Module 1 Basketball
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 ming’s 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,
name
ii.reading practice
reading practice---1. warming-up
do activity 1 on page 11
discuss the questions with your partner or group mates.
focus on:
what possible risks are there when you play basketball?
reading practice---2. understanding of the title
dizzy heights of school basketball dizzy heights令人眩暈的高度
the dizzy heights of…是習語,指重要的職位,顯赫的地位,含有一定的幽默色彩.文章標題表面上用的是常用習語,其含蓄用意卻回歸在dizzy的本義上(指球員被撞暈),有一語雙關之意.
------令人眩暈的校園籃球
reading practice---3. skimming ( the first 3 paragraphs)
why is it said that basketball is a safe sports?
the players’ energy is partly directed upwards, at a 90-degree angle to the ground, and over the heads of the others. so this is less risk of a collision between two players.
reading practice---4. language focus
2. in baseball and american football, the players’ energy moves ___________ to the ground and towards their _____________, so they wear _______ which give _________________ to their heads.