Unit 4 Growing up Reading 1： Never give up 课件24张

九上 Unit4 Reading (I)
Never give up
Do you know about NBA?
National Basketball Association
(美国）国家篮球协会
National Championship
take notice of
these university players
try out for the NBA
Spud Webb
亚特兰大鹰队
pre-reading: being a curious reader
Title:The shortest player in the NBA
shortest
NBA
What do you want to know
from the passage?
Skimming
The shortest player in the NBA
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
Para.6
Introduction
Different stages of Webb’s basketball life（篮球生涯的不同阶段）
Conclusion
while-reading - being a smart reader
while-reading - being a careful reader
Part1: Introduction
Name:
Year of birth:
Country:
Looks:
Dream:
Spud Webb
1963
the USA
small
to play in the NBA
Share: Two powerful adjectives
small
big
Part1: Introduction
in the NBA
at college/
university
in senior
high
in junior
high
Webb's difficulties
sit in the stands
no university invited
was refused
was not interested
in him
Part 2: Different stages (阶段)
Why？
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
because
because of
because
because
he was too small
his height
he was only 170 cm tall
all its players were more
than 20cm taller than he was
Lose heart？
The only one reason
Part 2: Para 2 in junior high
He did not lose heart...got the chance...
Choice
Difficulty:
He was refused.
Achievement
He was the star of the team.
Part 2: Para 3 in senior high
sit in the stands
hope for success
If you were Spud,once the star of your school team, what would you do?
Part 2: Para 3 in senior high
got the coach to change his mind
What was the coach’s “mind” at first?
What was the coach’s “mind” later?
Choice
He practised even harder
Achievement
leader of the team
Player of the Year in Texas
decided to
led…to…
succeeded in
Spud
play at a junior college.
the national championship.
getting a scholarship.
Part 2: Para 4 at college/university
Question: After graduating, did Webb go to a university as soon as he finished the senior high?
No.
Choice
Achievements
Part 2: Para 5 in the NBA
What did he choose to do at that time?
Choice
play in another basketball league
Achievements in the NBA
In _____, he joined the Atlanta Hawks.
He won the Slam Dunk Contest in______.
1985
1986
灌篮大赛
in the NBA
at college/
university
in senior
high
in junior
high
Webb’s choices
practised even
harder
played at a
junior college
didn't lose heart
played in another
league
in the NBA
at college/
university
in senior
high
in junior
high
Webb’s achievements
leader of the team
Play of the Year
led...to
succeeded in...
the star of
the team
joined...in 1985
won the Slam Dunk contest
Size and body type do not matter—you can do almost anything if you never give up.
Part 3: Para 6 The lesson Webb give us
Webb's achievements
achieved his dream
in the NBA
at college/
university
in senior
high
in junior
high
What made Webb's dream come true?
hard work, good chances, rich experiences......
Further thinking
Work in groups:
After reading, can you think of other suitable titles for the passage?
post-reading: being a creative reader
Further thinking
According to the writer, if you never give up, you can do almost anything. Do you agree with him? Why or why not?

post-reading: being a critical reader
A few words
Your achievements depend on your choices when facing difficulties.
Your future is up to you.
Homework
Reread the story of Spud Webb and try to write a summary of him.
Try to find out more stories of some famous people who never give up when they grow up.