1、Unit 4Growing up,Reading I,Revision,Translate them into English:挂在心上，惦念2.怎么了？3.长得太大4.建完它5.那样学6.一就,on ones mindWhats up?grow too bigfinish building itlearn that wayas soon as,7.大量信息8.他是怎样了解世界的？9.他喜欢通过因特网了解世界。10.他们不允许我们拍照。,They dont allow us to take photos.,a great deal of information,How does he lear
2、n about the world?,I likes to learn about the world through the Internet.,Enjoy a wonderful part of the NBA!,Warm-up,1.What qualities do you think an NBA player should have?2.Can a man of 170 cm become an NBA player?,Do you know them?,Kobe Bryant,Yao Ming,Height:198cm,Height:226cm,Height:,Who is he?
3、,Spud Webb,斯伯特韦伯于1963年出生，因为身高只有1米70、被昵称为“土豆”的他，竟在1986年“扣篮大赛”中从“人类电影精华”威尔金斯手中不可思议地夺得“扣篮王”称号，成为NBA的传奇。,Spud Webb,What makes a person a wonderful basketball player?,Height?,Skill?,Which is more important to a basketball player?Why?,Lets read the article The shortest player in the NBA,a.Spud was named P
4、layer of the Year.b.Spud got a scholarship from a university.c.Spud scored 20 points in his first game.d.Spud became an NBA player in 1985.e.small Spud had a big dream,e,c,a,b,d,Read paragraph 1 and answer:,1.When and where was Spud Webb born?2.What was his big dream?,In Texas in 1969.,He wanted to
5、play in the NBA.,Read paragraph 2-4 and compelete the form:,refused,lose heart,chance,star,20 points,sit in the,stands,change,his mind,leader,Player of,the Year,No,a junior,college,a,scholarship,the national,championship,Read paragraph 5 and answer:,At first,The NBA was not interested in Spud Webb b
6、ecause all its players were _ _than him.He was forced to play in _ for about a year.In 1985,Spud joined _.In 1986,he won _.It was his _.,more than,20cm taller,another basketball league,the Atlanta Hawks,the Slam Dunk Contest,proudest moment,Simon wants to know more about Spub Webb.He is asking David
7、 some questions.Read the article again and complete their conversation with the information in the article.,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?,1963,much smaller,David:
8、He(3)_ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became the(4)_ player in the NBA at that time.Simon:What was his proudest moments?David:He(5)_ the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986.,joined,shortest,won,Simon:Great!Spud proved that size and body type really doesnt(6)_.We can do almost anything if we never(7)_.,matter,g
9、ive up,In junior high,he was refused to play at first because he was too small,but he _ _ _,Simon is writing about Spub Webb.Help him find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life.,did not lose heart.When he finally got the chance,he scored 20 points in the first game.,2.In senio
10、r high,he often had to sit in the stands because of his height,but he _ _ _,practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.He went on to become leader of the team.,3.After he graduated from high school,no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170 cm tall.He d
11、ecided _ _.,to play at a junior college.There he led his team to the national championship,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 year before the NBA took notice of him,1.Read aloud the article.2.Find out the difficult points and discuss them with your classmates.,Homework,