Module1•Basketball•contentsClickIntroductionClickReadingandvocabularyClickSpeakingClickGrammar1ClicklisteningClickFunctionClickReadingClickGrammar2ClickEverydayEnglishClickReadingpracticeClickCulturalcornerClickTaskINTRODUCTIONPeopleonthecourtpositionsdutiesplayersrefereeforwardattackingguarddefendingWatchingandcontrollingthegameLookatthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howmanyplayersarethereinateam?2.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribebasketball?BoringdangerousexcitingFastsimpleslowWhatisNBA?NBABAAUSAteamsCanadateamNBL194619491949Discussion1.What’sthedifferencebetweenbasketball,footballandvolleyball?•NOWHAVEAREST.•ReadingandvocabularyPre-reading(readthechartandanswerthefollowingquestions)JordanChamberlainBorn1963.2.171936.8.21Height1.98m2.17mNBAcareer15seasons14seasonsPositionGuardCenterGame10721045Points32,29231,419RecordholderConsecutiveseasonsleadingscorer:7Consecutiveseasonsleadingscorer:7QuestionsDidtheytwoeverplaywitheachother?Whoscoredmorepointsinhiscareer?HowmuchtallerwasChamberlainthanJordan?Whichrecorddotheybothhold?No.Theydidn’t.Jordan.0.19m.Consecutiveseasonsleadingscorer:7.•QUESTIONS1.WhichteamsdidJordanplayfor?2.HowmanytimesdidJordanwintheNBAtitle?ChicagoBullsWashingtonWizars6times(1991,92,93,96,97,98)3.WhydothefansadmireJordansomuch?4.Whatdidhedooffthebasketballcourt?Peopleadmirehisathleticability,motivationandconfidence.Heopenedhisownsteakrestaurantandalsoactedinafilm.•5.HowmanybasketballteamsdidChamberlainplayedfor?4teams.6.WhyisChamberlaincalledtheTowerofPower?7.Whyweretheruleschangedthen?Becausehewasverytallandstrong.Chamberlainwassomuchbetterthanalltheothers,sotheychangedtherulestostophim.ReadMichaelJordanandintroducehislife.HEwasborninNewYorkandgrowupinNorthCarolina.HewenttouniversityforayearandjoinedtheChicagoBulls.Hegot6NBAtitlesinhis15seasons.Healsojoinedthe“theDreamTeam”in1992.Offthebasketballcourt,heopenedhisownsteakrestaurant;healsoplayedThefamouscartooncharacterBugsBunny.IntroduceJordan’scareer.HejoinedtheChicagoBullsin1984.In1987,hebecamethesecondplayertoscoremorethan3,000pointsinaseason,andhewasthetopscorerintheNBAfor7consecutiveseasons(1987-1993).Hewon6championshipsinhiscareer,andhewasthemostsuccessfulbasketballplayerinthehistoryofthegame.ReadWilttheStiltandanswerthequestions.1.WhichwerethefirstandlastteamsChamberlainplayedfor?2.HowsuccessfulwasChamberlain?PhiladelphiaWarriors&LosAngeles.Hewasthe1stplayertoscore3,000pointsinaseasonandhewastheonlyplayertoscoreover50pointspergameforaseasononaverage.Hewastheonlyonewhoscored100pointsinasinglegame.Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrueorfalse.•JordanfinishedhisstudybeforehejoinedtheChicagoBulls.•Jordanwasthesecondplayertoscoreover3,000pointsinaseason.•Jordanactedafamousmaninafilm.•Chamberlainwastallerthanhisbrothersandsisters.•Chamberlainplayedforthesameteamforthelast5yearsofhiscareer.×√×√√Choosethecorrectmeaningsofthephrases.1.averagedover50pergameA.scoredmorethan50pointspergameB.sometimesscoredmore,sometimeslessthan50pointspergame2.foranentireseasonA.forpartofaseasonB.forthewholeseason3.thegiantplayerA.theverytallplayerB.theveryyoungplayer4.animmediatesuccessA.asuccessafterafewyearsB.asuccessassoonashestarted5.Hedeservesthetitle.A.Itisrightthathehasthetitle.B.ITisnotrightthathehasthetitle.6.theoutstandingplayerofhisgenerationA.thebestplayerof...
