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Module 1 Basketball Ｉ．模块教学目标

技能目标Skills Goals ▲

Learn about basketball ▲

Talk about basketball and basketball stars ▲

Practise expressing feelings and emotions ▲

Learn and practise the use of Conversion and Suffixes ▲

Explain basketball and prepare a “dream team” of star players II．目标语言

Practise expressing feelings and emotions I was amazed when I saw Yao Ming play for the first time. 功

His ability and power are astonishing. 能

Everyday English 句

look forward to it 式

really hot show a lot of character fast and furious

词汇

1. 四会词汇

abrupt, absorb, accelerate, adequate, alongside, ambulance, angle, apologise, appointed, aside, attend, average, awesome, bandage, belly, blanket, bleed, bounce, bound, boundary, boxing, cheek, circuit, collision, commit, complicated, confirm, considerate, deserve, dip, dizzy, dream team, entire, forward (n.) , frustration, generation, gold medal, hit, hop, howl, league, live, immediate, instant, motivation, nationwide, nature, outstanding, oval, referee, obtain, parallel, popularity, professional, pulse, rely, scar, selfish, slim, sneaker, sniff, sock, star, stout, suspension, teamwork, tournament, tie, title, valued, vest, various, weep, wrestling 2. 认读词汇

defend, guard, referee, hoop, court, slam dunk, association, top-class,

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talented, hold, consecutive, center, scorer, motivation, steak, shipyard, commentary, half, overtime, coach, commentator, stamina, quarter, dominate, upwards, parallel, horizontal, interval, appoint, typical, controversial, foul, penalty, gymnasium, pole, basis, version

3. 词组

all the time, be based on, be rude to, be used to, draw sb’s attention to , grow up, if necessary, in the history of, take possession of, There is no doubt that …, with an average of 4．重点词汇和短语

apologise, outstanding, be based on, be rude to, be used to, draw sb’s attention to , take possession of, There is no doubt that …

Conversion

Chamberlain averaged over 50 points a game for an entire season. 结

During this time, his average was more than 30 points a game. 构

Suffixes Make adjectives ending in -ful, -less and -ic from nouns.

1. He finished his first season as one of the top scorers in the league, with an average of 28.2 per game. P2 重

2. Millions of fans admire his athletic ability, motivation and confidence. P3 点

3. They have fantastic stories to tell about Michael Jordan, such as … P3 句

4. He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam alongside the famous 子

cartoon character Bugs Bunny! P3 5. The giant player joined the NBA’s Philadelphia Warriors in the 1959-1960 season and was an immediate success. P3 6. But there is no doubt that he deserves the title “outstanding player of his generation” P3 III．教材分析与教材重组

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教材分析

本模块以Basketball为话题，介绍了篮球知识和一些中外篮球明星。篮球是

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世界性的运动项目，也是最受欢迎、集娱乐与锻炼身体为一身的大众活动。作为游戏，它是一项人们喜闻乐见的全民健身活动的手段，具有活跃身心和健身强体的功能；作为竞技体育运动，其意义在于它是一项实施奥运争光战略的重要竞技项目，通过强者间的对抗与拼斗，能显示生命的活力，激励人们树立顽强的意志、勇敢的作风、集体主义精神和克服困难、自强不息、为国争光而夺取胜利的信念。对培养勇敢、机智、组织纪律性、集体主义精神和爱国主义情怀都有益处。虽然篮球是最安全的运动项目之一，但也有危险。通过本模块的学习，同学们还可了解中外运动员赛场上的不同风格。

1.1 INTRODUCTION 介绍篮球规则和NBA组织，为本模块的学习奠定了良好基础。

1.2 READING AND VOCABULARY包括两篇文章，分别介绍篮球巨星Michael Jordan 和Wilt Chamberlain。

1.3 SPEAKING要求学生小组谈论美国的NBA和篮球运动。

1.4 GRAMMAR( I ) CONVERSION学习构词法知识：名词与动词之间的词性转换。

1.5 LISTENING AND VOCABULARY通过听评球，了解篮球知识；辨别表达情绪和情

感的词汇，为后面的FUNCTION部分打下基础。

1.6 FUNCTION练习使用正确词汇表达自己的情绪和情感。

1.7 READING AND WRITING要求学生读一篇关于姚明的报道后，通过小组活动，

讨论中外运动员的赛场风格，讨论中国运动员应该怎样同国外选手进行比赛；写的部分要求学生根据提示给报社的编辑写一封回信。

1.8 GRAMMAR ( II ) SUFFIXES 学习构词法知识：名词加后缀变形容词。

1.9 EVERYDAY ENGLISH 是对一些英语习惯用语的理解。

1. 10 READING PRACTICE 旨在让学生了解虽然篮球运动同其他运动相比是比较安

全的，但也同样有对运动员造成伤害的危险。读后要求学生思考怎样做才能使篮球运动更安全。

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1.11 CULTURAL CORNER 介绍了American football, basketball 和baseball的由来。

1.12 TASK 要求同学们根据本模块所学内容，说一说自己为什么对篮球如此感兴趣，

并且要求学生组建一个由明星组成的“梦之队”，

给班上其他同学介绍自己的“梦之队”队员。

2. 教材重组

2.1 将INTRODUCTION、SPEAKING和LISTENING AND VOCABULARY整合在一

起上一节“听说课”。重点讨论篮球运动和美国的NBA，为学习课文打下基础。

2.2 把READING AND VOCABULARY

和后面的练习题以及Workbook 的

Vocabulary 放在一起上一节“阅读课”。

2.3 将READING AND WRITING, FUNCTION和EVERYDAY ENGLISH结合在一

起，上一节“综合技能课”。

2.4 把GRAMMAR ( I ) 、（2）与和Workbook 的Grammar整合在一起上一节“语法课”。

2.5 将READING PRACTICE和相关的练习题以及Workbook 的Speaking and writing 放在一起上一节“阅读写作课”。

2.6 将CULTURAL CORNER, TASK 和WORKBOOK的Reading和设计为一节“泛读课”。

3. 课型设计与课时分配（经教材分析，本单元可以用6课时教完）

1st Period

Speaking and Listening 2nd Period

Reading

3rd Period

Integrating skills 4th Period

Grammar 5th Period

Reading and Writing

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6th Period

Extensive reading

IV. 分课时教案

The First Period Speaking and Listening Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

forward, defend, guard, referee, hoop, court, slam dunk, association, league, top-class, talented, professional, complicated, popularity, live, half, overtime, coach, commentary 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Talk about basketball and listen to people talking about basketball. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标

By listening to and talking about basketball enable students to have a good knowledge of basketball and NBA. Teaching important points教学重点

Enable students to have a good knowledge of basketball and NBA. Teaching difficult points教学难点

How to improve their listening ability. Teaching methods教学方法

Listening and speaking. Teaching aids 教具准备

A multi-media computer. Teaching procedures & ways 过程与方式

Step I Lead- in T: Good morning / afternoon, class! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. /Ms …

T: Please look at the following words. You can find the most popular ball game in the world. What is the answer? Please check.

Show the following on the PowerPoint. 1. Ball

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2. Attitude 3. Speed 4. Killer 5. Ed 6. Throw 7. Barcelona 8. Apple 9. Latvia or Lithuania 10. Latitude or Longitude = B - A - S - K - E - T - B - A - L - L

Ss: Basketball.

T:

Quite right. Now let’s do a quiz to learn about some general knowledge on basketball. It doesn’t matter if you aren’t sure about the answer. You may work in groups and a few minutes later we will check the answers together.

Step II Introduction In order to stimulate students’ interest, give them a quiz. Show the following on the PowerPoint. General knowledge on basketball

Multiple-choice exercise 1. What is a travel? a. Starting a fight

b. being kicked out of the game

c. running with the ball

d. shooting three times in a row 2. How many players can play at once? a. 5

b. 6

c. 4

d. 3 3. What is the maximum number of points can you get for one shot? a. 2

b. 1

c. 5

d. 3

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4. What is the place you play at called? a. arena

b. rink

c. field

d. court 5. How long is a game, without timeouts or quarter breaks? a. 20mins

b. 32mins

c. 1 hour

d. until 21 points are scored 6. What is an over and back? a. passing the ball back to the player who passed it to you. b. switching hands while dribbling. c. no such thing d. dribbling over the half court line and back 7. What is the normally the point guard? a. the best ball handler

b. the tallest person

c. the worst player

d. your mom 8. How many fouls are you allowed in a game? a. as many as you want

b. 5

c. 4

d. 3 9. Which is not a type of time out? a. 1 min

b. 2mins

c. 30 sec.

d. none 10. How high is the basketball hoop? a. 10 feet

b. 11 feet

c.12 feet

d. 15 feet Key: 1-5

c a d d b

6-10 d a b b a After dealing with the quiz, ask students to talk about basketball. Deal with Activity 1 first, then come to Activity 3. When dealing with Activity 3, ask students to describe basketball using the adjectives in the box on Page 1. After they describe it, students will be asked to compare basketball with other sports. Suggested answers: 1.1. They’re attacking. 1.2. They’re defending. 1.3. He is watching the players’ action carefully. Deal with Activity 3. T: Now let’s deal with Activity 3. Describe basketball using any of the words in the box.

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S1: I think basketball is exciting. It is my favourite ball game. I like watching basketball games. S2: Basketball is a fast game. Basketball players have to run very fast to play the game well.

S3: I don’t think basketball is a fast game. In my opinion, it is slow and it is a team game. Football players have to run much faster. S4: Basketball is a very dangerous game. I broke my leg in the last school games. It took more than 4 months for me to recover. S5: Basketball is complicated, for there are many playing rules. …

T: Good. Thank you very much. I’ve learned a lot from you. Now I’d like you to tell the differences between basketball and the sports in the second question. S8: In baseball you use a bat to hit the ball. In basketball you pass the ball with your hands. Baseball is a game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score. Basketball is a game played between two teams of five players each, the object being to throw the ball through an elevated basket on the opponent's side of the rectangular court. S9: In tennis you hit the light ball with a racket. It is a game played with rackets and a light ball by two players or two pairs of players on a rectangular court divided by a net. In basketball there is no net at all. It is a team game, so teammates must learn to cooperate.

S10: In volleyball you use up to three hits to ground the ball on the opposing team's side of the net. You must stay in your side in volleyball. In basketball you pass the ball with your hands and you

can run in both sides of the court. T: I’m glad you know a lot about basketball. As you know, whenever basketball is mentioned, an association is reminded. What is it? Ss: NBA. T: Good. Which NBA basketball players do you know?

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Ss: Yao Ming, Michael Jordan,

Shaq, Kobe, Carlos Boozer, Tim Duncan and Steve Nash. T: Good! I guess you are NBA fans. Please tell me what NBA stands for? If you are not sure, you can find the answer in the passage in Activity 2. After reading the passage, deal with the questions. Suggested answers: 2.1. Yes, they are. 2.2. No, the 29 teams are in two different countries: the US and Canada. 2.3. An amateur team doesn’t participate in competition for money and its players are made up of university students. A professional team plays for money and its members are professional players. Step III Speaking After learning something about the NBA, ask students to work in groups and go on with SPEAKING

on Page 5. T: The NBA is being talked a lot. There is a statement about the NBA that everyone in China thinks the NBA is fantastic. Do you think the statement is true? What are the reasons for NBA’s popularity? Please discuss with your group members and give your reasons. You may refer to the reasons on Page 5. S: I think it is popular in China because Chinese people like playing basketball and basketball is more exciting than other sports.

S: I think it is popular because there are so many great players in it. They are so skillful and talented.

T: Look at the sports listed in Activity 1.3, are they as popular as basketball in China?

S: I think soccer is also popular in China.

Then let the students work in groups and answers the questions in Activity 3.

Suggested answers: 3.1. Yes, I do. I like watching basketball on TV because it is exciting. But I don’t have much time to watch TV. I often read magazines. 3.2. I prefer watching NBA teams on TV. NBA players have better skills. 3.3. Yes, I do. Sometimes I stay up to watch basketball “live”.

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3.4. Yes, I do. I am on the school basketball team. I often play basketball with friend in my spare time. 3.5. Yes, I do. It is a team work. It helps us to learn to compete successfully and cooperate with others. It also builds up our bodies. It helps me grow taller. 3.6. No, I wouldn’t. It is impossible for me to be a professional player because I am not tall enough. Another reason is that I am not a talented player. Or Yes, I’d like to. I have played in several games and have done very well. My coach thinks I am a promising player. Step IV Listening and vocabulary

Activity 1 is pre-listening exercise. This exercise will help students to learn more about basketball. And this exercise will make it easy for students to understand the listening materials.

T: Now we shall go on with the topic of Basketball. Please turn your books to Page 7 and look at Activity 1. Now I’ll ask you to answer the questions. Then check their answers to the four questions.

Listening After dealing with Activity 1, continue with Activity 2 on Page 7. Students are required to do this activity individually.

T: Now you will hear a conversation between two persons. Listen and judge which two people are speaking and when. Before you listen, look through the three choices below. What is a commentator? Find the meaning of this word in your dictionary. S: A commentator is someone on television or radio who describes an event as it is happening. For example, a sports commentator.

T: Can you name some famous commentator in China? S: Han Qiaosheng, Huang Jianxiang, Song Shixiong and Zhang Bin.

Teacher can ask students to say something about their favorite commentator.

Play the tape for the first time. Check the answer.

Activity 3 requires students to listen for specific words.

T: Now look at the words listed in Activity 3. We will listen to Part 2 of the passage.

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Check the words you hear. As you may have found, the words on the first line are all in –ed form, while those on the second line are all in –ing form. So pay attention to this while listening.

Play the tape. Check the answer.

Activity 4 requires students to listen and check the true sentences. Activity 5 requires students to explain the 5 sentences from the listening materials in their own words. This activity will help students to form the habit of thinking in English.

Step V Homework Deal with Activity 11-12 on workbook. The Second Period

Reading

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

hold, consecutive, title, centre, scorer, valued, attend, average, per, motivation, tie, steak, alongside, awesome, shipyard, various, entire, immediate, deserve , outstanding , generation , in the history, dream team, grow up, with an average of, gold medal, There’s no doubt that…

b. 重点句型

He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam alongside the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny! 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Help students to learn about

two great basketball superstars Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标

Help students become interested in basketball; Inspire students learn to compete successfully by Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain’ stories. Teaching important points教学重点

Help students to learn how great Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain are. The key words and expressions in the text

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Teaching difficult points教学难点

The use of some keys words and expressions.

Teaching methods教学方法

Listening, reading and discussing. Teaching aids 教具准备

A multimedia computer. Teaching procedures & ways 教学过程与方式

Step I Revision T: Good morning / afternoon, class! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. /Ms …

T: First of all, let’s check the answers to Activity 11-12 on workbook. Check the answers.

Step II Lead-in After checking the answers to Activity 11-12, introduce the text. T: What did we learn yesterday?

Ss: Basketball and the NBA. T: Today we are going to meet two great NBA players. Look at the pictures please. Who are they?

S: The first one is Michael Jordan, but I am not familiar with the second.

S: I know. The second one is Wilt Chamberlain. He is a great basketball player.

T: Yes, you are right. I know some of you are basketball fans. Can you tell me something about them? Such as the name of their team, their height, their nicknames and so on.

S: Michael Jordan is known as “Air Jordan”. He was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the greatest basketball player of all time. S: Wilt Chamberlain is one of only two players who have scored more than 30,000

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points in an NBA career. He was basketball’s unstoppable force, the most awesome offensive force the game has ever seen.

…

T: It seems some of you don’t know much about them. In this lesson, we’re going to learn something about the two great basketball players. Turn to Page 2 please.

Step III Reading First ask students to look through the two profiles and then answer the questions in Activity 1. Three minutes later check the answers with the whole class. Suggested answers: 1.1.

No, they didn’t. 1.2.

Chamberlain was 19cm taller than Jordan. 1.3.

Chamberlain scored more points in his career. 1.4.

He was 63 years old. 1.5.

They both hold the record consecutive seasons leading score: 7. Reading T: OK. Let’s continue with the introduction of Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. First read the two passages quickly and then answer the questions in Activity 2.You may work in groups and discuss the questions together. Suggested answers: 2.1. He played for the Chicago Bulls. 2.2. His team won the NBA title six times. (from 1991 to 1993; from 1996 to 1998) 2.3. He is not only successful in the basketball court but also succeeds in business. He also found success as an actor. He is awesome. 2.4. 4 different teams. 2.5. Philadelphia Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers. 2.6. Because he was not only tall but also the first to score more than 3,000 points in a season.

After dealing Activity 2, ask students to read the text again, and then do Activity 3. Ask students to correct the wrong sentences. Discussion

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After dealing with Activity 3, ask students to work in groups and discuss which player they like better.

T: Up to now, you have learned something about the two great players. Which player do you like better and why? Work in groups and have discussion.

Five minutes later ask a group of students to present their discussion to the rest of the class. A sample of the discussion: A: I like

Michael Jordan better not only because he was a top score player in the NBA, but also a successful actor. B. Me, too. I admire his athlete ability, motivation and confidence. Many people remember his famous number 23 shirt. Thanks to him, the Bulls won their NBA championship and the Dream Team won the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. C. It is true Michael Jordan was the best known athlete in the world in the 1990s, but he was only the second player to score more than 3,000points in a season. The first was Wilt Chamberlain. I like Chamberlain better. He is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season. On 2nd March1962, he scored 100 points in a single game—no one has ever done that since! D. I quite agree. What’ more, Chamberlain was so much better than all the other players that they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him. T: I

think it is hard to say who is better. Both of them are great. Both of them deserve the title “outstanding player of the generation.”

Step IV Explanation During this procedure, play the tape for students. Students will underline the difficult sentences. After listening to the tape, Teacher will explain the text and deal with language problems.

T: Now we will deal with some difficult language focuses. Now I will play the tape for you. Please make a mark where you have difficulties. After listening to the tape, explain the difficult sentences to students. Before explaining the difficult points, students are asked to refer to the notes to the text.

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T:

Do you have any difficulties with the text？

S1: Could you please explain the sentence to us: He also found success as an actor in the film Space Jam alongside the famous cartoon character Bugs Bunny! T: As we know, Michael Jordan is a famous basketball player in the US. He also made a movie called Space Jam. It is a fun movie with cartoon characters and the kids loved it. In the film he played himself, Michael Jordan. Bugs Bunny is the cartoon character. We can understand the sentence like this: He also succeeded in the film Space Jam, in which the cartoon character Bugs Bunny is also very famous. Do you have any other questions? Ss: No. T: Ok, let’s come to the vocabulary exercises. You are given five minutes to do the exercises. Then you may check the answers with your group members. Step V Vocabulary Deal with Activity 4-5. Activity 4-5 are about words and phrases from the two passages. Students are required to use them freely. Check the answers. Step VI Homework 1. Finish Activity 5-6 on workbook.

2. Learn more about the two great players: Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. The Third Period Integrating skills

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

selfish, nature, instant, hit, nationwide, dominate, all the time, if necessary, be rude to, be used to, draw sb’s attention to b. 功能句式

look forward to …

be delighted to …

feel nervous about …

The outstanding … is …

… is a fantastic

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Everyday English I’m really looking forward to it. The Rockets and the Bulls are really hot at the moment. Both teams showed a lot of character. The period of overtime was fast and furious. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Help students to realize aggressive behaviour is a must in sports. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标

From the way Coach Jeff Van Gundy trained Yao Ming enable students to realize players from other countries are more aggressive than Chinese players. Teaching important points教学重点

Write a letter to an editor to express one’s opinion about what Yao Ming should do while competing. Teaching difficult points 教学难点

Compare the way Chinese players play to the way US players play. Teaching methods教学方法

Reading, discussing and writing Teaching aids教具准备

A multimedia computer Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step I Revision Check the homework: Activity 5-6 on workbook. Then ask students to say something about the two great players: Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. T: Yesterday we learned something about two great players Michael Jordan and Wilt Chamberlain. Who would like to say something about them? S1:

Michael Jordan was born on 17th February 1963. He is 1.98m tall. His position was Guard. He played in 1072 games. He scored 32,292 points. His records are as follows: 1. Most seasons leading score: 10. 2. Consecutive season leading score: 7 (1987-1993). His NBA career is 15 seasons. He finally retired from sport in 2003 at

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the age of 40. He opened his own steak restaurant after retiring from sport and acted in the film Space Jam. He is also successful as an actor. In a word he is awesome. T:

Quit good. What about Wilt Chamberlain?

S2: Wilt Chamberlain was born 21st August, 1936 and died on 12th, October, 1999. He was 2.17m tall. His position was Center. He played in 1015 games. He scored 31,419points. His records are as follows: 1. Most points in a season: 10. 2. Consecutive season leading score: 7(1960-1966). His NBA career is 14 seasons.

He is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season. On 2nd March1962, he scored 100 points in a single game—no one has ever done that since!

He was so much better than all the other players that they changed the rules of the game to try to stop him. He is the outstanding player of his generation. T: Quite good! Both of them are super sport stars in the US. China also has such a star. Who is he? Ss: Yao Ming.

T: As you know, Yao is playing in the Houston Rockets. Today we are going to learn something about what his coach says about him. Please turn your books to Page 9 and look through the questions in Activity 1 first. Step II Reading Ask students to answer the questions in Activity 1 after they look through the text. Suggested answers: 1. No, he isn’t. On the contrary he thinks Yao Ming has great potential and will surely become a star if Yao is more aggressive. 2. No. Chinese players are more polite and kind. They are not as aggressive as US players. 3. Yes, he does. If he wants to be a star, he has to be more aggressive. After dealing with the questions in Activity 1, ask students to read the following article. Show the following on the PowerPoint or print the following materials out as handouts. T: OK. After learning about the coach’s comments on Yao Ming, let’s learn what the

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others said about him. Please try to find the difference between Yao Ming and other players. Yao Ming Message Board What Yao Ming is teaching us is a lesson that the NBA and all who watch it should learn. We live in the age where rookies with even the slightest amount of talent thump their chests and cry out loudly for attention and shoe deals. Sadly, the game of basketball has turned into a game with players who worked together as a team to a group of players lead by one man. They hawk their one-man show in order to promote themselves over their teams, but Yao Ming is changing all that. Yao hops off the bench during a time-out to hand his teammates towels to wipe the sweat out of their eyes. You will rarely see him celebrate some feat he has accomplished, but he will be the first one to high-five one of his teammates, or pat them on the back whether or not they make the shot.

Yao Ming, as opposed to the other rookies in his class, is decidedly a team player. He is an exciting player to watch, but he's also an ambassador to his country. He brings his customs of honor and unity to our shores, and I am thankful we have him.

There are many wonderful aspects of the Chinese culture to be shared here in the United States. One only has to watch the Rockets play to see the best of China in this spirited, talented young man. Melissa A. González from Houston Aggressive, Yao! 4/19/2005 4:02:38 PM Everything is where it needs to be, all you need is a bit of aggressiveness. You need to show the fire Yao, the desire that’s deeply imbedded on you, to contest every single ball, every single shot, ultimately to become the centre of the universe. Showing respect is civilized but to show the disrespectful to respect is not uncivilized. Go and get that Shaq by the scruff of his neck. Toss him like a rag doll, that Yao, believe me or not, is the only way you can be respected in the current. 39 amazing points! 8/17/2004 3:00:55 PM Well, we knew it was only a minor hiccup in the game with Spain but you proved it right away! And even though the loss with Spain was hard to take, it was amazing to

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see you play with such zest and zeal! You threw down a guy alright. It would be even better if you knocked down the guys attempting a dunk on you. Because you know they mean no respect for you. Why give them a chance? And prevention is often better than cure! We’re right behind you and keep up the strong showing. Go Yao! Discussion Play a short video of a NBA game. Ask students to observe how Yao Ming played when he first joined Houston Rocket. Then show another to ask students to observe his recent play. Then ask students to work in pairs and discuss the questions in Activity 2. They may refer to both the text and the given materials. Five minutes later check the answers. It doesn’t matter if students have different opinions. The most important thing is to stimulate their interest in sports. By discussing the questions, they will learn to observe and learn to think. Suggested answers: 1. Yes, because in China people are trained to be selfless and kind. They are required to remember they are just part of the team. This will influence their way they play in court. 2. In football games players are more aggressive. 3. I don’t think so. Boxing is very cruel. In boxing a player has to be very aggressive or he will be defeated. But if he is too aggressive, deaths may be caused. 4. Chinese sportsmen and women have to learn to be a little selfish and aggressive, if necessary, to be rude. Writing Deal with Activity 3. Ask students to write a reply to an editor whose paper published the article about Yao Ming. T: Suppose the passage appears on Washington Post. Please write a reply to the editor and say what you think about the Chinese attitude to sport. You may discuss in groups first and then try to express your own opinion in the letter. You can refer to the direction in Activity 3. Make sure you use the expressions suggested in your letter.

A sample of the reply:

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Dear Editor,

I’m writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming. The title of the article is Is Yao Ming Too Nice to Be a Star. I like the fact that the article draws attention to the difference between Chinese players and US players. Yes, it is true that Yao is not as aggressive as the US players. But he is a good team player with great skills. He is our Superstar. His humility as well as his skills has gained people’s respect. But playing in the US, he has to adapt to the ways US players play. Just as the coach said “he has to be more aggressive, and if necessary to be rude to his teammates.”

Now I would like to say something about how Chinese players are trained. In China players are taught to be “a man” first and then to be “a player.” That is they should learn to share, to love, to respect and also should keep in mind they are just part of the team. The team’s fame comes first. A very popular slogan in sports field is “Friendship first, competition second”. In my opinion, the reason why Yao is so kind and selfless is that he has been brought up and trained in this way. We Chinese also know the saying “When in Rome, do as Romans do”. I believe Yao will become more aggressive and play very well for Houston Rocket. Soon he will become the most valued player. With him, Houston Rocket will win their NBA championship. Good luck to them! Yours sincerely

Wang Fei Step III Everyday English Deal with Everyday English on Page 10. This exercise will help students to form the habit of thinking in English. Ask students to do the exercise individually and then check the answers. Step IV Function Activity 1 on Page 8 will help students to learn the difference between v-ed and v-ing

adjectives. Ask students to finish it. Then check the answers. T: What conclusion can you draw from this activity? When do you use –ed adj. and when do we use –ing adj.?

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S: I think –ing adj. describes the features of things while –ed adj. describes the feelings of people.

T: You are right. So can you use the adjectives in Activity 1 to describe your feelings and emotions about basketball?

Ask students to give some sentences using the adjectives.

T: Now look at the expressions in Activity 3. What kind of feelings do they express?

Check students’ understanding of the expressions. look forward to: to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen delighted: very pleased and happy nervous: worried or frightened about something, and unable to relax outstanding: extremely good fantastic: extremely good, attractive, enjoyable etc

T: These expressions can be used to express different feelings and emotions. Since you have known the meanings of them, now work in pairs and complete the sentences in Activity 3.

Step V Homework Practise expressing feelings and emotions with the target language. Write Activity 7 on Page 93 in exercise-books. The Fourth Period Grammar

Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

Learn the Grammar —

noun-verb conversation and adjectives ending in-ful, -less and –ic. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Enable students to learn some of word formation. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标

By practising enable students to have a good knowledge of word formation. Teaching important and difficult points教学重难点

Word formation.

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Teaching methods教学方法

Explaining and practicing. Teaching aids教具准备

A multimedia computer. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step I Revision Ask some students to express their feelings and emotions about basketball or something else to review the functional items they have learned in the last period.

Step II Conversion Ask students to read the sentences in Grammar Activity 1 on Page 5 and then discuss the two questions following the sentences. After discussion, give the definition of conversion. Some words are formed from different parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc) but they keep the same form. (Show this on the PowerPoint.) T: Today we are going to learn the noun-verb conversion. Please remember they don’t change meaning when they convert from nouns to verbs. Let’s deal with the grammar activities. After doing the grammar activities on Students’ books, give students the following quiz. Ask students to do the following quiz. Then help students to think more about noun-verb conversion. Show the following on the PowerPoint. 1. When you go to the station to buy a ticket, what do you often do? queue

form a queue

join a queue 2. You either wear it on a finger, or you need a phone to do it. What is the word? ring

a ring 3. This word can mean a short rest from work or damaging something. What is the word? a break

break 4. What do you use to stop a car?

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brakes

the brake

brake 5. When you want to know the price of something, what do you want to know? the cost

how much it costs

cost Step III Suffixes Ask students to do Activity 1-3 in Grammar (2) on Page 10. Then help students to sum up the following. Suffixes change the meaning of a word and sometimes the type of word. -ful

particular quality / adjectives -less

without / adjectives -ic

of, like, or related to a particular thing / adjectives After summarizing the grammar rules, go on with the activities on Page 10. Step III Practice

Deal with grammar Activity 5 on Page 10. Students may discuss in groups. Several minutes later, some students will be asked to present in front of the class.

They are supposed to use artistic, athletic, dramatic, energetic, and fantastic to make sentences. A sample writing:

I am a very energetic girl. I have many interests and hobbies. One of my hobbies is arranging flowers in my spare time. I think it is fantastic when you arrange different flowers in an artistic way. I am also an athletic girl. I am good at playing basketball and tennis.

Step IV Workbook Deal with the grammar activities on workbook. Students are asked to do the activities individually. If they have some difficulty, they may ask the teacher for help. Several minutes later show the answers on the PowerPoint. Step V Homework Go over the grammar in this module. Sum up the phrases used in Everyday English.

The Fifth Period Reading and Writing

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Teaching goals 教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

a. 重点词汇和短语

wrestling, boxing, upwards, angle, collision, parallel, adequate, sock, sneaker, absorb, bound, vest, abrupt, horizontal, accelerate, bounce, tournament, interval, appoint, typical, slim, stout, belly, obtain, circuit, boundary, controversial, aside, dip, commit, foul, suspension, penalty, howl, bleed, cheek, pulse, confirm, dizzy, bandage, blanket, ambulance, considerate, sniff, weep, frustration, teamwork, scar, take possession of

b. 重点句型

Joe immediately took possession of the ball and ran, …

Joe was a considerate guy, and apologised as Sackler left, sniffing and weeping, either in pain or in frustration. 2. Ability goals能力目标

Help students to realize basketball can be dangerous. 3. Learning ability goals学能目标

From the story that Frank Sackler got injured students will learn basketball can be dangerous. Teaching important points教学重点

How Frank Sackler got injured. Teaching difficult points 教学难点

How could they have avoided Sackler’s injury? Teaching methods教学方法

Reading, discussing and writing. Teaching aids教具准备

A multimedia computer. Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step I Lead-in Ask some students to say something about Yao Ming.

T: I know Yao Ming is your favourite star. Who’d like to say something about his

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recent games? After some students report his latest games, show the following pictures on the PowerPoint. T: Please look at the pictures. What happened to Yao? Please read the news report.

Scarface

One scary moment occurred at the 10:48 mark in the third quarter when Boston’s Brian Scalabrine drove down the middle of the lane and hit Yao in the face with his elbow, drawing a lot of blood next to Yao’s right eye. Yao quickly went to the locker room to get some stitches. If Scalabrine had landed his blow a couple of inches to the right, Yao might have had severe eye damage, but Yao will be okay. The ironic thing is that Yao was called for a foul on the play because he was standing inside the circle around the basket when Scalabrine made contact. Talk about adding insult to injury! Step II Reading T: From the above news, you have learned more about basketball. Now please discuss in groups and answer the questions in Activity 1 on Page 11. Suggested answers: 1.1.

I think it is a dangerous sport. 1.2.

Yes, I broke my leg in the last school basketball match. / My classmate had a bleeding nose in a match. 1.3.

There are possible personal injuries. T: So we can see basketball can be dangerous. But Yao isn’t alone. Frank Sackler got injured too. And he still has the scar on his face. Now let’s learn how he got injured. Skimming

Ask students to read the passage and deal with Activity 2&3. Check the answers.

Careful reading Let students read the passage carefully and then do Activity 4 on Page 12. Check the

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answers.

Discussion Students are asked to work in groups and deal with Activity 5&6. Several minutes later, check the answers with the whole class. Show the suggested answers on the PowerPoint. Suggested answers: 5.1. Basketball is one of the safest sports because the players’ energy is partly directed upwards, at a 90-degree angle to the ground, and over the heads of the others. So there’s less risk of a collision between two players. 5.2. Basketball can be dangerous because when there is an abrupt change of direction in their energy, from vertical to horizontal, there is a real danger of personal injury. 5.3. Joe’s a good basketball player despite the fact he was short and stout, with a large belly. 5.4. The referee thought Sackler was badly injured because he howled loudly in pain and fell with his nose bleeding and a cut on his left check and later he lay very still for a moment. 5.5. Sackler will always remember the match because he still has the scar on his face. 6.1. In my opinion, safety is more important. Winning isn’t everything. The audience cares more about players’ skills. No one likes bleeding. Or I think a fast basketball match is more important because the audience will be very excited to watch a very exciting game. The winners are the heroes on the court. Besides, the winners will be awarded prizes. 6.2. If the referee hadn’t interrupted the match, there wouldn’t have been a suspension of play. Without the suspension of play, Sackler would not have been injured. 6.3. Any answer can be acceptable. 6.4. To make rules to stop collisions between players.

Step III Writing Ask students to discuss the details to make basketball safer. After the discussion

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students will be asked to write a passage describing what improvements they would suggest to make basketball a better game. T: After discussing and answering the questions in Activity 6, now I’d like you to write a passage describing what improvements you would suggest to make basketball a better game.

A sample of suggestions: Playing basketball is very popular, so I will offer a few suggestions to make this truly wonderful game even better:

Wear all required safety gear at every practice and game, including knee and elbow pads to protect against scrapes and bruises and mouth guards to prevent serious dental injuries.

Never allow players to hold, block, push, trip, or charge opponents.

Never allow players to play through pain. Above all, keep basketball fun. Prevent physical and emotional injuries by creating an atmosphere of healthy competition and de-emphasizing a “winning-at-all-costs”

attitude. Putting too much focus on winning can make players push too hard, ignore the signs of injury and risk injury by playing in pain.

To keep basketball interesting, fair, cooperative and fun, please remember the motto: “Basketball players of the world unite; you have nothing to lose but your coaches, your bosses and your landlords”.

Step IV Speaking and writing (workbook) Ask students to talk about all the school sports clubs at their own school (list A). Then discuss and make another list (List B) to show which other sports clubs they would like the school to provide. Discuss which club will be the most popular. Then students will work in groups to write a poster for the club. T: As you know, basketball is very popular in China. Nearly every school has a basketball club. Besides the basketball club, what other sports clubs does our school have? Please work in groups and make a list. Besides the sports clubs at our school, what other sports clubs would you like our school to have? Please make

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another list. Then decide which would be the most popular. Five minutes later, collect the information from students and list the clubs that the school has and also those that students would like the school to have. Then they will work in groups and deal with Activity 15-17. Possible answers to Activity 13: List A: Running Club

Basketball Club

Swimming Club

Soccer Club

Wushu Club

Fencing Club Volleyball Club

Ping pang Club

Rope-skipping Club

Track & Field Club

Chess Club List B: Yoga Club

Road Biking Club

Cycling Club

Kickboxing Club (Taekwondo)

Judo Club

Shadowboxing Club

Shuttlecock kicking Club

Tennis Club

Possible answer to Activity 14: Kick boxing (Taekwondo) would be very popular because it’s a comprehensive martial art that can benefit anyone while helping them meet their own individual goals. Possible answer to Activity 15: 

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on the second floor in the school gymnasium

Saturday mornings 9:00-10:30am Denise Yinger, Chief Instructor — 3rd Degree Black Belt. Ms. Yinger is a Certified ATA Instructor and Certified Personal Trainer with the National Council of Certified Personal Trainers. 

Everybody, boys and girls, aged 3 and older. All levels, from beginner to advanced. 

Helps to build up bodies and to learn self-defense and also instills a sense of discipline and self-confidence that can carry over to all aspects of your life.

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By doing a part-time job, or ask parents to pay for the classes Possible dialogue for Activity 16: A: Why do you think it is a good idea to have this sport? B: Because fencing is good for general fitness, balance and it exercises your brain too!

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A: Who can come to the club? B: Everybody, boys and girls, aged right and older, and all levels, from beginner to advance can come.

A: Where do you play? B: In the school gymnasium.

A: When do you play? B: From 4:30 to 5:30 on Friday afternoons.

A: How much do the classes cost? B: First two lessons are free of charge.

A: What clothes will you wear? B: You should wear loose clothes. All equipment are supplied.

A: Then who will do the training? B: Experts from the National Fencing Club.

A sample of a poster of Activity 17: Kickboxing Club 

Why: Helps to build up bodies and to learn self-defense and also instills a sense of discipline and self-confidence that can carry over to all aspects of your life.

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Who: Everybody, boys and girls, aged 3 and older. All levels, from beginner to advanced. 

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Where: on the second floor in the school gymnasium (Noah Club) When: Saturday mornings 9:00-10:30am Costs: 180yuan three months

What to wear: Taekwondo uniforms Teacher: Denise Yinger, Chief Instructor — 3rd Degree Black Belt. Ms. Yinger is a Certified ATA Instructor and Certified Personal Trainer with the National Council of Certified Personal Trainers. Step V Homework Finish writing the poster of Activity 17.

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The Sixth Period Extensive reading

Teaching goals教学目标

1. Target language目标语言

oval, gymnasium, pole, basis, version, be based on 2. Ability goals 能力目标

Help students to learn how American football, basketball and baseball were started. Help students to prepare a “dream team” of star players. 3. Learning ability goals 学能目标

By reading students will learn about the origin of American football, basketball and baseball. Teaching important points教学重点

How American football, basketball and baseball were started. Explain basketball and prepare a “dream team” of star players.

Teaching difficult points 教学难点

Explain basketball and prepare a “dream team” of star players.

Teaching methods教学方法

Reading, discussing and writing. Teaching aids教具准备

A multimedia computer.

Teaching procedures & ways教学过程与方式

Step I Lead-in T: Good morning / afternoon, class! Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. / Ms …

T:

Please look at the following sports. Which is enjoyable to play and which is popular in China in your opinion?

Show the three sports on the PowerPoint. American football

basketball

baseball

S1: I think basketball is very enjoyable to play and also popular. We have basketball lessons and we have school basketball teams. There are basketball matches every term. Farmers and workers also have their own basketball teams. Nearly everyone

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can play basketball.

S2: But I prefer American football. It is very exciting to play and watch. And it has many Chinese fans.

…

T: Ok, but does any one know the origin of the games? In this class we are going to learn how they were started. Please pay attention to the following words: when, where, who and how

Step II Cultural corner After students finish reading the passage, ask students to sum up how American football, basketball and baseball were started. T: Read the text and fill in the following form. sports American football basketball baseball

when

where

who

how

Seven minutes later, show the suggested answers on the PowerPoint. sports American football when In 1823 where At Rugby School in England who A pupil at Rugby School how He broke the soccer rule by running with the ball, and so a new game was invented. basketball In 1891 In a gymnasium

Dr James Naismith, To provide in Springfield, Massachusetts a physical exercise for a noisy class through the cold winter months education teacher

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baseball Unknown Became popular in the early 19th century In England Popular in the US Unkown, but in the early 19th century Alexander Cartwright wrote the rules for baseball in 1845. unknown Step III Reading (workbook) Deal with the reading passage on workbook. Ask students to read the passage and answer the questions in Activity 8 in groups. Five minutes later check the answers with the whole class to make sure all the students fully understand the passage. After checking the understanding of the passage, go on with the vocabulary Activity 9. Then ask students to work in pairs and deal with Activity 10 on Page 95. T: Turn to Page 94. You will see a webpage on which Rod Smith answering basketball fans’ questions. Rod Smith is a basketball player who plays for Talk of the Town of the UK. Now let’s read it and then answer the questions in Activity 8. Suggested answers: 8.1. Watching his dad play in a lot of local leagues started his interest in basketball.

8.2. The fact that he grew ten centimeters in the summer when he was 16. 8.3. A trainer from the NBA. 8.4. He is going to play with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the USA. 8.5. Playing alongside best players like Rico Alder and John Swan has helped his game improve. 8.6. Because if you focus only the front or the back of the hoop, you might hit just that part. 8.7. He says Zak needs to keep practicing to make it to the NBA. 8.8. He says “Believe in yourself and that will give you the motivation you need to succeed.”

T: Now suppose you are a basketball fan, what questions would you like to ask Rod? Think of two questions and write them down. Then exchange your questions with

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your partner. Use your own ideas to answer your partner’s questions.

Possible questions and answers to Activity 10: A: What are some exercises I can do to be in basketball shape? B: Running, jumping, hopping and skipping are good for you to be in basketball shape. A: How do you understand sportsmanship? B: Good sportsmanship involves respect for fellow team members and members of the opposing team. A good sportsman always follows the rules and always congratulates the opponent after a game. I believe that youth sporting events, at all levels, should be a healthy, fun, and positive aspect of a young person’s life. Participation in sports should impart lifelong values, which are the behavioral foundation. We can learn strong moral values like honor, respect, and integrity from the sports.

Step IV Task Ask students to work in groups and discuss the information they have learned about basketball and great players. Then make a “dream team” of five great players, past and present. T: In this module we have learned a lot about basketball and some great players. Now please work in groups and discuss basketball and the great players. Then make a “dream team” of five great players, past and present.

A possible “dream team”: My “dream team” is made up of Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain and

Rick Barry. Yao Ming (1980- ) is the captain. He has more than size. He has every physical basketball skill and he always puts the team first.

Kobe Bryant (1978- ) scored 81 points -- second All-Time in NBA History -- against Toronto on Jan. 22, 2006.

In his second season he was voted a starter for the 1998 All-Star Game, becoming at 19 the youngest All-Star in NBA history.

Michael Jordan (1993- ) was named the most valued player five times by the Chicago Bull. He was the top scorer in the NBA for seven consecutives (1987-1993). In 1987,

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he became only the second player to score more than 3,000 points in a season.

Wilt Chamberlain (1936-1999) was the first to score more than 3,000 points in a season. He is the only NBA player who averaged over 50 points per game for an entire season. On 2nd March 1962, he scored 100 points in a single game--- no one has ever done that since!

Rick Barry (1944- ) is the only player ever to lead the NCAA, NBA, and ABA in scoring. His name appears near the top of every all-time offensive list. He scored more than 25,000 points in his professional career and in four different seasons averaged more than 30 points. He was named to 12 All-Star teams, four All-NBA First Teams, and five All-ABA First Teams. Barry was a nearly unstoppable offensive juggernaut, a passionate competitor with an untempered desire to win.

I think my “dream team” will beat any team, for all my players are superstars and all of them can cooperate very well. Step V Homework

Write a passage to describe your “dream team” of star players in exercise-books.

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