2TheroadtosuccessUnit3—UnderstandingideasMatchthefivebasketballpositionstotheirdescriptions.AEBCDWhatisneededontheroadtobecomeasuccessfulbasketballplayer?physicalrequirement?personalqualities?height?strength?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthisbasketballplayer?namechildhoodeffortsachievementotherthings

StephenCurryisanAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer.HeisthesonofformerNBAplayer,DellCurry.StephenfirstgarnerednationalattentionforhisimpressiveplayatDavidsonCollege.HefirstjoinedtheNBA

in2009，playing

fortheGolden

StateWarriors,his

shootingskillsmakinghimoneofthetopplayers.GiventheMostValuablePlayerawardin2015,StephenhelpedtheWarriorswintheNBAchampionshipinthesameyear.In2016,StephenwasonceagainnamedMostValuablePlayer,histeamtheWarriorsagainwinningtheNBAtitlein2017and2018.Lookatthetitle&picturesandpredictwhatthepassagewilltalkabout.fastreadingWhat’sthetexttypeofthispassage?A.feature新聞特寫B(tài).practicalwritingC.argumentation議論文D.exposition說明文(para1-3)WhatchallengesdidCurrymeetontheroadtobasketball?①asimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole;Witheveryshot,theweakplasticbackboardgaveway.②Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeopletobetooshort,toothinandtooweaktofollowinhisfather’sfootsteps.

thebrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)afarcryfromafarcryfromasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole;witheveryshot,theweakplasticbackbordgaveway.Whydoestheauthormakeacontrasthere?acontrastBecausemakigacontrastwillarousereaders’interesttoreadandexplore:HowcanCurrywalktheroadtosuccessinNBAfromsuchpoortrainingcondition?Facingthesechallenges,howdidCurryreact?reactionHelearnttobecreativeandflexible.Headjustedhisplayingstyleandlearnttoshootwithgreataccuracy.(para2)Hecarriedonplayingbasketball.(para3)(para4-5)WhathasStephenCurryachieved?In2005,hewonhisfirstNBAchampionship,andheledtheWarriorstotheirfirstchampionshipsince1975.HealsoreceivedtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinarow.連續(xù)(para5)WhatisStephen‘sphilosophy?Anditsinfluence?Ineverreallysetouttochangethegame…WhatIwantedtodowasjustbemyself…valuetheskillofit…valuethefactthat…You’vegottobeabletoputinthetimeandthework.Itinspiresalotofthenextgeneration.Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassageandgiveyourreasons.1ToexplainwhyStephenCurrywasdoubtedbymanypeople.2ToinformpeopleaboutStephenCurry’sbasketballskills.3ToinspirepeoplewithStephenCurry’sdeterminationtosucceed.metsomechallengesreactwiselyachievesuccessReacttoobstaclesproperly;haveapositiveattitude;arriveatthedestinationRoadWhatisyourunderstandingtothetitle?Organiseinformationfromthepassageandcompletetheprofile簡介ofStephenCurry.StephenCurryis

thesonofthefamousbasketballerDell

Curry.He

spenthischildhoodyearspractisingbasketballon1

.Thepoorconditionshelpedhimdevelophisownplayingstyle.Healsolearntto2____________________.Despitethis,itseemedunlikelytomanypeoplethatStephenwouldbeagreatbasketballplayer,ashewas3____________________________.amuddybasketballcourttooshort,toothinandtooweakbecreativeandflexibleupplayingcollegeballforDavidsonCollege.In2009,hejoinedtheNBA’sGoldenStateWarriors.In2015,heledthemtotheirfirstNBAchampionshipsince1975.Stephenachievedhisdreamthrough5_____________________________________________________________.self-belief,hardwork,perseveranceandsomehelpfromanoldhoopNationality:6_________Occupation:7_______________Awards:

8______________________Americanbasketballplayer

theMostValuablePlayerNonetheless然而,Stephenrefusedto

4_______,andendedgiveupCompletethemindmapofCurry’sgoodqualitieswithsupportingideas.self-beliefhardworkperseveranceDespitemanypeoplethinkinghecouldn’t…h(huán)ecarriedonplayingbasketball.PractisingdayinanddayouthelpedStephensharpenhisskills,Stephennevergaveupandvaluedthefactthathecouldworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.Think&share

Whydoestheauthormentionthe“simplebasket”atthestartofthepassage?WhathaveyoulearntfromStephenCurry’sstory?Theauthormentionsthe“simplebasket”atthestartofthepassageinordertoshowhowsuccessisassociatedwithhardworkandperseverance,andnotwithsophisticatedorexpensivematerialthings.Whydoestheauthormentionthe“simplebasket”atthestartofthepassage?WhathaveyoulearntfromStephenCurry’sstory?goo