When was it invented?The fifth period

Unit 9

Self CheckLanguage Goal:

1. Reviewing the description of food tastes.

2. Learn the history of basketball.

3. Learn more about passive voice: questions and statements.

1. I don’t like eating chocolate. It tastes too ______.

2. Mom added salt but it still wasn’t _____ enough.

3. I prefer lemons to oranges. I like the ____ taste.

4. She likes ______ cookies. They are hard, dry and easily broken.

sweet

salty

sour

1Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words given in the box.

crispy

2Fine out when things were invented, and then write paragraphs about them.

The abacus was invented in the

sixth century by Chinese people.

The abacus was invented in the

sixth century by Chinese people.

The umbrella was invented about 4000

years ago in Assyria, China and Egypt.

The umbrella was invented about 4000

years ago in Assyria, China and Egypt.

In Italy in 1854 , Ignatio Porro

invented the binoculars.

In Italy in 1854 , Ignatio Porro

invented the binoculars.

The Camera was invented by Joseph

Nicephore Niepce in 1827.

The Camera was invented by Joseph

Nicephore Niepce in 1827.

The bicycle was invented in the

1880s in England.

The bicycle was invented in the

1880s in England.

1a

1b

List eight sports played in China and rank [1—8] according to their popularity.

SPORT RANK SPORT RANK

basketball

volleyball

table tennis

football

running

climbing

swimming

badminton (羽毛球 )

1

84

7

6

3

5

2

Reading

Do you know them? Say something about them!

Do you know when basketball was invented?

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

hundred years old. It is played by more than 100

million people in over 200 countries including China,

where basketball has been played in parks, schools,

and even in factories.

注意到

被喜欢

Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor name

d James Naismith, who was born in 1861. when he

was at college, his class was once asked to invent a n

ew game that could be played indoors during the lon

g 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 do

wn would be dangerous.

在户内

撞上（某人）

Dr Naismith divided the men in his class into two t

eams, and taught them how to play his new game.

The aim of basketball is for players to try to get a b

all into the “basket”: a net hanging from a metal ho

op. Players shoot from below the basket, and somet

imes the “backboard” is used for guiding the ball in

to the basket. Players move towards one end of the

court while throwing the ball to each other.

分开，划分

目的

在…下面；低于…

向；往；朝着……方向

球场

It is believed that on December 21st, 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.

世界性的

Basketball has also become a more

popular sport for people to watch, and

many young people dream of

becoming famous basketball players.

Complete the mind-map with information from the reading.3a

Now played everywhere

factories schools parks

AMERICA

EQUIPMENT

THE GAME

CHINAHISTORY

ball

9 teams players

James Na ismith Played in

200 countries

basket backboardFor fun and exercise

by a Cana dian

in 1861

NBA

BASKETBALL

4. Name a professional basketball organization in American?

James Naismith.

It was the first time basketball was played as an

Olympic event.

To get the ball into the “basket”.

The Naismith Basketball Association. (NBA)

Answer the questions:3b1. Who invented basketball?

2. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball?

3. What is the aim of basketball?

Go For It!Make a list of good things and difficult things about being a basketball players.

good things difficult things

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

______________________

It keeps you healthy.

It makes you happy.

It can lead you to success.

It makes you tired.

You may hurt yourself.

You may fail.

HOMEWORK

In pairs, choose an invention and so

research on it. Make a mind-map of the

information you find. When it is ready, give

a presentation about the invention to the

class.

1. The abacus was ________ by Chinese people.

2. Li Lei likes ______ cookies because they are hard, dry and easily broken.

3. The meat produced a ________ smell.

4. The most popular drink in the world was invented by ________.

accident, invent, microwave, crispy, pleasant

invented

crispy

pleasant

accident

根据句意填空。

5. There are many _________(发明 ) in this

museum.

6. How was the tea ________ (发明 )?

7. Silk is _________(生产 ) in Suzhou and H

angzhou.

8. He always makes a lot of ________ (错误 ) in class.

inventions

invented

produced

mistakes