The booming boots of Joey Jones
Lead-in
1. Do you like football
2. What makes a good football player
(Skills, boots, interest, exercises, team spirit,etc.. )
About the story
Joey is a laugh. He often makes mistakes. One day, he gets a chance to play for the school football team. He is a disaster on the pitch until he puts on his dad’s old boots. When he scores a goal and wins the match, it’s a welcome surprise to everyone.
Which teams and their players
Newton Flowery
Mr. Murphy: teacher Mark Bentley: Captain and striker Joey Jones: left wing Craig Johnson: Tank: The team captain
Skenner Skelly: Joe’s skinny friend Eddy Morgan:
Arthur: The big keeper
Chapter 1 Joe feels lucky
Which game is the king for the school Football was king at Newton Hall.
Since Joey is a laugh, why was chosen to play for his school Half of the players were missing because of flu. There was a bit of a gap to fill if anyone was off, as they had so few players to
choose from.
Chapter 2 Practice makes perfect
During the practice, who was Joey’s company Skenner and his father
What was Joey’s idol From this , what can you know All strikers. He dreams to play forward.
Why didn’t Joey ask for a new pair of shoes from his parents He was too shy to ask for things
Chapter 3 Big boots
What did Joey’s father give him at last How did Joey feel why a gigantic pair of shiny black boots, his dad’s rugby boots. He is disappointed because they were awful. How did Joe spend that night
He didn’t sleep much for he was too terrified of being late to sleep.
Chapter 4 Mud pies
Why couldn’t the players kick the ball more than a few meters The ground was covered with muds and the ball became a laden Christmas pudding.
In this chapter, did Joe get the ball and kicked it
Yes, he got it and kicked it with his left foot but out of play on the far side.
Chapter 5 Runaround or hero
What’s the final score of the match
1:0
Who got the score(s) for his team Joe
At last , was Joe a hero or a laugh Why
He was a hero for he tried his best and scored a goal. Finally, he helped his team win the game.
Discussion
What did Joe owe his success to at the end of the story Are good boots important or not important for winning a game What else do you think is important for success
Translation ? 太笨 Clumsy ? 把。。弄一团糟 Mess things up for… ? 往里倾斜得太厉害 Lean over too far
? Joe never heard the last of his blunder. 关于他的错误，乔听得没完没了。 ? 半决赛 Semi-finals ? 偷偷地笑
Snigger at ? Get fed up 受够了
? As much use as a chocolate teapot 像巧克力茶壶一样没用 ? 熟能生巧
Practice makes perfect ? 尝试打败
have a go at beating ? 罚一个点球 take a penalty ? 没踢进球门 miss the goal ? 集中于 concentrate on ? 克制自己
hold oneself back ? 突然大笑
burst out laughing ? Don’t get smart with me. 别和我耍小聪明 ? 没心情开玩笑
wasn’t in mood for jokes. ? 罚球区 penalty area ? 精彩的进球 cracker ? 护膝 knee pads ? 护肘 elbow pads ? 护踝
ankle bandages
典范英语9-12 乔伊·琼斯的大力球鞋
