Unit 4 When was it invented? ReadingGo for it !basketball courtEquipment about basketballbasketballmetal hoopbackboardnetwooden floor木地板木地板装备装备,器材器材Before You Read1a List eight sports played in China.SportRankSportRankfootballvolleyballtable tennisbaseballbasketballskatingswimmingboxing1b How popular is each sport? Rank them 1-8 in order of popularity.footballvolleyballtable tennisbaseballbasketballskatingswimmingboxingWhile You ReadLearning strategy: MIND-MAPPING Use mind-mapping to remember information. To make a mind-map, change the information you read into a colorful “picture of words”. The brain recalls “pictures” more easily than written information.思维图思维图把把变成变成回忆回忆While You Read1.用用5分钟时间通读短文；分钟时间通读短文；2.将生词和不熟悉的短语及有困难的句子打上记号；将生词和不熟悉的短语及有困难的句子打上记号；3.和同桌讨论一下你的难点。和同桌讨论一下你的难点。 While You Read If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go basketball. This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by all, for fun and exercise. The sport of basketball is a little more than a hundred years old. It is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries including China, where basketball has been played in parks, schools, and even in factories. means more than包括包括While You Read Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was at college, his class was once asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the players was important. Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous. 创造创造撞上撞上(某人某人) While You Read Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his new game. The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the “basket”: a net hanging from a metal hoop. Players shoot from below the basket, and sometimes the “backboard” is used for guiding the ball into the basket. Players move towards one end of the court while throwing the ball to each other.分开分开,划分划分朝着朝着的方向的方向While You Read It is believed that on December 21st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event. A team from China took part, and although they didnt win they used the experience to help develop the game at home. Since then, the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide, and the number of foreign players in Americas NBA (National Basketball Association) has increased. Basketball has also become a more popular sport for people to watch, and many young people dream of becoming famous basketball players.发展发展After You Read判断正误判断正误1.Basketball is very popular in China. 2. Basketball is played by over 100 million people in China. 3. James Naismith was born in 1861. 4. Basketball became an Olympic event in 1936. 5. Chinese team won the match in Berlin Olympics. TFTTFAfter You Read3a Complete the mind-map with information from the reading.parksschoolsexerciseforeign players in NBAcourtbasket (net, metal hoop)in 1936,became an Olympic event1st game played in 1861played indoorson wooden flooraim to score baskets3b Use what you remember from the mind-map to answer the following questions.1. Who invented basketball?James Naismith.2. Why was the Berlin Olympics important for basketball? In 1936 in Berlin, basketball became an Olympic event.3. What is the aim of basketball?To get the ball into the hoop (basket).4. Name a professional basketball organization in America. NBA (The National Basketball Association).Its good to be a basketball player because Its difficult to be a basketball player becauseit keeps you healthy.you must practice a lot to become good.Go For ItWould you like to play on Chinas national basketball team one day? Make a list of good and difficult things about being a basketball player.单项选择单项选择1. The room _ I live _ is very large. A. which; / B. that; / C. which; in D. where; in2. This is the doctor _ saved the babys life. A. who B. whom C. whose D. which3. The film reminded him _ what he had seen in America. A. to B. in C. of D. for4. What animal do you like _, a dog, a cat or a pig? A. well B. better C. best D. very5. He traveled all over the world _ he had a man-made leg. A. if B. as C. because D. though6. Not only I but also Tom and Jack _ interested in English because it _ useful. A. is; is B. is; are C. are; is D. are; are 7. I cant go _ because I have to go home at once. A. else anywhere B. anywhere else C. else nowhere D. somewhere else 8. Why does this woman decided _ to these places? A. not go B. doesnt go C. not going D. not to go9. Would you please help me _ the picture on the wall? A. put up B. put on C. put into D. put off10. Excuse me, could you _ me your new dictionary?A. borrow B. keep C. lend D. take 11. He is a _ boy, so he cant go to the park by himself.A. six-year-old B. six year old C. six-years-old D. six years old12. We have never seen _ good a car _ this.A. as; as B. so; as C. such; that D. so; that13. _ of them is a farm worker.A. Both B. All C. Neither D. Some14. It _ us five hours to work out the problem.A. cost B. spent C. paid D. took15. Lets write them _ before we forget them.A. down B. on C. to D. with A single flower does not make a spring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。