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floor two the ball basket Popularity ? Played by _________________ people ? over ______ countries more than 100 million 200 Development ? invented by _______________ ? first game on __________________ ? became Olympic event in _______ in the year ______ ? most famous games: _________ ? popular games in China: __________ James Naismith December 21, 1891 Berlin 1936 NBA CBA 2d Use the mind map to summarize what you and your partner remember about the development of basketball. Use the following questions to help you. invented basketball and how is it played? James Naismith. It is played inside on a hard floor. Players on the same team must work together to get the ball in the other team?s basket. And they need to stop the peting team from getting the ball into their own basket. 2. When was the first basketball game in history played? On December 21, 1891. 3. Why were the Berlin Olympics important for basketball? Because it made basketball bee an event at the Olympics. 4. What are the professional basketball groups in America and China? NBA and CBA. 5. How popular is basketball? It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. 2e What do you think of famous basketball players? Make a list of good and difficult things about being a famous basketball player. First, he can do things he likes best. Second, he can earn a lot of money every year. Third, he may have many fans, and gets a lot of attention wherever he goes. Another thing, he can travel around the world, and meet many new friends. But there are also some difficult things for him. For example, he must work very hard all the time. He may get hurt in the hard games. 1. During the afternoon, there was a _______ (suddenly) heavy fall of snow. 2. I think the telephone _____________ (invent) before the car. 3. The __________ (Canada) song Alouette (百靈鳥 ) is a fun song about a bird. 一、 用所給單詞的適當形式填空