Height 1.98m 2.17m NBA career 15seasons 14seasons First season 1984-1985 1959-1960 Position Guard Center Games 1,072 1, 045 Points 32,292 31,419 Record Holder Most seasons leading scorer: 10

Consecutive seasons leading scorer:

7(1987-1993) Most points in a season: 4,029(1961-1962)

Consecutive seasons leading scorer:

7 (1960-1966) Step 4

Fast-reading

Read the passage and answer the questions five minutes given.

1. Which basketball team did Michael Jordan play for?

2. How many times did Michael Jordan's team win the NBA title?

3. Why do the fans admire Jordan so much?

The answers:

1. The Chicago Bulls, the United States Olympic Basketball Team, and the Washington Wizards.

2. 6 times(1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998.

3. Because of his athletic ability, his motivation and his confidence.

Step 5 Learn the new words by using the sentences from the text and pictures

valued: Michael Jordan was named the Chicago Bulls' most valued player five times and he became the most successful basketball player in the history of the game. .

grow up : Jordan grew up in North Carolina.

attend: Jordan attended the University of North Carolina for a year before leaving to join the Chicago Bulls.

with an average of : He finished his first season as one of the top scorers in the league, with an average of 28.2 points per game.