2. Unit 9 When was it invented? Reading

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

4. Do you know them? football National Men Football Team of China

5. basketball

6. table tennis

7. badminton

8. billiard

9. tennis

10. gymnastics

11. swimming

12. skidding of wheel

13. sportrank basketball football table tennis tennis badminton skidding of wheel swimming billiard 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 1. Before reading

14. How many ball games can you name? tennis handball hockey rugby American football basketball baseball golf volleyball soccer cricket

15. Do you like basketball? How much do you know about basketball?

16. 1. Basketball is very popular in China. 2. Basketball was invented by an American doctor. 3. Basketball was at first invented to be played indoors during the long winters. 4. The first basketball game in history was played on November 21st, 1891. T T F F Listen and decide whether these sentences are true or false.

17. Equipment about basketball basketball metal hoop backboard net wooden floor

18. Now read and number these events in order. Basketball is popular all over the world. The first basketball game in history was played. Foreign players in America’s NBA increased. Basketball was invented by James Naismith. Basketball became an Olympic event. 1 2 3 4 5 2. While reading

19. 1. Who invented basketball? 2. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball? 3.What is the aim of basketball? 4. Name a professional basketball organization in America. James Naismith. Because it became an Olympic event. For players to try to get a ball into the “basket”. NBA. Answer the following questions.

20. 3. After reading 3a. Complete the mind-map with the information from the reading.

21. Now played everywhere factoriesparksschool For fun and _______ exercise

22. 200 countries America BASKETBALL Equipment NBA ballbasketbackboard

23. BASKETBALL History THE GAME James Naismith December 21 st 1891 Berlin 9 team players two teams get a ball into the basket

24. Explanation 1. If you travel around china you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go-basketball. (1) 此处 notice 做及物动词，意为 “ 注意，注意到 ” 。 e.g. I didn’t notice her. (2)notice 还可做名词，意为 “ 布告，通知，注意 ” 。 e.g. You’d better not put up a notice on the wall.

25. 2. The sport of basketball is a little over a hundred years old. a little 与 a bit (1) 相同处： ①做状语，修饰比较级。例如： He is a little /a bit better tody. ②做主语或宾语。例如： Please give me a little/ a bit. (2) 不同处： ① not a little=very not a bit=not at all e.g. He is not a little tired. 他非常累。 He is not a bit tired. 他一点儿也不累

26. ②前置做定语时后常接 of, 但 a little 不接 of, 而 a bit of 后的 of 不可省略，即 a little money =a bit of money 3. Dr. Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor… (1)creat 做及物动词，意为 “ 创造, 创作, 引起, 产生 ” e.g. They created a new city in the desert. The new plan created quite a stir. (2)wooden 做形容词，意为 “ 木制的，呆板的， 毫无表情的 ” 。 例如： a wooden shelf 木架 a wooden face 呆板的脸 a wooden stare 呆望

27. 4. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams… (1) divide 做及物动词，意为 “ 分，划分，隔开 ” 。 e.g. Please divide the class into groups. (2) divide 还可做不及物动词，意为 “ 分，除尽 ” 。 e.g. The subject divides into three branches. Three will not divide into seven.

28. 5. Players shoot from below the basket,… (1) shoot 做及物动词，意为 “ 投球，射中，射死 ” 。 e.g. He shot a hare. He was shot in the leg. (2) shoot at “ 瞄准 “ e.g. He shot at a bird and killed it.

29. It’s believed that…… 1. It’s said that Mr. Green has arrived in Beijing. 2. It’s thought that Joe drives badly. 3. It has not been decided when they will leave for New York.

30. Ⅱ. 中考链接 ( )1. They’re making too much noise here. Let’s go ____. A. somewhere quiet B. nowhere quiet C. everywhere noisy D. anywhere noisy ( )2. —Didn’t he go home last Sunday? —______. A. Yes, he did B. No, he did C. Yes, he didn’t D. No, he doesn’t ( )3. ______ on real ice is very exciting. A. Skate B. Skates C. Skated D. Skating A A D

31. ( )4. We have ______ our sports meeting till next Monday because of the bad weather. A. put on B. put off C. put down D. put up ( )5. ______ the students in the primary school is about three thousand, and ______ of them are girls. A. A number of, two third B. The number of, two thirds C. A number of, two thirds D. The number of, two third B B

32. Homework 1. Choose an invention and do research on it. Write a paragraph about the story of it. 2. Discuss the good things and difficult things about being a basketball player.