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Unit 6 When was it invented?
Section B 2a-2e
Pre-reading
What do you know about basketball from these numbers?
1
1
2
2
2
5
24
one court (球场)
one ball
two competing teams
two baskets
two ways to get points.
five players on each team
get the ball into the basket in 24 seconds
Pre-reading
Just look at the title and picture, predict what the passage is about?
The history of basketball.
How to play basketball.
What else do you want to know about basketball?
2b. Look through the passage and match the main idea of each paragraph.
Fast-reading
The popularity of basketball around the world.
How basketball was invented.
The history of basketball.
para.1
para.2
para.3
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.
While-reading
Read para.1 carefully, then circle all the numbers in para.1.
Find out what these numbers mean?
A. over 100
B. more than 100 million
C. over 200
D. on December 21, 1891
E. in 1936
__ the day when the first basketball game was played
__ the day when basketball became an Olympic event
__ the number of people who play basketball
__ the countries where basketball is played
__ How long has basketball been around?
D
E
B
A
C
While-reading
Read para.1 carefully, then answer the following questions.
1. What do people think of this sport?
2. Can you find out the fact that basketball is so popular?
Basketball is a much-loved and active sport.
It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries.
Basketball has been around for a long time. How was it invented?
People enjoy playing basketball for fun and exercise.
3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball?
It was so important because it became an event.
While-reading
Read para.2 carefully, then answer the following questions.
1. Who invented basketball?
2. Why did he invent basketball?
A Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861, invented basketball.
He was asked to think of a game that could be played in the winter.
Because it's too cold to play outside.
3. What did he do?
While-reading
Read para.2 carefully, then fill in the blanks.
1. Dr. Naismith _________ a game to be played _______ on a hard floor.
2. He _______ the men in his class _____ two teams and _______ them to play his new game.
created
inside
divided
into
taught
While-reading
Read para.2 carefully, then fill in the blanks.
4. How was basketball played?
3. Players _______________ must work together to _____ the ball _________________ basket.
4. _______________, they need to ______ the competing team ______ getting the ball into their own basket.
on the same team
get
in the other team's
At the same time
stop
from
So how is basketball played now?
While-reading
Read para.3 carefully, then answer the questions.
Today, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world.
1. How popular is basketball?
2. In China, you can sometimes see people playing basketball in parks, schools and even factories.
3. It has also become a popular sport to watch.
2. What are the professional basketball groups mentioned in the passage?
NBA in America.
CBA in China.
1. Many young people dream of becoming famous players.
supporting details:
While-reading
Read para.3 carefully and get more information about NBA and CBA.
1. How popular is NBA?
1. How popular is CBA?
2. Are all the players in the NBA American?
2. Are all the players in the CBA Chinese?
NBA is the most famous.
CBA games are becoming more popular in China.
No. The number of foreign players, including Chinese players, in the NBA has increased.
No. There are also more and more foreign players in the CBA.
Why do NBA and CBA want other foreign players?
While-reading
2c. Complete the mind map with the information in the passage.
floor
two
the ball
basket
more than 100 million
200
Dr. James Naismith
Dec. 21, 1891
Berlin
1939
NBA
CBA
While-reading
Read para.3 carefully and get more information about NBA and CBA.
1. With the popularity of basketball rising around the world, what do young people do?
They dream of becoming famous players.
2. Why do young people have the dream?
They look up to these basketball heroes and want to become like them.
These stars encourage young people to work hard to achieve their dreams.
How do they encourage us?
Post-reading
Their stories of becoming successful encouraged us that we can work as hard as them. Since they can work hard to achieve their dreams, so can we.
Every time we almost want to give up. Their stories will give us the courage to move on. Because they are the people who we look up to.
How do they encourage us?
Play every game like it's your last.
Have you ever seen the scene of Los Angeles at 4 am?
No matter how hard the road to success is,
hard work and never giving up is what matters.
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