Unit 6
When was it invented?
Section B (2a-Self Check)
学习目标
Key words & phrases:
the Olympics, Canadians, divide, divide…into…,
basket, popularity, look up to, hero, professional, Berlin
Key sentences:
1.Basketball is a much-loved and active sport that is
enjoyed by many for fun and exercise.
2.It is believed that the first basketball
game in history was played on
December 21, 1891.
Words and expressionsLead in
Canadian /kəneidiən/
a. /n.加拿大/人的
•Canada lies in the
north of America.
•Canadian people are
very friendly.
divide /divaid/ v. 分开;分散
•Please divide these
apples into two
parts.
purpose /pə:(r)pəs/
n. 目的;目标•Your study purpose is
to go to the university.
•Every one of us needs
purpose trees in our
life.
the Olympics /əulimpiks/
奥林匹克运动会
•Players’ highest
purpose is to enter
the Olympics.
hero /hiərəu/
n. 英雄;男主角
•Hero by Zhang
Yimou is a
successful film.
Berlin /bə:lin/ 柏林
•Berlin is the capital of German.
NBA (National Basketball Association)
美国篮球协会 (美国职业篮球联赛)
•NBA is short of National
Basketball Association
in the United States.
CBA (China Basketball Association)
中国篮球协会(中国职业篮球联赛)
•CBA is short of China
Basketball Association.
look up to 钦佩;仰慕
•We all look up to
Deng Xiaoping. He
was so open , brave
and create.
basket /ba:skit/ n. 篮;
•These days
baskets are more
and more
beautiful with
different shapes.
New words
•Canadian /kəneidiən/
adj. /n.加拿大/人的
•divide /divaid/ v. 分开;分散
•divide ... into 把⋯⋯分开
•purpose /pə:(r)pəs/ n. 目的;目标
•basket /ba:skit/ n. 篮;筐
•the Olympics /əulimpiks/ 奥林匹克运动会
•look up to 钦佩;仰慕
•hero /hiərəu/ n. 英雄;男主角
•Berlin /bə:lin/ 柏林(德国城市)
•NBA (National Basketball Association)
美国篮球协会 (美国职业篮球联赛)
•CBA (China Basketball Association)
中国篮球协会(中国职业篮球联赛)
Do you like basketball? Do you watch
basketball games? How much do you know
about this sport? Discuss the sport with your
partner and share your ideas with the class.
Pre-reading
2a
Read the passage quickly. What is the
main idea of each paragraph?
Paragraph One:
____________________________________
Paragraph Two:
____________________________________
Paragraph Three:
_____________________________________
The main history of basketball.
How the basketball was invented by James.
The popularity of basketball around the world.
While-reading
2b
Complete the mind map with the infor-
mation in the passage. What else can you
add to the mind map?
2c
Mind-mapping
Changing the information you read
into a mind map may help you re-
member it more easily.
invented by ______________
first game on ________________
became Olympic event in ______
in the year _____.
most famous games: _____
popular games in China: _____
James Naismith
1936
December 21, 1891
NBA
Berlin
CBA
Development
played inside on a
hard _____.
____ teams
get _______ into
other team’s ______.
floor
the ball
Two
Game
basket
n. 篮;筐
Popularity
played by __________________
people.
over ____ countries
more than 100 million
200
n. 受欢迎;普及
Many young people dream of becoming
_____________. They _________ these
basketball heroes and want to become
like them.
These stars encourage young people to
work hard to __________________.
What else can you add to the mind map?
famous players
basketball star
look up to
achieve their dreams
n. 英雄;男主角
Use the mind map to summarize what
you and your partner remember about the
development of basketball. Use the following
questions to help you.
Post-reading
2d
1. Who invented basketball and how is it
played?
Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor
named James Naismith.
Players were divided into two teams. Players
on the same team must work together to get
the ball in the other team’s basket. At the same
time, they need to stop the competing team
from getting the ball into their own basket.
adj. 加拿大(人)的
n. 加拿大人
On December 21, 1891.
2. When was the first basketball game in
history played?
Because it became an event at the
Olympics.
3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important
for basketball?
It’s NBA in America and CBA in China.
4. What are the professional basketball
groups in America and China?
adj. 职业的;专业的
Today, the popularity of basketball
has risen around the world, with
many young people dreaming of
becoming famous players.
5. How popular is basketball?
1. Potato chips were invented by mistake.
by mistake 错误地;无意中
e.g. Somebody took the my umbrella by
mistake.
有人错拿了我的伞。
I picked up your bag by mistake.
我错拿了你的包。
Language Points
e.g. She divided the orange into
quarters and each ate a piece.
她把橙子分成四份,每人吃一份。
2. Dr. Naismith divided the men in his
class into two teams…
divide v. 分开;分散
divide… into… 把……分开;分散
3. Today, the popularity of basketball has risen
around the world, with many young people
dreaming of becoming famous players.
1) today adv. 修饰整个句子,表示当前
的一段时间,“如今;当今”。
e.g. Today, only a few kinds of these
beautiful animals still live on the earth.
现今,这些美丽的动物只有少数
几种还生活在地球上。
2) with与在意义上有主谓关系的复
合结构many young people
dreaming of…构成短语,用作伴随
状语。
4. Basketball has not only become a popular sport
to play, but it has also become a popu-lar sport
to watch.
not only…, but also… 不但……而且…… 若连
接两个成分作主语,谓语动词与靠近的主语保
持一致。
e.g. Not only the students but also their
teacher is enjoying the film.
不仅学生们在欣赏这部影片,他们的老
师也在欣赏这部影片。
5. The number of foreign players, including
Chinese players, in the NBA has increased.
1) number表示数量。由于是单数形式,谓语
动词需要与之相配,为has increased。这种
主语和谓语在数上的匹配称作“主谓一致”。
当主语为复数概念是,谓语动词用复数形式
与之匹配;当主语为单数概念时,谓语动词
则用单数形式。
e.g. People there are very friendly.
The United Nations is an international
organization that tries to find peaceful
solutions to world problems.
people为复数概念。
the United Nations是一个组织,为 单数概念。
2) the number of… “……的数量;
……的数目”。作主语时,谓语动
词应用单数形式。
a number of… “若干的,一些”,
修饰可数名词。作主语时,谓语动
词应用复数形式。
e.g. The number of people killed in the
accident hasn’t been announced yet.
这次事故中的死亡人数尚未公布。
A number of people are unhappy
with this decision.
一些人对这项决定并不满意。
6. Many young people look up to these
basketball heroes and want to
become like them.
look up to 钦佩;仰慕
e.g. The artist is looked up to for his
landscape paintings.
这名画家以风景画受人仰慕。
拓展:look词组
look back 回头看; 回顾
look down upon (on) 看不起, 轻视
look forward to 盼望,期待
look into 朝......看去; 调查
look like 看上去像 look on 旁观,观望
look out 当心,小心,留神
look through 浏览;透过......看
look up 查阅; 抬头看
What do you think of famous basketball
players? Make a list of good and difficult
things about being a famous basketball player,
then talk about them with your partner.
2e
First, he can do things he likes
best.
Second, he can earn a lot
of money every year.
Third, he may have many fans,
and gets a lot of attention
wherever he goes.
Another thing, he can travel
around the world, and meet many
new friends.
But there are also some difficult
things for him. For example, he
must work very hard all the time.
He may get hurt in
the hard games.
Problem: ________________________
New invention: ____________________
What it is used for: _________________
Think of something that you do not like to
do. Then think of an invention that could
help you. Make notes.
a special pen
quickly taking notes in class
taking notes in class
Writing3a
This special pen was invented by Liu
Jie. It has three colors and is used for
….
Imagine you are a business person.
Write a description of your new inven-
tion. Try to sell the invention to the
class.
3b
常用句型:
1. I think … is a very useful invention.
我认为……是一项很有用的发明。
2. … was invented by …
……是由…… (某人)发明的
3. … was invented in …
……是在…… (某时间)发明的
4. It was used for … 它被用来……
5. … is made of ………
是由……(材料)制成的
One possible version:
This special pen was invented by Liu Jie.
It has three colors and is used for taking
notes quickly in class. It was invented in
2012. It is made of plastic and steel. It can
remember what the teacher said. It can
also help write down the main points. I
think it’s a useful invention.
It is often difficult to decide on the
inventor of certain inventions. This is
invent, doubt, mention, nearly,
website, all of sudden
1. Complete the passage with the correct
forms of the words in the box.
Self Check
because sometimes a few people may
______ things which are _______ the
same. It’s hard to tell who came up with
the idea first.
Some inventions can also lead to other
inventions _____________. So some
people _____ whether the inventor came
invent nearly
all of a sudden
doubt
up with the idea himself or herself. They
think that the inventor used someone
else’s idea to create his or her invention.
That is why books or _______ usually
_______ more than one inventor when
giving information about inventions.
websites
mention
1. Someone stole my watch.
_________________________________
2. They used five eggs to make this big cake.
__________________________________
3. When did they invent the personal
computer?
__________________________________
__________________________________
My watch was stolen (by someone).
When was the personal computer
invented?
Five eggs were used to make this big cake.
2. Rewrite these sentences using the
passive voice.
4. They asked us not to run in the hallway.
__________________________________
__________________________________
5. Someone took the video back to the
store.
__________________________________
__________________________________
The video was taken back to the store
(by someone).
We were asked not to run in the
hallway (by them).
Invention: _________________________
When: _________________________
Who: _________________________
Purpose: _________________________
in 2013
umbrella with a light
Li Meng
3. Find out information about an invention
you would like to know more about and
write sentences below.
seeing in the rain in the dark
1. During the afternoon, there was a _______
(suddenly) heavy fall of snow.
2. I think the telephone _____________
(invent) before the car.
3. The __________ (Canada) song Alouette(百灵
鸟) is a fun song about a bird.
一、 用所给单词的适当形式填空。
sudden
was invented
Canadian
Exercises
4. They ____________ (invite) to take part
in the May Day celebrations in Beijing.
5. The ___________ (popular) of private
cars is changing the people’s life style.
6. When the bill ____________ (bring) to
him, he was such surprised.
were invited
popularity
was brought
7. They gave their lives for their country
and were honored as ________ (hero).
8. We ___________ (divide) into eight
groups by our teacher last week.
heroes
were divided
Summary
1. Learned the history of basketball.
2. Know how to draw the mind map.
3. Review and consolidate the Passive
Voice.
Homework
1. Memorize the knowledge points.
2. Retell the invention of basketball.
3. Do the exercises in students’ book.
Thank
you!