Unit 3 Faster, higher, stronger Starting out and Understanding ideas课件 2026-2027学年高中英语外研版选择性必修第一册

SB1U3 Faster, higher and stronger Starting out and Understanding ideas 奥林匹克格言最初为“更快、更高、更强”，源自法国教育家顾拜旦的好友迪东的创作，这句原本用于激励学生的口号，1894年被正式确立为奥运官方格言，1920年首次登上奥运舞台。2021年全球共同抗击新冠疫情的背景下，国际奥委会为其新增“更团结”，更新为“更快、更高、更强——更团结”。新表述既保留了鼓励运动员突破生理极限、挑战自我、追求竞技卓越的核心竞技内核，更凸显了全球化时代人类跨越国家、文化与意识形态差异，守望相助、共克时艰、携手前行的共同价值追求，成为连接竞技体育精神与人类命运共同体建设的重要精神纽带。 许海峰： shooter 射击运动员 gold medal 金牌 gold medalist 金牌获得者 韦恩·格雷茨基： ice hockey player 冰球运动员 NHL 冰球联盟 unofficial 非官方 叶莲娜·伊辛巴耶娃： pole-vaulter 撑杆跳高运动员 two-time 两届 pole-vault Starting out How much do you know about this sport? Background information NBA（National Basketball Association）是北美的男子职业篮球组织，是美国四大职业体育联盟之一。其拥有30支球队分为东部联盟和西部联盟，每个联盟又被划分为3个赛区，各赛区由5支球队组成。其赛事美国职业篮球联赛（或称美国篮球联赛，简称美国职篮）也被直接称为NBA，是全世界水准最高的职业篮球赛事。 NBA正式赛季于每年10月中开始，分为常规赛、季后赛两大部分。常规赛结束后，东部和西部联盟分别由前八名进入季后赛，决出东西部冠军，晋级NBA总决赛，后由两个联盟的冠军争夺NBA的最高荣誉——总冠军。 现 有 球 队 Match the five basketball positions to their descriptions： 1 usually the best ball handler控球手 and / or best passer传球手 2 usually the main shooter投球手 playing on the wing边锋 3 usually the most athletic player运动能力最出色的运动员 on the team who can play inside and outside the key罚球区；禁区；内线 4 usually a taller player who catches the ball after a player has tried but failed to get a point未能得分 5 usually the tallest player on the team who plays inside the key and should be a good scorer得分手 point guard 控球后卫 shooting guard 投球后卫/得分后卫 small forward 小前锋 power forward 大前锋 center 中锋 Curry 库里 Kobe科比/Jordan 乔丹 James 詹姆斯 Garnett 加内特 Yao Ming 姚明 1. What can you get from the title and pictures? 2. How much do you know about Curry? Pre-reading 1. What can you get from the title and pictures? the process involving hard work or difficulties/challenges Stephen Curry is successful. Pre-reading 2. How much do you know about Curry? “flexible” “creative” “accurate” （skilled） How many parts can we devide it into?What’s the main idea of each part? How does the author develop the story? What’s the genre (文体) of this passage? A. Exposition B. Argumentation C. Review D. Feature story While-reading in time order Feature stories新闻特写/人物专访 are “people stories”, and are typically longer than standard news stories. Features are written in an style, with extra detail and background. Feature stories typically start with a “hook” that gets the interest of the reader.The style of the first paragraph also needs to set the tone of the whole piece.The middle part contains the “meat” of the story, with the ending being a summary, a powerful quote or even a surprise for the reader. Detail-reading Read para.1-3 and summarize what difficulties Curry met. a simple basket muddy basketball court people’s doubts physical disadvantages What was Stephen Curry's reaction to these difficulties? learnt to be creative and flexible adjust his own playing style shooting with great accuracy practicing day in and day out to sharpen his skills carried on...didn’t give up creativity and perseverance... para.1: Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the beginning of the passage?Why is it necessary? Detail-reading To show Stephen Curry's grandfather didn't treat him well. To tell readers how poor Stephen's family was at the time. To show that Stephen's basketball career developed from a low point. To tell that Stephen didn't show his talent when he was a kid. Through this strong contrast the author can arouse readers’ interest to read and explore: How can Curry walk the road to success in NBA from such poor training condition? Meanwhile, it shows that success is associated with hard work and perseverance, but not with sophisticated(精致的) or expensive material things. para.2: How to understand this word “adjust”? What can we learn from it? Detail-reading Facing bad conditions→ Making adjustments/adaptations →creative/flexibility/accuracy... practice≠simply repeat ➯Effective practice includes adaptation/adjustment. The way people respond to difficulties can shape their development and even their lives! para.3: Find out three contrasting facts in this paragraph. Detail-reading Although Curry’s father was successful as a basketball player, _______________________________ _______________________________ _______________________________ Despite the doubts from his high school teammates and coaches, __________________________ __________________________ __________________________ being too short, too thin and too weak, Curry wasn’t believed good enough to follow in his father’s footsteps. Curry carried on and ended up playing college ball at Davidson College. Little-known might Davidson College be, Curry ____________________________ _________________________________ became Davidson’s star player due to his creativity and perseverance. para.4&5: Find out what Stephen Curry has achieved. Detail-reading Selected for the NBA in 2009, Stephen joined the Golden State Warriors金州勇士队. 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连续地. para.5: What can we learn from Curry’s philosophy? Detail-reading be yourself work every single day to get better what other people think of you does not have to influence what you become... What’s the author’s purpose in writing the passage? To explain why Stephen Curry was doubted by many people. To inform people about Stephen Curry’s basketball skills. To inspire people with Stephen Curry’s determination to succeed. Post-reading be creative and flexible too short, too thin and too weak a muddy basketball court give up self-belief, hard work, perseverance and some help from an old hoop American basketball player the Most Valuable Player Reading for insights What is your understanding of the title “The Road to Success”? a small town a little-known school the shiny court of NBA The road to success is filled with challenges, failures, and opportunities for growth, but it also is paved with(由......铺就) self-belief, hard work and perseverance. Complete the mind map with supporting details. Despite many people’s thinking he couldn’t follow in his father’s footsteps, he carried on playing basketball. Practising 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. P37 Critical thinking Is success entirely an individual achievement? Definitely not. Success is rarely entirely an individual achievement. While personal effort and talent are essential foundations, most accomplishments rely on support from others, access to resources, and even a degree of good fortune... Success may involve personal effort, family influence, opportunity, environment, team support... 成功者的一切成功不仅只是个人优秀；相反的，失败者的一切失败也不仅是“不够努力”...... Lavf59.14.100 $