Ss: Good morning / afternoon, Mr. /Ms ...

T: First of all, let's check the answers to Activity 11-12 on workbook.

Check the answers.

Step II Lead-in

After checking the answers to Activity 11-12, introduce the text.

T: What did we learn yesterday?

Ss: Basketball and the NBA.

T: Today we are going to meet two great NBA players. Look at the pictures please. Who are they?

S: The first one is Michael Jordan, but I am not familiar with the second.

S: I know. The second one is Wilt Chamberlain. He is a great basketball player.

T: Yes, you are right. I know some of you are basketball fans. Can you tell me something about them? Such as the name of their team, their height, their nicknames and so on.

S: Michael Jordan is known as "Air Jordan". He was born in 1963 in Brooklyn, NY. He is the greatest basketball player of all time.

S: Wilt Chamberlain is one of only two players who have scored more than 30,000 points in an NBA career. He was basketball's unstoppable force, the most awesome offensive force the game has ever seen.

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T: It seems some of you don't know much about them. In this lesson, we're going to learn something about the two great basketball players. Turn to Page 2 please.

Step III Reading

First ask students to look through the two profiles and then answer the questions in Activity 1. Three minutes later check the answers with the whole class.

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