陕西省南郑中学高中英语外研版选修7课件：M1 Basketball P5 Reading and Writing Reading Practice.pptVIP

Do you like watching basketball or playing yourself? Do you like watching the NBA? Who do you like best among the NBA players? Position:? C Born: Sept. 12, 1980 Height: 7-5?/? 2,26 Weight: 296 ?lbs. /?134,3 ?kg. From : China His career highlights Ranked third in NBA field goal percentage in 2004-05 with a .552 average three-time NBA All-Star (2003-05) Among NBA leaders, ranked seventh in field goal percentage, 13th in blocked shots per game and 15th rebounding average (2003-04) Do you think the head coach of the team is satisfied with him? Anything he is not very good at or used to? Activity 1 on page 9 Keys: Yes, because he is not aggressive enough. No, they don’t. They are more polite and not as selfish. Yes, he does, but it will take him some time to get used to playing like that. Yao, however, is a selfless and kind person. 2.bring up 3. in one’ nature 4. an instant hit 5. nationwide 6. aggressive 7. If necessary 8. dominate Do activity 2 on page 9 with your partner. Think of some examples of aggressive behaviour? To compete with players from other countries, what must Chinese athletes do?What do they lack? And what are they good at? Do Activity 3Write a reply after reading the passage about Yao Ming’s attitude and behaviour in NBA. An example Dear Editor, I am writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming which appears in your newspaper yesterday. I like the fact that the article draws attention to that China is producing world class sportsmen and women like Yao Ming. he dominate every game. I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women are as good- and often better than players from other countries, but we have a natural idea of politeness and team play rather than the individual “star” status which is typical of world basketball and soccer. Yours sincerely, Name Discuss the questions with your partner or group mates. Foc