U2 Reading A

1、Unit 2 Sports Reading A,Reading A My favourite sport,soccer,skating,Do you know how to name the sports?,skateboarding,baseball,cycling,kung fu,marathon,They are mascots.,Yao Ming is a basketball athlete.,It is a poster.,They are sports fans as well as supporters.,What does slam dunk mean?,上篮扣球,Baske

2、tball knowledge,pass,Chicago Bulls,A1 Look at the introduction, the picture and the last sentence of the passage and answer the questions below.,Basketball.,Michael，a teenager, a fan of basketball.,He thinks that the most important of basketball is teamwork.,What sport does the article talk about? 2

3、. Who wrote this article? 3. What does the writer think about the sport?,A3 Give a heading to each paragraph of the article to show what it talks about.,Para 5,Para 2,Para 3,Para 4,Para 1,The history of basketball,The NBA,My favourite team,Learning English from watching basketball,The importance of

4、teamwork in basketball,A4 Read the article again and answer the following questions in complete sentences.,What equipment did Dr Naismiths students use for the first game of basketball? 2. What happened to basketball after it was invented?,They used two peach baskets and a heavy soccer ball.,There w

5、ere many rule changes.,3. Why was a cage used in early basketball matches?,The cage was used to keep the ball from going out of play.,4. Why does the NBA have so many fans around the world? 5. What does the writer learn from watching basketball?,The speed, power and excitement of the matches attract

6、 them.,He learns English from watching basketball.,6. What will lead to bad habits according to Michaels school basketball coach? 7. What should teenagers do if they want to play basketball well?,Students copying the moves of NBA stars will lead to bad habits.,They should learn how to play as a team

7、.,Language points, The game was invented in the winter of 1891 in America by Dr James Naismith. (P18) 这个运动是詹姆斯耐斯密思博士于1891年在美国发明的。 解析：泛指“春、夏、秋、冬”时，其名词前不能加定冠词，特指某个“春、夏、秋、冬”时则与定冠词连用。,Language points,请对比： Its very cold in Beijng in winter. 北京冬天很冷。 It was very cold in Beijng in the winter last year. 北京去年

8、冬天很冷。, He nailed two peach baskets to the wall. (P18) 他把两个桃篮钉在墙上。 解析：nailto“把钉 到”，nail是个兼类词，作名词意为 “指甲、钉子”；作动词意为“钉住”，可 与介词to, on, in等搭配，表示方向或位 置。请比较： We are going to nail a notice on the door. 我们打算在门上钉一个告示。 Surprise nailed me to my seat. 惊讶使我呆坐着。, It immediately attracted attention and quickly grew p

9、opular. (P18) 它马上引起注意并且很快流行起来 解析：grow在此表示“(逐渐)变成的状态”，后面常接形容词。例如： He has grown rich. 他变得富有了。 注：表示“变成的状态”有几个同义词，其有细微的区别：,表示颜色的变化常用go, turn；表示逐渐进入一种状态常用get, grow；表示性质上的变化常用go。例如： His face went / turned red when he was scolded. 当他被批评的时候脸变红了。,The students got / grew excited when they heard the good news.

10、 学生们听到那个好消息时都很兴奋。 She went mad after her little son died. 她的小儿子死后她疯了。, Over the years, there have been many rule changes. (P18) 这些年来，有很多规则变化。 解析：over the years意为“这些年来”。“over+时间段”在句中作状语，其句子的时态常用现在完成时。例如： Over the years, he has changed a lot. 这些年来，他变化很大。, The speed, power and excitement of the matches

11、 attract millions of fans all over the planet. (P18) 比赛的速度、力量和扣人心弦吸引了 全球数百万的球迷。 解析：all over the planet相当于all over the world“全球、全世界”，两个词组 可通用；planet“行星”，在此指地球， all over“遍及”，可与表范围的地点名 词连用。,例如： Everyone all over the planet would have the same feeling. 环球同此凉热。 We celebrated the joyous moment all over th

12、e country. 我们举国同庆。, Even though we all want to be a big star, the most important part of basketball is teamwork. (P18) 虽然我们都想成为大明星，但篮球最重要的部分是团队合作。 解析：even though意为“即使、虽然”。其同义词为although, though,注意区别： 相同点：都作连词，引导让步状语从句，不能与but一起连用。 不同点：(1) even though语气最强，其次为 although， though语气最弱；,(2) even though侧重事实兼让

13、步，动词常用一般现在时，常置于从句句首；although侧重事实，常置于从句句首；though侧重假设，作为连词时常置于从句句首，作为副词时常于句末，作“但是、不过”解。 注：情况相同时，可以互换。,例如： Although/Even though he is very poor, she still loves him. 虽然他很穷，但她还是爱她。 （他真的穷） Though he is very poor, she still loves him. 即使他很穷，她仍然爱他。（他不一定穷，只是一种假设） He is very poor, she still loves him, though

14、. 他很穷，但她还是爱他。,把下面句子改为同义句。,1. The tast may be difficult, yet well achieve it. _ _ its a hard task, well achieve it. 2. Our classmates have helped the old lady living next to our school for years. Our classmates have helped the old lady living next to our school _ _ _. 3. Millions of fans watched the

15、exciting match at the same time all over the world. Millions of fans watched the exciting match at the same time _ _ _ _.,Even though,over the years,all over the planet,根据汉语意思完成句子。,1. 我把照片钉在墙上。 I _ _ _ _ the wall. 2. 即使睡觉时间到了，他也不愿意离开电脑。 He wont leave the computer _ its _ for bed.,nailed the picture

16、to,though,time,( )1. _ she studied hard, she often failed in her exams. A. Because B. Even though C. When D. Since ( )2. He went back to China with his family in _ summer of 2001. A. / B. a C. an D. the,选择最佳答案填空。,B,D,( )3. Over these days, he _ me with the house-repairs. A. has helped B. helped C. h

17、elps D. had helped ( )4. She _ angry after she realised she had been cheated. A. turned B. went C. grew D. made,选择最佳答案填空。,A,C,短语收藏夹,nail.to. 2. over the years 3. go out of play 4. all over the planet 5. lead to 6. even though,把钉到 这些年来；这些年里 (球)出界 全世界；全球 导致；通向 即使；虽然,根据汉语意思完成句子。 1. 不要把照片钉到墙上。 Dont _ the pictures _ the wall. 2. 虽然那次可怕的事故发生在很久以前，但我不会忘记。 _ _ the terrible accident happened so long ago, I will never forget it.,nail