aggressive

If necessary

dominate

Reading and Writing---6. Discussion

Do activity 2 on page 9 with your partner.

Think of some examples of aggressive behaviour?

To compete with players from other countries, what must Chinese athletes do?What do they lack? And what are they good at?

Reading and Writing---7. Writing

Do Activity 3---Write a reply after reading the passage about Yao Ming's attitude and behaviour in NBA

An example

Dear Editor,

I'm writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming . I like that fact that the article draws attention to... I would like to say something about... In my opinion, the reason why... is that... I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women...

Yours sincerely,

XXX

An example

Dear Editor,

I am writing in reply to the article about Yao Ming which appears in your newspaper yesterday. I like the fact that the article draws attention to that China is producing world class sportsmen and women like Yao Ming. However, I would like to say something about Yao Ming's attitude. In my opinion, the reason why he is so "nice" is due to what the situation was like when he played in China. In the Shanghai Sharks, the whole team played for him and he never had to ask for the ball

he dominate every game. I believe that Chinese sportsmen and women are as good- and often better than players from other countries, but we have a natural idea of politeness and team play rather than the individual "star" status which is typical of world basketball and soccer.

Yours sincerely,

Name

II.Reading practice

Reading practice---1. Warming-up

Do Activity 1 on page 11

Discuss the questions with your partner or group mates.

Focus on:

What possible risks are there when you play basketball?

Reading Practice---2. Understanding of the title

Dizzy Heights of School Basketball dizzy heights令人眩晕的高度

the dizzy heights of...是习语,指重要的职位,显赫的地位,含有一定的幽默色彩.文章标题表面上用的是常用习语,其含蓄用意却回归在dizzy的本义上(指球员被撞晕),有一语双关之意.

------令人眩晕的校园篮球

Reading Practice---3. Skimming ( the first 3 paragraphs)