1. 姚明视频， 课前放

2. -- Qing Tan Middle School Yang Jie
Unit 4 Reading (Ⅰ)
-- Qing Tan Middle School
Yang Jie

3. NBA?
where does YM play basketball?

4. National Basketball Association
NBA
National Basketball Association 团体
highest level of basketball
The NBA is a league with 30 teams
Houston Rockets,
Atlanta Hawks ...
be the champion
(winner)
win the championship
大奖赛

5. slam dunk 灌篮
What makes YM play basketball well? What is he good at?

6. The shortest player in the NBA
Do you think this little man can play basketball well? What is he doing?

7. ？ ？ ？ ？ ？ ？ Prediction Title： The shortest player in the NBA Who?
When？
Title：
The shortest
player
in the NBA ？ ？
What?
Which?
read the article and find out whether these questions are mentioned in it. besides, don't forget to pay attention to the structure. ？
Why?

8. ①-⑥ = paragraph 1-6 Tell me how the writer lays out the article. (A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
①-⑥ = paragraph 1-6

9. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 (para.1) (para.2-5) (para.6)
Skimming: Read the first sentence of each paragraph
Part 1
(para.1)
Personal information
(who?when?where?)
Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963.
While attending junior high...
In senior high...
Part 2
(para.2-5)
Experiences
(What?How?)
No university would invite him...
Although he was a great player at university... After he graduated...
补充句子，加skimming
Part 3
(para.6)
Reasons
(Why?)
Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that...

10. ? Main idea of the article Introduction para.1 para.2 para.3 Main Body
a. Spud was named Player of the Year.
b. Spud got a scholarship from a university.
c. Spud scored 20 points in his first game.
d. Spud became an NBA player in 1985.
e. Spud had a big dream
f. Spud proved that size and body type
doesn’t matter
Main idea of the article ?
Introduction
para.1
para.2
para.3
Main Body
para.4
para.5
Conclusion
para.6

11. dreamed of playing in the NBA
Read part 1 (para.1)
What's Spud Webb's dream?
Read para.2-4
find out the three periods
Read para.5
Did he realize his dream?
joined the NBA
in 1985
college
university ?
senior high ?
after leaving school
after
graduation
dreamed of playing in the NBA
junior high
Do you think he could achieve his dream directly? ?
school time
a small boy

12. Think in 1986 in 1985 college university senior high junior high
won the Slam Dunk Contest
scored 20 points
got a scholarship
was named Player of the Year
What does this picture look like?
joined the NBA
won the Slam Dunk Contest
had a big dream
Can he achieve success in only one day?
got a scholarship
joined the NBA
in 1986
Player of the Year
in 1985
scored 20 points
college
university
senior high
had a big dream
graduation
做选择搭配，得出每个阶段获得的成就，为下一步做准备
junior high
school time
a small boy

13. Read para. 2-5 periods difficulties actions I am short... junior high
He didn't lose heart
senior high
college
university
after graduation
The NBA was not interested in him.
He was refused at first.
He practised harder and got the coach to change his mind
I am short...
He had to sit in the stands.
No university invited him to play basketball.
He led his team to the national championship
学生填表，填完后提问：why did he face so many difficulties? 学生回答是short. "He is not as tall as Yaoming, but he won the Slam Dunk Contest. How could this short man have such a great success?" 为学生阅读最后一段做导入
He was forced to play in another basketball league for one year.

14. Think: Read part 3 （para.6） success difficulties hard work ?
Why could he achieve success at last?
Read part 3 （para.6）
success
hard work
difficulties ?
work hard和never give up都可以在最后一节的原句中找出，比较简单，学生找出后，再引出主旨，如果我们遇到困难，只要努力不放弃，就能成功。
never give up

15. Slam Dunk Contest in 1986 ?
Pay attention to what the sports announcers said about Spud Webb during the match.
sports reporters

16. 这段是韦伯赢得灌篮大赛的视频，大概一分钟，激发学生兴趣，看完后谈论感受，让学生明白对于webb而言冠军来之不易 he might face many difficulties

17. Play as two
sports announcers

18. Sports announcers
A:Look! Spud Webb is ready to dunk! He looks so confident!
Do you think he can get the champion today?
B: ________________________________.
A:Wow, Spud dunked perfectly! He did a great job today!
When did he join the NBA?
B: _____________. He is so short! It's unbelievable!
How could he do it?
A:__________________________________________.
B:What a great man! I heard he had great success in school!
A:Yeah. He ___________________(Tip:two achievements).
B:My god! The audience are all cheering for him! So surprised!
A:Wow! Amazing! He is the ___________!
B:I think it is his _________moment in his basketball career.
A:Of course. He must be the best player of this year!

19. 这段是韦伯赢得灌篮大赛的视频，大概一分钟，激发学生兴趣，看完后谈论感受，让学生明白对于webb而言冠军来之不易 he might face many difficulties

20. What makes a person successful?
Further thinking
What makes a person successful?
Persist-ence
(坚持） …
strong will
（强烈的意愿）
talents
(天赋）
hard work
(努力）
inte-rest
(兴趣)

21. My suggestions:

22. Who will be the best player of this year?

23. Recommendation letter
Dear leaders,
We are writing to recommend Spud as the best player of this year.
Spud Webb is ... because ... (at least two examples)
I hope you think our advice is worth taking.
Yours sincerely
...
Now you take out your paper I gave you before class, there are two tasks in it. Let me explain to you. The first task, I will play a video about webb for you, suppose you are a sports announcer, please introduce webb to us during the video. The second video, I'd like you to write a letter to webb's coach to recommend him as the best player of his team. You finish the letter and read it for us. You can choose one of them to finish.

24. Write a recommendation letter for Spud Webb
Homework:
Write a recommendation letter for Spud Webb