Todaywe’regoingtolearnaboutafamousbasketballplayerinNBA.

Guesswhoheis?Whoishe?StephenCurryHight1.91mWeight84kgHehasthemostspecializedroleofanyposition.Herunstheteam'soffensebycontrollingtheball.Whatdoyouknowabouthim?Whatcanyougetfromthetitleandpictures?thehardworkbehindthesuccessStephenCurryissuccessfulnowTheRoadToSuccessDifficultiesonthewaytosuccessSuccessinNBAReasonsforsuccessPara1~3Para4Para5Fastreading:Task1:Matchthemainideastotheparagraphs.Carefulreading:Task1:Readeachparagraphandanswerthequestions.ReadPara.1:DidStephenCurryliveinapoororrichfamily?Findouttheevidence.

NearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrowdirtroadgoesfromthehouseofStephenCurry'sgrandfathertothewoodsnearby.AfarcryfromthebrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),itwasalongthisroadthatStephen’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole.

NearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrowdirtroadgoesfromthehouseofStephenCurry'sgrandfathertothewoodsnearby.AfarcryfromthebrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),itwasalongthisroadthatStephen’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole.

VSReadPara.1:DidStephenCurryliveinapoororrichfamily?Findouttheevidence.NearthesmalltownofGrottoes,Virginia,anarrowdirtroadgoesfromthehouseofStephenCurry'sgrandfathertothewoodsnearby.AfarcryfromthebrightlightsandshinycourtsoftheNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA),itwasalongthisroadthatStephen’sgrandfatherbuiltasimplebasketbyattachingapieceofplastictoatelephonepole.

Readpara1carefullyandanswerthequestionVS

StephenCurrysufferedfrom________whenhewasakidpovertyCausesEffectsSolutionswitheveryshot,the_______plasticbackboard_________Knowingwheretheballwouldgowasn’t_____________hisownplayingstyle______and_____linedtheroadunderthebasketcausedtheballto_______________Onlyshots_____________itscenterwentintotheheavythickbasket.shootwithgreat________ReadPara.2:Completethechart.HowdidStephenCurrysharpenhisskills?CausesEffectsSolutionswitheveryshot,the_______plasticbackboard_________Knowingwheretheballwouldgowasn’t_____________hisownplayingstyle______and_____linedtheroadunderthebasketcausedtheballto_______________Onlyshots_____________itscenterwentintotheheavythickbasket.shootwithgreat________weakgavewaybumpsrocksbounceinalldirectionseasyperfectlyaimingatadjustaccuracyHelearnttobe________and________asaplayercreativeflexibleReadPara.2:Completethechart.HowdidStephenCurrysharpenhisskills?ReadPara.3andanswer:HowdidCurry’steammatesandcoachesthinkofhim?A.Theythoughthecouldfollowinhisfather’sfootsteps.B.Theydidn’tthinkhecouldcontinuehisfather’sglory(光芒).C.Theybelievedthathewasborntobeabasketballstar.Despitehisfather'ssuccessfulcareer,Stephenwasthoughtbymanypeople,includinghishighschoolteammatesandcoaches,tobetooshort,toothinandtooweaktofollowinhisfather'sfootsteps.ButStephencarriedon.Playingbasketballwashisdream.Hewouldnotgiveup.Hefinallyendedupplayingcollegeballatasmall,little-knownschool,DavidsonCollege,nottoofarfromwherehelived.HiscreativityandperseverancemadehimDavidson'sstarplayer.DavidsonCollegeSelectedfortheNBAin2009,StephenjoinedtheGoldenStateWarriorsIn2015,StephenwonhisfirstNBAchampionship,andheledtheWarriorstotheirfirstchampionshipsince1975.receivedtheMostValuablePlayerawardfortwoyearsinarowCarefulreading:WhathasStephenCurryachieved?ReadPara.4-5:Readparagraph4-5andanswerthequestions.Q1.What’sthephilosophyofStephen?Q2.HowdidStepheninspireothers?Carefulreading:

“Ineverreallysetouttochangethegame…WhatIwantedtodowasjustbemyself…Iknowitinspiresalotofthenextgeneration,alotofpeoplewholovethegameofbasketballtovaluetheskillofit,valuethefactthatyoucanworkeverysingledaytogetbetter.You`vegottobeabletoputinthetimeandthework.That`showIgothere.That`showIcontinuetogetbettereverysingleday.”ReadPara.4-5:Q1.What’sthephilosophyofStephen?Inspiringotherstobelieveinthemselves,StephenCurryislivingproofthatwhatotherpeoplethinkofyoudoesn’thavetoinfluencewhatyoubecome.Throughself-belief,hardwork,perseveranceandsomehelpfromanoldhoop,StephenCurryhasshownthatanythingispossible.ReadPara.4-5:Q2.HowdidStepheninspireothers?WhatcanwelearnfromStephenCurry’sexample?

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