1、by Lv Jing from Shangyu Foreign Language School1. What kind of sport is basketball? Its a much-loved and active sport.2. How was basketball invented? One winter the students in Mr Naismiths class were asked to invent a game that could be played indoors. Mr Naismith created the game that should be pl

2、ayed on hard wooden floors in order to make players safe. In this way, basketball was invented.3. How does basketball develop? 4. Why is basketball believed to be a very popular activity?developmentinventedIn 1891 In 1936 After Since _ 1. What kind of sport is basketball?_ 2. How was basketball inve

3、nted?_ 3. How does basketball develop? _ 4. Why is basketball believed to be a popular activity?_ 5. _How is basketball played?A. The Development of BasketballB. The Rules of playing BasketballC. The Popularity of BasketballPara 3Para 5Para 2Para 4Para 1Match each paragraph with the main idea. Baske

4、tball is a much-loved and active sport which is enjoyed in parks, schools and factories, for fun and exercise. It is played in over 200 countries, including China and America. A little over 100 years ago, a Canadian doctor called James Naismith invented/created the game that could be played indoors.

5、 To keep safe, the game was asked to play on hard wooden floors. The aim of basketball is to get a ball into the basket. Before playing the game, players are divided into two teams. They move towards one end of the court whiling throwing the ball to each other and shoot from below the basket. The ba

6、ckboard can be used for guiding the ball into the basket. It is said that the first basketball game was played in 1891. Then in 1936 Olympics, it became an Olympic event. Since then, the popularity of basketball has risen around the world and the numbers of foreign players in NBA has increased. At the same time, basketball has become a more popular sport for people to watch.1. Make sentences with the following words: active, below, create, develop, guide, knock, metal, rise, towards, wooden.2. Finish the mind-map in your books and w