Module 1 Basketball

module 1 basketball
period 5 reading and writing
module 1 basketball
reading and writing
reading practice
i.reading and writing
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?
are there any chinese players in the nba? if so, who are they?
which chinese player do you think is now going on well in the nba?
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 -05 with a .552 average
three-time nba all-star (-05)
among nba leaders, ranked seventh in field goal percentage, 13th in blocked shots per game and 15th rebounding average (-04)
named starting center for western conference all-star team for second consecutive season ()
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:
yes, because he is not aggressive enough.
no, they don’t. they are more polite and not as selfish.
yes, he does, but it will take him some time to get used to playing like that.
reading and writing- 5. language focus
yao, however, is a selfless and kind person.
bring up
in one’ nature
an instant hit
nationwide
aggressive
if necessary
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 ming’s attitude and behaviour in nba
an example
dear editor,
     i’m 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,