课件14张PPT。Unit 4 Growing up The Shortest player in the NBAReadingTo get specific information about Spud Webb through the article
To learn the useful words and expressions
To learn to give a brief introduction about someone’s lifeAre you good at it?Do you like playing basketball?How often do you play basketball?Do you know them?Kobe BryantYao MingSpud WebbHeight: 198cmHeight: 226cmHeight: 170cmWhat makes a person a wonderful basketball player?Height?Skill?Which is more important to a basketball player? Why?Let’s read the article —
The shortest player in the NBAa Spud Webb 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 dreamParagraph 1 _________
Paragraph 2 _________
Paragraph 3 _________
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Paragraph 5 _________ecabd There are some important information on Spud Webb’s basketball career. Read the article and write the correct letters in the blanks.B2Simon: 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 smallerjoinedshortestwonmatter give up Simon wants to know more about Spud Webb. He is asking David some questions. Complete their conversation with the information in the article.B31. In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was too small, but he ____
____________________________________
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2. 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 teamB4Simon 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 __________________________
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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 championshipClass activityTry to retell Spud’s life with the help of information mentioned in the table.Reflection1. try out for…
2. lose heart
3. from then on
4. change one’s mind
5. succeed in doing sth.
6. take notice of…
7. Although hw was a great player at university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.Understand the true meaning of difficulty
Write a summary about other peopleExpanding1. Preview Grammar.
2. Write a summary about Spud Webb.Homework
