I:Revision I: Put these phrases into English. 1. 上初中 2. 参加校队的选拔 3. 失去信心 4. 从那时开始 5. 由于他的身高 6. 注意到他 7. 得到机会 8. 使某人做某事 9. 比其他小孩要小得多 10. 坐在看台上 attend junior high try out for the school team lose heart from then on because of his height take notice of him get the change make sb. do sth. much smaller than the other kids sit in the stands

1. 我做的一切就是为了让他改变想法。 All I do is just to________ his________. 2. 韦伯成为了曾在 NBA 打过球的最矮的队员。 Webb became the shortest player______ _______ ever _______ in the NBA. 3. 因为太穷, 没有人愿意邀请他去聚会。 ______ ____ poorness, Nobody would______ him_____ the party. 4. 他被命名为本年度最佳歌手。 He_______ ______ “the best singer” this year. 5. 通过辛苦的工作, 最终他成功地创办了自己的公司。 ______ hard work, he finally___________ ______ ______ his own company. II: Put these sentences into English change mind who had played Because of invite to was named Through successfully set up

III:Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. I II 1.stand (line 8) ___ a. achieve something that you have been trying to do 2.national(line16) ___ b. use facts to show that something is true. 3.succeed(line 18) ___ c. a place where people stand or sit to watch sports 4.scholarship(line19)___ d. be important 5.prove(line29) ___ e. of a whole country 6.matter(line 30 ___ f. money given to somebody so that he or she can continue to study c e a f b d

IV: Complete their conversation with the information in the article. Simon: When was Spud Webb born? David: He was born in___________. Simon: Was he very tall? David: No. He was__________ than the other kids at school. Simon: When did he became an NBA player? Davis: He_____ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became the ______ player in the NBA at that time. Simon: What was his proudest moment? David: He______ the Slam Dunk Contest in Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type really doesn’t________. We can do almost anything if we never_________ much smaller joined shortest won matter give up

V: Help Simon find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of his life. 1.In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was too small, but he____________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 2.In senior high, he often had to sit in the stands because of his height, but he____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ 3.After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall. He decided _________________________________________________________ 4.After he graduated from university,theNBA was not interested in him because all its players were over 20cm taller than he was. He remained______________________________________________ not lose heart. When he got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game and became the star of the team. practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. He went on to become leader of the team. He was named Player of the Year in Texes in his last year of senior high. to play at a junior college and led his team to the national championship. in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.

VI: Fill in the blanks with the correct words. 1.In junior, Spub Webb__________ (refuse) to play because he was too short. 2.In senior, he often had to sit in the stands because of his__________ (high). 3.I’d like to invite you_______ (come) to our parents’ meeting, Mr. Dong. 4.At that time, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were over 20 cm______ (tall) than Webb What was your__________ (proud) moment, Daniel? ---I was chosen to be the Chairperson of the Students’ Union. was refused height to come taller proudest

VII: Change the drills. 1.He was smaller than the other kids at school.( 同义句） He was ______ _______ _______ at school. 2.He didn’t lose heart though he failed many times..( 同义句） He didn’t_____ _____ though he failed many times. 3. David likes listening to music while doing homework. ( 画线提问） _____ _____ David_____ listening to music? 4.Anyone can prove himself through his hard work. ( 画线提问） ______ ______ anyone prove himself? 5.Spud Webb became an NBA player in 1985.( 同上 ) _____ _____ Spud Webb_____ in 1985? the smallest kid give up When did like How can What did like

Homework 1.Read the text again and again until you retell it. 2. Prepare for Grammar. 3. Do after school exercises.