Do you like playing basketball? Is a basketball match exciting? How many players are there in a basketball team? Maybe there are five. Who invented basketball, do you know? What are the rules in basketball? Read 1a as quickly as you can and find out the main idea of the passage. Whats the main idea of the passage? A: Basketball is very popular. B: Basketball is both an indoor and outdoor game. C: Basketball is a team sport. D: The history of basketball. Read 1a again and check True or False. 1. The inventor of basketball was born in Canada. 2. Basketball became popular soon after James Naismith invented it. 3. Sometimes teamwork is more important than a players good skills in a basketball game. 4. You cannot throw the ball through the basket with one hand. 5. To win basketball games, you can hold the ball and run with it. True False _ invented basketball. _ came into being. _ players play in a basketball match. _, he invented basketball. Listen and read for more details. James Naismith In 1891 In 1946 the National Basketball Association Ten 录音1a-P13 The rules in basketball The goal is : You can: You should: You cant: to throw the ball through the other sides basket, and to stop the other team from doing so throw it from any part of court with one hand or both hands pass the ball to your teammates have good skills play as a team hold the ball and run with it Listen and read for more details.录音1a-P13 1.Basketball is one of the most popular sports in one of + 可数名词复数： “之一”，该短语作 主语时，谓语动词常用单数形式。 2. It was an indoor game so that students could play in bad weather. so that: 目的是，为了。后面加句子。 Eg: 我最喜欢的歌手之一是周笔畅。 _ my favorite singers _ Zhou Bichang. Eg: 他们很早起床是为了赶上早班车。 They get up early _ they can catch the early bus. One ofis so that 3. The goal is to stop the other team from doing so. stop from doing sth. 意为：阻止做某事 4. Its more important for you and other players to play as a team. 对于你和你的队友来说，团队协作更重要。 Eg: 糟糕的天气可能阻碍我们打篮球。 The bad weather may stop us from playing basketball. Its + adj.+for sb.+to do sth. 意为：对某人做某事很 James Naismith was Canadian. He invented basketball in 1891. Basketball is an indoor and outdoor game. We can play it even in bad weather. How can he score in the game? Just throw the ball through the other sides basket. You must follow the rules in the game. Watch the flash and try to retell the story. The following expressions may help you.视频1a-P13 James Naismithinvented in 1891 in 1946 NBA came into being throw the ball through basket throw from any part cant hold the ball and run with it follow the rules Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the United States and other parts of the world. It is both an indoor and outdoor game. _ _ _ _ _ Read and understand the first sentence. Then complete the second one with the correct form of each word or phrase in the box. 1. Basketball has a history of over one hundred years. Basketball has a history of over a _. 1. 2. A large number of people enjoyed basketball. 2. Basketball soon became very _. passto century popular come into being all over century popular 3. In 1946 the National Basketball Association (NBA) was born. In 1946 the National Basketball Association (NBA) _. 4. You can also pass a teammate the ball. You can also _ the ball _ a teammate. 5. Basketball is becoming more and more popular around the world. Basketball is becoming more and more popular _ the world. came into being pass to all over We know: We can: the history of basketball talk something about basketball. 1.熟读1a 文章 2. 完成练习册Section C 3. 预习Section D