Do you know when basketball was invented?
教学设计
一、教学目标
本节课是人教版新目标英语第九单元第四部分的阅读内容,是本单元前三部知识的升华，是单元教学的延续.依据新课标对本节课的要求。通过本节课的教学,一方面使学生掌握课文当中出现的重点词,词组的用法,以及运用本单元的阅读策略来理解课文，尤其是将本单元被动语态融合在极其真实的语境中，有助于学生进一步理解其结构，掌握其用法。但是，作为以介绍阅读策略为主的拓展性阅读，本课时又可以被看成是自成一体，独立成章。另一方面，通过本课学习使学生懂得人类的科学发明创造了丰富的物质文明。培养学生的创造发明的能力和愿望。珍惜时间,努力学习,为祖国的美好明天做出自己应有的贡献.
知识目标
Target vocabulary: active, divide, aim, metal hoop, shoot, court, popularity, create, wooden, knock into, basket, guide, below etc.
Expression: answer the questions with passive voice.
能力目标
Learn to grasp information easily using mind-mapping
情感态度价值观
1、使学生懂得人类的科学发明创造了丰富的物质文明。
2、培养学生的创造发明的能力和愿望。。
二、教学重点
1)It is believed that on December 21st ,1891. the first basketball game in history was played.
2)Knocking into players and falling downing would be dangerous
三、 教学难点
divide...into... separate ...from ... in history
四、教学准备
1.让学生预习课文
2. To know sth. about basketball
3.课件（附后）
五、教学工具
1.小黑板 2.录音机 3.卡片 4.投影 5.VCD
六、教学过程
Step 1. lead-in
为了给学生争取到更多的语言表达机会，培养了听说技能，调动了学生参加语言学习活动的积极性，采用free talk形式进行warming up 热身活动，以学生熟悉的篮球为话题，为篮球的历史做铺垫，帮助他们形成积极向上的情感及树立学好英语的自信心。
T: Do you often have sports?
S: Yes.
T: Which do you like best ?
S: Basketball, volleyball, football...
T: What is Yaoming ?
S: He is a basketball player.
T: OK. Thank you .
T：What do you know about Yaoming?
S : ...
Step 2.Presentation
1.Ask two easy questions:
①.Do you like basketball ?
②.How much do you know about basketball?
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(视频内容同时能有效激活学生相关的背景知识，为学生进入阅读做好铺垫.)
2.Ask students to think about what equipments people need to play basketball, then teach them the new words: basketball court, backboard, metal hoop, net, wooden floor, equipment ”
e.g. First, we need a basketball. (Where do we play it?) We can play on the court. (There are two basketball stands, what are on their tops?) A basket is made up of the metal hoop and net. There is a backboard behind for guiding the ball into the basket.
3.Q: How was basketball played? How can you get the ball into the basket?
After talking freely, get students to learn the target words “divide, aim, shoot, towards” in sentences.
e.g. Players are __divided___into _ two teams_______. They move towards one end of the __court___ while throwing the ball to each other. And the aim is to _get______ the ball into the basket.
Step 3. Reading practice
1.①fast reading :which are not mentioned in the passage?
(famous basketball stars ,rules, equipments, history, China’s CBA, and popularity )
② Learning strategy: Mind-mapping.
2. Which paragraphs answered these questions?
①When was basketball first played? (Para5)
② Is basketball popular in China?(Para1)
③ How old is basketball? (Para2)
④ How is basketball played? (Para4)
⑤ Who invented basketball? (Para3)
3. Read and decide whether these sentences are true or false.
①Basketball is very popular in China. (T)
②Basketball was invented by an American doctor. (F)
③Basketball was at first invented to be played indoors during the long winters. (T)
④The first basketball game was played on November 21st, 1891. (F)
4. Scan (浏览) the text for information to the sentences.
①1.Do you know when basketball was invented?
On December 21st,1891
②By whom was basketball invented?
By James Naismith.
③ What is the aim of basketball?
It is for players to get a ball into the “basket”
④ Name a professional basketball organization in America.
NBA
Step 4. Retelling and writing
1.Go over the lessons and write down the following useful expressions:
2. Retell the passage using the mind-map.
3. Would you like to play on China’s national basketball team one day? Make a list of good and difficult things about being a basketball player.
Step 5.教学重难点讲解（见课件形象设计）
1）divide...into separate...from
Divide...into...: form into smaller parts
分成若干较小的部分，例如:
The house was divided into flats.那房屋被割成数套房间。
2) separate ... from...
Separate...from...:使分开分开，隔开，例如:
（1）England is separated from France by the Channel.英国和法国被英吉利海峡隔开。
（2）The land was separated into small fields.那块地被分割为小块田地。
3)invent: to think of or make sth for the first ,or design sth that didn't exist before.发明. for example
Bell invented the telephone.
4). discover : to find or learn sth that nobody knew or had before.发现，
Who discovered America ?
Step 6. challenge yourself
根据句意及首字母提示补全所缺单词。
1. He is always taking an a (积极的) part in the activities of his class.
2. We were d (划分) into eight groups by our teacher last week.
3. The little boy dreams of becoming a p (职业的) football player.
4. Yue Fei was a national h （英雄）in old Chinese history.
5. These apples were picked by hand and were packed with b (篮子).
Step 7.Summary
学习本节课的心得（大家可以畅所欲言）
设计意图：引导学生从知识，能力，情感态度价值观多方面谈论自己的收获,帮助学生意识到不仅要学习英语知识，而且要具有使用英语知识解决实际问题的能力。
Step 8.Homework
1.Read and recite the new words
2.Write a short passage about the development of basketball.
课件24张PPT。Unit 6
When was it invented?Section B 2a-2e Canadian /k?′neidi?n/ a. /n.加拿大/人的 Canadian people are very friendly.divide /di′vaid/ v. 分开；分散Please divide these apples into two parts.the Olympics /?’limpiks/ 奥林匹克运动会hero /′hi?r?u/ n. 英雄；男主角
Li Lianjie is the hero of HERO.NBA (National Basketball Association) 美国篮球协会 （美国职业篮球联赛）CBA (China Basketball Association) 中国篮球协会（中国职业篮球联赛）look up to 钦佩；仰慕We all look up to Deng Xiaoping. He was so creative and brave.
.basket /′ba:skit/ n. 篮；筐 Canadian /k?′neidi?n/ a. /n.加拿大/人的
divide /di′vaid/ v. 分开；分散
the Olympics /?’limpiks/ 奥林匹克运动会
basket /′ba:skit/ n. 篮；筐
look up to 钦佩；仰慕
NBA (National Basketball Association) 美国篮球协会 （美国职业篮球联赛）
CBA (China Basketball Association) 中国篮球协会（中国职业篮球联赛）1. Who invented basketball?
2. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball?
3. Name a professional basketball organization in America. James Naismith. Because it became an Olympic event. NBA.Answer the following questions. Fast readingNow read and number these events in order.
Basketball is popular all over the world.
The first basketball game in history was played.
Foreign players in America’s NBA increased.
Basketball was invented by James Naismith.
Basketball became an Olympic event. 12345Careful reading Mind-mapping
Changing the information you read into a mind map may help you remember it more easily.invented by ______________
first game on ________________
became Olympic event in ______ in the year _____.
most famous games: _____
popular games in China: _____ James Naismith1936December 21, 1891NBABerlinCBAplayed inside on a hard _____.
____ teams
get _______ into other team’s ______. floorthe ballTwo basketn. 篮；筐played by __________________ people.
over ____ countries more than 100 million200n. 受欢迎；普及Many young people dream of becoming _____________. They _________ these basketball heroes and want to become like them.
These stars encourage young people to work hard to __________________.What else can you add to the mind map? famous playerslook up toachieve their dreamse.g. She divided the orange into quarters and each ate a piece.
她把橙子分成四份，每人吃一份。 1. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams…
divide v. 分开；分散
divide… into… 把……分开；分散2. Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play, but it has also become a popular sport to watch.
not only…, but also… 不但……而且…… 若连接两个成分作主语，谓语动词与靠近的主语保持一致。
e.g. Not only the students but also
their teacher is enjoying the film.
不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片，他
们的老师也在欣赏这部影片。3. The number of foreign players,
including Chinese players, in the NBA
has increased.
the number of… “……的数量；……的数目”。作主语时，谓语动词应用单数形式。
a number of… “若干的，一些”，修饰可数名词。作主语时，谓语动词应用复数形式。
e.g.
1.The number of students in our class ___50.
我们班学生的数量是50人。
2.A number of students planting trees on the hill．
许多学生在小山上植树。
isare根据句意和提示完成句子。1. He is always taking an a (积极的) part in the activities of his class.
2. We were d (划分) into eight groups by our teacher last week.
3. The little boy dreams of becoming a p (职业的) football player.
4. Yue Fei was a national h （英雄）in old Chinese history.
5. These apples were picked by hand and were packed with b (篮子).ctiveevidederoaskets rofessional1. Write a short passage about the development of basketball.
2. Discuss the good things and difficult things
about being a basketball player.
