1、Reading The shortest player in the NBAWhat do you think of Grade 9?Free talkSome students may feel stressed/tired/angryHow can you relax yourself in your spare time?Reading books,listening to music,doing sportstake notice of himsucceed in becoming the best Chinese player have many achievementsscore
2、pointsbe forced to leave the NBAlose heartsit in the stands Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in 1980.He is very good at playing basketball,sothe NBA took notice of him.Yao joinedtheHoustonRocketsin2002andsucceeded in becoming the best Chineseplayer to ever play in the NBA.He hadmany achievements,the be
3、st moment inhis career was in 2004-he scored 41points in a game against the AtlantaHawks.Unluckily,he was badly hurt many times,and was forced to leave the NBA in2011,but he didnt lose heart.Althoughhe sits in the stands,he has neverstopped his love of basketball.Year&place of birthHeight Dream inTe
4、xas,the USA in 1963much smaller than the other kidsplay in the NBASpud WebbWho is mentioned in the passage?Paragraph 1Paragraph 2Paragraph 3Paragraph 4Paragraph 5Small Spud had a big dream.Spud scored 20 points in his first game.Spud was named player of the Year.Spud got a scholarship from a univers
5、ity.Spud became an NBA player in 1985.SkimmingIn junior high:_In senior high:_At a junior college:_At university:_Joined the NBA:_What achievements did Spud have?the star of the teamPlayer of the Year in Texasthe national championshipsucceed in getting a scholarship win the Slam Dunk ContestWhat do
6、you think makes a wonderful basketball player?HeightSkillsTeam spiritPracticeInterestDiscussionPara 2.In junior high,he was refused to play at first because he was too small,but he_.Para 3.In senior school,he often had to sit in the stands because of his height but he _.did not lose heart.When he fi
7、nally got the chance,he scored 20 points in his first gamepractised even harder and got the coach to change his mind.He went on to become leader of the teamCan you find out how Spud did not give up at different stages of his life?ScanningPara 4.After he graduated from high school,no university would
8、 invite him to play basketball because he was only 170cm tall.He decided _.Para 5.After he graduated from university,the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was.He remained _.in another basketballleague for about a year before the NBA took notice
9、 of himto play at a junior college.There he led his team to the national championshipWhat did Spud Webb prove?How did he prove that?He proved that size and body type does not matter you can do almost anything if you never give up.Through hard work.ConclusionWhat can we learn from Spud Webb?Discussio
10、nProverbsHard work leads to success.There is but one secret to successnever give up!成功的秘诀只有一个永不言弃！Nothing is impossible for a willing heart.辛苦的努力通往成功。有志者事竟成。Life is a journey.Whatever problems you meet,whenever you meet them,dont be afraid of them.Just try hard to solve them.Believe that you can do almost anything if you never give up!Teachers words