Module 1
Step 1 GROUPWORK
Do you like playing sports at school? How much do you know about them? Make a list.
Do a survey in groups.
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Step 2
T: Do you know Michael Jordan? What kind of sports does he like playing? Are you a super fan? Whatever you are, answer the questions below:
① Who invented basketball?
② When was basketball invented?
③ When was the first basketball game in history?
④ What does NBA stand for?
⑤ How many basketball teams are there in NBA now?
Module 2
Step 1 Pre-reading
1. Give students 2 minutes to list eight sports played in China. Then discuss the results with the class so that everyone has the same 8 sports.
2. In order of popularity, rank them with your partner. Share different answers. But find out which sports are considered the 3 most popular.
Step 2 While-reading
1. Read the article and write T(true) or F(false) before each statement.
( )1. Basketball is played in more than 200 countries.
( )2. A doctor from America invented basketball.
( )3. The first basketball game was played in 1891.
( )4. The aim of basketball is to try to get a ball into the “basket” for players.
( )5. There aren’t foreign players in NBA.
2. Read again and circle the words or expressions you don’t understand.
3. Read the new words and get the meanings.
4. Discuss your problems in groups and ask for help.
5. Explain the difficulties.
① 被动语态的构成:助动词be + 及物动词的过去分词(助动词be有人称、数和时态的变化,其变化规则与be作为连系动词时完全一样。)过去分词的规则变化:
情况
| 动词原形
| 过去式/过去分词
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一般在动词原形后加-ed
| call
ask
| called
asked
| ①-ed在清辅音音素后
发音为/t/,在浊辅音后发音为/d/,在元音后发音也为/d/②-ed在/t/、/d/后发音为/id/
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以-e结尾的动词加-d
| use
name
| used
named
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以辅音字母加y结尾的动词,变y为i,再加-ed
| study
try
| studied
tried
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以元音字母加y结尾的词,直接加-ed
| play
enjoy
| played
enjoyed
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末尾只有一个辅音字母的重读闭音节词,双写该辅音字母,再加-ed
| stop
plan
| stopped
planned
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以-r音节结尾的词,双写r字母,
再加-ed
| prefer
| preferred
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②Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous.
这里是动名词短语做主语的成分。
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Eating junk food is bad for health.
③It is believed that on December 21st,1891, the first basketball game in history was played. 在这个句型中,it是形式主语,that引导的从句是真正的主语。类似的句型还有It is said/hoped/known/reported that…
It is said that our group will win the game.
It is known that Yao Ming is one of the basketball stars in NBA.
④although/though虽然…(但是)…
a. although与but不能同时用。
e.g. Although he is very old, he still works hard.
= He is very old, but he still works hard.
b. although 与 though 都可作“虽然”解,用作从属连词,引导让步状语从句,一般情况下二者可以相互代用,只是 although 引导的从句放在句首的时候居多,而 though 引导的从句放在主句后面的时候居多。
e.g. Although it was expensive, we decided to buy it.
We were a good team, though we were neither very big nor very strong.
c.但在下列情况下两者不能通用。
a) 在as though, even though词组中,不能用although代替though.
e.g. I won't let you do it even though you dare.
b)though 可做副词用,作“可是…然而”解,而 although 不可用作副词。
e.g. He said he could come; he didn't, though
6. Read after the tape-recorder aloud and try to remember the information by mind-mapping.
Step 3 Post-reading
1. Ask students to complete the information in the mind-map without reading through the article. Add more details beside each map.
2. Answer the questions without looking back at the article but from the mind-map.
3. With the mind-map, try to retell the article.
4. Make a list of advantages and disadvantages about being a basketball player in “Section 4 Go For It” if we have time.
Module 3
Yao Ming is in Houston Rockets of NBA. What do you think his daily schedule is as a professional basketball player there? And give him some advice by email.
The topic is “If I were Yao Ming, ...”.