1. Unit 9 When was it invented?
Reading
Do you know
when basketball
was invented?

2. Do you know? basketball They’re from NBA. National Basketball
Association
Do you know?
basketball
They’re from NBA.

3. What else do you know about ?
1. What things do you need if you
want to play basketball?
2. How many players are there in a
basketball game?
a court
A basketball and a place.
There are ten players.
They are divided into two teams

4. /’ bækbɔ:d / equipment /net/ /’metl/ /'wʊdn / a__________ backboard
court
a _______ ________
/’metl/
/hu:p/
a _______
/net/
net
metal
hoop
/'wʊdn /
a hard _______ floor
A net hanging from the metal hoop is a _______.
wooden
basket

5. What else do you know about ?
1. What things do you need if you
want to play basketball?
2. How many players are there in a basketball game?
a court
A basketball and a place.
There are ten players.
They are divided into two teams

6. We can divide the passage into three parts.
Skimming:；略读
We can divide the passage into three parts.
Main idea
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
The development of basketball
Part 1
The invention of basketball
Part 2
[pɔpju'læriti]
The popularity of basketball today
Part 3

7. Why do you think basketball is so popular?
Paragraph 1&2
the _________of basketball
popularity
If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go—basketball. This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by many, for fun and exercise.
The sport of basketball is a little over a hundred years old. It is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries including China, where basketball has been played in parks, schools, and even in factories.
Why do you think basketball is so popular?
Scanning:

8. Fill in the blanks. Scanning: Learning strategy: Mind-mapping parks
now played everywhere
____________
for fun and ___________
_____________
factories
parks
schools
_____________
exercise
Learning strategy: Mind-mapping

9. the invention of basketball the _________of basketball
Scanning: Para.3&4
the invention of basketball
the _________of basketball
invention
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in When he was at college, his class was once asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the players was important. Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous.
why
who
where
What was important?
invention
be played indoors during the long winters
on a hard wooden floor
James Naismith,
a Canadian doctor
the safety of the players

10. How is basketball played?
Scanning:
Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his new game. The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the “basket” : a net hanging from a metal hoop. Players shoot from below the basket, and sometimes the “backboard” is used for guiding the ball into the basket. Players move towards one end of the court while throwing the ball to each other.
Put them in order.
Step 1:
Step 2:
Step 3:
Step 4:
move towards the end of the court
shoot from below the basket
throw the ball to each other
the aim of basketball
get the ball into the “basket”

11. Fill in the blanks. what the equipment Scanning: basket backboard
metal hoop
net

12. the development of basketball
Scanning: Para.5
the development of basketball
It is believed that on December 21st,1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event. A team from China took part, and although they didn’t win they used the experience to help develop the game at home. Since then, the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide, and the number of foreign players in America’s NBA (National Basketball Association) has increased. Basketball has also become a more popular sport for people to watch, and many young people dream of becoming famous basketball players.
1. On Dec. 21st, 1891, ____________________________
2. In 1936 in Berlin, _____________________________
3. Since then, _______________________________
the first basketball game was played.
it became an Olympic event.
it has risen worldwide, and the number of foreign players has increased.

14. was first played
on Dec. 21st, 1891
an Olympic event
in 1936 in Berlin
two teams
schools
get a ball into the basket
parks
NBA
exercise
basket
backboard

15. Life relies on sports
生命在于运动

16. Homework
Listen and read the passage twice