When was it invented?Unit 6第五:Section B(2a-2e)How much do you know about basketball?2aDo you like basketball?Do you watch basketball games?How much do you know about this sport?Discuss the sport with your partner and share your ideas with the class.2bRead the passage quickly. What is the main idea of each paragraph? MIND-MAPPINGChanging the information you read into a mind map may help you remember it more easily.the main idea of each paragraphParagraph 1:the development of basketballParagraph 2:how basketball was inventedParagraph 3:the popularity of basketballDo You Know When Basketball Was Invented? Basketball is a much--loved and active sport that is enjoyed by many for fun and exercise. It is over 100 years old and is played by more than 100 million people in over 200 countries. It is believed that the first basketball game in history was played on December 21,1891.Then in 1936 in Berlin,it became an event at the Olympics ?. Basketball was invented by a Canadian doctor named James Naismith,who was born in 1861.When he was a college teacher,he was asked to think of a g |