《英语》（九年级上册）
Unit 4 Growing up
Reading (I)
I. Teaching aims and learning objectives
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
have a better understanding of the article and learn about how small Spud Webb could succeed in getting into the NBA;
have a clear picture of the text framework and learn about how to organize an article in order of time and express the ideas in different ways;
learn from Spud that we should not give up easily.
II. Teaching contents
Guess the meaning of some new words by context: score, leader, succeed, force, achievement
Get the main idea of the passage by skimming and some important information by scanning, detailed reading.
III. Focus of the lesson and predicted area of difficulty
How to get the main idea of the article without reading it word by word.
IV. Teaching procedures
Step 1 Pre-reading
T: OK, boys and girls. Do you like playing basketball Look at the pictures. Do you know who the player is
S: Yao Ming.
T: Why is Yao Ming so famous around the world
S: He plays basketball very well.
T: He succeeded in getting into the NBA. He had great achievements. He scored 41 points in one game. People in the stands were excited and cheered for him. He has proved that we Chinese can also play basketball very well.
What is special about Yao Ming
S: He is very tall.
T: Can this short man succeed in getting into the NBA
S: Yes/ No.
T: Look at this picture. Guess what the article is about.
【设计意图：Free talk导入新课，快速引出生词。设计问题“Can this short man succeed in getting into the NBA ”和看图画预测环节，旨在激起学生的阅读兴趣。】
Step 2 While-reading
1. Match the words on the left with their meanings on the right
【设计意图：引导学生阅读时根据上下文猜测生词词义。】
2. Skimming
T: Let’s read the article. Read quickly and answer questions. You don’t need to read all of it. You can read the title, the first and last paragraphs to get the main idea.
T: Who is this article about
S: Spud Webb.
T: What was his big dream when he was young
S: He wanted to play in the NBA.
T: How tall is he
S: He is only 170 cm tall.
T: Did he succeed in getting into the NBA
S: Yes.
T: How do you know
S1: The title says: The shortest player in the NBA.
S2: The last paragraph says: Spud proved that size and body type does not matter——You can do almost anything if you try your best.
S3: Paragraph 5 says: He joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time.
T: Is it easy for such a short man to get into the NBA
S: No.
【设计意图：引导学生阅读时先阅读标题、首段和尾段获取文章大意。渗透阅读策略指导。】
3. Read for further information
T: It’s not easy for Spud to get into the NBA since he is so short. The writer kept writing about this in the passage. Can you find out the sentences that show Spud was very short
S: He was much smaller than the other kids at school.
He was refused because he was too small.
He often had to sit in the stands because of his height.
No university would invite him because he was only 170 cm tall.
The NBA was not interested in him because he all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.
T: The writer used different ways to describe that Spud was short.
【设计意图：让学生找出文章中多次出现的描写Spud矮的语句，引导学生关注作者的写作方法，变换表达方式。】
4. Read through the lines
(1) Find the important information.
T: Though he was very short, Spud succeeded in getting into the NBA. Read the passage quickly. In which paragraph can you find the information
T: Spud scored 20 points in his first game. In which paragraph When did it happen
S: Paragraph 2. When he was attending junior high.
T: And Spud was named Player of the Year. In which paragraph When did it happen
S: Paragraph 3. In senior high.
T: Spud got a scholarship from a university. In which paragraph When did it happen
S: Paragraph 4. In a junior college.
T: Spud became an NBA player in 1985. In which paragraph When did it happen
T: Paragraph 5. About a year after he graduated from university.
(2) How is the article organized
T: How is the article organized Choose the best answer.
S: It is organized in order of time.
【设计意图：让学生在短文中寻找Spud 的重要信息，引导学生关注文章的结构，了解文章是按照时间时序展开的。学生阅读时总是习惯于逐词逐句的去理解，一旦遇到生词或难句，阅读就无法继续，关注文章的结构，有助于他们从整体上把握语篇。】
(3) How could Spud succeed
T: How does Spud try his best in different stages Read carefully and find the answers.
S: …
(4) Simon wants to know more about Spud. He is asking some plete their conversation with the information in the article.
(5) Watch a video about the Slam Dunk Contest
T: Spud succeeded in getting into the NBA. What was his proudest moment
S: …
T: Do you want to learn about the Slam Dunk Contest Let’s watch a video.
T: What do you think of the contest
S: It’s really amazing/wonderful/perfect/great.
【设计意图：很多学生不了解灌篮比赛，让学生观看视频，欣赏Spud Webb的精彩灌篮，可加深他们对的理解。】
(6) What does the article want to tell us
T: Read the last paragraph, and try to find out what the article wants to tell us.
S: Through hard work, Spud proved that size and body does not matter.
You can do almost everything if you never give up.
Step 3 Post-reading
T: Discuss in groups. What can we learn from Spud
S: …
T: Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.（世上无难事，只怕有心人。）
Dreams are of no value unless they are followed by action.（梦想只有付诸行动，才有意义。）
Where there’s a will, there’s a way.（有志者事竟成。)
【设计意图：通过开放性问题，引导学生说出不同的想法和观点，升华主题。】
V. Homework
Write a diary about what you learned today.
Today, I learned a lot about Spud Webb. I think we should remember the following if we want to be successful in our life ….(共18张PPT)
Unit 4 Growing up
Reading (I)
succeed in getting into the NBA
have great achievements
score 41 points
in the stands prove
Prediction (预测)
What is the article about
stand
national
succeed
scholarship
prove
matter
achieve something that
you have been trying to do
use facts to show that
something is true
a place where people stand
or sit to watch sports
be important
of a whole country
money given to somebody
so that he or she can
continue to study
Match the words with the meanings (B1)
He is only 170 cm tall.
Who is this article about
What was his big dream when he was young
How tall is he
Is it easy for such a short man to play in the NBA
He wanted to play in the NBA.
Skimming
Spud Webb.
No, it isn’t.
He was refused because he was too small .
He had to sit in the stands because of his height.
Find out the sentences that show Spud
was very short.
… much smaller than the other kids at school.
No university would invite him because he was
only 170 cm tall.
The NBA was not interested in him because all
its players were more than 20 cm taller than him.
Choose the important information
a Spud 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.
Paragraph 2 _________
Paragraph 3 _________
Paragraph 4 _________
Paragraph 5 _________
c
a
b
d
In junior high
In senior high
At college
After university
How is the article organized
A. In order of time.
B. In order of space.
C. In order of importance.
√
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
Find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life. (B4)
3. After he graduated from high school, no
university would invite him to play
basketball because he was only 170 cm
tall. He decided ____________________
__________________________________
__________________________________.
to play at a junior college.
There he led his team to the national
championship
Find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life. (B4)
4. After he graduated from university, the
NBA was not interested in him because
all its players were more than 20 cm
taller than he was. He remained
__________________________________
_________________________________.
in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him
Find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life. (B4)
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
More about Spud
What was his proudest moment
He won the Slam Dunk Contest.
You can do almost everything if you never
give up.
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body does not matter.
What does the passage want to tell us
Discussion
What can we learn from Spud
Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. （世上无难事只怕有心人）Dreams are of no value unless they are followed by action. （梦想只有付诸行动才有意义）
Today, I learned a lot about Spud Webb. I think we should remember the following if we want to be successful in our life.
Homework
A diary
