ReadingandWritingWhataretherequirementstobeabasketballplayer?()jumping/leapingability()psychologicalquality()stamina()speed()explosiveforce()communicationskills()physicalfitness()bigbuild()tallWarmingupPosition:Born:Height:Weight:Nationality:IsYaoMingTooNiceToBeaStar?Position:CBorn:Sept.12,1980Height:2,26Weight:134,3kg.Nationality:ChinaHiscareerhighlights•RankedthirdinNBAfieldgoalpercentagein2004-05witha.552average•three-timeNBAAll-Star(2003-05)•AmongNBAleaders,rankedseventhinfieldgoalpercentage,13thinblockedshotspergameand15threboundingaverage(2003-04)•NamedstartingcenterforWesternConferenceAll-Starteamforsecondconsecutiveseason(2004)RanksthirdinRocketshistoryincareerblockedshotspergameandeighthincareerblockedshots•……Prediction1.Doyouthinktheheadcoachoftheteamissatisfiedwithhim?2.Anythingheisnotverygoodatorusedto?P9ReadthepassageaboutYaoMingandanswerthequestions.1.IstheRocketscoachdisappointedwithYaoMing?2.DotheChineseplayersplayinthesamewayasUSplayers?3.DoesYaoMingunderstandwhatthecoachwantshimtodo?Yes,becauseheisnotaggressiveenough.No,theydon’t–theyaremorepoliteandnotasselfish.Yes,hedoes,butitwilltakehimsometimetogetusedtoplayinglikethat.LanguageFocus1.theheadcoach2.Let'sputitthisway.(=explainitinanotherway)3.Yao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.selflessdevotiontosb.selfish\selfless\unselfish4.bringup1.Hewasbroughtupbyhisauntinthemountains.2.Hesteppedbackandbroughthishandsup.3.Sheisgoingtobringuptheplanatthemeeting.4.Hebroughtuphisdinner.bringup1.抚养，培养2举起3提出4呕吐5.It's(not)inone'snaturetodo···It's(not)thenatureofsb.todo···YaoMingisselflessandkind________.Peterhasahappynature.Heisagood-naturedboy.Youwillgetclosetonatureandtakeexerciseatthesametime.bynatureagainstnaturetruetonaturebeinharmonywithnaturebynature天生地，生来违反自然逼真6.aninstanthit\Thenewplayisquiteahit.7.nationwide----8.begentle\kind\rude\friendlytosb.9.if(itis)necessary\possibleanimmediatesuccessworldwide10.aggressive1.dogstrainedtobeaggressive2.Aggressivenationsthreatentheworldpeace.3.aggressiveweapons.4.Agoodsalesmanmustbeaggressiveifhewantstosucceed.aggressive1爱挑衅的，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4有进取心的，有闯劲的，敢作敢为Bemoreagressive!skill11.技术technique[C]technologyputtheteam\study\workfirstthatway=ifsodominatevt.控制；支配；占优势；在…中占主要地位vi.占优势；处于支配地位{（侧重知识、能力）（侧重专项）（工艺技术总称）Discussion•Thinkofsomeexamplesofaggressivebehaviourinsportsgamesyouhaveseen.•Tocompetewithplayersfromothercountries,whatmustChineseathletesdo?Whatdotheylack?Andwhataretheygoodat?Writeareplytothispassage,usingthesesentences.Deareditor,I’mwritinginreplytothearticleabout…Ilikethefactthatthearticledrawsattentionon…Iwouldliketosaysomethingabout…Inmyopinion,thereason…isthat…IbelievethatChineseathletes…YourssincerelyDearEditor,I’mwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMing.Ilikethefactthatthearticledrawsattentionto…Iwouldliketosaysomethingabout…Inmyopinion,thereasonwhy…isthat…IbelievethatChinesesportsmenandwomen…Yourssincerely,____________DearEditor,IamwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMingwhichappearsinyournewspaperyesterday.IlikethefactthatthearticledrawsattentiontothatChinaisproducingworldclasssportsmenandwomenlikeYaoMing.However,IwouldliketosaysomethingaboutYaoMing’sattitude.Inmyopinion,thereasonwhyheisso“nice”isduetowhatthesituationwaslikewhenheplayedinChina.IntheShanghaiSharks,thewholeteamplayedforhimandheneverhadtoaskfortheballhedominateseverygame.IbelievethatChinesesportsmenandwomenareasgood-andoftenbetterthanplayersfromothercountries,butwehaveanaturalideaofpolitenessandteamplayratherthantheindividual“star”statuswhichistypicalofworldbasketballandsoccer.Yourssincerely,________
