Unit 4Unit 4Growing Growing

up up Reading Ⅱ

Sandra

By the end of this lesson, we’ll be able to:

▲learn to talk about a retired player.

▲ learn about another retired player.

▲ know what to do when facing difficulties.

Tell us the story of Spud Webb

IntroductionIntroduction

Four stages in his careerWhat he provedWhat he proved

职业；生涯职业；生涯

Spud WebbSpud WebbYear &Birth place

Texas, 1963

Height 170 cmDream play in the NBA

Senior High

Junior High

NBA

Four stages in his life

College/ University

hard work, does not matter, never give up

hard work, does not matter, never give up

Help Simon find out how Spud didn’t give up at different stages of his life.

1.In junior high, he was refused to play at first because he was too small, but he___________

________________________________________

________________________________________

2.In senior high, he often had to sit in the stands

because of his height, but he________________

__________________________________________

When he finally got the chance, he scored 20 points in his first game.

practised even harder and got the coach to change his mind. He went on to

become leader of the team.

did not lose heart.did not lose heart.

3.After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall.He decided________________________

_______________________________________________

4.After he graduated from university,theNBA was not interested in him because all its players were over 20cm taller than he was.He remained____________________________________

_______________________________________________

3.After he graduated from high school, no university would invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall.He decided________________________

_______________________________________________

4.After he graduated from university,theNBA was not interested in him because all its players were over 20cm taller than he was.He remained____________________________________

_______________________________________________

to play at a junior college .

There he led his team to the national championship.

in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.in another basketball league for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.

lead-led-led

Complete their conversation with the information in the article.Simon: When was Spud Webb born?David: He was born in___________.Simon: Was he very tall?David: No. He was____________than the other kids at

school.Simon: When did he became an NBA player?David: He_____ the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 and became

the________ player in the NBA at that time.

Simon: What was his proudest moment?David: He______ the Slam Dunk Contest in 1986.

Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type really doesn’t________. We can do almost anything if we never_________.

1963

much smaller

joinedshortest

won

mattergive up

My hero

Height: 1.55mAchievements: won 6 world championships and 4 Olympic championships between 1989 and 1997.

give up prove refuse lose heart succeed in interested try out for… even harder matter national team

Deng Yaping was a great table tennis player. She was born in Henan in 1973. She was so short that when she ____________the _____________, she __________ at first. But she didn’t_______________and practised___________. Finally, she_____________getting into the team in 1988. She won her first world championship. She had many great achievements. And many teenagers in China became_________in playing table tennis because of her.Deng Yaping _______that size and body type does not __________. If we never____________, we can do almost anything.

tried out for national team was refusedwas refusedlose heartlose heart even hardereven harder

succeeded insucceeded in

interestedinterestedprovedproved

mattermatter give upgive up

1.比……小得多much smaller than…2. 失去信心lose heart3. 进球得了 20 分score 20 points4. 从那以后from then on5. 继续做某事go on to do sth.6. 改变某人的想法change one’s mind7. 仅仅是因为simply because

8. 带领队伍打进全国锦标赛lead the team to the national championship9. 实现目标succeed in doing sth.10. 让某人引起……的注意bring sb. to the attention of…11. 迫使某人做某事force sb. to do sth.12. 注意到某人take notice of sb.13. 有许多成就have many achievements14. 他最骄傲的时刻his proudest moment

Useful expressions

What do they tell us?

Where there is a will ， there is a way.

有志者，事竟成！有志者，事竟成！

Match the words on the left with the meanings on the right. I II1.stand (line 8) ___ a. achieve something that you have been trying to do2.national(line16) ___ b. use facts to show that something is true.3.succeed(line 18) ___ c. a place where people stand or sit to watch sports4.scholarship(line19)___ d. be important5.prove(line29) ___ e. of a whole country6.matter(line 3 ___ f. money given to somebody so that he or she can continue to study

c

e

a

f

bd

scoreleadernamegraduateforceleagueremain

a.b.c.d.e.f.g.

try out for, be refused to, score 20 points, star of the team

sit in the stands, change his mind, become leader of the team, Player of the Year

invite to, a junior college, lead to, bring him to the attention of, succeed in

not interested in, be forced to, take notice of

the Atlanta Hawks, great achievements, his proudest momentthe Slam Dunk Contest

He was very small — much smaller than the other kids at school.

Shanghai is _______________my hometown.上海比我的家乡大多了。He practised ____________and got the coach to change his mind.他训练更加刻苦，终于使教练改变了看法。

much bigger thanmuch bigger than

even hardereven harder

比较级前可以加 much, a little, quite, even 等副词表示程度或加强比较。如：

Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter.

matter 用作动词，意思是“要紧，有重大影响”。如：

1.The job _______more to him than anything else.对他来说，这份工作比其他什么都重要。

mattersmatters

2.Age doesn’t____________.

年龄无关紧要。

3. It doesn’t_______. 没关系。

2.Age doesn’t____________.

年龄无关紧要。

3. It doesn’t_______. 没关系。

mattermatter

mattermatter

He did not lose heart.他没有灰心。

lose heart表示 " 泄气 , 灰心 " 。

No matter what you do, never_________.

不管你做什么 , 千万不可泄气。lose heartlose heart

lose 过去式 _______ 过去分词 __________lose 过去式 _______ 过去分词 __________lostlost lostlost

After trying many times, he finally_______.

多次尝试之后，他最终灰心了。

After trying many times, he finally_______.

多次尝试之后，他最终灰心了。lost heartlost heart

Wang Cheng ___________ winning the competition.王诚成功地在竞赛中获胜。

The meeting was very_________________.这次会议很成功。

He passed the exam_________________.他成功地通过了考试。

succeeded in

succeed in doing 意为“ ( 在某方面 ) 取得成功；达到目的”。

succeed 是动词，其名词形式是 success, 形容词为successful ，副词为 successfully 。

succeed in doing 意为“ ( 在某方面 ) 取得成功；达到目的”。

succeed 是动词，其名词形式是 success, 形容词为successful ，副词为 successfully 。

successfulsuccessful

successfullysuccessfully

He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.在 NBA 注意到之前 , 在那里待了大约一年。 ◆ remain作不及物动词 , 表示 “逗留 , 保持不变”。

I didn’t _________long in the city. 我没在那个城市逗留很长时间。

◆ take notice of … 表示 " 注意 , 察觉 " 。 He is too proud to _______________others. 他很骄傲 , 不理睬别人。

He remained there for about a year before the NBA took notice of him.在 NBA 注意到之前 , 在那里待了大约一年。 ◆ remain作不及物动词 , 表示 “逗留 , 保持不变”。

I didn’t _________long in the city. 我没在那个城市逗留很长时间。

◆ take notice of … 表示 " 注意 , 察觉 " 。 He is too proud to _______________others. 他很骄傲 , 不理睬别人。

remainremain

take notice oftake notice of

不注意；不理会 _______________不注意；不理会 _______________She saw me in the street,but__________________me.

她在街上看到我，但是她没有理我。

She saw me in the street,but__________________me.

她在街上看到我，但是她没有理我。

take no notice of…take no notice of…

took no notice oftook no notice of

Multiple choice1.Every player wants to____________ the national team.A. try out inB. try on forC. D. try for

2. He has to stay in hospital_____________ illness.    A.            B. because C. since                D. as

because of   because of  

try out fortry out for

• 3._______________, he won the match at last.

• A. In order to B.

• C. Although D. Because of

• 4. At last, he succeed____________ the first in the match. A.got             B. in get

• C.      D. on getting

As a resultAs a result

in gettingin getting

Complete the sentences.

1. 在上初中的时候，李娜比学校里其他小孩都要小得多。While in junior high, Li Na_____________________________________at school.2. 不论遇到什么困境，都不要失去信心。__________________whatever difficulty you’ve met.3. 李娜训练更加刻苦，使得教练改变了看法。Li Na_______________________ and _______________________________________.

the other kidswas much smaller than

Don’t lose heart

practised even hardergot the coach to change his mind

1. 姚明参加了学校篮球队的选拔，但被拒绝了。Yao Ming________________ the school basketball team but was refused.2. 通过刻苦训练，姚明带领我们的篮球队进入了全国锦标赛。 hard practice， Yao Ming_______________________ the national championship.

tried out for

Through led our basketball team to

Fill in the blanks.

1. Lin Dan didn’t__________( 得分 ) in the match, but it doesn’t mean he is a bad player.

2.The father __________( 命名） the baby Lin Dan when he was born.

3.Lin Dan__________( 逗留，保持不变） in the school team for about 2 years before he got into the national team.

score

named

remained

1.Liu Xiang asked, ‘Does it_________( 要紧） if I don’t take my ID card with me?’2.I have been a Youth_______( 联盟） member for two years.3.He was chosen to be the________(lead) of the school basketball team two months ago.4.After long time of practising, he finally_____________(success) in getting the first place in race.

matter

League

leader

succeeded

junior highsenior high standjunior collegechampionship scholarshipgraduateleagueprove

Tell the Chinese meanings according to the English.Tell the Chinese meanings according to the English.

<美 > 初级中学<美 > 初级中学

<美 > 高级中学<美 > 高级中学看台看台

<美 > 两年制专科学校<美 > 两年制专科学校

锦标赛，大赛锦标赛，大赛奖学金奖学金

毕业毕业

联盟，社团联盟，社团证明证明

Senior High

Junior High

NBA

Four stages in his life

College/ University