2. The Shortest player in the NBA Reading

3. Words review junior high try out for sth. lose heart score senior high stand change one’s mind leader name n. 初级中学 参加 … 选拔 ( 或试演 ) 泄气，灰心 vt.&vi. 得分 n. 高级中学 n. 看台 改变主意 n. 领导者 vt. 命名

4. Words review university simply junior college national championship succeed succeed in doing sth. scholarship n. 大学 adv. 仅仅；简直 n. 两年制专科 学校 adj. 国家的 n. 锦标赛，大赛 vi. 成功 成功地做某事 n. 奖学金

5. Words review although graduate force league remain take notice of achievement prove matter conj. 尽管，虽然 vi. 毕业 vt. 强迫，迫使 n. 联盟，社团 vi. 逗留；保持不变 注意，察觉 n. 成就，成绩 vt. 证明 vi. 要紧, 有重大影响

6. 1 stand 2 national 3 succeed 4 scholarship 5 prove 6 matter a achieve something that you have been trying to do b use facts to show that something is true c a place where people stand sit to watch sports d be important e of a whole country f money given to somebody that he or she continue study Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.

7.  To get specific information about Spud Webb through the article  To learn the useful words and expressions  To learn to give a brief introduction about someone’s life Objectives

8. Words: junior high score senior high stand leader name university simply junior college national championship succeed scholarship although force remain prove Phrases: try out for sth. succeed in doing sth. lose heart change one’s mind take notice of sit in the stands

9. Patterns: 1. While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. 2. He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him. 3. Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter.

10. Are you good at it? Do you like playing basketball? How often do you play basketball?

11. Kobe Bryant Yao Ming Spud Webb Height: 198cm Height: 226cm Height: 170cm

12. What makes a person a wonderful basketball player? Height? Skill? Which is more important to a basketball player? Why? Let’s read the article — The shortest player in the NBA

13. a Spud Webb 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 small Spud had a big dream Paragraph 1 _________ Paragraph 2 _________ Paragraph 3 _________ Paragraph 4 _________ Paragraph 5 _________ e c a b d There are some important information on Spud Webb’s basketball career. Read the article and write the correct letters in the blanks. B2

14. 1. Spud wanted to play in the NBA when he was a boy. 2. With his wonderful performance, Spud was named Player of the Year in Texas more than once. 3. Spud didn’t leave another basketball league to the NBA until 1985. 4. Spud’s experience taught us that we can succeed as long as we never give up.

15. Simon: When was Spud Webb born? David: He was born in (1) _______. Simon: Was he very tall? David: No. he was (2) _____________ than the other kids at school. Simon: When did he become an NBA player? David: He (3) ________ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became the (4) __________ player in the NBA at that time. Simon: What was his proudest moment? David: He (5) ________ the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986. Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type really doesn’t (6) ________. We can do almost anything if we never (7) _________. 1963 much smaller joined shortest won matter give up Simon wants to know more about Spud Webb. He is asking David some questions. Complete their conversation with the information in the article. B3

16. 1. In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was too small, but he ____ ____________________________________ _________________________________. 2. In senior school, he often had to sit in the stands because of his height but he ______ ____________________________________ ___________________________________. did not lose heart. When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. He went on to become leader of the team B4 Simon is writing about Spud Webb. Help him find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life.

17. 3. After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall. He decided __________________________ ___________________________________. 4. After he graduated from university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 am taller than he was. He remained ______________ ____________________________________. in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him to play at a junior college. There he led his team to the national championship

18. Spud Webb Year & place of birth Texas, 1963 Height170 cm Dreamplay in the NBA Junior Hightry out, be refused to, score 20 points, star of the team Senior Highsit in the stands, change his mind, become leader of the team, Player of the Year College/ University invite to, a junior college, lead to, bring him to the attention of, succeed in NBAbe interested in, be forced to, take notice of, the Atlanta Hawks, great achievements, his proudest moment What he provedhard work, does not matter, never give up Try to retell Spud’s life with the help of information mentioned in the table.

19. 1. He was very small — much smaller than the other kids at school. 比较级前可以加 much, a little, quite, even 等副词表示程度或加强比较。如： Shanghai is much bigger than my hometown. 上海比我的家乡大多了。 He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. 他训练更加刻苦，终于使教练改变了看法。

20. 2. He practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. mind 作动词，意为 “ 介意，在乎，反对 ” 。 mind doing sth. 意为 “ 介意做某事 ” 。 mind 作名词，意为 “ 想法，意见 ” 。 与 mind 相关的短语： keep sth. in mind 记住某事 change one’e mind 改变主意 make up one’s mind 下决心

21. Excuse me, would you mind your voices down, please? (2012 四川绵阳 ) A. to keep B. keeping C. keep D. kept 我希望你不要介意。 I hope you don’t mind. 你介意照顾一下我的孩子吗？ Would you mind looking after my child?

22. 3. As a result, he succeeded in getting a scholarship. succeed in doing 意为 “( 在某方面 ) 取得成功； 达到目的 ” 。 succeed 是动词，其名词形式是 success, 形 容词为 successful ，副词为 successfully 。 根据汉语意思完成句子。 王诚成功地在竞赛中获胜。 Wang Cheng ___________ winning the competition. succeeded in

23. 4. Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter. matter 用作动词，意思是 “ 要紧，有重大影 响 ” 。如： The job matters more to him than anything else. 对他来说，这份工作比其他什么都重要。 matter 用作名词时，表示 “ 毛病，麻烦事 ” ， 常用于句型 What’s the matter with sb./sth.?

24. 1. try out for… 2. lose heart 3. from then on 4. change one’s mind 5. succeed in doing sth. 6. take notice of… 7. Although hw was a great player at university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.

25. Now two minutes to test your spelling. 1. English-Chinese junior high remain national stand simply leader university lose heart 2. Chinese-English 得分 成功能做某事 改变主意 证明 强迫，迫使 命名 要紧，有重大影响 When finished, exchange your papers to see who does the best.

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27. 1. They ______ their child John. 2. She hopes to go to ________ next year. 3. The thief ________ her to hand over her money. 4. Although he failed in this entrance examination, he didn’t _________. 5. Does it _______ if we are a bit late? I. 用方框中词的适当形式填空。 force matter university lose heart name named university forced lose heart matter

28. II. 根据汉语及提示翻译下列句子。 1. 任何事都不能使我改变主意。 (change one’s mind) __________________________________ 2. 我本想和她商量，结果却把她惹火了。 (succeed in doing sth.) __________________________________ ______________________________ 3. 尽管他参加这次竞赛不过是闹着玩儿而 已，赢得了头奖。 (although) __________________________________ ____________________________ Nothing will make me change my mind. I tried to discuss it with her, but only succeeded in making her angry. Although he had only entered the contest for fun, he won the first prize.

29. 1. Preview Grammar. 2. Write a summary about Spud Webb.