读前想一想
1. What do your parents like you to do?
2. What are you good at (擅长)?
3. What are you going to be in the future (将来)?
Joe's family loved music. There was always music playing in their house. Everyone was happy with music, but Joe was not. He did not know why.
Joe's sister played the violin. It sounded great. People liked to listen to her playing. Joe tried to play the violin. But it sounded like a crying bird. People never liked his music.

Joe's brother liked to dance. He danced very well. His feet were very light on the floor. Joe tried to dance like his brother, but his feet were so heavy. He made the floor shake.

One Saturday afternoon, Joe went to the park with his dad. Some boys were playing basketball. Joe watched them run up and down. He wanted to play basketball with them.

Joe found a ball in his house. He threw it in the air. He jumped up to catch it. It was so easy!
Joe brought his ball to school. He played with his friends every day after school. They threw the ball to each other. Joe ran, jumped and made many baskets.

Mr. Brown, Joe's teacher, watched the boys playing. Joe could run fast and he played very well.
One evening, Mr. Brown talked to Joe's parents. He said that Joe was a very good basketball player. Maybe he could play on the school basketball team.

"Would you like to play on the basketball team, Joe?" Joe's mum asked.
"I'd love to!" he said happily.
"That's great! We are going to have a basketball player in our family. It's a nice change from music and dance!" said Joe's dad.

读后做一做
Put the sentences in order. 根据故事情节给下列句子排序。
1. Joe made many baskets at school.
2. Joe was not happy with music or dance.
3. Joe wanted to play basketball.
4. Joe's parents are happy with Joe's change.
5. Mr. Brown asked Joe to play on the team.

1. What do your parents like you to do?
They like me to study hard.
2. What are you good at (擅长)?
I'm good at playing basketball.
3. What are you going to be in the future (将来)?
I'm going to be a teacher.
Joe and His BasketballJoe's family loved music. There was always music playing in their house. Everyone was happy with music, but Joe was not. He did not know why.
Joe's sister played the violin. It sounded great. People liked to listen to her playing. Joe tried to play the violin. But it sounded like a crying bird. People never liked his music.
Joe's brother liked to dance. He danced very well. His feet were very light on the floor. Joe tried to dance like his brother, but his feet were so heavy. He made the floor shake.
One Saturday afternoon, Joe went to the park with his dad. Some boys were playing basketball. Joe watched them run up and down. He wanted to play basketball with them.
Joe found a ball in his house. He threw it in the air. He jumped up to catch it. It was so easy!
Joe brought his ball to school. He played with his friends every day after school. They threw the ball to each other. Joe ran, jumped and made many baskets.
Mr. Brown, Joe's teacher, watched the boys playing. Joe could run fast and he played very well.
One evening, Mr. Brown talked to Joe's parents. He said that Joe was a very good basketball player. Maybe he could play on the school basketball team.
"Would you like to play on the basketball team, Joe?" Joe's mum asked.
"I'd love to!" he said happily.
"That's great! We are going to have a basketball player in our family. It's a nice change from music and dance!" said Joe's dad.
读后做一做
Put the sentences in order. 根据故事情节给下列句子排序。
1. Joe made many baskets at school.
2. Joe was not happy with music or dance.
3. Joe wanted to play basketball.
4. Joe's parents are happy with Joe's change.
5. Mr. Brown asked Joe to play on the team.
2→3→1→5→4
答案
1. They like me to study hard.
2. I'm good at playing basketball.
3. I'm going to be a teacher.
2→3→1→5→4
2. I'm good at playing basketball.
3. I'm going to be a teacher.
2→3→1→5→4
解析
根据故事发展顺序,首先Joe对音乐和舞蹈不感兴趣(2);接着在公园看到别人打篮球后想打篮球(3);然后带篮球去学校并投进很多球(1);老师Mr. Brown观察到后建议他加入校队(5);最后父母对Joe的转变感到高兴(4)。
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