When was it
invented?
section B(2a-2d)
Unit 6
Free talk
Do you like sports?
What sport do you often play?
Can you list some sports you know?
Group work
How much do you know about the basketball game? Discuss it in a group.
3. How many players are there in each team?
2.How many teams are players divided into(被分成)?
They are divided into two teams.
4.How many minutes are there in the game?
Forty minutes.
Five.
1.Where do you usually play basketball?
On the playground or indoor(室内).
Read the title and tell what the passage is about.
The passage is mainly about ____________.
B
Volleyball
Basketball
Tennis
Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented ?
the Olympics /?ulimpiks/
奥林匹克运动会
Players’ highest purpose(目的;目标) is to enter the Olympics.
Canadian /k?neidi?n/
a. /n.加拿大/人的
Canada lies in the north of America.
Canadian people are very friendly.
divide /divaid/ v. 分开;分散
Please divide these apples into two parts.
basket /ba:skit/ n. 篮;
These days baskets are more and more beautiful with different shapes.
Basketball has not only become a popular sport to play,
but it has also become a popular sport to watch.
篮球不但成为一项人们喜欢玩的运动,
而且也成为一项人们喜欢观看的运动。
look up to 钦佩;仰慕
Many people look up to Zhou Enlai(Premier Zhou). He was so kind, helpful, knowledgeable.
hero /hi?r?u/
n. 英雄;男主角
Zhen Chenggong is one of our national heroes.
Berlin /b?:lin/ 柏林
Berlin is the capital of German.
NBA (National Basketball Association)
美国篮球协会 (美国职业篮球联赛)
NBA is short of National Basketball Association in the United States.
It is a professional basketball group.
adj. 职业的;专业的(not a hobby)
CBA (China Basketball Association)
中国篮球协会(中国职业篮球联赛)
CBA is short of China Basketball Association.
nearly adv.几乎
These two pictures are nearly the same,
but if you look at them carefully,
you will find some differences.
New words
Canadian /k?neidi?n/
adj. /n.加拿大/人的
divide /divaid/ v. 分开;分散
divide ... into 把??分开
purpose /p?:(r)p?s/ n. 目的;目标
basket /ba:skit/ n. 篮;筐
the Olympics /?ulimpiks/ 奥林匹克运动会
look up to 钦佩;仰慕
hero /hi?r?u/ n. 英雄;男主角
Berlin /b?:lin/ 柏林(德国城市)
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)
Fast-reading:
Read quickly and do the following tasks:
Paragraph 1 The popularity (n.受欢迎,普及)of
basketball in the world
Paragraph 2 How basketball was invented
Paragraph 3 The history of basketball
Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Task 1
Make a mind map
development
game
popularity
2c
Complete the mind map with the information in the passage. What else can you add to the mind map?
Task 2
2c Finish the mind map by adding key words.
Game
Development
Popularity
played inside on a hard
_______
____________ teams
get ____________ into
other team's ________
invented by ______
first game on _____
became Olympic e-
vent in ______ in the
year ________
most famous games:
_________________
popular games in
China: _________
played by _______________ people
over ___________ countries
game
? Played inside on a hard______
? ______ teams
? Get _____________ into other team’s _______________
floor
two
the ball
basket
development
? Invented by _____________
? First game on _______________
? Became Olympic event in______ in the year_________
? Most famous games: ________
? Popular games in China:_______
DR. James Naismith
Berlin
December 21, 1891
1936
NBA
CBA
popularity
Played by ___________________ people
Over ___________ countries
200 million
more than 100 million
Read each paragraph carefully and answer the questions .
Careful-reading:
1.How old is basketball?
2. How many people play basketball?
3.When was the first basketball played?
4. What happened in 1936?
invented
played
played
who
when
where
It was _____________by a Canadian doctor
It was ______________in the winter
It was _____________inside on a hard floor
James Naismith.
How
1.______ the men____2 teams
2. ____together to ___ the ball __ the other team’s basket.
3. _____ the competing team _____ getting the ball ____their own basket.
6.In China, where can you see people
playing basketball?
In parks, schools, and even factories.
7. Are there foreign
players in the CBA?
Yes, there are.
5.What do many
young people
dream of?
They dream of
becoming famous
players.
Read the paragraph3 and answer the following questions?
Many young people want to be famous basketball players.
B. Basketball is not only popular to play, but also
popular to watch.
C. NBA is the most famous basketball game.
D. One day American famous basketketball player James may
play basketball in the CBA.
2. What’s the meaning of “look up to” according to
the text.
A. look for B. dislike
C. admire D. find
Reading strategy(策略)2 Infer: “Read between lines” to get the meanings that are not clearly said in the text.
One reporter of US asked Kobe before,
“what made you achieve success?”
Kobe smiled and asked,” Have you ever seen the scene of Los Angeles at 4am? I see often, because I have been starting training at that time.”
Kobe
Who is my hero?
What can you learn from Kobe?
No pains , no gains.
Please work hard and make your dreams come true !
一分耕耘,一分收获。
努力奋斗,实现梦想!
1. Many young people ______ these basketball heroes and want to be like them.
A. look to B. look up to C. look up D. look to up
Exercise:
2.We are ____ into four teams to play the game.
A . parted B . made C . divided D . taken
3.The wind stops them ____ playing football.
A .to B . for C . at D .from
B
C
D
Exercise:
5.It is ___________(believe) that basketball was invented in 1891.
6.The ____________(popular) of computer has risen around the world at that moment.
4. —The number of foreign players in America’s NBA ________ increased.
—Yeah. A number of foreign players ________ playing in the NBA now.
A. has; is B. has; are C. have; is D. have; are
B
believed
popularity
Phrases and
Expressions
a much-loved sport
for fun and exercise
in over 200 countries
more than
It is believed that…
一个备受喜爱的运动
为了娱乐和锻炼
在200多个国家
超过,多于……
人们认为……
Phrases and
Expressions
be asked to do sth
on a hard floor
divide … into …
teach sb to do sth
work together
at the same time
stop … from doing sth
被要求做某事
在坚硬的地板上
把…分成/分为…
教某人做某事
合作,共事
同时
阻止…做…
Phrases and
Expressions
the popularity of
dream of / about doing sth
not only … but also …
the number of
more and more
look up to
encourage sb. to do sth.
achieve one’s dreams
…..的普及/流行
梦想;梦到;向往
不但…而且…
…的数目
越来越多的
崇拜,钦佩,仰慕
鼓励某人做某事
实现某人的梦想
Thank you
Good bye