节目资讯
刊物:空中英语教室
日期:2013-03-19
难易度:Low
关键字:partnership, championship, approach, consideration, recruit, rookie
We're learning all about Maya Moore today.
And we found out that she led her high school to a lot of victories and three
state championships so far.
She was also named the player of the year twice, the national player of the
year.
So she has had a lot of successes so far.
We also just started learning about how different universities were competing to
recruit her for their basketball programs.
Let's continue learning about this now.
(Music).
Maya Moore - Reaching for the Heights.
Maya and her mother approached the college decision like they did everything,
with careful consideration.
Maya chose the University of Connecticut.
In her four years at the University of Connecticut, she led the school to a 150
and 4 record.
After graduating in 2011, Maya was the first choice of the professional team the
Minnesota Lynx.
She rewarded them with the 2011 WNBA title and was named rookie of the year.
No wonder many call Maya one of the best to ever play the game!
Well, Maya just continues to do amazing things.
Starting this section the sentence says:
Maya and her mother approached the college decision like they did everything,
with careful consideration.
OK. There are few words that we want to talk about in this sentence.
And the first is "approached," or to approach.
It means to come up to something, kind of to get close to it, but it can be used
in some different ways.
What's one of those ways, Gabe?
Well, maybe you have a deadline coming up soon.
You need to finish your homework or your project by a certain date.
The date is approaching.
The deadline is approaching.
You need to get it done.
You could also use this to talk about how you come up to people and talk to
them.
I sometimes think about being a person who is easy to approach.
I want to be someone who is easy to approach.
I don't want people to be scared to approach me.
I want to be easy to approach.
How else could you use that word, Carolyn?
Well, in this sentence, we see that Maya and her mother approached a decision
that they needed to make.
So it's not something you can actually get close to but more how you do
something.
So here "approach" is how you do something.
And you should approach things carefully.
You should give it a lot of thought when you're making a big decision.
Now there is a second word, and it talks about how they approached this decision
- with careful consideration.
And "consideration" is also from our Word Bank today.
Can you tell us a little bit about consideration, Nathanael?
Well, consideration is thinking something over.
So careful consideration is to look at something, look at all of the details and
decide what is best in this case.
You might also see the phrase "for your consideration" when you give something
to someone to consider.
That's right.
Sometimes maybe I imagine that some of these universities might have written
something like that when they were trying to recruit Maya:
For Your consideration, maybe you want to think about our university, our
basketball program.
Just for your consideration, we're interested in you.
This word is kind of similar to the word "considerate," but it's a little bit
different.
If you are a considerate person, that means you are thoughtful and kind.
You think about other people.
But here we're talking about consideration, something for you to think about.
OK. And the next sentence says Maya chose the University of Connecticut.
So they thought over this decision, they had different colleges to choose from,
and she chose the University of Connecticut.
What does the next sentence tell us about her time there, Carolyn?
Well, we know that the University of Connecticut is a very good school for
basketball.
And we see that in her four years at the University of Connecticut, she led the
school to a 150 and 4 record.
So that means that her team won 150 games, and only lost four.
That's a very, very impressive record, isn't it, Nathanael?
Yes. It was the best that team had ever done.
You also see in that sentence that same pattern: to lead something to, or led
something to.
The next sentence says: After graduating in 2011, Maya was the first choice of
the professional team the Minnesota Lynx.
So she had done very well in college basketball, and now she is moving on to the
WNBA.
What does the next sentence say, Gabe?
Well, she rewarded them with the 2011 WNBA title and was named rookie of the
year.
So it's kind of a fun way of saying that she rewarded them with something.
They chose her, and she rewarded them with this title.
That means they got the championship.
And Carolyn, what is a rookie?
Well, a rookie is someone in their first year of a sport, so.
We might say: Oh, it's their first year playing basketball, so they are a
rookie.
They don't have that much experience.
But you can also use "rookie" to apply to things outside of sports in many other
situations.
Do you have an example, Nathanael?
Well, I've only been at Studio Classroom for a few months, so I guess you could
call me a rookie here.
I don't have that much experience yet.
But rookie is not necessarily a bad thing.
Maya was rookie of the year.
And now we see that no wonder many call Maya one of the best to ever play the
game.
Now have either of you seen Maya Moore play a game before?
Um, no. I haven't seen her play a game yet.
But I do want to add that word "yet" because especially after enjoying this
lesson about Maya Moore and seeing where she has come to,
she's reached some great heights, I would like to see her play in the WNBA.
I'm sure she would be amazing to watch.
Right now we want to go over to the Info Cloud and learn from Steve and Ken.
After that, we'll watch a review skit, and then learn from Michelle in the
Language Lab.
Maya Moore is an amazing athlete.
Let's talk a bit about some of the reasons why.
OK. We'll start with her standing vertical leap, which is sports talk for how
high someone can jump from a standing position.
Add Maya's amazing 66 centimeter vertical leap to her 183 centimeter frame and
you've got, in theory, a player who is 2.5 meters tall.
Wow! By the way, everyone, the average vertical leap for men in the NBA is 71
centimeters, just 5 more centimeters than Maya.
OK. Another thing that makes Maya great is her quick muscle reflexes.
With the help of modern technology, we've learned that Maya can move her hand
faster than the striking speed of a rattlesnake!
Incredible!
Which helps her to steal the ball and cause turnovers, making her a feared
defender.
Finally, let's mention Maya's peripheral vision, which she skillfully uses to
maintain a sense of what's happening on the court.
She uses it to see where other players are and to predict when they're going.
Which is valuable when you're playing defense, shooting the ball, driving toward
the basket or setting up a play for a teammate.
(Chinese).
Go, go!
I'm practicing basketball.
I want to be like Maya Moore.
I know.
Hey, what happened to Maya after her mother lost her job?
Well, they moved to Georgia, and Maya continued to play basketball.
Was she on the high school team?
Yeah. And she played against some of the nation's best players.
Competition improves skills.
Maya led her team to 125 victories.
They won three state championships.
That's great.
Yeah. She was named the national player of the year twice.
Twice is nice.
Universities competed to recruit her.
How did she choose which university?
With careful consideration.
And?
And she chose the University of Connecticut.
And?
And she led the team to a 150 and 4 record.
And?
And after graduation, she was the first choice of the Minnesota Lynx.
Hey, they won the WNBA title last year.
Yeah. And Maya was named rookie of the year.
Wow! That's amazing.
Yeah. I think she's one of the best to ever play basketball.
Hey, pass me the ball.
Why?
I want to practice and be like Maya Moore.
Oh, yeah? Well, I want to be more like Maya Moore.
No. I want to be more like Maya.
No, I... it's my basketball.
I want to be more like Maya.
OK.
(Chinese).
And it's time to go back to our teachers.
Well, you may not have seen Maya Moore play a game.
But what is the most exciting live sports game that you have been to?
What do you two think?
Oh, well, a live sports game... I've been to a few.
I've been to some basketball games in university and some baseball games.
I think one exciting game was one that the score was pretty close at a baseball
game.
And um, some of the baseballs kept coming and being hit over into the stands
where me and a couple of friends were.
And so that was pretty exciting to see the baseballs hit in our direction.
Carolyn, what about you?
Well, that does sound very exciting.
I have been to several girls' basketball games.
The team at my high school was very good.
And they went to the state championship every year; and for the past five years,
they have won.
They are the reigning state champions.
And it's always a very close and exciting game.
Well, it is fun to see a live sports event that is exciting.
And I hope that you've had the chance, too.
We're going to talk a little bit more about Maya Moore tomorrow on Studio
Classroom.
And we hope that you can join us.
Until then, bye-bye.