Reading and writing 1. Discuss with your partner,Do you like watching basketball or playing yourself? Do you like watching the NBA? Who do you like best among the NBA players?,4. Are there any Chinese players in the NBA? If so, who are they? 5. Which Chinese player do you think is now going on well in the NBA? 6. Do you like him? Why? Which team is he in now?,Reading and Writing-2. Warming up,Position: C Born: Sept. 12, 1980 Height: 7-5 / 2,26 Weight: 296 lbs. / 134,3 kg. From : China,His career highlights,Ranked third in NBA field goal percentage in 2004-05 with a .552 average three-time NBA All-Star (2003-05) Among NBA leaders, ranked seventh in field goal percentage, 13th in blocked shots per game and 15th rebounding average (2003-2004),Named starting center for Western Conference All-Star team for second consecutive season (2004) Ranks third in Rockets history in career blocked shots per game and eighth in career blocked shots ,Reading and Writing -3. Prediction,Do you think the head coach of the team is satisfied with him? Anything he is not very good at or used to?,Reading and Writing-4. Practice,Read the passage and do Activity 1 on page 9. Keys: 1. Yes, because he is not aggressive enough. 2. No, they dont. They are more polite and not as selfish. 3. Yes, he does, but it will take him some time to get used to playing like that.,Reading and Writing- 5. Language Focus,1. Yao, however, is a selfless and kind person. 2. bring up 3. in one nature 4. an instant hit 5. nationwide 6. aggressive 7. If necessary 8. dominate,Reading and Writing-6. Discussion,Do activity 2 on page 9 with your partner. Think of some examples of aggressive behaviour? To compete with players from other countries, what must Chinese athletes do? What do they lack? And what are they good at?,Reading and Writing-7. Writing,Do Activity 3-Write a reply after reading the passage about Yao Mings attitude and behaviour in NBA. An example:,Dear Editor, Im writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming . I like that fact that the article draws attention to I would like to say something about In my opinion, the reason why is that I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women Yours sincerely, XXX,An example,Dear Editor, I am writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming which appears in your newspaper yesterday. I like the fact that the article draws attention to that China is producing world class sportsmen and women like Yao Ming.,However, I would like to say something about Yao Mings attitude. In my opinion, the reason why he is so “nice” is due to what the situation was like when he played in China. In the Shanghai Sharks, the whole team played for him and he never had to ask for the ball he dominate every game.,I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women are as good- and often better than players from other countries, but we have a natural idea of politeness and team play rather than the individual “star” status which is typical of world basketball and soccer. Yours sincerely, Jane,