Module1BasketballPeriod5ReadingandWritingModule1BasketballReadingandWritingReadingPracticeI.ReadingandwritingReadingandwriting–1.DiscusswithyourpartnerDoyoulikewatchingbasketballorplayingyourself?DoyoulikewatchingtheNBA?WhodoyoulikebestamongtheNBAplayers?ArethereanyChineseplayersintheNBA?Ifso,whoarethey?WhichChineseplayerdoyouthinkisnowgoingonwellintheNBA?Doyoulikehim?Why?Whichteamisheinnow?ReadingandWriting---2.WarmingupPosition:CBorn:Sept.12,1980Height:7-5/2,26Weight:296lbs./134,3kg.From:ChinaHiscareerhighlightsRankedthirdinNBAfieldgoalpercentagein2004-05witha.552averagethree-timeNBAAll-Star(2003-05)AmongNBAleaders,rankedseventhinfieldgoalpercentage,13thinblockedshotspergameand15threboundingaverage(2003-04)NamedstartingcenterforWesternConferenceAll-Starteamforsecondconsecutiveseason(2004)RanksthirdinRocketshistoryincareerblockedshotspergameandeighthincareerblockedshots……ReadingandWriting---3.PredictionDoyouthinktheheadcoachoftheteamissatisfiedwithhim?Anythingheisnotverygoodatorusedto?ReadingandWriting---4.PracticeReadthepassageanddoActivity1onpage9Keys:Yes,becauseheisnotaggressiveenough.No,theydon’t.Theyaremorepoliteandnotasselfish.Yes,hedoes,butitwilltakehimsometimetogetusedtoplayinglikethat.ReadingandWriting-5.LanguageFocusYao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.bringupinone’natureaninstanthitnationwide1aggressiveIfnecessarydominateReadingandWriting---6.DiscussionDoactivity2onpage9withyourpartner.Thinkofsomeexamplesofaggressivebehaviour?Tocompetewithplayersfromothercountries,whatmustChineseathletesdo?Whatdotheylack?Andwhataretheygoodat?ReadingandWriting---7.WritingDoActivity3---WriteareplyafterreadingthepassageaboutYaoMing’sattitudeandbehaviourinNBAAnexampleDearEditor,I’mwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMing.Ilikethatfactthatthearticledrawsattentionto…Iwouldliketosaysomethingabout…Inmyopinion,thereasonwhy…isthat…IbelievethatChinesesportsmenandwomen…Yourssincerely,XXXAnexampleDearEditor,IamwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMingwhichappearsinyournewspaperyesterday.IlikethefactthatthearticledrawsattentiontothatChinaisproducingworldclasssportsmenandwomenlikeYaoMing.However,IwouldliketosaysomethingaboutYaoMing’sattitude.Inmyopinion,thereasonwhyheisso“nice”isduetowhatthesituationwaslikewhenheplayedinChina.IntheShanghaiSharks,thewholeteamplayedforhimandheneverhadtoaskfortheballhedominateeverygame.IbelievethatChinesesportsmenandwomenareasgood-andoftenbetterthanplayersfromothercountries,butwehaveanaturalideaofpolitenessandteamplayratherthantheindividual“star”statuswhichistypicalofworldbasketballandsoccer.Yourssincerely,NameII.ReadingpracticeReadingpractice---1.Warming-upDoActivity1onpage11Discussthequestionswithyourpartnerorgroupmates.Focuson:Whatpossiblerisksaretherewhenyouplaybasketball?ReadingPractice---2.UnderstandingofthetitleDizzyHeightsofSchoolBasketballdizzyheights令人眩晕的高度thedizzyheightsof…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2ReadingPractice---3.Skimming(thefirst3paragraphs)Whyisitsaidthatbasketballisasafesports?theplayers’energyispartlydirectedupwards,ata90-degreeangletotheground,andovertheheadsoftheothers.Sothisislessriskofacollisionbetweentwoplayers.ReadingPractice---4.Languagefocus2.InbaseballandAmericanfootball,th...
