Unit 4 Reading 1 课件 2022-2023学年牛津译林版英语九年级上册

The shortest player in the NBA Unit 4 Reading 1 How to become a professional basketball player? Many teenagers enjoy basketball. They’re not simply happy with sitting in the stands and watch the games. Some of them try out for the school teams and train very hard in junior high and senior high. It matters to have an experienced coach. try out for… try to get a position 3 They play in the championship. A championship is a competition to find the best player or team. They try to score more points in the contest to prove their abilities. Excellent athletes can get into university more easily. They even succeed in getting a scholarship. After they graduate from college, they can play in a national league such as the NBA. There’re many teams in a league. They play to win. New words simply adv. (强调简单)仅仅,只不过 stand n. 看台 championship n. 锦标赛,大赛 contest n. 比赛,竞赛 university n. 大学 scholarship n. 奖学金 league n. 联盟,联赛 score vt. 得分 graduate vt. 毕业 succeed vi. 成功 matter vi. 要紧,重要 prove vt. 证明 national adj. 国家的,全国的 try out for… 参加……选拔(试演) junior / senior high 初中/高中 7 Match the words with their meanings. c e a f b d What makes a good professional basketball player? a strong mind good skills body height the shortest player in the NBA Which one is the most important? How tall do you think is this shortest player? 9 Skim & Scan Who was the shortest player in the NBA? What was his dream? Did he realize it? What type is this article? A. a news report B. an argumentative essay (议论文) C. a biography (传记) Spud Webb /spʌd web/ He dreamed of playing in the NBA. Yes, he realized his dream. Skim & Scan How does the writer organize the ideas? Can you find any key words? born junior high senior high university NBA Match the descriptions with each paragraphs. (Part B2) Spud was named Player of the Year Spud got a scholarship from a university Spud scored 20 points in his first game Spud became an NBA player in 1985 small Spud had a big dream Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph