Unit 3 Faster, Higher, Stronger Understanding ideas 课件-2024-2025学年高二英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第一册

Unit3 Understanding ideas usually the best ball handler and or best passer" usually the main shooter playing on the wing sually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorer usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and ouside the key Can you describe the functions of the five basketball positions? Lead-in Describe and share Activity 1 Do you know him and his story? Pre-reading Think and speak Activity 2 Stephen Curry, born on March 14 in 1988, is an American professional basketball player, the secretary point guard, one of the best players in the NBA golden state warriors. In 2014 and 2015 ,he was in west all-star line-up and he became MVP in 2015 and 2016 season. Mostly, he helped the warriors won the NBA championship in 2015. More and more people become his fanatical fans. Read the text and find out what Stephen Curry has achieved. Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. He performed beyond everyone's 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. After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row... While reading Read and find Activity 3 Near the small town of Grottoes, Virginia,a narrow dirt road goes from the house of Stephen Curry's grandfather to the woods nearby. A far cry from the bright lights and shiny courts of the National Basketball Association (NBA), it was along this road that Stephen's grandfather built a simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to a telephone pole. Why does the author mention the “simple basket”at the start of the passage? When he was a child, the environment where Curry played basketball was very bad. Read and answer Activity 4 When Stephen Curry was thought to be too short, too thin, too weak to follow in his father’s footsteps, how did he think and what did he do? Despite his father’s successful career, 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 father’s 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 creativity and perseverance made him Davidson’s star player. Stephen Curry Nationality Occupation Father His team In 2009 In 2015 Self-belief Hard work Perseverance Read the text and complete Stephen Curry’s information. America basketball player Dell Curry the NBA’s Golden State Warriors joined the NBA’s Golden State Warriors led his team to their first NBA championship since 1975 What I wanted to do was just be my self... put in the time and the work work every single day to get better Read and fill Activity 5 Why does the author write this passage? Because according to the passage, he wants to inspire people with Stephen Curry’s determination to succeed. Read and think Activity 6 What qualities can we learn from Curry? 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 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. You’ve got to be able to put in the time and the work. That’s how I got here. That’s 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 work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop, he has shown that anything is possible Post-reading Read and think Activity 7 What qualities can we learn from Curry? be ourselves value the skill value the fact put in the time and the work believe in ourselves be helpful self-belief hard working perseverant believe anything is possible Discussion Activity 8 Can you think of any other famous basketball players? Which of their qualities inspires you? Kobe Bryant Yao Ming Michael Jordan Pair-work Activity 9 Their love for sports, their passion about occupation, their self confidence, their hard working and their perseverance inspire me all the time. What have you learnt from doing sports? keep healthy be in high spirts be more passionate make more friends be smarter ... Think and share Activity 10 1. Share Stephen Curry’s story with your best friend. 2. Research more information about Stephen Curry online and write a passge to introduce him. Assignment Share and write Thanks! $$