Period 5Module 1 Basketball

Reading and Writing

Reading Practice

Reading and writing –1. Discuss with your partner

1. Do you like watching basketball or playing yourself?

2. Do you like watching the NBA?

3. Who do you like best among the NBA players?

4. Are there any Chinese players in the NBA? If so, who are they?

5. Which Chinese player do you think is now going on well in the NBA?

6. Do you like him? Why? Which team is he in now?

Reading and Writing---2. Warming up

Position:  C

Born: Sept. 12, 1980

Height: 7-5 /  2,26

Weight: 296  lbs. / 134,3  kg.

From : China

His career highlights• Ranked third in NBA field goal percentage in 2004-05 with a .552 average

• three-time NBA All-Star (2003-05) • Among NBA leaders, ranked seventh in field goal

percentage, 13th in blocked shots per game and 15th rebounding average (2003-04)

• Named starting center for Western Conference All-Star team for second consecutive season (2004)

• Ranks third in Rockets history in career blocked shots per game and eighth in career blocked shots

• ……

Reading and Writing ---3. Prediction

1. Do you think the head coach of the team is satisfied with him?

2. Anything he is not very good at or used to?

Reading and Writing---4. Practice

• Read the passage and do Activity 1 on page 9

• Keys:

1. Yes, because he is not aggressive enough.

2. No, they don’t. They are more polite and not as selfish.

3. Yes, he does, but it will take him some time to get used to playing like that.

Reading and Writing- 5. Language Focus

1.Yao, however, is a selfless and kind person.

2.bring up

3. in one’ nature

4.an instant hit

5.nationwide

6.aggressive

7.If necessary

8.dominate

Reading and Writing---6. Discussion

• Do activity 2 on page 9 with your partner.

• Think of some examples of aggressive behaviour?

• To compete with players from other countries, what must Chinese athletes do?What do they lack? And what are they good at?

Reading and Writing---7. Writing

Do Activity 3---Write a reply after reading the passage about Yao Ming’s attitude and behaviour in NBA

An exampleDear Editor, I’m writing in reply to the article about Yao Mi

ng . I like that fact that the article draws attention to… I would like to say something about… In my opinion, the reason why… is that… I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women…

Yours sincerely, XXX

An example

Dear Editor,

I am writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming which appears in your newspaper yesterday. I like the fact that the article draws attention to that China is producing world class sportsmen and women like Yao Ming. However, I would like to say something about Yao Ming’s attitude. In my opinion, the reason why he is so “nice” is due to what the situation was like when he played in China. In the Shanghai Sharks, the whole team played for him and he never had to ask for the ball

he dominate every game. I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women are as good- and often better than players from other countries, but we have a natural idea of politeness and team play rather than the individual “star” status which is typical of world basketball and soccer.

Yours sincerely,

Name

Reading practice---1. Warming-up

• Do Activity 1 on page 11

• Discuss the questions with your partner or group mates.

• Focus on:

What possible risks are there when you play basketball?

Reading Practice---2. Understanding of the title

Dizzy Heights of School Basketball dizzy heights 令人眩晕的高度

the dizzy heights of… 是习语 , 指重要的职位 , 显赫的地位 ,含有一定的幽默色彩 . 文章标题表面上用的是常用习语 ,其含蓄用意却回归在 dizzy 的本义上 ( 指球员被撞晕 ),有一语双关之意 .

------ 令人眩晕的校园篮球

Reading Practice---3. Skimming ( the first 3 paragraphs)

1. Why is it said that basketball is a safe sports?

the players’ energy is partly directed upwards, at a 90-degree angle to the ground, and over the heads of the others. So this is less risk of a collision between two players.

Reading Practice---4. Language focus

2. In baseball and American football, the

players’ energy moves ___________ to

the ground and towards their

_____________, so they wear _______

which give _________________ to

their heads.

parallel

opponents helmets

adequate protection

3. Basketball players wear ______________

which are _________ designed to

_________ energy when they ________

into the air , they wear no other protection,

just ________________.

socks and sneakers

specially

absorb bound

a vest and shorts

If there is ________________ of direction i

n their energy, from ___________ to _____

______, such as when they _________ acro

ss the court, _________ the ball, there is a r

eal danger of personal injury.

an abrupt change

verticalhorizontal

accelerate bouncing

Semantic map of the first 3 paragraphsbasketball

one of the safest sports but there is danger

energy direction

partly upward

90 degree angle

less collision

no other protection

abrupt change of direction

fast bouncing the ball

danger of personal injury

Reading Practice---5. Detailed Reading

• Do activity 2, 3, and 4 in your textbook.Key to activity 2 : D

Key to activity 3 : C

Key to activity 4 : ACCB

Reading Practice---6. Language focus

1. at the interval

2. Whereas everyone else was tall and slim with short haircut, Joe was short and stout, with long hair and a large belly.

3. make a circuit of the court

4. make a controversial pass

5. commit a foul

6. a suspension of play

7. shot the penalty

8. There were three minutes to go.

9. take possession of

10. …howl loudly in pain, with his nose bleeding and a cut on his left cheek.

11. He lay very still,…

12. Joe was a considerate guy, and apologized …, sniffing and weeping, either in pain or in frustration.

13. …has the scar on his face as a souvenir of the tournament.

Reading Practice---7. Practice

• Keys to Activity 5

1. Because the player’s energy is directed upward and there is less risk of a collision.

2. Because there is sometimes an abrupt change of direction in their energy.

3. Despite being short and stout.

4. Because his nose was bleeding and he was lying very still.

5. Because he still has a scar on his face.

Reading Practice---8. Discussion

• Do activity 6 on page 12.

• What improvements would you suggest to make basketball a better game?(group work)

Home work

Explain basketball and prepare a “dream team ” of the star players

Language Date Bank

Language points for Reading

Language Date Bank ---base-----basis

basis n.

The basis of morality, friendship

Arguments that have a firm basis

be based on/ upon 以…为基础base… on/ upon…

These charges are based on facts.

He good business was based on good service.

Language Date Bank--- attend

attend school 去上学校attend church 去做礼拜attend a meeting 出席一个会议

1. 出席，到场 (to go to an event such as a meeting or a class.)

Two nurses attend (on) the patient.

2. 照料 (to look after someone, especially because they are ill.)

3. attend to 处理I may be late- I have got one or two things to attend to.

Language Date Bank--- average

1. (adj.) 平均的这个州的平均收入是约 1 ， 500 美元一个月。

The average earnings in the state are about $ 1,500 a month.

2. (n.) 平均，平均水平这儿冬季平均气温是 1 度，夏季为 23 度Here the average of winter temperature is1 ， and in summer 23.平均起来，吸烟的男人比女人多。On average men smoke more cigarette than women.

average3.(v.) 平均为我猜想，我每天平均大约要喝五杯咖啡。 I suppose I average about 5 cups of coffee a day.

NBA MVP 1998

above / below the average高于 / 低于平均水平on （ the ） average平均be about up to the average几乎达到一般水平

Language Date Bank ---admire赞赏，钦佩I really admire the way she brings up thos

e kids all on her own.admire sb for sth.

我佩服她的勇气。I admire her for her bravery.

Language Date Bank---

motivation1. 动机，动力 [U] (the reasons why you

want to do sth) ~ for

2. 积极性，主动性 [C] (eagerness and willingness to do sth without needing to be told or forced to do it.)

What’s your motivation of becoming a teacher?

Jack is an intelligent pupil, but he lacks motivation.

Language Date Bank--- tie

tie … to/onto…, tie up

• (v.)

2. (n.) 平局Tie this label onto your suitcase.

他们把他捆在树上打了一顿。

把这个标签绑在你的手提箱上。

They tied him to the tree and beat him up.你能帮我把这个包裹捆起来吗？

Can you tie up this parcel for me?The match ended in a tie.

Language Date Bank--- score

1. (v.) 得分score a point/ goal

2. (n.) 比分The score in the football game was 4 - 1.

足球比赛的比分是四比一。keep (the) score 记分3 three score 六十 four score 八十4 scores of 许多

Language Date Bank--- deserve (v.) 值得，应得

好的工作应得到好的报酬。Good work deserves good pay.

他的确应该送去坐牢。He certainly deserves ______________.to be sent to prison

A forced kindness deserves no thanks

One good turn deserves another.Bad acts deserve punishment.

Language Date Bank--- bring up

1. He was brought up by his aunt in the mountains.

2. He stepped back and brought his hands up.

3. She is going to bring up the plan at the meeting.

4. He brought up his dinner.bring up 1. 抚养，培养 2 举起 3 提出 4 呕吐

Language Date Bank ---nature

1. Peter has a happy nature. He is a good-natured boy.

2. You will get close to nature and take exercise at the same time.

3. by nature 天生地，生来4. against nature 违反自然5. true to nature 逼真

Language Date Bank ---aggressive

1. dogs trained to be aggressive

2. Aggressive nations threaten world peace.

3. aggressive weapons.

4. A good salesman must be aggressive if he wants to succeed.

aggressive 1 （指人或动物）侵略的，好攻击的， 好争吵的 2 （指事物或行动）攻击性的 3 强有力的，坚持己见的

Language Date Bank ---absorb

1. Dry sand absorbs water.

2. Clever children absorb new knowledge easily

be absorbed in

被…吸引住 , 聚精会神做…The students were completely absorbed in thei

r reading.

Language Date Bank ---commit

• commit 干（错事，坏事），犯罪commit murder/ suicide / an error

• commit sb./ sth. to sth. 交付 , 投入 , 记住commit a man to prison

She committed the instructions to memory.

• commit oneself to sth./ doing sth. 承担义务• The President is committed to reforming health

care.