1、 Life lies in movement.Participation is more important than winning.Health is the main factor in happiness,and exercise is the important guarantee of health.Unit 3 Faster,higher,stronger2008 Beijing单单词词清清障障1.与大不相同2.adj.光滑发光的，闪光的3.n.协会，社团4.adj.沾满泥的，泥泞的5.n.投球，射求，击球6.n.篮版7.倒下，向下垮8.n.隆起之处9.v.使）弹起，（使）反弹1
2、0.v.使提高，使改进_a far cry fromshinyassociationmuddyshootbackboardgive waybumpbouncesharpen单单词词清清障障11.n.队友12.n.脚步声;足迹13.仿效某人;继承某人(尤指家人）的事业14.继续15.n.武士，战士16.n.预料，预期17.超出某人的预期18.连续地19.n.人生哲学20.n.自信21.n.(篮球中的）篮圈_teammatefootstepfollow in ones footstepscarry onwarriorexpectationbeyond ones expectationsin a r
3、owphilosophyself-beliefhoopUnit 3 Faster,higher,strongerLearning aims:1.读课文，掌握文章大意和细节。2.熟悉词汇表里的单词，并掌握课本的短语。3.了解重点句式。01 pre-readingActivity 1 Research online and match the five basketball positions to their descriptions.p 1 usually the best ball handler and/or best passerp 2 usually the main shooter
4、playing on the wingp 3 usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the key p 4 usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a pointp 5 usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scor
5、erUnderstanding ideas最佳控球手/传球手投手wing:n.翅膀，翼；侧翼 v.飞行，被迅速送往罚球区得分adj.健壮的,体育运动的得分手power forward 大前锋 small forward 小前锋center 中锋shooting guard 得分后卫point guard 控球后卫1-A,2-E,3-B,4-C,5-DABCDEFaster Higher StrongerFaster Higher Stronger Warm upHeightHeightStrengthStrengthToughnessToughnessStephen CurryStephen
6、CurryHeightHeightWeightWeightPositionPosition1.91m1.91m84kg84kgPoint GuardPoint GuardWhat does his road to What does his road to successsuccess look like?look like?02 While-readingRead the passage and choose the best answer.1.When was the“simple basket”built?A.When Stephen was little.B.When Stephen
7、went to college.C.When Stephens father was a child.D.When Stephen grandfather was little.2.What made the ball go in all directions?A.Stephens poor skills.B.The muddy road.C.The weak plastic backboard.D.The bumps and rocks under the basket.3.What do we know about Stephen Curry?A.He joined NBA in 2015
8、.B.He won his first NBA championship in 2015.C.He was elected the Most Valuable Player in 2009 D.He won the Most Valuable player for 3 times.4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Its never too old to learn.B.Rome was not built in one day.C.More haste,less speed.D.Nothing is impossible for a
9、willing heart.5.What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A.To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people.B.To inform people about Stephen Currys basketball skills.C.To inspire people with Stephen Currys determination to succeed.hest 急速;匆忙Through a _ basketThrough a _ basket_ NBA
10、courts_ NBA courtssimplesimplebright shinybright shinya far cry froma far cry fromcontrastIs this contrast necessary?Why?Careful readingContrast is an effective tool in emphasizing authors point.ContrastThrough a _ basketThrough a _ basket_ NBA courts_ NBA courtssimplesimplebright shinybright shinya
11、 far cry froma far cry fromThe two types of courts provide totally different training conditions.Through this strong contrast the author can arouse readersinterest to read and explore:How can Curry walk the road to success in NBA from such poor training condition?To show his basket ball career devel
12、oped from a low point.Why does the author mention the“simple basket”at the Why does the author mention the“simple basket”at the start of the passage?start of the passage?What kind of road is it for Curry at the beginning?What kind of road is it for Curry at the beginning?A narrow dirt road.Condition
13、s(reasons)Reaction(outcomes)_ basketball courtThe _ plastic backboard _ with every shot.adjust his own _He learnt to be _ and _ as a player.Practicing day in and day out helped _._ lining the road under the basket caused the ball to _the basket was _learn to shook with _muddyweakgave awayBumps and r
14、ocksbounce in all directionsheavy and thickplaying style great accuracycreative flexible sharpen his skillsbrokebroke1.Although Currys father was successful as a basketball player,_ _2.Despite the doubts from his high school teammates and coaches,_ _3.Little-known though Davidson College might be,Cu
15、rry_ _添加标题添加标题in 2009in 2015during2015-2017National National Basketball Basketball Association Association selectedjoinedwonledreceivedHe performed beyond everyones expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts.direct speech“”What is the advantage of using direct speech?Direct speec
16、h is one of the most dramatic means of conveyinq characters psychological and ideological points of view.Self-beliefPerseveranceHard workDespite many people thinking he couldnt follow in his fathers footsteps,he carried on playing basketball.Practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his s
17、kills.Stephen never gave up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get better.Read the passage and finish Activity 3 Activity 3:Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.1 To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people.2 To inform people abo
18、ut Stephen Currys basketball skills.3 To inspire people with Stephen Currys determination to succeed.Part 2 Understanding ideasRead the whole passage and work out the main idea of each paragraph.Near the small own of Grottoes,Virginia,a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Currys grandfat
19、her to the woods nearby.A far cry from the bright lighs and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA),it was along this road that Stephens grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.在弗吉尼亚州Grottoes附近，一条狭窄的土路从斯蒂芬库里祖父的房子通向附近的树林。斯蒂芬的祖父就是沿着这条路，将一块
20、塑料绑在电线杆上，造出了一个简单的球筐，这与美国国家篮球协会(NBA)明亮的灯光和闪亮的球场相去甚远。Para.1Main idea:Stephens grandfather built a simple basket for him.Like his fathers,basketball star Dell Curry,Stephen spent many chilchood hours playing on this muddy basketball court.He probably didnt realise it at the time,but it was where he lea
21、rnt to be creative and flexible as a player.You see,with every shot,the weak plastic backboard gave way.The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions.Knowing where the ball would go wasnt easy.He had to adjust his own playing style as a result.S
22、hooting with great accuracy was another thing he learnt.Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy,thick basket.In this way,practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.像他的父亲，篮球明星戴尔库里一样，史蒂芬花了很多时间在这个泥泞的篮球场上打球。他当时可能没有意识到这一点：这是他作为一名球员学会创造性和灵活性的地方。你看，每一次投篮，脆弱的塑料篮板摇摇欲
23、坠。篮筐下的道路上都是突起和石块，这导致球向四面八方反弹。知道球会去哪里并不容易。结果他不得不调整自己的打法。他学到的另一件事是精准投篮。只有完全瞄准中心的投篮才进入笨重的篮筐里。这样，日复一日的练习帮助斯蒂芬提高了他的技能。Para.2Main idea:Stephen spent many chilchood hours playing on a muddy basketball court.Despite his fathers successful career,Stephen was thought by many people,including his high school t
24、eammates and coaches,to be too short,too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footseps.But Stephen carried on.Playing basketball was his dream.He would not give up.He finally end up playing college ball at a small,little-known school,Davidson College,not too far from where he lived.His creativ
25、ity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player.尽管父亲事业有成，但很多人，包括他的高中队友和教练，都认为斯蒂芬太矮、太瘦、太弱，无法追随父亲的脚步。但是斯蒂芬坚持了下来。打篮球是他的梦想。他不会放弃。他最终在一所名不见经传的小学校戴维森学院打球，离他住的地方不远。他的创造力和毅力使他成为戴维森的明星球员。Para.3Main idea:Stephens creativity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player.Selected for the NBA in 2009,Steph
26、en joined the Golden State Warriors.He performed beyond everyones expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts.In 2015,Stephen won his first NBA championship,and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.2009年入选NBA，斯蒂芬加盟金州勇士。他的精准投篮和不断的努力，使他的表现超出了所有人的预期。2015年，斯蒂芬赢得了
27、他的第一个NBA冠军，他带领勇士队获得了自1975年以来的第一个冠军。Para.4Main idea:Stephen performed beyond everyones expectations.After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row,Sterphen explained his philosophy,I never really set out to change the game.What I wanted to do was just be myself.I know it inspir
28、es a lot of the next generation,a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it,value the fact that you can work every singke day to get better.Youve got to be able to put in the time and the work.Thats how I got here.Thats how I continue to get better every single day.Inspi
29、ring others to believe in themselves,Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become.Through self-belief,hard work,pereverance and some help from an old hoop,he has shown that anything is possible.在连续两年获得“最有价值球员”后，斯特芬解释了他的哲学，“我从来没有想开始改变游戏。
30、我想做的只是做我自己.我知道它篮球运动激励了很多下一代人，很多热爱篮球运动的人重视它的技能，重视你可以每天工作以变得更好的事实。你必须能够投入时间和努力。我就是这么过来的。这就是我每天不断变好的方式。斯蒂芬库里激励别人要自信，这是一个活生生的证明，别人对你的看法并不一定会影响你的未来。在自信、努力、诚实和就篮筐的帮助下，他证明了一切皆有可能。Para.5Main idea:Stephen has shown that anything is possible.Near the small own of Grottoes,Virginia,a narrow dirt road goes from
31、 the house of Stephen Currys grandfather to the woods nearby.A far cry from the bright lighs and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA),it was along this road that Stephens grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.A narrow dirt road goes
32、 from the house of Stephen Currys grandfather to the wood nearby.(强调划线部分）这是一个强调句，也称分裂句，用It is/was.that/who把一个完整的句子分裂开来，在语义上起强调作用。强调句只能对主语，宾语和状语进行强调，不能对谓语动词进行强调。如果把it is/was.that/who.三个词去掉的话，句子还是一个结构和语义完整的句子。把需要强调的部分放在It is/was之后+that+句子剩余部分。It is a narrow dirt road thatgoes from the house of Stephen
33、 Currys grandfather to the wood nearbyLike his fathers,basketball star Dell Curry,Stephen spent many chilchood hours playing on this muddy basketball court.He probably didnt realise it at the time,but it was where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player.You see,with every shot,the weak pla
34、stic backboard gave way.The bumps and rocks that lined the road under the basket caused the ball to bounce in all directions.Knowing where the ball would go wasnt easy.He had to adjust his own playing style as a result.Shooting with great accuracy was another thing he learnt.Only shots perfectly aim
35、ed at its centre went into the heavy,thick basket.In this way,practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.spend.doing.花费时间做某事在be动词后，这是一个表语从句，表示地点定语从句修饰先行词bumps and rocks，that作定语从句的主语，不可以省略cause sb/sth to do.导致/使得某人去做某事动名词做主语动名词做主语Despite his fathers successful career,Stephen was
36、thought by many people,including his high school teammates and coaches,to be too short,too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footseps.But Stephen carried on.Playing basketball was his dream.He would not give up.He finally end up playing college ball at a small,little-known school,Davidson C
37、ollege,not too far from where he lived.His creativity and perseverance made him Davidsons star player.despite prep,尽管，后面接名词性成分，如果需要接动词，要把动词变成动名词too.to do 太.以至于不能做某事end up doing.结果却是.在介词from后，宾语从句，表示地点make在此处表示“使某人成为./造就某人成为.”After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row,Sterp
38、hen explained his philosophy,I never really set out to change the game.What I wanted to do was just be myself.I know it inspires a lot of the next generation,a lot of people who love the game of basketball to value the skill of it,value the fact that you can work every single day to get better.Youve
39、 got to be able to put in the time and the work.Thats how I got here.Thats how I continue to get better every single day.Inspiring others to believe in themselves,Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become.Through self-belief,hard wor
40、k,pereverance and some help from an old hoop,he has shown that anything is possible.介词after后的动词需要变成动名词what引导的主语从句，what=the thing thatinspire sb to do sth激励某人去做某事定语从句修饰先行词the people，who在定语从句中作主语，不可以省略此句为同位语从句，说明proof的内容03 post-readingOrganise information from the passage and complete the profile of S
41、tephen Curry.a muddy basketball court be creative and flexibletoo short,too thin and too weakgive upself-belief,hard work,perseverance and some help from an old hoopAmerican basketball playerthe Most Valuable PlayerComplete the mind map with supporting details.Despite many peoples thinking he couldn
42、t 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.Important phrases1.a far cry from2.attach.to.3.give way4.cause.to do.5.in all
43、 directions6.with great accuracy7.(be)aimed at8.day in and day out9.sharpen ones skills10.follow in ones footsteps11.carry on 12.give up13.end up doing14.beyond ones expectations15.in a row16.set out do do1.与.大不相同2.把.系/附 到.上3.倒塌，向下垮4.引起.做某事5.四处，四面八方6.非常准确地7.目的是，旨在；瞄准8.天天，夜以继日9.磨炼/提升某人的技能10.追随某人的脚步，仿
44、效某人，继承某人事业11.继续12.放弃13.最终做某事14.超出某人的预期15.连续地16.开始做某事，着手做某事Translate the sentences1.A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association(NBA),it was along this road that Stephens grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole.
45、2.He probably didnt realise it at the time,but it was where he learnt to be creative and flexible as a player.3.Only shots perfectly aimed at its centre went into the heavy,thick basket.In this way,practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.4.Despite his fathers successful caree
46、r,Stephen was thought by many people,including his high school teammates and coaches,to be too short,too thin and too weak to follow in his fathers footsteps.5.Inspiring others to believe in themselves,Stephen Curry is living proof that what other people think of you does not have to influence what
47、you become.这与美国男子职业篮球联赛(NBA)赛场上明亮的灯光和闪亮的球场相去甚远。正是在这条路上，史蒂芬的祖父把一块塑料固定到电线杆上，建了一个简易篮筐。尽管当时他可能并没有意识到，但就是在这里，他学会了如何成为一名有创造力、能够灵活变通的的篮球运动员。只有完美地瞄准中心，篮球才能进入厚重的篮筐。尽管父亲的职业生涯很成功，但是很多人，包括史蒂芬的高中队友和教练，都认为他太矮、太瘦弱，无法延续他父亲的荣耀。斯蒂芬库里激励着所有人去相信自己，他是证明了别人对你的看法并不一定会影响你成为什么样的人的活生生的例子。Stephen Curry,the son of the famous ba
48、sketball star Dell Curry,is also a well-known NBA basketball player in the world.He spent his childhood years 1_(practise)basketball on the 2_(mud)basketball court.However,the poor conditions helped 3_(he)develop his own playing style.He also learnt to be 4_(create)and flexible as a player.Nonethele
49、ss,for many people,it seemed unlikely that Stephen would be 5_ great basketball player,because he was too short,too thin and too weak 6_ follow in his fathers 7_(footstep).Despite this,Stephen never gave up,and ended up 8_(play)college ball at Davidson College,not too far from where he lived.9_(sele
50、ct)for the NBA in 2009,he became a member of the NBAs Golden State Warriors.In 2015,he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.Stephen achieved his dream through self-belief,hard work,perseverance 10_ some help from an old hoop.He has proved that anything is possible as long as you t
