Period5 Module1BasketballReadingandWritingReadingPractice Readingandwriting 1 Discusswithyourpartner Doyoulikewatchingbasketballorplayingyourself DoyoulikewatchingtheNBA WhodoyoulikebestamongtheNBAplayers ArethereanyChineseplayersintheNBA Ifso whoarethey WhichChineseplayerdoyouthinkisnowgoingonwellintheNBA Doyoulikehim Why Whichteamisheinnow ReadingandWriting 2 Warmingup Position CBorn Sept 12 1980Height 7 5 2 26Weight 296lbs 134 3kg From China Hiscareerhighlights RankedthirdinNBAfieldgoalpercentagein2004 05witha 552averagethree timeNBAAll Star 2003 05 AmongNBAleaders rankedseventhinfieldgoalpercentage 13thinblockedshotspergameand15threboundingaverage 2003 04 NamedstartingcenterforWesternConferenceAll Starteamforsecondconsecutiveseason 2004 RanksthirdinRocketshistoryincareerblockedshotspergameandeighthincareerblockedshots ReadingandWriting 3 Prediction Doyouthinktheheadcoachoftheteamissatisfiedwithhim Anythingheisnotverygoodatorusedto ReadingandWriting 4 Practice ReadthepassageanddoActivity1onpage9Keys Yes becauseheisnotaggressiveenough No theydon t Theyaremorepoliteandnotasselfish Yes hedoes butitwilltakehimsometimetogetusedtoplayinglikethat ReadingandWriting 5 LanguageFocus Yao however isaselflessandkindperson bringupinone natureaninstanthitnationwideaggressiveIfnecessarydominate ReadingandWriting 6 Discussion Doactivity2onpage9withyourpartner Thinkofsomeexamplesofaggressivebehaviour Tocompetewithplayersfromothercountries whatmustChineseathletesdo Whatdotheylack Andwhataretheygoodat ReadingandWriting 7 Writing DoActivity3 WriteareplyafterreadingthepassageaboutYaoMing sattitudeandbehaviourinNBAAnexampleDearEditor I mwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMing Ilikethatfactthatthearticledrawsattentionto Iwouldliketosaysomethingabout Inmyopinion thereasonwhy isthat IbelievethatChinesesportsmenandwomen Yourssincerely XXX Anexample DearEditor IamwritinginreplytothearticleaboutYaoMingwhichappearsinyournewspaperyesterday IlikethefactthatthearticledrawsattentiontothatChinaisproducingworldclasssportsmenandwomenlikeYaoMing However IwouldliketosaysomethingaboutYaoMing sattitude Inmyopinion thereasonwhyheisso nice isduetowhatthesituationwaslikewhenheplayedinChina IntheShanghaiSharks thewholeteamplayedforhimandheneverhadtoaskfortheball hedominateeverygame IbelievethatChinesesportsmenandwomenareasgood andoftenbetterthanplayersfromothercountries butwehaveanaturalideaofpolitenessandteamplayratherthantheindividual star statuswhichistypicalofworldbasketballandsoccer Yourssincerely Name Readingpractice 1 Warming up DoActivity1onpage11Discussthequestionswithyourpartnerorgroupmates Focuson Whatpossiblerisksaretherewhenyouplaybasketball ReadingPractice 2 Understandingofthetitle DizzyHeightsofSchoolBasketballdizzyheights令人眩晕的高度thedizzyheightsof 是习语 指重要的职位 显赫的地位 含有一定的幽默色彩 文章标题表面上用的是常用习语 其含蓄用意却回归在dizzy的本义上 指球员被撞晕 有一语双关之意 令人眩晕的校园篮球 ReadingPractice 3 Skimming thefirst3paragraphs Whyisitsaidthatbasketballisasafesports theplayers energyispartlydirectedupwards ata90 degreeangletotheground andovertheheadsoftheothers Sothisislessriskofacollisionbetweentwoplayers ReadingPractice 4 Languagefocus 2 InbaseballandAmericanfootball theplayers energymoves tothegroundandtowardstheir sotheywear whichgive totheirheads parallel opponents helmets adequateprotection 3 Basketballplayerswear whichare designedto energywhenthey intotheair theywearnootherprotection just socksandsneakers specially absorb bound avestandshorts Ifthereis ofdirectionintheirenergy from to suchaswhenthey acrossthecourt theball thereisarealdangerofpersonalinjury anabruptchange vertical horizontal accelerate bouncing Semanticmapofthefirst3paragraphs ReadingPractice 5 DetailedReading Doactivity2 3 and4inyourtextbook Keytoactivity2 D Keytoactivity3 C Keytoactivity4 ACCB ReadingPractice 6 Languagefocus attheintervalWhereaseveryoneelsewastallandslimwithshorthaircut Joewasshortandstout withlonghairandalargebelly makeacircuitofthecourtmakeacontroversialpasscommitafoulasuspensionofplayshotthepenaltyTherewerethreeminutestogo 9 takepossessionof10 howlloudlyinpain withhisnosebleedingandacutonhisleftcheek 11 Helayverystill 12 Joewasaconsiderateguy andapologized sniffingandweeping eitherinpainorinfrustration 13 hasthescaronhisfaceasasouvenirofthetournament ReadingPractice 7 Practice KeystoActivity5Becausetheplayer senergyisdirectedupwardandthereislessriskofacollision Becausethereissometimesanabruptchangeofdirectionintheirenergy Despitebeingshortandstout Becausehisnosewasbleedingandhewaslyingverystill Becausehestillhasascaronhisface ReadingPractice 8 Discussion Doactivity6onpage12 Whatimprovementswouldyousuggesttomakebasketballabettergame groupwork Homework Explainbasketballandpreparea dreamteam ofthestarplayers LanguageDateBank LanguagepointsforReading LanguageDateBank base basis basisn Thebasisofmorality friendshipArgumentsthathaveafirmbasisbebasedon upon以 为基础base on upon Thesechargesarebasedonfacts Hegoodbusinesswasbasedongoodservice LanguageDateBank attend attendschool 去上学校 attendchurch 去做礼拜 at