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Unit 3 Faster, higher and stronger
Starting out and Understanding ideas
1. What major sports events are mentioned in the video?
2. What are the common features of these sports events?
Watch and answer
Watch and answer
The Olympic Games
(including the Winter Olympic Games and the Paralympics)
② FIFA World Cup
(Fédération Internationale de Football Association)
③ The Super Bowl
(an American football game played every year to decide the winner of the National Football League)
The Olympic Games
FIFA World Cup
The Super Bowl
1. What major sports events are mentioned in the video?
2. What are the common features of these sports events?
Bring the greatest number of people together.
Offer the most opportunities for competition and cooperation.
Who are they?
What do you know about these sportspeople?
shooter
pole-vaulter
ice hockey player
pole-vault
How much do you know about this sport?
Pre-reading: 1. Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions
1 usually the best ball handler and / or best passer
2 usually the main shooter playing on the wing (n.运动场的边沿)
3 usually the most athletic player on the team who can play inside and outside the key (n. 罚球区)
4 usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point
5 usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorer
A
E
B
C
D
Height
Strength
Toughness/perseverance...
2. What makes a successful basketball player?
Pre-reading:
3. Do you know the physical conditions of Curry?
Stephen Curry
Height
Weight
Position
1.91m
84kg
Point Guard
What is his road to success like?
Pre-reading:
1. What can you get from the title and pictures?
the process involving hard work or difficulties
Stephen Curry is successful.
2. What is the passage mainly about?
How he achieved success in basketball.
Predicting:
Find the structure of the passage based on the title—The Road to success
The Road
To Success
Difficulties on the way to success
Success in NBA
Reasons for success/Stephen’s life philosophy
Para. 1~3
Para. 4
Para. 5
Reading for structure
Read para.1-3 and summarize what difficulties Curry met.
poor living conditions—a narrow dirty road
too short, too thin and too weak
a simple basket; muddy basket court lined by bumps and rocks
2. Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the beginning of the passage?
A. To show Stephen Curry's grandfather didn't treat him well.
B. To tell readers how poor Stephen's family was at the time.
C. To show that Stephen's basketball career developed from a low point.
D. To tell that Stephen didn't show his talent when he was a kid.
C
Summary:
On his road to success, there was not sophisticated equipment or material things. His success all resulted from...
It is a sharp contrast to...
a _______ basket
___________ NBA courts
simple
bright shiny
a far cry from
What did Curry learn from the muddy basketball court?
To be creative and flexible
Shoot accurately
Knowing ________________________________,
so he had to ________________________.
where the ball would go wasn't easy
adjust his own playing style
Only when he shot perfectly at ________, the ball could ___________________________.
its centre
go into the heavy, thick basket
Para.2
Reason:
Reason:
Find out three contrasting facts in Para.3.
1. Although Curry’s father was successful as a basketball player, ________________
2. Despite the doubts from his high school teammates and coaches,___________________
Para.3
Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors.
In 2015, Stephen won his first NBA championship, and he led the Warriors to their first championship since 1975.
received the Most Valuable Player award for two years in a row
Find out what Stephen Curry has achieved.
Para. 4-5
Self-belief
Perseverance
Hard work
Despite many people thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball.
Practicing 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.
a small town
a little-known school
the shiny courts of NBA
The Road to Success
The road is paved with___________________
What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
Give your reasons.
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.
Starting out
赢得奥运金牌
金牌获得者
Understanding ideas
3. 与……大不相同
把……绑在 / 附在
倒塌;让步
向四面八方弹跳
调整某人的打法
百发百中
日复一日地
提高技能
仿效某人;继承事业
继续;保持;
最终做……
表现地超出某人的预期
win an Olympic gold medal
gold medalist
a far cry from
attach … to
give way
bounce in all directions
adjust sb's playing style
shoot with great accuracy
day in and day out
sharpen one’s skills
follow in one’s footsteps
carry on
end up doing / with sth
perform beyond one’s expectations
Understanding ideas
15. 精准投射和不断努力
16. 赢得总冠军
17. 连续地;成一行
18. 投入时间和精力
19. ...是一个活生生的例子
20. 通过自信,努力和坚持不懈实现了梦想
accurate shooting and continuous efforts
win championship
in a row
put in the time and the work
...is a living proof
achieve one’s dreams through self-belief, hard work and perseverance
Important sentences
1. You see, with every shot, the weak plastic backboard gave way.
Paraphrase(释义): You see, every time he shot, the easily broken plastic backboard almost broke down.
give way: 是固定搭配,意为 to break because of too much weight or pressure。
Despite growing pressure, the Minister of State refused to give way.
让步,妥协
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2. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived.
Paraphrase: At last, he played ball at a small, not very famous school, Davidson College, which is not too far from the place where he lived.
end up 是固定搭配,在此意为 to come to be in a particular situation or state after a series of events, especially when you did not plan it, 表示此意时,后面可以接动词-ing形式。
2. He finally ended up playing college ball at a small, little-known school, Davidson College, not too far from where he lived.
例如:You could end up running this company if you play your cards right. 你要是处理得当,最终这个公司能归你掌管。
end up 后面也可以接介词with, as like等。
例如:If you do that, you’ll end up with egg on your face.
end up 后面可以接形容词,例如:If he carries on
driving like that, he’ll end up dead.
7. 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.
Paraphrase: Stephen Curry has motivated others to believe in themselves. He is a good example to show that the opinions of others do not have to affect who you are and what you achieve.
living proof 是固定搭配,意为 someone whose existence or experience proves something。
7. 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).
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