1、lesson 1. THE UNDERDOG Yang yikun Huoshan Senior High School October 19th, 2021 .Pre-reading (Lead-in) Kobe BryantLeBron JamesStephenCurry Yao Ming Tyrone Bogues Lets watch a video about Tyrone Bogues Pre-reading Use suitable words to describe Tyone Bogues. skillful; flexible; much practice; fast; h
2、ard-working; short; One minute on the stage and ten years of practice off the stage. 台上一分钟，台下十年功台上一分钟，台下十年功 What do you think an underdog is? Choose the correct option. a. a dog that is defeated by other dogs. b. an athlete who seems to have little chance to win. c. a company that never wins. While-
3、reading 1.How tall was he? How tall was his favourite player? 2.Who was his favourite player? 4.What kind of player was he on the team? 5.How was he treated by the coach? Tyrone Bogues like a weak player both 1.6 metres a replacement player 3.What team was he on?the lions 1. Fast Reading ( Part 1.)
4、Work in pairs and read Part 1 again and find what Pauls advantages and disadvantages were as a basketball player? 2. Careful Reading(Part 1) advantagesdisadvantages VS p love for basketball p inspiration p more practice p persistence, real skills p work hard p a strong desire to play for the team be
5、ing short a One player got hurt and could not play. b Paul jumped and rushed onto the court. c “Give him a shot, coach!” d The team had won by 2 points. e “Let me try, coach! I wont let you down!” 3. Skimming (Part 2.) Ask students to skim Part 2 and put the events in order of time. 4. Intensive-ead
6、ing (Part 2) (pair-work) Based on the events in order in the column and note down the change of the coachs attitude with evidence in the right column. Events The Coachs Attitude and Evidence One player got hurt and couldnt play Give him a shot, coach！ Let me try, coach!I wont let you down！ Paul jump
7、ed and rushed onto the court. The team had won by 2 points. Worried (Weve got no more players！) Negative/dongt belive in Paul (He cant play.) Hesitant/undecided(The coach finally agreed.) Hopeful/confident (Its your time to shine.) Proud /excited(hit Pauls on the shoulder.“big guy”) Post-reading 1.
8、Interview: (group-work) 1). The host of Basketball Night invites Paul and his coach to take part in his or her show and interviews them. 2). The interactions among fans, Paul and Mr. Smith. 2. Summary: Link Pauls experience to students study and encourage students to go ahead and study hard When fac
9、ing difficulties. Some students may not get satisfying grades in the monthly examination, but dont give up. Homework Write a summary about Paul. Use the questions as cues. 1. What was Paul? 2. What was his favorite sport? 3. What did he do for making the team? 4. What happened to him during the match between his team and The bears?
