1、Unit 3 Faster,higher,stronger 目录页contentsPre-readingILanguage pointsFast readingIIHomeworkIntensive readingIIIVIPost-readingIPre-reading1.What do you know about these sportspeople?2.What can you learn from them?3.Who inspires you most?Why?Look at the pictures and answer the questions.Pre-readingBrai
2、nstormingoptimisticaggressive determination strong-willed perseverancehard workpurposeful ambitiouscourageouswillpowerPre-readingLook at the pictures and answer the questions.1.Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.读书健脑，运动强身。2.Life lies in movement.生命在于运动。3.Sport is the best medicine t
3、o fill the void.体育是填补空虚的最佳良药。Pre-reading:Relative proverbs about sport4.Sport is the source of life.运动是生命的源泉。5.Develop sports and enhance peoples health.发展体育运动，增强人民体质。6.Sport is a combination of health,strength and beauty.体育是健、力、美三位一体的组合。Pre-reading:Relative proverbs about sportMatch the five basket
4、ball positions to their descriptions._ 1.usually the best ball handler and/or best passer_ 2.usually the main shooter playing on the wing_ 3.usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the keyPre-readingA.point guard B.small forward C.power forward D.center E.shootin
5、g guardAEBMatch the five basketball positions to their descriptions._ 4.usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point_ 5.usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorerPre-readingA.point guard B.small forwa
6、rd C.power forward D.center E.shooting guardCDcourt 球场backboard 篮板backcourt 后场bank shot 擦板投篮frontcourt 前场free throw lane 罚球区free throw line 罚球线layup 单手上篮set shot 原地投篮halftime 中场休息hook shot 钩手投篮slam dunk 灌篮；扣篮three-pointer 三分球 Pre-reading:Some terms about basketballIIFast readingIn 2015,Stephen Curry
7、 won his first NBA championship,and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.He also received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row.What has Stephen Curry achieved?Fast reading:Read and answer the question.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give y
8、our reasons.Fast reading:Choose the best answer.1.To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people.2.To inform people about Stephen Currys basketball skills.3.To inspire people with Stephen Currys determination to succeed.Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Step
9、hen Curry.Fast reading:Read&AnswerStephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry.He spent his childhood years practising basketball on .a muddy basketball courtFast reading:Read&AnswerThe poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style.He also learnt to _.Despite this,it see
10、med unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player,as he was _.be creative and flexibletoo short,too thin and too weakOrganise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.Fast reading:Read&AnswerNonetheless,Stephen refused to _,and ended up playin
11、g college ball for Davidson College.In 2009,he joined the NBAs Golden State Warriors.In 2015,he led them to their first NBA championship since 1975.give up Organise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.Fast reading:Read&AnswerStephen achieved his dream through _.se
12、lf-belief,hard work,perseverance and some help from an old hoopOrganise informationg from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.Nationality:_ Occupation:_ Awards:_ Fast reading:Read&AnswerAmericanbasketball player the Most Valuable PlayerOrganise informationg from the passage and com
13、plete the profile of Stephen Curry.IIIIntensive readingIntensive reading:Answer&Questions 1.Why does the author mention the“simple basket”at the start of the passage?2.Can you think of any other famous basketball players?Which of their qualities inspires you?Intensive reading:Answer&Questions 1.Why
14、does the author mention the“simple basket”at the start of the passage?The author mentions the“simple basket”at the start of the passage in order to show how success is associated with hard work and perseverance,but not with sophisticated or expensive material things.Intensive reading:Answer&Question
15、s 2.Can you think of any other famous basketball players?Which of their qualities inspires you?I think Yao Ming is one of the greatest basketball players in China.He never gives up and achieves his dream through aggressive and hard work._Intensive readingSelf-beliefPerseveranceHard workDespite many
16、people thinking he couldnt follow in his fathers footsteps,he carried on playing basketball.Practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.Stephen never gave up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get better.Complete the mind map with supporting details.IVPost
17、-readingPost-reading:Group Work Discuss the following questions with your group members and share your ideas with the class.Think&Share1.What have you learnt from doing sport?Share your experiences with the class.2.How can you use the language in this passage to talk about sportspeople?Give examples
18、.Post-reading:Group Work Think&Share1.What have you learnt from doing sport?Share your experiences with the class.You can use the following expressions:make our bodies strong make us happyenjoy myself on the pitch help me to face all kinds of difficultiesget on well with others relax myselfkeep it h
19、ow to do things wellPost-reading:Group Work Think&Share1.What have you learnt from doing sport?Share your experiences with the class.eg:Doing sport can build our bodies,prevent us from getting too fat,and keep us healthy.It also helps our eyes,brains and muscles to work together.Post-reading:Group W
20、ork Think&Share2.How can you use the language in this passage to talk about sportspeople?Give examples.eg:His creativity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player.Share your ideas with the class.Post reading:Group Work PresentationVIHomework Write a short passage about Stephen Currys success within 80-100 words in English.Homework
