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Spud Webb: The Shortest Player in the NBA?

Discover the incredible journey of Spud Webb, the shortest player in the NBA, as he defies odds and proves that size doesn't matter in basketball. Learn about his personal struggles, his determination, and his ultimate success in the NBA.

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Spud Webb: The Shortest Player in the NBA?

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  1. Unit 4 Reading (Ⅰ) -- Qing Tan Middle School Yang Jie

  2. NBA?

  3. NBA National Basketball Association 团体 highest level of basketball The NBA is a league with 30 teams Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks ... be thechampion (winner) win the championship 大奖赛

  4. slam dunk 灌篮

  5. The shortest player in the NBA

  6. Prediction ？ Who? ？ ？ ... ... When？ Title： The shortest player in the NBA ？ ？ What? Which? ？ Why?

  7. Tell me how the writer lays out the article. (A) (B) (C) (D) ①-⑥ = paragraph 1-6

  8. Skimming:Readthe first sentence of each paragraph Part 1 (para.1) Personal information (who?when?where?) Spud Webb was born in Texas, the USA, in 1963. While attending junior high... In senior high... Part 2 (para.2-5) Experiences (What?How?) No university would invite him... Although he was a great player at university... After he graduated... Part 3 (para.6) Reasons (Why?) Through hard work, Spud Webb proved that...

  9. a. Spud was named Player of the Year. b. Spud got a scholarship from a university. c. Spud scored 20 points in his first game. d. Spud became an NBA player in 1985. e. Spud had a big dream f. Spud proved that size and body type doesn’t matter Main idea of the article ? Introduction para.1 para.2 para.3 Main Body para.4 para.5 Conclusion para.6

  10. Read part 1(para.1) What's Spud Webb's dream? Read para.2-4 find out the three periods Readpara.5 Did he realize his dream? joined the NBA in 1985 college university ? senior high ? after leaving school after graduation dreamed of playing in the NBA junior high ? school time a small boy

  11. Think won the Slam Dunk Contest was named Player of the Year scored 20 points got a scholarship What does this picture look like? joined the NBA won the Slam Dunk Contest had a big dream Can he achieve success in only one day? got a scholarship joined the NBA in 1986 Player of the Year in 1985 scored 20 points college university senior high had a big dream graduation junior high school time a small boy

  12. Read para. 2-5 He was refused at first. He practised harder and got the coach to change his mind I am short... He had to sit in the stands. No university invited him to play basketball. He led his team to the national championship He was forced to play in another basketball league for one year.

  13. Read part 3（para.6） Think: Why could he achieve success at last? success hard work difficulties ? never give up

  14. Slam Dunk Contest in 1986 ? Pay attention to what the sports announcers said about Spud Webb during the match. sports reporters

  15. Play as two sports announcers

  16. Sports announcers A:Look! Spud Webb is ready to dunk! He looks so confident! Do you think he can get the champion today? B: ________________________________. A:Wow, Spud dunked perfectly! He did a great job today! When did he join the NBA? B: _____________. He is so short! It's unbelievable! How could he do it? A:__________________________________________. B:What a great man! I heard he had great success in school! A:Yeah. He ___________________(Tip:two achievements). B:My god! The audience are all cheering for him! So surprised! A:Wow! Amazing! He is the ___________! B:I think it is his _________moment in his basketball career. A:Of course. He must be the best player of this year!

  17. Further thinking … Persist-ence (坚持） inte-rest (兴趣) hard work (努力） talents (天赋） strong will （强烈的意愿） What makes a person successful?

  18. My suggestions:

  19. Who will be the best player of this year?

  20. Recommendation letter Dear leaders, We are writing to recommend Spud as the best player of this year. Spud Webb is ... because ... (at least two examples) I hope you think our advice is worth taking. Yours sincerely ...

  21. Homework: http://www.spudwebb.net/ Write a recommendation letter for Spud Webb

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