1、 The Shortest player in the NBAReading 1【学习目标【学习目标】 1.1.了解了解斯巴德斯巴德韦伯以及全美职业篮球联赛。韦伯以及全美职业篮球联赛。 2.2.学会简述某个人的生平经历。学会简述某个人的生平经历。 【学习重点、难点【学习重点、难点】 通读课文了解文章主要思想，培养学生的通读课文了解文章主要思想，培养学生的 阅读能力、阅读技巧。阅读能力、阅读技巧。 Watch and guessWho is he?Yao MingHe is 2.29m tall.How tall is he?What makes a person a wonderful bas
2、ketball player?Height?Skills?Which do you think is more important to a basketball player? 斯巴德斯巴德韦伯韦伯于于19631963年出生，因为身高只有年出生，因为身高只有1 1米米7070，被昵称为，被昵称为“土豆土豆”的他，竟在的他，竟在19861986年年“扣篮大赛扣篮大赛”中从中从“人类电影精华人类电影精华”威尔威尔金斯手中不可思议地夺得金斯手中不可思议地夺得“扣篮王扣篮王”称号，称号，成为成为NBANBA的传奇。的传奇。Spud WebbSpud WebbSpud WebbThrough hard
3、 work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter-you can do almost anything if you never give up.Have fun learning new wordsscorestandleadernameuniversitysimplynationalchampionshipv. 得分得分n. 看台看台n. 领导领导vt. 命名命名n. 大学大学adv. 仅仅，简直仅仅，简直adj. 国家的国家的n. 锦标赛，大赛锦标赛，大赛scholarship althoughgraduate
4、forceleagueremainachievementprovemattern. 奖学金奖学金conj. 尽管，虽然尽管，虽然vi. 毕业毕业vi. 逗留，保持不变逗留，保持不变vt. 强迫，迫使强迫，迫使n. 联盟，社团联盟，社团 n. 成就，成绩成就，成绩vt. 证明证明vi. 要紧，有重大影响要紧，有重大影响junior highsenior hightry out for sth. lose heartchange ones mindjunior collegesucceed in doingtake notice of 初级中学初级中学 高级中学高级中学 两年制专科学校两年制专科学
5、校成功地做某事成功地做某事参加参加选拔（或试演）选拔（或试演）泄气，灰心泄气，灰心改变主意改变主意注意，察觉注意，察觉1. stand2. national3. succeed4. scholarship5. prove6. mattera achieve something that you have been trying to dob use facts to show that something is truec a place where people stand or sit to watch sportsd be importante of a whole countryf m
6、oney given to somebody so that he or she can continue to studyMatch the words on the left with the meanings on the right.1. Spud wanted to play in the NBA when he was a boy.2. In his last year of junior high, Spud was named Player of the Year in Texas.3. Spud didnt leave another basketball league to
7、 the NBA until 1985.4. Spuds experience taught us that we can succeed as long as we never give up.Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5a. Spud was named Player of the Year b. Spud got a scholarship from a universityc. Spud scored 20 points in his first game d. Spud became an NBA p
8、layer in 1985e. small Spud had a big dream Some information on Spud Webbs basketball career.1. What was his dream?2. Why was he refused to play at first?3. How many points did he score in his first game?4. Why would no university invite him to play basketball ?5. What was he named in Texas in his la
9、st year of senior high?He wanted to play in the NBA.Because he was too small.He scored 20 points. Because he was only 170cm tall. Read and answer Player of the Year .6. Was the NBA interested in him after he was a great player at university?7. What was he faced to do after he graduated?8. How long d
10、id he remain there before the NBA took notice of him?9. What did he join and become in 1985?10. What did he win in 1986?No, it wasnt.He was forced to play in another basketball league.For about a year.He joined the Atlanta Hawks (亚特兰大鹰队亚特兰大鹰队) and became the shortest player in the NBA.He won the Sla
11、m Dunk Contest. (灌篮比赛灌篮比赛)Read the article aloud.Simon: When was Spud Webb born?David: He was born in (1) _.Simon: Was he very tall?David: No. he was (2) _ than the other kids at school.Simon: When did he become an NBA player?David: He (3) _ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became the (4) _ player in t
12、he NBA at that time.Simon: What was his proudest moment?David: He (5) _ the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986.Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type really doesnt (6) _. We can do almost anything if we never (7) _.1963 much smallerjoinedshortestwonmatter give upB3 Simon wants to know more about S
13、pud Webb. He is asking David some questions. Complete their conversation with the information in the article.Anything is possible.一切皆有可能一切皆有可能! ! What can you learn from them ?JamesYi JianlianIf you want to succeed in doing something, what should you do?Language pointssucceed v. success n. successfu
14、l adj.successfully adv. 成功地做某事成功地做某事 succeed in doing=have success in doing =be successful in doing =do sth. successfully success 表示抽象意义的表示抽象意义的“成功成功”是不可数名词。是不可数名词。 表示具体意义的表示具体意义的“成功的人或事成功的人或事”是可数名词。是可数名词。 be a success = be successfulWish you success. 祝你成功。祝你成功。 He _ _ _ the job.She _ _ (passing) th
15、e exam.His new book was _ _ _.He has had great _ _ business.Failure is the mother of _.The performance _ _._ you _ _ finding a new house?His plan _.succeeded in gettingsucceeded in succeededa great success success insuccesswas successfulWere successful inCheck the answers1. leader2. universities3. simply4. national5. succeed1. smaller2. finally3. points4. attention5. achievement1. Preview Grammar.2. Write a summary about Spud Webb.
