1. Unit6
When was it invented ?
Section B
2a-2e

2. Warm up Do you often do sports? What sports do you usually do?
Can you list eight sports played in China?

3. Presentation
Canadian a. /n.加拿大/人的
Canada lies in the north of America.
Canadian people are very friendly.

4. divide v. 分开；分散
Please divide these apples into two parts.

5. purpose n. 目的；目标 Your study purpose is to go to the university.
Every one of us needs purpose trees in our life.

6. the Olympics 奥林匹克运动会
Players’ highest purpose is to enter the Olympics.

7. Hero by Zhang Yimou is a successful film.
hero n. 英雄；男主角
Hero by Zhang Yimou is a successful film.

8. Berlin 柏林
Berlin is the capital of German.

9. NBA (National Basketball Association) 国家篮球协会 （美国职业篮球联赛）
NBA is short for National Basketball Association in the United States.

10. CBA (China Basketball Association) 中国篮球协会（中国职业篮球联赛）
CBA is short for China Basketball Association.

11. look up to 钦佩；仰慕
We all look up to Deng Xiaoping. He was so open , brave and create.

12. basket n. 篮；筐
These days baskets are more and more beautiful with different shapes.

13. 2a Do you like basketball. Do you watch basketball games
2a Do you like basketball? Do you watch basketball games? How much do you know about this sport? Discuss the sport with your partner and share your ideas with the class.

14. Equipment about basketball
metal hoop
backboard
net
wooden floor

15. 2b Read the passage quickly. What is the main idea of each paragraph?
Learning strategy
MIND-MAPPING
Changing the information you read into a mind map may help you remember it more easily.

16. main idea of each paragraph
The history of basketball.
Paragraph 2:
How basketball was invented.
Paragraph 3:
The popularity of basketball in the world.

17. 2c Complete the mind map with the information in the passage
2c Complete the mind map with the information in the passage. What else can you add to the mind map?
Game
• played inside on a hard ______
______ teams
get _______ into other team’s ______
floor
two
the ball
basket
Popularity
• played by _________________ people
over ______ countries
more than 100 million
200

18. Development
• invented by _______________
first game on __________________
became Olympic event in _______ in the
year ______
most famous games: _________
popular games in China: __________
James Naismith
December 21, 1891
Berlin
1936
NBA
CBA

19. 2d Use the mind map to summarize what you and your partner remember about the development of basketball. Use the following questions to help you.
Who invented basketball and how is it played?
James Naismith. It is played inside on a hard floor. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team’s basket. And they need to stop the competing team from getting the ball into their own basket.

20. 2. When was the first basketball game in
history played?
On December 21, 1891.
3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important
for basketball?
Because it made basketball become an
event at the Olympics.

21. 4. What are the professional basketball groups
in America and China?
NBA and CBA.
5. How popular is basketball?
It is over 100 years old and is played by
more than 100 million people in over 200
countries.

22. 2e What do you think of famous
basketball players? Make a list
of good and difficult things about
being a famous basketball player.

23. But there are also some difficult things for him
But there are also some difficult things for him. For example, he must work very hard all the time.
Third, he may have many fans, and gets a lot of attention wherever he goes.
First, he can do things he likes best.
Another thing, he can travel around the world, and meet many new friends.
Second, he can earn a lot of money every year.
He may get hurt in the hard games.

24. 根据首字母，补全单词。
1. Do you know who the computer was
i _______by?
2. The seat belt on a plane are a _______.
3. It was a big m______ to leave my
umbrella at home.
4. A c______ is a hundred years.
5. Boys, stop t_______ stones to the poor dog.
nvented
djustable
istake
entury
hrowing

25. Homework
Recite the new words on Pages
Read Section B 2b again and again.
Finish the workbook of Section B 2a-2e.