1、Understanding ideas P26-28 Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger Pre-reading Lets enjoy Yao Mings Lets enjoy Yao Mings top 10 moments!top 10 moments! How much do you know about basketball positions? In basketball, there are five positions. A B C D E _ _ _ _ _ center power forward small forward shooting gu
2、ard point guard Can you fill in the blanks with these positions? Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions. A B C D E Key Roles and Responsibilites: 1. usually the best ball handler and / or best passer 2. usually the main shooter playing on the wing 3. usually the most athletic play
3、er on the team who can play inside and outside the key A E B Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions. A B C D E Key Roles and Responsibilites: 4. usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point 5. usually the tallest player on the tea
4、m who plays inside the key and should be a good scorer C D Read and Guess What is his position? Stephen Curry Hight1.91m Weight84kg Responsibility He has the most specialized role of any position. He runs the teams offense by controlling the ball. Point Guard Read the passage and find out: While-rea
5、ding What has Stephen Curry achieved? In 2015: He won his first NBA championship; He led the Warriors to their first championship. He also received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row. Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons. While-reading 1. To expl
6、ain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people. 2. To inform people about Stephen Currys basketball skills. 3. To inspire people with Stephen Currys determination to succeed. Read the passage carefully again, then answer the questions: 1. How did Stephens grandfather make the simple basket? Stephe
7、ns grandfather fixed a piece of plastic to a telephone pole to build a simple basket. 2. What did Stenphen Curry learn from the muddy basketball court? To be creative and flexible Shooting accurately Knowing _, So he had to _. where the ball would go wasnt easy adjust his own playing style Only when
8、 he shot perfectly at _, the ball could _. its centre go into the heavy, thick basket 3. Actually, what was Stephen Curry thought by people? What did he do to prove himself? Dell Curry, father of Stephen Curry, was a famous NBA basketball star from 1986 until 2002. If you had such a star dad, how wo
9、uld you feel? What would people think of you? 3. Actually, what was Stephen Curry thought by people? What did he do to prove himself? Stephen Curry was thought to be too short, too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footsteps. He didnt give up. Being Davidsons star player proved himself and
10、built his self- belief. Organise information from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry. Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketball Dell Curry. He spent his childhood years practising basketball on 1_. The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style. He also learn
11、t to 2_ _. Despite this, it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball a muddy basketball court be creative and flexible player, as he was 3_ _. Nonetheless, Stephen refused to 4_, and ended up playing college ball for Davidson College. In 2009, he joined the NBAs Golden
12、 State Warriors. In 2015, he led them to their first NBA championship since 1975. Stephen achieved his dream through 5_ _ _. too short, too thin and too weak give up self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop Nationality: 6_ Oppupation: 7_ Awards: 8_ _ American basketball pl
13、ayer the Most Valuable Player Mind map THE ROAD TO SUCCESS Self-belief Hard Work Perseverance _ _ _. Despite many people thinking he couldnt follow in his fathers footsteps, he carried on playing basketball _ _. Practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills _ _ _. Stephen never gav
14、e up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get better Complete the mind map with supporting details. What I wanted to do was just be myself. Youve got to be able to put in the time and the work. Thats how I got there. Thats how I continue to get better every single day. Post-rea
15、ding Think Share: 1. Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage? 2. Can you think of any other famous basketball players? Which of their qualities inspires you? Post-reading Think Share: 3. What have you learnt from doing sports? Share your experiences with the class
16、. 4. How can you use the language in this passage to talk about sportspeople? Give examples. Language points P26-27 The Road to Success (P26-27).doc 例： 在平板电脑上打字和在台式机上打字非常不同。 Typing on a tablet is _ typing on a desktop. a far cry from: very different from A far cry from the bright lights and shiny co
17、urts of the National Basketball Association (NBA), it was along this road that Stephens grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. 1 句意：这与美国男子职业篮球联赛（NBA）赛场上明 亮的灯光和闪亮的球场相去甚远。正是在这条路上， 斯蒂芬的祖父把一块塑料贴到电线杆上，建了一个简 易篮筐。 a far cry from shiny adj.光滑发亮的，闪光的 shiny-shin
18、er-shinist shine n. 光亮，光泽 v. 照射，擦亮；闪耀 shine-shining-shone shining adj. 光亮的，华丽的，杰出的 例：她的金发闪亮而整齐。 Her blonde hair was _ and clean. shiny 【辨析】shiny/shining 1.意思不同 shiny：光亮的；锃亮的；反光的；有光泽的 shining：辉煌的，值得钦佩的；出色的，卓越的 2.用法不同 shiny修饰名词,多作表语定语。 shining常用作定语，也可作表语、补语或状语。 例： 1.看到一个乞丐跨进一辆闪亮的奔驰轿车我惊愕不已。 I am amazed
19、 to see a beggar step into a _ Mercedes. 2. 她是我们所有人的光辉榜样。 She is a _ example to us all. 3. 星光灿烂。 The stars were _ bright. shiny shining shining attach v. 使依附；贴上；系上；使依恋 attachment n. 附件；依恋；连接物 attach相关的短语： attach sth to sth 把系/绑/附在上 be attached to sth: 被系/绑/附在上 喜欢，依恋 附属于 attach importance to sth 重视 a
20、ttach oneself to sth 参加，依附 例1：在机场，他把标签贴在了包上。 _. 例2：这个研究单位隶属于那所大学。 _. He attached a label to his bag at the airport The research unit is attached to the university 例3：过于重视那个消息是不明智的。 _ _. Its unwise to attach too much importance to the information 【知识拓展】attach / add / fasten 相同点：都有“把一件东西或一件事添加于另一件东 西或
21、事上”的含义。 不同点： attach表示“外形上的结合”，可以连上或拆下。 add可用于有形或无形的东西。 fasten结牢，拴住有形的东西。 例1：这个小女孩非常喜欢她的英语老师。 _. 例2：这个小孩太小了，还不会自己系鞋带。 _. The little girl attached herself to her English teacher The boy is too young to fasten his shoes Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy, thick basket. In this
22、 way, practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills. 2 句意：只有完美地瞄准中心，篮球才能进入厚重的 篮筐。如此日复一日地练习，斯蒂芬的篮球技术变 得炉火纯青。 过去分词短语过去分词短语 作作shots的后置定语的后置定语 Paraphrase: The ball could go into the heavy, thick basket only when he shot perfectly at its centre. In this way, Stephen improved his skills
23、day after day. 过去分词作定语 1.含义 过去分词作定语，在语态上表被动；在时间上表示动 作已经发生或完成，与它所修饰的名词有逻辑上的动 宾关系。 2.过去分词作定语的位置 单个过去分词作前置定语前置定语,即放在被修饰词之前。 过去分词短语作定语时往往作后置定语后置定语，即放在 被修饰词之后。 例1：地上有两个破杯子。 _. 例2：被生活垃圾污染的那条河现在又脏又臭。 _. There are two broken cups on the ground The river polluted by daily waste is now dirty and smelly day in
24、 and day out 日复一日，夜以继日 同义短语：day to day / day after day 例： 1. 整个夏天，天天下雨。 _. 2. 他们日复一日地照顾生病的女儿。 _. It rained all summer, day in and day out They look after their sick daughter day in and day out sharpen ones skill: improve ones skill sharpen v. 削尖；磨快；变锋利 构词法构词法：形容词形容词en动词动词 例：black hard blacken harden
25、 red wide redden widen After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row, Stephen explained his philosophy, I never really set out to change the game. What I wanted to do was just be myself. 3 句意：在连续两年获得“最有价值球员”奖后，斯 蒂芬阐释了他的人生观：“我从未真正想过改变比 赛我只想做我自己” award n. 奖品，奖学金 v. 把（某物）授予（某人）
26、award sb.sth. / award sth. to sb. 例1：这项新发明获得最高奖。 This new invention won the highest _. 例2：他们授予她诺贝尔奖。 They awarded _. =They awarded _. award her the Nobel Prize the Nobel Prize to her 例: 1.参加我们报纸的竞赛可以赢得数以百计的奖品。 Hundreds of _ can be won in our newspaper competition. 2.学校校长将历史奖授予最出色的学生。 The school prin
27、cipal _ a prize in history to the best student. 3.因救了小孩的命，消防员得到一笔奖金。 The fireman received a _ for saving the childs life. prizes reward awarded 【辨析】award / reward / prize award 因优点奖励或授予的奖品，强调荣誉而 不在乎奖品的大小或奖金的多少。 reward多指对某人工作或服务等的报答。 prize 多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽彩中所赢得的奖。 set out to do 开始着手做 同义词组：set about (doin
28、g) sth 例：她开始着手查明有关癌症的一切情况。 _.She set out to find out everything about cancer set短语归纳短语归纳 set up set aside set down set fire to set a good example to sb. 建立，树立 放一边，置之不理 （使）放下，制定、确定 点燃 给某人树立好榜样 例： 1.他把椅子搁到一旁，坐在地板上。 _, he sat on the floor. 2. 有必要制定这些补充规则。 It is necessary to _ these addtional rules. 3. 这个俱乐部成立于2008年。 This club was _ in 2008. 4. 他应当给运动员做榜样。 He should _ his athletes. Setting the chair aside set down set up set a good example to
