1、Unit 4 Growing up Reading (I),succeed in getting into the NBA have great achievements score 41 points in the stands prove,Prediction (预测) What is the article about?,stand national succeed scholarship prove matter,achieve something that you have been trying to do use facts to show that something is t
2、rue a place where people stand or sit to watch sports be important of a whole country money given to somebody so that he or she can continue to study,Match the words with the meanings (B1),He is only 170 cm tall.,Who is this article about?What was his big dream when he was young?How tall is he?Is it
3、 easy for such a short man to play in the NBA?,He wanted to play in the NBA.,Skimming,Spud Webb.,No, it isnt.,He was refused because he was too small .,He had to sit in the stands because of his height.,Find out the sentences that show Spud was very short., much smaller than the other kids at school
4、.,No university would invite him because he was only 170 cm tall.,The NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than him.,Choose the important information,a Spud was named Player of the Year. b Spud got a scholarship from a university. c Spud scored 20 points
5、in his first game. d Spud became an NBA player in 1985.,Paragraph 2 _ Paragraph 3 _ Paragraph 4 _ Paragraph 5 _,c,a,b,d,In junior high In senior high At college After university,How is the article organized?,A. In order of time. B. In order of space. C. In order of importance.,1. In junior high, he
6、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 mi
7、nd. He went on to become leader of the team,Find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life. (B4),3. After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170 cm tall. He decided _.,to play at a junior college. There he led his t
8、eam to the national championship,Find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life. (B4),4. After he graduated from university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. He remained _.,in another basketball league for about a y
9、ear before the NBA took notice of him,Find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life. (B4),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: H
10、e (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 doesnt (6) _. We can do almost anything if we never (7) _.,1963,much sma
11、ller,joined,shortest,won,matter,give up,More about Spud,What was his proudest moment?,He won the Slam Dunk Contest.,You can do almost everything if you never give up.,Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body does not matter.,What does the passage want to tell us?,Discussion,What can we learn from Spud?,Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it. （世上无难事只怕有心人）Dreams are of no value unless they are followed by action. （梦想只有付诸行动才有意义）,Today, I learned a lot about Spud Webb. I think we should remember the following if we want to be successful in our life.,Homework,A diary,