Lesson 3
We Like Playing Basketball

Guidance

It’s good for us to do sports.Do you like sports?What about your friends?运动对我们有益。你喜欢运动吗？你的朋友呢？

Hello!My name is Jack Green.I have many good friends.Look!This is my best friend,Joe.He is tall and healthy.He eats well and he plays sports every day.^①

He eats alot of fruit and vegetables.For fruit,he likes oranges,apples,strawberries and bananas.For vegetables,he likes broccoli,tomatoes and carrots.He doesn’t eat hamburgers.He thinks it isn’t good for his health.^②He likes eating chicken for dinner every day!

Joe likes playing all kinds of sports,especially basketball.He plays basketball very well and he admires Yao Ming.I like playing basketball,too.It is interesting.We often play basketball in the afternoon.

Good food and sports make Joe healthy.^③He’s happy every day.

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Word bank

Notes

①He eats well and he plays sports every day.他吃得很好并且每天都做运动。

play sports:做运动，锻炼

②He thinks it isn’t good for his health.他认为它对他的健康没有好处。

be good for:对……有好处

③Good food and sports make Joe healthy.均衡的饮食和体育锻炼让乔健康。

Practice

Ⅰ.Read for comprehension

Read and answer the questions below.

1.Who is the writer’s best friend?

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2.What does the writer’s best friend eat and what sport does he play?

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Find the meaning of the underlined words in the following sentences.

3.He eats well and he plays sports every day.

A.good

B.healthy

C.healthily

4.He plays basketball very well and he admires Yao Ming.

A.likes

B.looks up

C.plays

Ⅱ.Read for writing

Fill in the blanks and introduce your best friend:

Name:

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Age:

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Food:

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Sport:

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Others:

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