2. 生命在于运动

3. Who is your favorite NBA star?

5. 自行车 Cycling 田径 Athletics 跳水 Diving 游泳 Swimming Can you list eight sports played in China?

6. 足球 Football 篮球 Basketball 乒乓球 Table tennis 羽毛球 Badminton How popular is each sport? Rank them in the order of popularity. 1 2 3 4

7. backboard net a metal hoop It’s a net hanging from a metal hoop. The backboard is used for guiding the ball into the basket.

8. We divided players into___________. get the ball into the “basket” two teams The aim （目标） of the game: ________________________

9. How can you get the ball into the basket? catch the ball move the ball towards … throw the ball… ______from below the basket use the __________for guiding the ball into the basket get the ball into the basket shoot backboard

10. Do you know when basketball was invented?

11. 使用脑中构图的方法记忆信息. 将你阅读 到的信息构成一副彩色的文字图案. 大脑 回忆 ” 图片 ” 比文字信息更容易. Learning strategy: MIND-MAPPING( 脑中构图 ) To make a mind-map, change the information you read into a colorful “picture of words”. The brain recalls pictures more easily than written information.

12. basketball equipment history China’s CBA popularity famous basketball stars rules Which are NOT mentioned( 没提及 )in the passage?

13. 快速阅读课文，判断正误。 1.Basketball is very popular in China. 2. Basketball is played by over 100 milloin people in China. 3. James Naismith was born in 1861. 4. Basketball became an Olympic event in 1936. 5. Chinese team won the match in Berlin Olympics. T F T T F

14. . 2. By whom was basketball invented ? 3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball? 4. What is the aim of basketball? 5.Name a professional basketball organization in America. Because since then the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide. NBA By James Naismith. It is for players to get a ball into the “basket” 1.Do you know when basketball was invented? On December 21st,1891 Scan ( 浏览 ) the text for information to the sentences.

15. Paragpaph 1 — 2 Be played in the world Be played in China where When Popularity ( 流行 ) why Be played abroad the number of people the number of countries everywhere you go( 你所到之处 ) Over a hundred years ago Is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise More than 100 million people In over 200 countries including China

16. Paragrapgh 3 be invented by People name Nationality( 国籍 ) jobwas born Game wherewhenfloordanger James Naismith Canadiandoctor In 1861 IndoorsDuring the long winters Hard wooden ( 木制的 ) Knocking into （与．．相撞） players and falling down

17. Paragraph 4 How to play Divide 分组 Aim 目标 Equipment 设备 Course ( 过程 ) Two teams Get a ball into the basket A ball, a net hanging from a metal hoop and a backborad catch the ball Move towards( 朝向 ) one end of the court( 球场 ) and throw the ball to each other Shoot( 投 ) from below the basket

18. Paragraph 5 The history of basketball The first game Time Became an Olympic event TimePlace Since then Popularity The number of foreign players in NBA Many young people On December 21st 1891 in1936In Berlin Has risen worldwide ( 全球上升 ) Has increased Dream of becoming famous basketball players

19. Now played everywhere factories for fun and parksschool exercise BASKETBALL

20. 200 countriesAMERICA EQUIPMENT NBA ballbasket backboard

21. History James Naismith Berlin December 21 st,1891 THE GAME 10 team players two teams get a ball into the basket

22. Retell( 复述） the passage using the mind-map 200 countriesAMERICA NBA BASKETBALL Now played everywhere parksfactoriesschool history James Naismith December 21st1891 Berlin THE GAME 10 team players two teams get a ball into the basket

23. Read carefully to find out the language points.

24. 知道 NBA 和 CBA 吗？ 球员知道谁？喜欢谁？ It is good to be a basketball player because… --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- 1.Become famous 2.Make lots of money

25. It is difficult to be a basketball player because… --------------------------------------------- 1.Get hurt. 2.Have to spend lots of time--- have no time to play.

26. Homework Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of being a basketball player Would you like to play basketball in NBA one day?