9A Unit 4 Growing up (Reading1)
PPT1
PPT2 (Lead in)
Boys and girls, let’s enjoy a poem first. Listen to it carefully, and try to complete it.
Please read the poem together.
What is the poem about?
Do you have dreams?
Do you believe that your dreams can come true some day?
OK, we can find an answerin today’s lesson.PPT3-4 (Fast reading)
This is the title of today’s reading.
Open your books and find out who the shortest player is.
Yes, this is Spud Webb. He is the shortest player in the NBA.
When did he become the shortest player in the NBA ? (1985)
What happened to him next year? (1986)
How old was he when he won the Slam Dunk Contest? (23)
How did you get the answer?
Yes, in paragraph 1 we know he was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963.
Boys and girls, do you want to know what happened to Spud these years?
Can you guess what the article may tell us about these years?
Next, let’s read more to find out how Spud Webb became a great NBA player.
PPT5-6 (Para.1)
Please read Para1 and find out two adjectives. (Small and big)
How small was Spud?
That’s to say, Spud was the smallest kid at school.
What was his dream?
The smallest man wanted to play in the NBA.Maybe it’s the biggest for him.
What is Para 1 about? /
Can you use these two adjectives in a phrase or sentence to express the main point/idea of Para 1
Then, how do you understand the "big" dream? Can you think of other words to replace the word "big"?
Is the “big” about the dream’s size?
PPT7-8 (Para.2)
Let’s come to Para2 to discover how Spud held fast to his big dream in junior high.
Can you find out two adverbs of time in this paragraph? (at first, finally)
Who can tell us what happened to him from “at first” to “finally”?
When he got the chance, he became the star of the team.
How could he make such a difference? (Can you find a sentence in this paragraph to explain it.)
He did not lose heart. And at last he got the chance.
So, some people thought Spud was lucky because the chance was waiting for him.
Do you agree with it? Why or why not?
If Spud never worked hard, could he score 20 points in his first game?
Yes, chance favors only the prepared mind.
PPT9-10 (Para.3)
Now, please read paragraph3 and find out if Spud was a prepared man.
Was Spud always prepared for his dream in senior high?
When reading this paragraph, are there any pictures about Spud in your mind?
(For example, every time I read this paragraph, the first picture that came into my mind is Spud was sitting in the stands.)
The second picture is that Spud was practicing even harder.
Why did he do so? (To get the coach to change his mind.)
Whose mind? Spud’s or the coach’s?
What was the coach's "mind"? /// Spud was too small./// Spud was not suitable to play basketball. ///...
Then, supposing you're Spud, when sitting in the stands without the chance of playing the game, how would you feel and what would you do?
PPT11-12 (Para.4)
Let’s move onto paragraph4. Spud attended his college and university.
First he played at a junior college and then he attended this university.
Please read this paragraph, and find out how Spud attracted this university’s attention.
What did he get in the university? ( getting a scholarship.)
Was he excited about getting a scholarship?
Why? ( Because he could continue his education and his big dream.)
But many years later, in a TV interview Spud once said, "In fact, after the national championship, I got more than the scholarship and it was more important for me." what was"it"? /What does “it” refer to?
/// It might be a chance. Because attending a university makes him get closer to his dream——playing in the NBA. /// Confidence /// Encouragement ///...
PPT13-14 (Para.5)
Thanks to the chance/ confidence /, Spud succeeded in getting into the NBA in1985.
Now, please read para5, and find out “where did Spud play basketball before1985 ?”
When did he begin to play there? (1984)
How did you get the answer?
What’s the name of “another basketball league”? (Why didn’t the writer tell us its name?)
It was an unknown basketball league. It was not famous. What does the writer think of Spud Webb? Can you find one adjective to show
the writer's opinion in Para 5?
He was a great player. He had many great achievements.
Do you think Spud Webb was a great player? Why or why not?
PPT15-16 (Para.6)
I also consider Spud a great player because he brought us some lessons.
Can we read the lessons together?
What does “anything” mean to Spud according to the article?
Small Spud achieved his big dream at last. It seems that he wanted to show sth. to us.
Please think about: Whom did Spud want to prove to "size and body type
doesn't matter ..."?
PPT17 (Title)
Although size and body type doesn’t matter, the writer uses a lot of expressions to describe Spud’s size.
For example, in para.1, the writer uses “very small”.
Now, it’s your time to find out and underline other similar expressions in each para.
Reread the passage again, and find out how Spud didn’t give up his dream para by para.
For example,…
From this PPT we can see thow the writer organizes his or her ideas around the the title of the article--- the shortest player in the NBA.
PPT18
Do you still remember the title of this unit?
In the journey of growing up, Spud always held fast to his dream and never gave up.
How do you understand "growing up"? What will you do?
This is my understanding of "growing up".
Would you like to read it together?
PPT19
Boys and girls, in this class we talked about dreams in the journey of growing up.
Dreaming is beautiful because
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.
Hold fast to your dreams like Spud Webb and you will fly high.
Thanks for your attention. Good bye!
课件20张PPT。九上 Unit4 Reading (I) 扬州教育学院附属中学
常万里九上 Unit4 Reading (I) Never give 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 ____diefly gosnowDreams The shortest player in the NBAborn in Texas,the USAjoined the Atlanta Hawks became the shortest player
in the NBA at that timewon the Slam Dunk ContestHowdid Spud Webb
become a great
NBA player? 1985198619632 powerful adjectives (形容词) Para 1small__smallest__bigbiggestA small man's bigdream.1. How do you understand the "big" dream?
Can you think of other words to replace (替换) the word "big"?Para 1 Para 2junior high2 adverb phrases of time (时间副词短语) was refused the star of the teamHe did not loseheart.at firstHow did Spud make such a difference? From then on2. Some people thought Spud
Webb was lucky because the
chance was waiting for him.
Do you agree with it?
Why or why not?
Chance favors (青睐) only the prepared mind.Para 22 images (画面) of Spud WebbPara 3senior highsitting in the
stands practising in the courtsgot the coach to change his mindWhat was the coach's "mind"? 3.Supposing（假设）you're
Spud, when sitting in the
stands without the chance of playing the game, how will you feel or what will you do?Para 3Para 42 schools to play basketball in college; universityjunior
collegeNorth Carolina State
University
getting a
scholarshipHow did Spud attract the attention of the university?4. Many years later, in a TV
interview Spud once said,
"In fact, after the national
championship,I got more than
the scholarship and it was
more important for me."
Para 4What do you think "it" was? Para 52 basketball leagues to play in NBAanother basketball league19851984UnknownWhere did Spud play basketball before 1985 ?5.What does the writer think
of Spud Webb? Can you find
one adjective (形容词) to show
the writer's opinion in para 5? He was a great player. He had many great
achievements.Para 5Para 6The lesson Spud Webb gave us Youalmost anythingif you never give up. can doAchieving his BIG dream.
6. To whom did Spud want to
prove "size and body type
doesn't matter ..."?coachesuniversitiesthe NBAhimselfteammates Para 6readers ...
Para3 because of his height
Para4 only 170 cm Para5 more than 20 cm taller than ... Para1 very small—— Para2 too small The shortest player in the NBA had a big dream did not lose heart practised even harder led his team to... remained...Further Discussion In the journey of growing up, Spud always
held fast to his dream and never gave up.
"Growing up" is like a journey. It never ends because it is a beautiful process (过程).
"Growing up" means more about growth of our mind than the change of our size.
"Growing up" is a little painful but it is well worth experiencing and enjoying. How do you understand “growing up”?
What will you do to hold fast to your dream?
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.
Homework
1. Reread the article and underline
what puzzles you, e.g. words,
phrases or sentences.
2. Prepare to share a story of the
person who has influenced you most
in the journey of your growing up.
