Period 2 Module 1 Basketball Reading & Vocabulary Speaking

Michael Jordan Born:17 th February 1963 Height: 1.98m NBA career: 15 seasons (first season ) Position: Guard Games: 1, 072 Points: 32, 292 Record holder: 1.Most seasons leading scorer: 10 2.Consecutive seasons leading scorer: 7 ( )

Wilt Chamberlain Born: 21 st August 1936 Died:12 th October, 1999 Height: 2.17m NBA career: 14 seasons (first season ) Position: Centre Games: 1,045 Points: 31,419 Record holder: 1.Most points in a season: 4,029( ) 2.Consecutive seasons leading scorer: 7( )

Reading & Vocabulary -2. Speaking – talk about them according to the information Give a brief introduction of the two basketball players. eg. Michael Jordan/ Wilt Chamberlain was born on…

Reading and Vocabulary---3. Fast-reading (6m) Read the information quickly and answer the questions Keys to the questions No, they didn’t. 19 cm Jordan 63 Consecutive seasons leading scorer.

Reading & Vocabulary -3.Detailed-reading (6m) Read the passage about Michael Jordan then work your partner to get more information. Keys to Activity 2 (1-3): The Chicago Bulls, the United states Olympic. 6 times (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998) Because of his athletic ability, his motivation and his confidence. Keys to Activity 3 (1-4): T, F, T, T

Reading & Vocabulary -4. Language focus 1.He was named their ____ _____ _____ ( 最 有价值球员 ) five times. 2.Jordan was born in New York and ____ ___ ( 长大 ) in North Carolina. 3.He ________( 就读 ) the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls. 4.He finished his first season ( ) as one of the top scorers in the______ ( 联赛 ), ____ __ _______ ___ ( 平均为 ……) 28.2 points per game. most valued player upgrew attended league with an average of

5. Jordan surprised everyone when he _____( 退休 ) before the season, but he _______( 再次加入 ) the Chicago Bulls and won three more _____________( 冠军，冠军赛 ) with them from 1996 to Millions of fans ______( 钦佩 ) his ______( 运动的 ) ability, __________ ( 动 力 ) and confidence. retired rejoined championships admire athleticmotivation

7.They have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan such as the time when he _______( 拯救 ) the Bulls from ending a game on a _____( 平局 ). 8.Each time he threw the ball ______ ______ ( 直接穿过 ) the basket – and each time he ___ ___ ____ ______( 闭上他的眼睛 ). 9.___ the basketball ____ ( 球场 ), Michael Jordan opened his own _____( 牛排 ) restaurant because he loves steak so much. rescued tie straight through had his eyes closed Off court steak

10. He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam ________( 在 …… 旁 ) the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny! 11. There is only one word to describe the best player in the world – _________( 令人敬畏 )! alongside awesome I Believe I Can Fly

Reading & Vocabulary -5.Detailed- reading (6m) Read the passage about Wilt Chamerlain then work your partner to get more information. Keys to Activity 2 (4-6): 4. 4 teams. 5. Philadelphia Warriors/ Los Angeles Lakers. 6. Because he was very tall and strong. Keys to Activity 3 (5-8): T, F,T,T

Reading & Vocabulary -6. Language focus 1.His father William worked in a ________ ( 造船厂 )and his mother Olivia was a cleaner. 2.As a child, Chamberlain had _______ ( 各种各样的 )health problems. He had — __________ ( 肺炎 ) and almost died when he was ten. 3.Chamberlin is the only NBA player who ________ ( 平均为 v.) over 50 points per game for an _____ ( 整个 ) season. shipyard various pneumonia averaged entire

4.The giant player joined the NBA’s Philadelphia Warriors in the season and was an _________ ( 立刻的 ) success. 5.The final _____ ( 分数 ) was Warriors 169 New York Knicks 147! 6.But there is no doubt that he _______ ( 值得 ) the title “____________( 杰出的 ) player of his ___________( 代 )”. immediate score deserves outstanding generation

Reading & Vocabulary - 7.Exercises (3m) Finish the exercise on Activity 4 Page 4. 1.gold medal 2.score 3.consecutive 4.league 5.season 6. dream team 7. motivation 8. awesome 9. alongside

Reading & Vocabulary - 8.Exercises (3m) Finish the exercise on Activity 5 Page 4 Keys: 1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.B

Speaking Ask students work in groups to discuss the questions in Activity 1 and activity 3. Check their work and ask some students to give a report of their work

Homework 1.Write a short biography of Michael Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain within 100 words. 2. Preview the grammar part.