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Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger
Period 2 Understanding ideas
After this class, you are expected to be able to:
1. figure out the difficulties, efforts and achievements in curry’s different life stages.
2. analyse how he turned the poor conditions into good results.
3. learn the spirit from Curry and create your success plan.
Learning objectives
1. 与……大不相同
2. adj. 光滑发光的,闪光的
3. n. 协会,社团
4. adj.沾满泥的,泥泞的
5. n. 投球,射求,击球
6. n. 篮版
7. 倒下,向下垮
8. n. 隆起之处
9. v. 使)弹起,(使)反弹
10. v. 使提高,使改进
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a far cry from
shiny
association
muddy
shoot
backboard
give way
bump
bounce
sharpen
单词清障
11. n . 队友
12. n. 脚步声;足迹
13. 仿效某人; 继承某人(尤指家人)的事业
14. 继续
15. n. 武士,战士
16. n. 预料,预期
17. 超出某人的预期
18. 连续地
19. n. 人生哲学
20. n. 自信
21. n. (篮球中的)篮圈
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teammate
footstep
follow in one's footsteps
carry on
warrior
expectation
beyond one's expectations
in a row
philosophy
self-belief
hoop
单词清障
Now let’s learn some terms about basketball.
Some terms about basketball:
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
Activity 1 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
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
最佳控球手/传球手
投手
wing n.翅膀,翼;侧翼 v.飞行,被迅速送往
罚球区
得分
adj.健壮的,体育运动的
得分手
1-A, 2-E, 3-B, 4-C, 5-D
power forward 大前锋
small forward 小前锋
center
中锋
shooting guard 得分后卫
point guard 控球后卫
A
B
C
D
E
Can you name any great NBA teams or players
Kevin Durant Dwyane Wade
Kobe Bryant
Michael Jordan
Shaquille O'Neal LeBron James
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
James Harden Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry
Hight
1.91m
Weight
84kg
He has the most specialized role of any position.
He runs the team's offense by controlling the ball.
What do you know about him
Position
Point Guard
What can you get from the title and pictures
the hard work behind the success
Stephen Curry is successful now
1. What's the author's purpose in writing the passage
A. To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people
B. To inform people about Stephen Curry's basketball skills
C. To inspire people with Stephen Curry‘s determination to succeed.
D. To inform people about the history of NBA
C
Listen and choose the best answer.
the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA)
a far cry from
It was along this road that Stephen's grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.
Para. 1
Near the small town of Grottoes, Virginia, a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Curry's grandfather to the woods nearby.
2. Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the beginning of the passage
A. To show Stephen Curry's grandfather didn't treat him well.
B. To tell readers how poor Stephen's family was at the time.
C. To show that Stephen's basketball career developed from a low point.
D. To tell that Stephen didn't show his talent when he was a kid.
C
Para. 1
3. What did he learn from the muddy basketball court
To be creative and flexible
Shoot accurately
Reason:
Knowing ________________________________,
so he had to __________________________.
where the ball would go wasn't easy
adjust his own playing style
Reason:
Only when he shot perfectly at __________, the ball could ______________________________.
its centre
go into the heavy, thick basket
Para.2
4. What difficulties were there on his road to success
Para. 3
Despite his father’s successful career, Stephen was thought by many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his father’s footsteps.
Para. 3
5. What did he do to prove himself
Stephen carried on. Playing basketball was his dream. He would not give up. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived.
His ___________and _____________
made him Davidson's star player.
creativity
perseverance
Para. 4&5
4&5
Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.
In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row
6. Find out what Stephen Curry has achieved.
“ I never really set out to change the game… What I wanted to do was just be myself…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. You`ve got to be able to put in the time and the work. That`s how I got here. That’s how I continue to get better every single day.”
Q1. What’s the philosophy of Stephen
Para. 6
Inspiring others to believe in themselves, Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you doesn’t have to influence what you become. Through self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop, Stephen Curry has shown that anything is possible.
Stephen Curry has become an ___________ for other people. He shows that as long as you have __________, _____________ and _____________you can achieve ____________.
inspiration
self-belief
hard work
perseverance
anything
Q2. How did Stephen inspire others
Para. 6
Despite many people’s 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.
Nationality: 6___________________
Occupation: 7___________________
Awards: 8_______________________
Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry. He spent his childhood years practising basketball on 1________________________. The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style. He also learnt to 2_____________________. Despite this, it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player, as he was 3____________________________.
a muddy basketball court
be creative and flexible
too short, too thin and too weak
American
basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
A profile of Stephen Curry
Nonetheless, Stephen refused to 4_________ , 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. Stephen achieved his dream through 5_________________________
_______________________________________.
give up
self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop
Nationality: 6___________________
Occupation: 7___________________
Awards: 8_______________________
American
basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
A profile of Stephen Curry
What is the discourse type of the text
feature新闻特写
a hook
+
the “meat”
+
the ending
attract readers’ attention
provide details of the story
a summary
a powerful quote
本文语篇类型为新闻报道,采用记叙文的结构介绍了体育明星Stephen Curry的成功之路。
记叙文通常包括介绍背景、描述经过、交代结局、发表议论四个结构成分。
文章的第一段通过一个特写镜头(位于弗吉尼亚州的一个名为Grottoes的小镇上的一条窄窄的土路)交代了事件发生的背景,并引出了本文的主人公——Stephen Curry。
第二、三段用大量的篇幅向读者介绍了年少的Stephen是如何在艰苦的条件下坚持练习,如何从一个不被看好的球员成为球队的明星球员。
第四段讲到Stephen入选NBA并带领金州勇士队取得自1975年以来的第一个NBA冠军,这可以看作是Stephen的辛勤付出得到的回报。
最后一段超越了故事本身,通过Stephen分享他的人生哲学启发读者——不要在意别人对你的看法,只要你对自己有信心,并足够努力,坚持下去,一切皆有可能!
Exploring the title
The Road to Success is paved (铺砌) with _______________.
a small town
a little-known school
the shiny courts of NBA
The Road to Success
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Don’t limit your challenges.
Challenge your limits.
What will you be like ten years later
The best preparation for tomorrow is to do good work today.
Don’t worry about the vague future,
just strive for the clear present.
Dream our own dream,
and work every single day to get better.
Everything will be possible,
So always on the road!
Work hard and never give up!
Be ready to be next Curry!
Translate the sentences.
1.A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association (NBA), it was along this road that Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.
2.He probably didn't realise it at the time, but it was where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player.
3.Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick basket. In this way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
这与美国男子职业篮球联赛(NBA)赛场上明亮的灯光和闪亮的球场相去甚远。正是在这条路上,史蒂芬的祖父把一块塑料固定到电线杆上,建了一个简易篮筐。
尽管当时他可能并没有意识到,但就是在这里,他学会了如何成为一名有创造力、能够灵活变通的的篮球运动员。
只有完美地瞄准中心,篮球才能进入厚重的篮筐。
尽管父亲的职业生涯很成功,但是很多人,包括史蒂芬的高中队友和教练,都认为他太矮、太瘦弱,无法延续他父亲的荣耀。
斯蒂芬·库里激励着所有人去相信自己,他是证明了别人对你的看法并不一定会影响你成为什么样的人的活生生的例子。
4. Despite his father’s successful career, Stephen was thought by many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his father’s footsteps.
5.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.
Write a short short passage (80-100 words) about Stephen Curry’s success.
Homework
Blackboard design
1. A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association; it was along this road that Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.
这与美国男子职业篮球联赛赛场上明亮的灯光和闪亮的球场相距甚远;正是在这条路上,斯蒂芬的祖父把一块塑料贴到一根电线杆上,做了一个简易篮球筐。
Language points
a far cry from: to be very different from something
与……有很大差别;完全不同
e.g. Europe was a far cry from what we'd been led to expect.
欧洲与我们所期待的大不相同。
That autobiography was a far cry from what happened in his life.
那自传内容和他的真实生活相差甚远。
It was along this road that Stephen’s grandfather built a simple basket…是it was… that…强调句型,强调了地点状语。
被强调部分
强调句结构为:
It + be + 被强调的部分 + that / who + 句子的其他部分
强调句可以用来强调句子的主语、宾语和状语等,但不能强调谓语动词。
当被强调部分是人时,可以用who也可以用that;
当被强调部分不是人时,用that。
e.g. It was she who / that gave me the money.
就是她给了我钱。(强调主语)
It is tea that I like to drink, not coffee.
我喜欢喝的是茶而不是咖啡。(强调宾语)
It was from that time on that I became a true soldier.
正是从那个时候起,我才成为一名真正的战士。
(强调状语)
attach…to: to fasten or connect one object to another
系;绑;贴;固定;连接
attach importance/ value to… 认为……重要/有价值
be attached to 喜欢;附属于……
e.g. Attach a recent photograph to your application form.
申请表上请贴一张近照。
I attach great importance to this research.
我认为这项研究十分重要。
He is greatly attached to his children.
他非常喜爱他的孩子。
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) Attach a recent photograph ________ your application from.
2) I am very much _________ (attach) to that old car.
3) With a label _________ (attach) to each piece of luggage, it is easy for passengers to recognize their own luggage.
to
attached
attached
2. You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way.
你瞧,每次投篮,不牢固的塑料篮板都摇摇欲坠。
give way: to break because of too much weight or pressure
倒塌,向下垮
to stop trying to fight or resist sth. 让步,妥协
give way to 向……让步;被……取代
e.g. The floor’s rotten and is likely to give way.
地板烂了,可能会塌。
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。
give off 发出(气味、光、热、声音等)
give out 发出(光、热、信号等);分发;用完
give in 投降;屈服,让步
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The old house _________ (倒塌) and many people were trapped under the ruins.
2) The headmaster ___________________ (颁发奖品) to the winners at the sports meeting.
3) Scientists have found that all kinds of plants ________ (释放出) VOCs when being attacked.
4) Bicycles are environmentally friendly because they won’t _______________ (排放废气).
5) He is such a determined person that he will never _______
(屈服) to any difficulties.
gave way
gave away the prizes
give out
give off waste gas
give in
3. In this way, practicing day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
如此日复一日地练习,斯蒂芬的篮球技术变得炉火纯青。
sharpen v. to improve or cause to improve 使提高,使改进
to make something sharp or sharper (使)变锋利
sharpen one’s skills 提高某人的技能
sharpen (sth.) up 提高,改进
e.g. This exercise will help students sharpen their reading skills.
这个练习将帮助学生提高阅读能力。
He needs to sharpen up before the Olympic trials.
在奥运会选拔赛之前,他需要进一步提升自己。
This knife needs sharpening.
这把刀需要磨了。
sharp adj. 锋利的;敏锐的;急剧的;剧烈的
sharply adv. 急剧地;严厉地
sharpener n. 磨削的工具(如铅笔刀、磨刀器等)
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) I hope this course will help me ________________________ (提高我的计算机技能).
2) If the company doesn’t ___________ (改进) soon, it will go out of business.
sharpen my computer skills
sharpen up
4. …Stephen was thought by many people, including his high school teammates and coaches, to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his father’s footsteps.
……但是斯蒂芬的高中队友和教练等很多人都认为他太矮太瘦弱,无法延续他父亲的荣耀。
too… to…太……而不能……(表示否定意义)
e.g. She was too upset to concentrate on her study.
她心烦意乱,无法专心学习。
注意:
(1) too…to…结构有时可与not…enough to…或so… that…结构相互转换。
e.g. She is too poor to buy such a nice house.
=She is not rich enough to buy such a nice house.
=She is so poor that she can’t buy such a nice house.
(2) 当句子主语不是不定式的逻辑主语时,可在不定式前加上for sb.引出逻辑主语。
e.g. The print is too small for me to read without glasses.
too…to…结构在下列情况下表示肯定意义:
(1) too…to…结构中含有never, not等否定词时。
e.g. It’s never too late to learn.
(2) too之前带有only, simply, just等词时。
e.g. I am only too glad to help you.
The job offer was simply too good to refuse.
(3) too后接表示心理状态或描述性的形容词时,如anxious, ready, eager, glad, pleased, kind等。
e.g. She is too anxious to leave.
He is too ready to help others.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) Mary asked a favour of me, but I was __________________ (太忙而不能帮她).
2) The box was _____________________ (太重, 我提不起来).
3) As far as I know, they are __________________(急于离开).
4) They are all _____________________________ (很乐意做) this work.
5) The question is _________________________ (不太难回答).
too busy to help her
too heavy for me to lift
too anxious to leave
too delighted/ pleased/ glad to do
not too difficult to answer
5. But Stephen carried on. 但斯蒂芬继续坚持打球。
carry on: continue;keep 继续,坚持
carry on doing sth. 继续做某事
carry on with sth. 继续某事
e.g. She will still carry on though facing a lot of criticism.
尽管面临许多批评,她仍将坚持下去。
We must carry on hoping for the best.
我们必须继续抱最好的希望。
The doctor told her to carry on with the treatment.
医生告诉她要继续治疗。
carry out 进行,开展;实行,执行
carry through 把…..进行到底,完成
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) you’ll have an accident if you _______________________ (继续那样开车).
2) Each of you will be required to plan and ______________________________ (开展一项摄影专题).
3) Her bravery has given him the will to ____________ (继续)his life and work.
carry on driving like that
carry out a photography project
carry on with
6. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College…
终于,斯蒂芬在规模不大且鲜为人知的戴维森学院成了一名大学篮球赛的球员……
end up doing sth: to come to be in a particular situation or state after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it 最后处于
e.g. 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。
(1) end up with 以……结束(后接表示具体事物的名词)
end up in 以……结束(后接表示抽象概念的名词或地点名词)
end up as 最终成为……(后接表示职位或身份的名词)
(2) bring/ put an end to sth. = bring sth. to an end 结束某事
come to an end 结束,完结 be at an end 结束
in the end 最后,终于 at the end of 在……尽头/末尾
by the end of 到……结束时,到……时候为止(常与完成时态连用)
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) If you don’t know what you want, you might end up _______ (get) something you don’t want.
2) Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just end up ______ sweet dreams.
3) You will end up ___debt if you carryon spending money like that.
4) His brother got rapid promotion and ended up ___ a manager in a company.
getting
with
in
as
7. His creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player.
斯蒂芬凭借自己的创造性和毅力成了戴维森学院的明星球员。
make+宾语+宾语补足语
(1) “make+宾语+名词”意为“使/让某人/某物成为……”。
e.g. We made him chairman of our English Association.
Most pop singers make music their career.
(2) “make+宾语+形容词”意为“使某人/某物变得……”。
e.g. The Internet makes our lives easy and convenient.
(3) “make+宾语+不带to的不定式”意为“(迫)使某人做某事”。
e.g. The teacher made him stay after school.
(4) “make+宾语+过去分词”意为“使某人/某物被……”。
e.g. His remarks made him highly respected.
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) The movie _______________ (使他成为一个明星) overnight, which was beyond his expectations.
2) People in the West _____________ (使它成为一个常规) to buy Christmas Presents for their relatives and friends.
3) They didn’t know the native language, so they couldn’t __________________________ (使自己被理解).
4) Our English teacher often ______________ (让我们复述) the texts, which is beneficial to our English study.
made him a star
make it a rule
make themselves understood
makes us retell
8. I never really set out to change the game…What I wanted to do was just be myself…
我从未想过要改变比赛……我只想做我自己……
set out to:to start doing sth. or making plans to do sth. in order to achieve a particular result (为达到某个结果而)开始做某事,着手进行
set out for… 动身前往……
e.g. We set out to find the truth behind the mystery.
我们开始着手揭开谜团背后的真相。
What I wanted to do是what引导的主语从句,what在从句中作宾语。
set off 出发,动身;使爆炸,引爆;引起,激发
set up 建立,创立;建起,竖立
set aside 留出,拨出(金钱、时间等);把……搁到一边,暂不考虑
set down 写下,记下
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) They set out ___________ (discover) a cure for cancer.
2) At midnight, they set ____ fireworks to welcome the new year.
3) In much of the animal world, night is the time set ______ for sleep― pure and simple.
to discover
off
aside
4) Ralph Waldo Emerson would always set ______ new ideas that occurred to him.
5) The school has set ___ a special class to help those slow learners.
6) Hearing the news, they immediately set out ____ the railway station.
down
up
for
9. 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.
斯蒂芬 库里激励着所有人去相信自己,他也生动地证明了别人对你的看法并不一定会影响你成为什么人。
that引导同位语从句时,常跟在某些抽象名词(如fact, hope, desire, thought, suggestion, idea, news, problem, possibility, chance, doubt, question等)之后,用于解释说明前面名词的具体内容。
e.g. The news that we are having a picnic tomorrow is not true.
我们明天要去野餐的消息不是真的。
The fact that the money has gone does not mean it was stolen.
钱不见了这一事实并不意味着它被偷了。
同位语从句也可以由连接代词who, what, whose, which,连接副词how, when, where, why及whether引导。
e.g. I have no idea where the manuscript is.
我不知道手稿在哪里。
The question whether it is right or wrong depends on the result.
这个是非问题要看结果。
【语境应用】完成句子。
1) I have no idea ____________________ (他什么时候回来).
2) _____________________ (毫无疑问) the economy will recover quickly.
3) I’ve come to the conclusion ________________________ (这么做是不明智的).
when he will come back
There is no doubt that
that it is unwise to do that
contrast
人生就像一条有无限多岔口的的旅程,我们永远不停地在做选择。面对选择,我们往往被太多的选项困扰,这个时候我们通常会用比较这一方法。说到比较,你都能想到哪些单词呢?
compare
contrast
compare是比较,contrast是对比,好像区别不大,但真的是这样吗?
contrast词源解读
contrast由contra “against” + stare “to stand”构成,即“相对而站进行比较”。
contrast
■ vt & vi(使)形成对照;(使)形成对比:
In his book, the writer contrasts good with evil.
His actions contrast sharply with his promises.
■ n [C] & [U] 差异;对比;对照:
the economic and social contrasts between the poor and the rich
by / in contrast 相比之下:
By contrast, Mrs Young was much more outsopken.
in contrast with / to 与……对比;与……相反:
In contrast to his wife, Bush has little appetite for foreign travel.
make a contrast with 与……形成对比:
The white walls make a contrast with the black carpet.
辨
析
compare: 侧重比较两个或更多东西的异同优劣,强调相同或类似之处,实际为求同而对比。
Shakespeare compared the world to stage.
contrast: 侧重比较两个或更多东西之间的差异,强调不同点。实际为求异之对比。
In contrast, the lives of children in well-to-do families were often very sheltered.
distinct
Over the past 30 years and more since China inaugurated its reform and opening up, our country has followed a development path with distinct Chinese characteristics — one that was chosen in the light of our prevailing national conditions.
改革开放30多年来,中国立足自身国情,走出了一条中国特色发展道路。
国家主席习近平2015年9月26日在纽约联合国总部出席联合国发展峰会并发表题为《谋共同永续发展做合作共赢伙伴》的重要讲话。
dis- 前缀
构成单词三元素:词根、前缀、后缀
中心意义
词根
方向
前缀
词性
后缀
dis- 前缀
dis- 表示“相反或否定”:
honest(诚实的) dishonest(不诚实的)
like(喜欢) dislike(不喜欢)
cover(覆盖) discover(发现)
appear(出现) disappear(消失)
dis- 表示“分开”“分离”:
display 展出;展示
distinguish 区别;辨认;使有别于
distance 距离
根据所给词根提示,写出下列句子中画线词的汉语释义。
miss 送、投 count 数 tribut 赠予 fort 强壮 turb 搅动
1. If you pay in cash, you can get a ten percent discount.(2011 湖南)
____________
2. People should not do things which will disturb their neighbours unnecessarily.(2014 湖南) ____________
3. John was dismissed last week because of his casual attitude towards his job. ____________
4. Mum was taking the food to the refugee(难民)camp, in which she distributed it to children.(2016 上海改) ____________
5. I spent eight to ten hours a day with Joe in the hospital, doing anything and everything I could to ease his discomfort.(2015 浙江) ____________
dis- 前缀
折扣
打扰
解雇
分配
不适