Period 2

Module 1 Basketball

Reading & Vocabulary Speaking

Michael Jordan• Born:17th February 1963• Height: 1.98m• NBA career: 15 seasons(first season 1984- 1985)• Position: Guard• Games: 1, 072• Points: 32, 292• Record holder:1. Most seasons leading scorer: 102. Consecutive seasons leading scorer: 7 (1987-1993)

Wilt Chamberlain

• Born: 21st August 1936• Died:12th October, 1999• Height: 2.17m• NBA career: 14 seasons

(first season 1059-1960)• Position: Centre• Games: 1,045• Points: 31,419• Record holder:1. Most points in a season:

4,029(1961-1962)2. Consecutive seasons

leading scorer: 7(1960-1966)

Reading & Vocabulary -2. Speaking – talk about them

according to the information• Give a brief introduction of the two basketb

all players.eg. Michael Jordan/ Wilt Chamberlain was born on…

Reading and Vocabulary---3. Fast-reading (6m) Read the

information quickly and answer the questions

Keys to the questions• No, they didn’t.• 19 cm• Jordan• 63• Consecutive seasons leading scorer.

Reading & Vocabulary -3.Detailed-reading (6m) Read the passage about Michael

Jordan then work your partner to get more information.

Keys to Activity 2 (1-3):• The Chicago Bulls, the United states

Olympic.• 6 times (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996,

1997, 1998)• Because of his athletic ability, his

motivation and his confidence.Keys to Activity 3 (1-4): T, F, T, T

Reading & Vocabulary -4. Language focus

1. He was named their ____ _____ _____ (最有价值球员 ) five times.2. Jordan was born in New York and ____ __

_ (长大 ) in North Carolina.3. He ________(就读 ) the University of North

Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls.

4. He finished his first season (1984-1985) as one of the top scorers in the______ (联赛 ), ____ __ _______ ___ (平均为…… ) 28.2 points per game.

most valued player

upgrew

attended

leaguewith an average of

5. Jordan surprised everyone when he _____(退休 ) before the 1993-1994 season, but he _______(再次加入 ) the Chicago Bulls and won three more _____________(冠军，冠军赛 ) with them from 1996 to 1998.

6. Millions of fans ______(钦佩 ) his ______(运动的 ) ability, __________ (动力 ) and confidence.

retiredrejoined

championships

admireathletic motivation

7. They have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan such as the time when he _______(拯救 ) the Bulls from ending a game on a _____(平局 ).

8. Each time he threw the ball ______ ______ (直接穿过 ) the basket – and each time he ___ ___ ____ ______(闭上他的眼睛 ).

9. ___ the basketball ____ (球场 ), Michael Jordan opened his own _____(牛排 ) restaurant because he loves steak so much.

rescuedtie

straight through

had his eyes closed

Off court

steak

10. He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam ________(在……旁 ) the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny!

11. There is only one word to describe the best player in the world –_________(令人敬畏 )!

alongside

awesome

I Believe I Can Fly

Reading & Vocabulary -5.Detailed-reading (6m) Read the passage about Wilt Chamerlain then work your partner to get more information.

Keys to Activity 2 (4-6):4. 4 teams.5. Philadelphia Warriors/ Los Angeles

Lakers.6. Because he was very tall and

strong.Keys to Activity 3 (5-8): T, F,T,T

Reading & Vocabulary -6. Language focus1. His father William worked in a ________

(造船厂 )and his mother Olivia was a cleaner.

2. As a child, Chamberlain had _______ (各种各样的 )health problems. He had —__________ (肺炎 ) and almost died when he was ten.

3. Chamberlin is the only NBA player who ________ (平均为 v.) over 50 points per game for an _____ (整个 ) season.

shipyard

various

pneumonia

averagedentire

4. The giant player joined the NBA’s Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959-1960 season and was an _________ (立刻的 ) success.

5. The final _____ (分数 ) was Warriors 169 New York Knicks 147!

6. But there is no doubt that he _______ (值得 ) the title “____________(杰出的 ) player of his ___________(代 )”.

immediate

score

deservesoutstanding

generation

Reading & Vocabulary -7.Exercises (3m) Finish the

exercise on Activity 4 Page 4.

1. gold medal2. score3. consecutive4. league5. season

6. dream team7. motivation8. awesome9. alongside

Reading & Vocabulary -8.Exercises (3m) Finish the

exercise on Activity 5 Page 4Keys:

1. B2. B3. A4. B5. A6. B

Speaking

• Ask students work in groups to discuss the questions in Activity 1 and activity 3.

• Check their work and ask some students to give a report of their work

Homework

1.Write a short biography of Michael

Jordan or Wilt Chamberlain within 100

words.

2. Preview the grammar part.