Section B Old inventions Electric stuffs abacus inventions

Section B

Old inventions Electric stuffs abacus inventions binoculars Transportations Food

How do they taste? salty crispy脆的 咸的 sweet甜的 peppers lemon sour酸的 hot辣的 bitter 苦的

What are needed? The potatoes are cut into slices. The slices are fried in the oil. Some pepper and salt are sprinkled on the slices.

The history of chips Did you know that potato chips were invented by mistake? Chipswere invented by a chef called George Crum. They were invented in 1853. George Crum cooked them for a long time until they crispy. Andwere he sprinkled lots of salt on them so they were really salty.

What will you do if you are really thirsty? I’d like to drink these beverages. [ 'bevəridʒ ] n. � 料

Before You Read Do you know when basketball was invented? How popular is each sport? Rank them [1 -8] in order of popularity.

Before You Read Do you know when basketball was invented? List eight sports played in China. Sport Rank Sport football basketball volleyball skating table tennis baseball swimming boxing Rank

basketball court

Do you know when basketball was invented? Equipment about basketball 装备, 器材 basketball metal hoop backboard net wooden floor 木地板

思维图 Learning strategy: MIND-MAPPING Use mind-mapping to remember information. To make a mind-map, 把……变成 change the information you read into a colorful “picture of words”. The brain recalls “pictures” more easily than written information. 回忆

While You Read Do you know when basketball was invented? pay attention to If you travel around China you will notice a very popular activity everywhere you go --basketball. This much-loved and active sport is enjoyed by all, for fun and exercise. The sport of basketball is a little more than a Sth. 被sb. 喜好 hundred years old. It is played by more than 100 包括 million people in over 200 countries including besides China, where basketball has been played in parks, schools, and even in factories. 非限定性定语从句， where 指什么

创造 Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith, who was born in 1861. When he was at college, his class was once asked to invent a new game that could be played indoors during the long winters. Dr Naismith created a game to be played on a hard wooden floor, so the safety of the players was important. Knocking into players and falling down would be dangerous. 撞上(某人)

分开, 划分 Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two teams, and taught them how to play his 使……进入 new game. The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a ball into the “basket”: a net 省略They are，当从句主语与主句 hanging from a metal hoop. Players shoot from 主语一样，从句主谓是主动关系时， 从……悬挂 below the basket, and sometimes the从……投篮 v谓语变v- ing “backboard” is used for guiding the ball into 被用来 the basket. Players move towards one朝着……的 end of the court while throwing the ball to each方向 other.

据说 参加 发展 ……的普 及 已经上 升到 向往 It is believed that on December 21 st, 1891, the first basketball game in history was played. Then in 1936 in Berlin, it became an Olympic event. A team from China took part, and although they didn’t win they used the experience to help develop the game at home. Since then, the popularity of basketball has risen worldwide, and the number of foreign players in America’s NBA (National Basketball Association) has increased. Basketball has also become a more popular sport for people to watch, and many young people dream of becoming famous basketball players.

Answer the following questions. 1. Who invented basketball? James Naismith. 2. Why were the Berlin Olympic important for basketball? In 1936 in Berlin, basketball became an Olympic event. 3. What is the aim of basketball? To get the ball into the hoop (basket). 4. Name a professional basketball organization in America. NBA (The National Basketball Association).

the good things and difficult Go For Discuss It things about being a basketball player. It’s good to be a basketball player because… It’s difficult to be a basketball player because… It keeps you healthy. You must practice a lot to become good.

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