GrowingupReadingIITeachingaims:Learnthelanguagepointsanddiscussthestorybyaninterview
Step1RevisionWorkinpairsandtalkaboutSpudWebbwiththehelpofthefollowingquestions:1
WhoisSpud
Wherewasheborn
Whatwashisdreamwhenhewasyoung
Washeasuccess
Howmanypointsdidhescorewhenhefinallygotthechancetoplayinjuniorhigh
Inseniorhigh,whydidthecoachchangehismindtoletSpudplaygames
WhendidhebecomeaplayerinNBA
Step2Languagepoints1
Hewasverysmall—muchsmallerthantheotherkidsatschool
比较级前可以加much,alittle,quite,even等副词表示程度或加强比较
如:Shanghaiismuchbiggerthanmyhometown
上海比我的家乡大多了
Whileattendingjuniorhigh,Spudtriedoutfortheschoolteam
(1)attendjuniorhigh上初中(2)tryoutforsth
参加……选拔e
Whydon’tyoutryoutfortheschoolbasketballteam
你为何不参加学校篮球选拔赛呢
Hedidnotloseheart
loseheart泄气,灰心e
Whenyoufail,youshouldneverloseheart