BasketballHewasbornin1980inShanghai.HeisagreatbasketballstarinChina.HeplayedintheNBAfornineseasons.HewasselectedintotheNBAHallofFame.YaoMingHeight：2.26mPosition:CenterNumber:11Heretiredin2011.PresidentofCBA.ReadingIs

Yao

Ming

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Nice

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Be

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Star?Q1:DoesYaoMingplayinthesamewayasUSplayers?Ifnot,pleasefindoutsomewordsfromthepassagetoshowthedifferences.Readthetextandanswerthequestions:Q2:DoesYaoMingunderstandwhatthecoachwantshimtodo?No.Differences

selflesskindgentleselfishrudeaggressiveimpoliteQ1:DoesYaoMingplayinthesamewayasUSplayers?Ifnot,pleasefindoutsomewordsfromthepassagetoshowthedifferences.Readthetextandanswerthequestions:Q2:DoesYaoMingunderstandwhatthecoachwantshimtodo?No.Yes.WhyisYaoMingmorepoliteandlessaggressivethanUSplayers?WhyisYaoMingmorepoliteandlessaggressivethanUSplayers?Para.2：Yao,however,isaselflessandkindperson.Hehasbeenbroughtupandtrainedinthisway.Itisnotinhisnaturetobe“selfish”and“rude”.Para.4:Heisawonderfulguy,hehaseveryphysicalbasketballskillandheputstheteamfirst.Para.5:InChina,everyonegavemetheball,Ididn’thavetoask!Whichdoyoupreferinsportsgames,beingpoliteoraggressive?Pleaseexplainthereasons.

Beingpolite

Beingaggressive…………Thinking:

Beingpolite

BeingaggressiveFriendshipfirst,competitionsecond.Competitionshouldbecompetitiveandfurious.goodinterpersonalrelationshiphelpwinthegameavoidinjuryhelprealizetheirambitionCulturalCornerReadthepassageandfilltheform.Names

TimeoforiginPlaceoforiginHowRugbyBasketball

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gym

in

SpringfieldUSAPerhapsEnglandCreatedforcoldwintermonthsApupilpickeduptheballandranwithitItwasbasedonanoldEnglishgameRead

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football

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now.There

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football

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team

800

years

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teacher,

Naismith

created

a

movement,

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later

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the

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basketball

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Ellis

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