1、Unit 4 Growing up,Reading(I),New words:,n. 初级中学 参加-选拔(或试演) 泄气, 灰心 vt. 筒直 n. 两年制专科学校 adj. 国家的 n. 锦标赛,junior high,try out for sth.,lose heart,score,senior high,stand,change ones mind,leader,name,university,simply,junior college,national,championship,vi. 成功 成功地做某事 n. 奖学金 conj. 尽管, 虽然 vi. 毕业 vt. 强迫, 迫使
2、n. 联盟, 社团 vi. 逗留; 保持不变 注意, 察觉 n. 成就, 成绩 vt. 证明 vi. 要紧, 有重大影响,New words:,succeed,succeed in doing sth.,scholarship,although,graduate,force,league,remain,take notice of,achievement,prove,matter,Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right.,I II 1.stand (line 8) _ a. achieve something tha
3、t you have been trying to do 2.national(line16) _ b. use facts to show that something is true. 3.succeed(line 18) _ c. a place where people stand or sit to watch sports 4.scholarship(line19)_ d. be important 5.prove(line29) _ e. of a whole country 6.matter(line 30 _ f. money given to somebody so tha
4、t he or she can continue tostudy,c,e,a,f,b,d,Please write down some important information on Spud Webbs basketball career.,Paragraph 1 Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5,Small Spud had a big dream.,Spud scored 20 points in his first game.,Spud was named player of the Year.,Spud got a sc
5、holarship from a university.,Spud became an NBA player in 1985,Complete their conversation with the information in the article.,Simon: When was Spud Webb born? David: He was born in_. Simon: Was he very tall? David: No. He was_ than the other kids at school. Simon: When did he became an NBA player?
6、Davis: He_ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became the _ player in the NBA at that time. Simon: What was his proudest moment? David: He_ the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986. Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type really doesnt_. We can do almost anything if we never_.,1963,much smaller,joined,shor
7、test,won,matter,give up,Help Simon find out how Spud didnt give up at different stages of his life. 1.In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was toosmall, but he_ 2.In senior high, he often had to sit in the stands because of his height, but he_ _ _ 3.After he graduated from high
8、 school, no university would invitehim to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall. He decided _ 4.After he graduated from university,theNBA was not interested in him because all its players were over 20cm taller than he was. He remained_,not lose heart. When he got the chance, he scored20 poi
9、nts in his first game and became the star of the team.,practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. He went on to become leader of the team. He was named Player of the Year in Texes in his last year of senior high.,to play at a junior college and led his team to the national champions
10、hip.,in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.,I. Multiple choice,1.Every player wants to_ the national team. A. try out in B. try on for C. try out for D. try for 2. He has to stay in hospital_ illness.A. because of B. becauseC. since D. as,3._, he won the mat
11、ch at last. A. In order to B. As a result C. Although D. Because of 4. At last, he succeed_ the first in race. A.got B. in get C. in getting D. on getting,II. Fill in the blanks with the correct words.,1. While_(attend)the meeting, Mr Hu madea wonderful speech. 2. Why was he refused_ (come) to our p
12、arty? 3. Xi Jinping is an excellent _ (lead) in China. 4. That things drives me mad_(simple). 5. In old days, many poor people were forced_(leave) their hometown. 6. Getting the first in the exam is always my_(proud) moment.,attending,to come,leader,simply,to leave,proudest,Fill in the blanks with t
13、he correct words. 1.In junior, Spub Webb_ (refuse) to play because he was too short. 2.In senior, he often had to sit in the stands because ofhis_ (high). 3.Id like to invite you_ (come) to our parentsmeeting, Mr. Dong. 4.At that time, the NBA was not interested in him becauseall its players were ov
14、er 20 cm_ (tall) than Webb. 5.-What was your_ (proud) moment, Daniel?-I was chosen to be the Chairperson of the StudentsUnion.,was refused,height,to come,taller,proudest,Change the drills. 1.He was smaller than the other kids at school.(同义句）He was _ _ _ at school. 2.He didnt lose heart though he fai
15、led many times.(同义句）He didnt_ _ though he failed many times. 3. David likes listening to music while doing homework.(画线提问）_ _ David_ listening to music? 4.Anyone can prove himself through his hard work.(画线提问）_ _ anyone prove himself? 5.Spud Webb became an NBA player in 1985.(同上)_ _ Spud Webb_ in 198
16、5?,the smallest kid,give up,When did like,How can,What did do,1.我做的一切就是为了让他改变想法。All I do is just to_ his_. 2.韦伯成为了曾在NBA打过球的最矮的队员。Webb became the shortest player_ _ ever _ in the NBA. 3.因为太穷, 没有人愿意邀请他去聚会。_ _ poorness, Nobody would_ him_ theparty. 4.他被命名为本年度最佳歌手。He_ _ “the best singer” this year. 5.通过
17、辛苦的工作, 最终他成功地创办了自己的公司。_ hard work, he finally_ _ _ hisown company.,Put these sentences into English,change mind,who had,played,Because of,invite to,was named,Through,successfully set up,Homework Read the text again and again until you retell it. 2. Prepare for Grammar. 3. Do after school exercises.,
