Do you know when basketball was invented?

Go through the passage and match the main idea with each paragraph. The popularity of basketball today. Para 2 Introduction of basketball. Para 3 How basketball was invented.

Para 1 Introduction to basketball. Fill in the blanks 100 Basketball has a history of over ________ years and is played by more than _________ million people in over _________ countries. The first basketball game in history was played on _________________. Basketball playing became an event at the Olympics in 1936 in _________. 100 200 December 21, 1891 Berlin

Para 2 How basketball was invented? Answer the following questions. Who invented basketball? How is basketball played? A Canadian doctor named James Naismith. There are 2 teams. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same time, they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket.

Para 3 The popularity of basketball today. Tell the following sentences T or F and correct the mistakes. The professional basketball groups in China is NBA. In China, people can play basketball in parks, schools and even factories. 3. Basketball is a popular sport only to play. 4. Many young people regard the basketball players as heroes and want to become like them. F CBA T F to play and watch T

语法填空 a Basketball is _____ much-loved and active sport. _____ is believed that the first basketball game in history was played _____ December 21,1891. It became an Olympic event ____ Berlin. Basketball ___________ (invent) by Dr. James Naismith. He _______ (divide) the men into 2 teams. Players on the same team must work together. Today, the _________ (popular) of basketball has risen around the world, many young people dream of _________ (become) famous players. They regard these basketball stars as _______ (hero). These stars encourage young people _________ (work) hard to achieve their dreams. It on in was invented divided popularity becoming heroes to work

mind map floor 2 Game Development the ball Popularity basket 200 invented by ____________ first game on __________ became Olympic event in _______ in the year ______ most famous games: ______ popular games in China: _______ played inside on a hard _______ ______ teams get ________ into other team’s _______ Dr. James Naismith floor 2 December 21, 1891. the ball Berlin Popularity 1936 basket NBA played by __________________ people. over _______ countries more than 100 million CBA 200 mind map

History Functions invented in 1946 huge, as large as a big house sent some messages to foreign friends by e-mails open our eyes to let us know more help us in study or work listen to music play computer games invented in 1946 huge, as large as a big house weighted about 30 tons Computers are becoming more and more important in our daily life. _______________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________

Homework Level A: Read the passage as freely as possible Level B: 1. Finish the writing   2. Retell the passage according the mind map in 2c.