,表示 "领导者"。
He’s a follow, not a leader.他是追随者,不是领导者。
6. However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall.
然而,没有大学愿意邀请他打球,只是因为他仅有170厘米高
university作名词,表示 "大学"。
Mu uncle is a professor in this university.他叔叔是这所大学的一名教授。
university, college university是综合性大学,学科全,比较大。
college是学院,一般规模较小。
7.There he led his team to the national championship.
在那儿他带领他的球队参加了全国比赛。
national 作形容词,表示 "国家的"。
We must safeguard our national interests.我们必须保卫国家利益。
8. As a result, he succeeded in getting a scholarship.结果，他成功获得了奖学金。
succeed in doing (在某方面)取得成功；达到目的
succeed 动词 success名词 successful形容词
successfully副词
My brother succeeded in winning the competition.
My brother won the competition successfully.
我哥哥成功地在竞赛中获胜。
Mr Wang has success at work. He is a success/ He is successful.
王先生在工作上很成功，他是个成功人士。
9.Although he was a great player at university,---尽管他是大学的一位优秀球员,
--- although作连词,表示 "虽然,尽管"
例如：
Although he’s nearly 80, he is still very active.
尽管他快80岁了,但还是十分活跃。
10.After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league.
在他毕业后,他被迫去另一个篮球社团打球。
force作动词,表示 "强迫,迫使"。
例如：
No power on earth could force me to do it.世上没人强迫我做这事。
11.He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.在NBA注意到之前,在那里待了大约一年。
remain作不及物动词,表示 "逗留,保持不变"。
I didn’t remain long in the city.我没在那个城市逗留很长时间。
take notice of 表示 "注意,察觉"。
He is too proud to take notice of clothes.
他很骄傲,不理睬别人。
12. Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter--通过艰苦的努力,韦伯证明了身高和体型并不重要
matter作动词,表示 "要紧,有重大影响"。
Does it matter what you do next 你下一步所做的事关系重大吗
12.What was his proudest moment 他最自豪的时刻是什么
proud作形容泀,表示 "自豪的,骄傲的"。
He’s too proud to speak to poor people like us.
13. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.在NBA注意到他之前，他在那儿待了大约一年。
remain v. 逗留，待；也可用作系动词, 表示维持某种状态。
I will remain in Beijing for a week.我要在北京待一周。
Why does she remain silent 她为何总保持沉默
take notice of 注意，相当于动词notice。
I didn’t take notice of him when I walked past.
路过的时候我没有注意到他。
Exercises
根据句意及汉语提示填写单词。
1. David worked so hard that he got a __________ (奖学金) .
2. The woman was _______(迫使) to leave the town
3. After he __________(毕业), he went to work.
4. Which ________________(大学) do you want to go to
5. He _________(逗留)in Beijing last week.
6. You can store your money in a ________ (国家的) bank.
7. The boy has __________ (成功) in getting to the top of the hill.
8. __________(尽管) he is poor, he lives happily with his family.
scholarship
forced
graduated
university/college
remained
national
succeeded
Although
参加------选拔(或试演)
被拒绝做某事
泄气，灰心
得20分
带领某人到------
成功地做某事
取得好成绩
让某人引起------的注意
改变某人的想法
注意，察觉
从------毕业
try out for
be refused to do sth
lose heart
score 20 points
lead sb to---
succeed in doing sth
make/have great achievements
bring sb. to the attention of
change one’s mind
take notice of
graduate from
Translate the phrases.
Fill in the blanks with the correct words.
1. While___________(attend)the meeting, Mr Hu made a wonderful speech.
2. Why was he refused_________ (come) to our party
3. Xi Jinping is an excellent _______ (lead) in China.
4. That things drives me mad_________(simple).
5. In old days, many poor people were forced_________(leave) their hometown.
6. Getting the first in the exam is always my_________ (proud) moment.
attending
to come
leader
simply
to leave
proudest
Change the drills.
1.He was smaller than the other kids at school.(同义句）
He was ______ _______ _______ at school.
2.He didn’t lose heart though he failed many times.(同义句）
He didn’t_____ _____ though he failed many times.
3. David likes listening to music while doing homework.
(画线提问）
_____ _____ David_____ listening to music
4.Anyone can prove himself through his hard work.
(画线提问）______ ______ anyone prove himself
5.Spud Webb became an NBA player in 1985.(同上)
_____ _____ Spud Webb_____ in 1985
the smallest kid
give up
When did like
How can
What did do
1.我做的一切就是为了让他改变想法。
All I do is just to________ his________.
2.韦伯成为了曾在NBA打过球的最矮的队员。
Webb became the shortest player______ _______ ever _______ in the NBA.
3.因为太穷, 没有人愿意邀请他去聚会。
______ ____ poorness, Nobody would______ him_____ the party.
4.他被命名为本年度最佳歌手。
He_______ ______ “the best singer” this year.
5.通过辛苦的工作, 最终他成功地创办了自己的公司。
______ hard work, he finally___________ ______ ______ his own company.
Put these sentences into English
change mind
who had
played
Because of
invite to
was named
Through
successfully set up
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams ____
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot ____
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams ____
Life is a barren field
Frozen with ____
die
fly
go
snow
Dreams
It's hard to say what is
impossible,for the
dream of yesterday is
the hope of today and
the reality of tomorrow.
Everybody who got to where they ARE
had to start where they WERE.
If it's to be,it's up to me.
1. Recite the words and the phrases in this class.
2Read the passage and try to retell it.
3. Write down a passage about your growth or your parent’s growth.
4.Preview the next period.
Homework
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