1、Unit 6 When was it invented
Class Type
Reading and writing
Objectives
1. To understand the history and more information of basketball.
2. To introduce the things you do not like to do and the invention can help you.
3. To imagine an invention you invented and write down.
Key structure
1. It
2、 is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on Dec. 21, 1891.
2. Who invented basketball and how is it played?
Difficulties
How to understand the information of basketball and write an article about the invention you create.
Vocabulary
the Olympics, Canadian, divide, bask
3、et, hero
divide … into, not only … but also…, look up to
Periods
1
Procedure
Lead-in
Revision.
Ask Ss to translate the phrases into Chinese.
Step 1
Exercise.
1. Choose the correct answers.
2. Complete the sentences according to the Chinese words.
Step 2
Free Talk.
1. Do you like sport
4、s?
2. What sport do you often play?
3. Can you list some sports that played in China?
Step 3
Discussion.
Show Ss some pictures about sports and then ask Ss to answer some questions.
Step 4
Free talk.
Let Ss talk about what they know about the basketball and answer some questions.
Step 5
Ac
5、tivity 2b.
Skim the passage and find out which paragraphs are about the popularity of basketball.
Step 6
Activity 2c.
Read again and complete the mind map with information in the passage. And then ask Ss try to find out what else you can add to the map.
Step 7
Activity 2d.
Ask Ss to use the m
6、ap to conclude the development og basketball after answering the questions.
Step 8
Free talk.
Ask Ss to talk about the questions:
1. Do you know any famous basketball player?
2. Who do you admire most?
Step 9
Pair works.
Ask Ss to make a list of good and difficult things about being a basket
7、ball player after talking about the question “Would you like to play in China’s national basketball team one day”.
Step 10
Enjoy a song: I believe I can fly.
Step 11
Activity 3a.
Ask Ss to think of something that they don’t like doing. And then think of an invention that could help, and try to
8、make notes.
Step 12
Activity 3b.
Let Ss supposed to be a businessperson, and write a description of their new invention. Then try to sell the invention to the class.
Step 13
Brainstorm.
Show Ss some pictures about the magic and interesting inventions.
Step 14
Language points: explain the key words and phrases in section B-2.
Step 15
More exercisers about the language points.
Step 16
Writing.
Based on the given contents about Lin Shuhao, ask Ss to write an article with the given sentences and basic requests.