U4 Reading I

1、DiscussingWhat makes a good basketball player?The shortest player in the NBAReading IBy Zhou Lin Wuxi Jiyu Experimental SchoolSpud WebbPredictingThe shortest player in the NBAproblemsdreamfriendsachievementseffort (努力)studySkimmingWhat was his dream?Did he succeed in achieving his dream?(read the ti

2、tle, the first and last paragraph and the first sentence of each paragraph)Skimming(read the title, the first and last paragraph and the first sentence of each paragraph)In which order does the article tell the story?Time orderSpace orderGeneral to specificSpecific to generalin junior highin senior

3、highat universityin the NBAScanning(look for specific information) Things TimeProblemshe metEfforts he madeAchievements he hadin junior highin senior high at universityin the NBAScanning Things Time Problems he metin junior highin senior highat universityin the NBAwas refused when he tried out for t

4、he team had to sit in the standsno university would invite him to playthe NBA was not interested in himScanning Things TimeEfforts he madein junior highin senior highat universityin the NBAdid not lose heartpracticed even hardergot the coach to change his minddecided to play at a junior college was

5、forced to play in another leagueremained there for about a yearScanning Things TimeAchievements he hadin junior highin senior highat universityin the NBAscored 20 points; the star of the teamleader of the team; Player of the Yearled his team to the national championshipbrought him to the attention o

6、f a universitysucceeded in getting the scholarshipjoined the Atlanta Hawkswon the Slam Dunk ContestScanning Things TimeProblemshe metEfforts he madeAchievements he hadin junior highin senior high at universityin the NBAThe shortest player in the NBA His _about basketballPersonalexperiencesSecretWebb

7、 met a lot of problems inhis basketball career.No one _because _.But he didnt _.He _and _.Through hard work, he succeeded _. Thinking_ information_ to successSharingWebbhis coachAfter reading it, Id like to say to_.myselfMy favourite sentence is_.You _.Sharing If you can dream it, you can do it. Not

8、hing in the world thats worth having comes easy.HomeworkWrite down what youd like to say.Translate the two sentences into Chinese.Finish the exercises on 53.Read, recite or retell the article.ScanningWhy did he meet such problems? because of his height because he was too small because he was only 170 cm tall because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was becaus