内容正文:
Reading 2
Unit 4 Growing up
Revision
Name: Spud Webb
Year of birth:
Place of birth:
Height:
Team:
Dream:
1963
Texas
170 cm
Atlanta Hawks
To play in the NBA
[’teksəs]
德克萨斯州
[ætˈlæntə hɔːks]
亚特兰大鹰队
Read Para.1 and complete
Spud Webb is a retired __________ NBA player. Though he was a small boy, he had a big _______—he wanted to play in the NBA.
In junior high, though he was _______ to play at first because he was too small, he did not ______ heart. And finally he became the ______ of the team.
In senior high, he practised so hard that the coach _________ his mind. Spud _____ on to become ______ of the team.
American
dream
refused
lose
star
changed
went
leader
时间状语 (Adverbials of time)
1.What happened to him at first?
2.What happened to him from then on?
He was the star of the team.
in junior high
Read Para.2 and answer
He was refused by the school team.
because of his height
He had to______________.
He practised_____________ and
got the coach__________________.
in his last year
sit in the stands
even harder
to change his mind
to become_______________
went on
leader of the team
was______ Player of the Year
named
What was the coach’s “mind” at first?
in senior high
Read Para.3 and fill in the blanks
Because of his height, no __________ would ______ him to play basketball. He decided to play at a junior college and _____ his team to the national ______________. This brought him to the ___________ of North Carolina State University. As a ________, he ____________ in getting a scholarship.
________ the NBA took ________ of him, he __________ in another basketball league for about a year. In _________, he joined the Atlanta Hawks. In 1986, he won the Slam Dunk Contest.
university
invite
led
championship
attention
result
succeeded
Before
notice
remained
1985
Contest
However, no university would invite him to play basketball.
decided
led
succeeded
After finishing high school,
Spud decided to ______________________ at first.
Later, he led his team to ___________________________.
Finally he succeeded in ________________________.
play at a junior college
the national championship
getting a scholarship
at college
Read Para.4 and circle three action verbs
Useful phrases
and expressions
his proudest moment
change one’s mind
senior high
bring him to the attention of
be forced to do sth
get sb to do sth
go on to do sth.
score 20 points
give up doing
through hard work
他最骄傲的时刻
改变主意
高中
引起…对他的注意
被迫做某事
让某人做某事
继续做某事
得20分
放弃做某事
通过努力
1. After he graduated, he was forced to play in another league.
3. In 1985, he joined the Houston Rockets.
2. In 1985, his proudest moment came.
4. In 1986, he didn’t win the Slam Dunk Contest.
Read Para.5 and do T or F
In 1986
the Atlanta Hawks
won
after university
2) try out for sth 表示 "参加------选拔(或试演)"。
Eg: You won’t join the team if you don’t ____ ____.
1.While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team and he
was refused to play at first.
2.He did not lose heart.
lose heart "泄气,灰心"。
Whatever (No matter what) you do, never _____ _____.泄气。
Language points
1) while attending… = While (he was) attending…
Eg: While he was watching TV, my father fell asleep.
= While ______ ______, my father fell asleep.
3) 拒绝去做: refuse ___ (do) sth 被拒绝去做:______________
watching TV
try out
to do
be refused to do sth
lose heart
1. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.当他最后得到机会时,在首场比赛中就得了20分。
score"得分"。
The home team _______ (score) again in the second half.
主场队在下半场时再次得分。
2.Spud went on to become leader of the team.接着成为了队长。
1) go on to do sth “接着干不同的事”
go on doing sth “接着干相同的事”
go on with sth with 为介词
Eg: After washing clothes, my mother went on ________ (cook).
scored
to cook
与lose 相关的短语
lose 的过去式、过去分词都是lost,名词形式是loss。
① lose one’s way 迷路
② lose weight 减肥
③ lose one’s temper 发脾气
④ lose interest in 对……失去兴趣
⑤ lose one’s life 失去生命
be named Player of the Year
attend junior high
try out for the school team
lose heart
from then on
because of his height
take notice of him
get the chance
much smaller than the other kids
sit in the stands
被评为“年度最佳球员”
上初中
参加校队的选拔
灰心,泄气
从那时开始
由于他的身高
注意到他
得到机会
比其他小孩要小得多
坐在看台上
5. However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall.
然而,没有大学愿意邀请他打球,只是因为他仅有170厘米高
1) invite sb to do sth “邀请某人做某事"。
Eg: I didn’t go the party because I ________________ (not invite).
2) university, college
university是综合性大学,较大 college是学院,规模较小。
6.There he led his team to the national championship.
在那儿他带领他的球队参加了全国比赛。
1) lead sb to… “领着某人去某地” 2) national 作形容词,表示 “国家的,民族的“ 国庆节:____________
wasn’t invited
National Day
7. As a result, he succeed in getting a scholarship.
v. succeed n. success adj. successful adv. successfully
1) If you work hard, you will __________.
2) Working hard can bring __________.
3) I finished the work ____________.
8.Although he was a great player at universityb
although连词, “虽然,尽管” 不能与but 连用
Although he’s nearly 80, but he is still very active. (ⅹ)
9.After he graduated, he was forced to play in another basketball league.
force "强迫,迫使"。force sb to do sth. (make sb to do sth)
eg: No power on earth could force me ______ (do) it.
He __________ (force) to work 12 hours a day.
He was made ___________ (work) 12 hours a day.
另:get sb to do sth ; let sb do sth.
to do
was forced
succeed
success
successfully
to work
go on 继续
e.g. He went on to talk about the world situation.
他接着又谈了谈世界局势。
You shouldn’t go on living in this way!
你不应该以这种方式一直生活下去!
Can I go on with my work now?
我现在可以继续做我的工作了吗?
考点1
知识点
1
Spud went on to become leader of the team.
辨析:go on to do sth.与go on doing sth.;go on with sth.
go on to do sth. 表示某一件事已做完,再接着去做另一件事。
go on doing sth. 表示“一直做某事”。
go on with sth. 尤指停顿或中断后,继续做某事。with 后通常接名词或代词作宾语。
Once his teacher said it was impossible for him to succeed. He even failed his college entrance examination, but he didn’t lose heart.
Through hard work, he had great achievements in physics and was considered to be the smartest person in the world. He is one of the world’s all-time greatest scientists.
An example
What is the key to success?
Kindness
Opportunity
Passion
Talent
Effort
Diligence
Ability
Grit is the key to success.
Grit is living life like a marathon, not a sprint(短跑).
Grit is never losing heart when you fail.
Grit is keeping trying until you succeed.
Grit is that you never give up.
name作及物动词,常见用法
① name sb./sth. ... 把某人/某物命名为……
② name sb./sth. after sb./sth.
以某人/某物的名字给某人/某物命名
name 的一词多义:n. 名字 n. 名声;名誉
vt. 说出……的名称 vt. 任命;委任
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Homework
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