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The shortest player in the NBA
Read and complete a. Spud was named Player of the Year. b. Spud got a scholarship from a university. c. Spud scored 20 points in his first game. d. Spud became an NBA player in 1985. e. small Spud had a big dream Paragraph Main point 1 2 3 4 5
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True or false 1.Webb was a little smaller than others. F 2.Spud was let to play for the school team at first. F 3.In senior high, Spud became the leader of the team. T 4.Spud led his team to the national F championship at the university. 5.Spud became a player in NBA as soon as he left the university. F
Listen to paragraph 1 and answer: 1.Where is his hometown? Texas , the USA. 2.What was his dream? He wanted to play in the NBA.
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Read paragraph 2-4 and compelete the form:Spud Webb’s school life Then At first He was______ refused to He did not lose heart Junior play for the school _________ High team AchievementsHe got the ________and chance scored_________ 20 points in his first game. He became the ____of star the team.
Spud Webb’s school life At first Then AchievementsHe had to He got the coach Senior _________ sit in the to ___________ change _________ stands __________ his mind high because of his height. He became______ leader of the team. In his last year, he was Player of named _________ the Year _________in Texas
Spud Webb’s school life At first Then College/ ________ No He got ___ a University university __________ scholarship invited from North him. Carolina He played State a junior University. at_______ ________ college .
AchievementsHe led his team to the national _____________ ____________. championship
Listen to paragraph 5 and complete:At first, The NBA was not interested in Spud more than Webb because all its players were __________ __________than him. He was forced to play in 20cm taller another basketball league for about a year. In ______________________ Atlanta Hawks In 1986, 1985, Spud joined the _______________. Slam Dunk Contest It was his he wonthe _____________________. proudest moment _________________.
Conclusion What makes a person to be a wonderful basketball player? through size and body type? He proved it doesn't matter.
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hard work & never give up
Complete the conversation(P53)Simon wants to know more about Spub Webb. He is asking David some
questions. Read the article again andcomplete their conversation with the information in the article.
Simon: When was Spud Webb born? P53 David: He was born in (1) _______. 1963 Simon: Was he very tall? David: No. he was (2) _____________ much smaller than the other kids at school. Simon: When did he become an NBA player? joined the Atlanta Hawks in 1985 David: He (3) ________ and became the (4) __________ shortest player in the NBA at that t
ime. Simon: What was his proudest moment? won the Slam Dunk Contest in David: He (5) ________ 1986. Simon: Great! Spud proved that size and body type matter We can do really doesn’t (6) ________. give up almost anything if we never (7) _________.
Review the textSpud Webb was born in the USA in 1963. He was much smaller than the other kids at school. A_______ lthoughhe was small, he had a big dream.While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team but failed. He did not lose heart and finally got the cored 20 points in his first game, In senior high, he chance. He s________ practised even harder and become the l________ eader of the team. In his amed Player of the Year in Texas. But no last year,he was n________ u_________ of his niversity invited him to play basketball s_______because imply height, so he played at a junior college.There he led his team to the n_________championship and this brought him to the attention of ational North Carolina State University.After he graduated, he was f_________ orced to play in another basketball league.He r_________ emained there for one year before the NBA took notice of him.He had many great chievements later, he proved that size and body type does not a_____________ m________. Never give up when you want to do something. atter
Discussion
What can we learn from Spud Webb?Hard work leads to success.辛苦的努力通往成功。
There is but one secret to success– never give up! 成功的秘诀只有一个-永不言弃! Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.有志者事竟成。