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课件网) Better you , better me! Unit 3 Lesson 2 Practice makes perfect! Learning objectives In this lesson, we will be able to: Master and use key vocabulary related to self-introduction, such as “unique” “advantage”, and phrases like “be strict with oneself”, and understand sentence structures used in Gloria’s self-introduction and description of her basketball experience. Improve our reading skills by understanding the main idea and details of the passage about Gloria’s story. We will also enhance our writing ability by completing the given paragraph and writing true or false answers based on the reading content. Aware of cultural differences through Gloria’s background as a Greek student in a different school environment, and understand how cultural origin can be part of one’s uniqueness. Do you have any experience becoming good at something through hard work Talk with your partner. 2 Read the passage and write true (T) or false (F). Hello everyone! I’m Gloria. I’m in Grade 8. What makes me unique My family comes from Greece. I was born there. Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! I am a basketball player on the school team and the only player in my class. Playing basketball is my interest. When I was in Grade 6, I played for the school basketball team. I was the youngest player. I knew I was not tall or strong enough. I had no advantages over other players. But I was strict with myself. I practiced shooting more than 100 times every day to improve my abilities. Gradually, I became the best shooter on the team. Once we played against a team from another city. The game was almost over, and the score was fifty-one to fifty-one. A player on my team passed me the ball. I was too far from the basket. Could I get the ball in the net I tried, and the ball went in! The final score was fifty-four to fifty-one.We won! We felt proud of ourselves. My dream is to play basketball in the Olympics.I’d like to go to university too. My parents want me to study medicine, but I want to continue with physical education. What sport would I study Basketball, of course! 2 Read the passage and write true (T) or false (F). 2 Read the passage and write true (T) or false (F). A Gloria is the only Greek person in her class. ( ) （ B Gloria played well on the basketball team because of her hard work. （ ） C The basketball game ended with a score of fifty-one to fifty-one. （ ） D Gloria wants to study medicine. （ ） T T F F A Gloria’s dream B Gloria’s self-introduction C An exciting game D Gloria’s uniqueness E Gloria becoming the best shooter 3 Read the passage again and match the main idea to each part. Practice makes perfect! Paragraph 2 Paragraph 3 Paragraph 4 Paragraph 5 Paragraph 1 D B A C E 4 Read the passage again and complete the paragraph. Gloria is unique in her school because she was_____in Greece. _____else in her school comes from Greece! Playing basketball is her interest. She p ... ...
