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Unit 6
When was it invented?
Section B 2a-2e
Learning Objectives
At the end of the class, you will be able to :
use the new words and phrases about basketball and talk about the history and development of it;
learn about the spirit of teamwork and never give up.
use learning strategies to understand a passage.
basketball
What sports are they playing?
2a
Do you like basketball? Do you watch basketball games? How much do you know about this sport? Discuss the sport with your partner and share your ideas with the class.
Can you write down any words you can think of basketball?
exciting
popular
game
teamwork
NBA
CBA
Yaoming
rule
What do you know about basketball from these numbers?
1
1
2
5
24
get the ball into the basket in 24 seconds
five players in each team
two competing teams
one ball
one court
Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented?
Read the title and picture to tell what the passage is mainly about?
Prediction
basketball
Para. 1
Read the passage quickly and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Para. 2
Para. 3
The popularity of basketball in the world
The history of basketball
How basketball was invented
Paragraph 1 The history of baskeball
Why
How old
Popularity
Where
On December 21,1891
In 1936
for fun and exercise
over 100 years old
is played by more than 100 million people
in over 200 countries
the first basketball game was played
became an event at the Olympics
Do You Know When Basketball Was Invented?
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21, 1891. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an event at the Olympics.
Paragraph 2 How basketball was invented.
inventor
name Nationality(国籍) job was born
James Naismith
Canadian
doctor
in 1861
Why did he invent basketball?
Because he was asked to