江苏省永丰初级中学九年级英语上册 Unit 4 Growing up Reading I课件 (新版)牛津版.ppt

Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 Para.1 because because of because because he was too small his height he was only 170 cm tall all its players were more than 20cm taller than he was He was very small—much smaller than the other kids at school. Spud Webb’s basketball life In junior high In senior high After finishing high school After graduating from university At first, he was ________ by the school team. Later, he became the ________ of the team. At first, he often had to __________________. Later, he became ________ of the team. At first, ___________ would invite him to play basketball. Later, he succeeded in ____________________. At first, he was forced to play in _______________________. Later, he became __________________ in the NBA. refused star sit in the stands leader no university getting a scholarship another basketball league the shortest player achievements difficulties *  Unit 4 Growing up Reading I Atlanta Hawks The shortest player in the NBA title Name Dream Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. He was very small—much smaller than the other kids at school. However, he had a big dream—he wanted to play in the NBA. Brief introduction （个人概况） Read the first sentence of these paragraphs. While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. … In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the stands because of his height. … However, no university would invite him to play basketball simply because he was only 170 cm tall. … Although he was a great player at university, the NBA was not interested in him because all its players were more than 20 cm taller than he was. … Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that size and body type does not matter—you can do almost anything if you never give up. While attending junior high, Spud tried out for the school team, but he was refused to play at first because he was too small. … In senior high, Spud often had to sit in the st