Unit 4 Reading The shortest player in the NBA

Spud Webb( 斯巴德 · 韦伯 ) 斯巴德 · 韦伯，外号 “ 土豆 ” ，美国 NBA 篮球运动员， 特点身材矮小但弹跳力很强，至今无人可比，曾在 1986 年的全明星赛扣篮大赛中获得冠军。 身 高 1.70 米 体 重 135 磅 ( 约 61KG) 所属运动队 亚特兰大 老鹰 队（ Atlanta Hawks ） 外 号 土豆 (Spud)

曾经在 1986 年获得过全明星赛扣篮大赛的 冠军， 身高只有 1.70 米，其超人的弹跳力。 原地纵跳高度为 1.33 米， 助跑摸高达到 3.60 米，这一弹跳高度到目前 为止还无人能够打破。 Spud Webb( 斯巴德 · 韦伯 )

Spud Webb 170cm tall an NBA point guard ( 控球后卫 ) nicknamed small potato won the slam-dunk championship at the 1986 All-Star game 大满贯冠军

Brainstorming: Can a man of 170cm become a wonderful basketball player? Why? Michael Jordan Height: 198cm Yao Ming Height: 226cm Kobe Bryant Height: 198cm

Brainstorming: What qualities do you think a wonderful basketball player should have? A wonderful basketball player Height Skills Speed Team spirit

The shortest player in the NBA

Skimming Spud in senior high Spud in junior high Introduction to Spud Webb a b c d e Spud proved that size and body type does not matter. Spud at a junior college Spud became an NBA player f Pa3 Pa4 Pa2 Pa5 Pa1 Pa6

Skimming The structure of the passage Introduction: Paragraph 1 Main body: Paragraph 2~5 Conclusion: Paragraph 6 Spud’s profile Four stages in Spud’s career What Spud proved Let’s read the lines!

Introduction: Read Para1 and fill in the form Name: ____________ Year of birth: _________ Place of birth: _________ Appearance: __________ Dream: ______________ Spud Webb 1963 Texas, the USA small play in the NBA

Main body: Read the passage and fill in the form Different stages At firstThenAchievements Junior High He was __________ to play for the school team. He did not ___________. He got the _________ and scored ________ in his first game. He became the _________of the team. Senior High He had to sit in the stands because of his_______. He got the coach to change his ______. He became ______ of the team. In his last year, he was ______Player of the Year in Texas. refused lose heart chance 20 points star leader heightmind named

Main body: Listen to the tape and fill in the form Different stages At firstThenAchievements College/ University ____ university invited him. He played at a junior college. He got a _____________ from North Carolina State University. He led his team to the __________ championship. NBAThe NBA was not ___________ in him so he was ________ to play in another basketball league. In 1985, he ________ the Atlanta Hawks. He won the Slam Dunk Contest. No scholarship interested forced national joined

Main body: Find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of life In junior high Problem Solution Result Spud tried out for the school team but was refused at first because he was too small. Spud did not give up. When he got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game. Spud was the star of the team.

Main body: Find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of life In senior high Problem Solution Result Spud had to sit in the stands because of his height. Spud practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. Spud became the leader of the team and was named Player of the Year in Texas.

Main body: Find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of life Problem Solution Result College/ University No university would invite Spud to play basketball simply because he was 170 cm tall. Spud decided to play at a junior college and led his team to the national championship. Spud succeeded in getting a scholarship. 全国锦标赛

Main body: Find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of life The NBA Problem Solution Result The NBA was not interested in Spud and he was forced to play in another basketball league after graduation. Spud remained there for about a year and joined the Atlanta Hawks. Spud won the Slam Dunk Contest. 篮球联赛

Junior high Senior high UniversityNBA Four stages in Spud’s career was refused Main body: Find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of life the star of the team sit in the stands Player of the year was not invited to play got a scholarship was forced to play in another league won the Slam Dunk Contest

Main body: Find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of life Use one saying to conclude Spud’s life

Conclusion: What did Spub prove? He proved that size and body type does not matter. You can do almost anything if you never give up.

Read between the lines He was very small---much smaller than the other kids at school. (line2) But he was refused at first because he was too small. (line5) In 1985, he joined the Atlanta Hawks and became the shortest player in the NBA at that time. (line25) Do you still think height is the most important to a basketball player? No! Strong will and skills are more important.

Read between the lines What qualities can we learn from Spud Webb? hard-working strong-willed( 意志坚定的 )insistent ( 坚持的 ) optimistic careless inactive confidentdishonest

Read beyond the lines Suppose your best friend failed to pass the exam and felt like giving up. Please write a letter to him/her by using Spud’s story to cheer him/her up. First, you can tell him/her Spud’s life experiences. Then, you can write what you learn from Spud. Finally, you can offer some suggestions.

Read beyond the lines Useful expressions I’ve just read an article about …… He was the shortest player in the NBA but …… After reading the article, I have learnt that …… I believe that if …… When facing difficulties, we should …… instead of …… As students, we should……

Read beyond the lines Many famous and successful Americans had to fail over and over again to achieve what they hoped to in life. Abraham Lincoln failed at war, as a businessman, as a lawyer and even at politics at first. He pushed on through and became president of the United States.

Read beyond the lines Thomas Edison’s teachers called him “stupid” and he was fired multiple times before “failing” 1000 times attempting to invent the light bulb.

Read beyond the lines Michael Jordan once said, “I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games 26 times I’ve been trusted to take the game winning shot … and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life. That is why I succeed.”

Read beyond the lines If we can learn anything from these successful men, it would be to never give up on our dreams simply because of fear of failure.

Homework 1.Finish the exercises in the exercise book. 2.For those who are interested in Spud Webb, please surf the Internet to find more information.