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Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger
Understanding ideas
Lead in
Can you match the descriptions with these positions?
A
B
C
D
E
控球手
传球手
投手
罚篮区
得分手
大前锋
中锋
小前锋
控球后卫
得分后卫
边沿
3
Understand the title
the result
the process
successful
Stephen Curry
A.
B.
C.
Predict what Curry’s road to success is like.
Predict the main idea and the genre(体裁)
the passage is about how ___________ achieved _________ in ______________by overcoming the ___________ in his life.
Stephen Curry
success
playing basketball
difficulties
narration (记叙文)
exposition(说明文)
argumentation(议论文)
feature(人物特写)
Read for the structure
Can you divide the passage into two parts according to the key words in the title?
Para.1-3
Para.4-5
How does the author describe Curry's court?
A. By explaining;
B. By contrasting;
C. By giving examples;
D. By providing facts.
Para.1
Careful reading
A simple basket by attaching a piece of plastic to_____________.
a far cry from
_____________ NBA court
bright,
shiny
a telephone pole
Contrast
To show his basketball career developed from a very low point.
The First Challenge —the poor conditions
Stephen spent his childhood years practicing basketball on①__________________________. There was only a simple basket and bumps and rocks along the road.
Para 2. How did he overcome it?
He learnt to be ② ______________________ as a player:
· to know where the ball would go, he had to ③______________________;
· to get the ball into the basket perfectly, he learnt to④_____________________
In this way, he ⑤________________________to sharpen his skills.
a muddy basketball court
be creative and flexible
adjust his own learning style
shoot with great accuracy
practised day in and day out
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 footsteps. But Stephen carried on. Playing baskeball was his dream. He would
not give up. He finally ended 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.
Para. 3 carry on despite physical weakness
Q1-What was his physical condition for playing basketball?
Q2-How did he overcome it?
Q3-What was the result of his efforts?
ended up playing college ball at…
became Davidson’s star player
why did he carry on ? because playing basketball was his dream, so he would not give up.
what is the main idea of this paragraph?
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 footsteps. But Stephen carried on. Playing baskeball was his dream. He would
not give up. He finally ended 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.
carry on
never give up
creativity
perseverance
Para. 3 carry on despite physical weakness
Thinking
What was the key to his success ?
1. His father was a successful basketball player.
2. He wanted to be as excellent as his father in playing basketball.
Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors. He performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continous efforts. In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he let the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
After receiving the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row,
Stephen 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 live 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.
Para. 4-5 achievements & philosophy & influence
achievements
philosophy
influence
2009 ---------------- 2015 --------------- later
achievements
continuously
Para. 4 achievements
1. be selected for the NBA
2. joined the Golden
State Warriors
1.won his first NBA
championship
2. led the Warriors to
the first championship
since 1975
received the Most
Valuable Player award
for two years in a row
He performed beyond everyone’s expectations with his accurate shooting and continuous efforts.
“ 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.”
What's Curry's philosophy?
Stephen Curry is ___________ that what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become. Through____________, ___________, _______________and some help from an old hoop, Stephen Curry has shown that anything is possible.
living proof
self-belief
hard work
perseverance
Para. 5
Complete the mind map with supporting details
Pair work
para.3
Despite many people’s thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball.
para.2
Practising day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills.
para.5
Stephen never gave up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get better.
Understand the author’s writing purpose
What's the author's purpose in writing the passage?
A. To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people
B. To inform people about Stephen Curry's basketball skills
C. To inspire people with Stephen Curry's determination to
succeed
D. To inform people about the history of NBA
Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketballer Dell Curry. He spent his childhood years practising basketball on ________________________. The poor conditions helped him develop his own playing style. He also learnt to 2_____________________. Despite this, it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketball player, as he was 3__________________.
a muddy basketball court
be creative and flexible
too short, too thin and too weak
A profile of Stephen Curry
Nationality: 6___________________
Occupation: 7___________________
Awards: 8_______________________
American
basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
Nonetheless, Stephen refused to 4_________ , and ended up playing college ball for Davidson College. In 2009, he joined the NBA`s Golden State Warriors. In 2015, he led them to their first NBA championship since 1975. Stephen achieved his dream through 5____________________________________
_________________________________.
give up
self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop
Nationality: 6___________________
Occupation: 7___________________
Awards: 8_______________________
American
basketball player
the Most Valuable Player
A profile of Stephen Curry
Exploring the title
The Road to Success is paved (铺砌) with _______________.
a small town
a little-known school
the shiny courts of NBA
The Road to Success
A.
B.
C.
conclusion
No matter what kind of difficulty you are facing in life,
Just be yourself
be self-confident,
be hardworking, and
be perseverant,
You can also be the living proof of others
Faster, Higher, Stronger
Don’t limit your challenges.
Challenge your limits.
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