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ROCHESTER, NY, March 1, 2010
Teen Basketball Hero Still in the Game
Steve Hartman Meets up with Autistic Basketball Hot-Shot Jason « J-Mac »
McElwain, Four Years After the « Game of his Life »
By Steve Hartman


If you want your French loaf sliced by a legend, come to Wegman’s grocery in Rochester, N.Y. This is where CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman found Jason McElwain.

Four years ago Jason was the basketball manager at Greece Athena High
school. As you may remember, because he’s autistic, he supposedly
couldn’t play - supposedly.
With four minutes to go in the last game of the season, Coach Jim Johnson put Jason in the game.
« Fans were going wild and I hit the first shot. Then I hit the second shot. Then I hit the third shot. And the fourth shot, » Jason remembers. « When I hit the last one with about 3 seconds to go, it was like we won a national championship. »

« It was one of the best nights of my life, that changed everything, » Jason says.
It seems that everyone saw that game, including then-President George
W. Bush.
« A country was captivated by an amazing story on the basketball court, » President Bush said.

Oprah did a show. Magic bought the movie rights. And J-Mac hit the
speaking circuit.
Today he still likes telling his story, but not as much as he likes pursuing his latest passion: coaching.
« I was trying to give back to the sport I’ve loved ever since I came out of my mother’s womb, » Jason said.

Three years ago, Jason returned to his alma mater to volunteer as the
assistant junior varsity coach.
Head coach Mike Setzer says he’s good. « He’ll suggest defenses. He’ll
suggest plays to run. »
So good in fact, Jason could probably do the coach’s job.
« He does get very emotional though, » Setzer said. « So I would worry
about the amount of technical’s he might get. »

Jason admits to being an intense coach. He really does have the badplay-
bellyache down pat. And even though this is only his third season - Jason has clearly mastered the coach’s art of overstatement.
« This is the best group of young men that I’ve ever had, » Jason said in the locker room.
By all accounts, Jason is much more self-confident than he was four years ago. That game really did change him. Although Jason says it wasn’t making the shots that made the difference -- he says it was the support and acceptance he felt that night that made him the man he is today.

« The way my senior class, up in the stands that night, cheered for me and picked me up on their shoulders like we won a national championship…
they were awesome, » Jason said.

« I’ve often said if the whole world could just be the way that gym was
that night, » Hartman says.

« The world would be a better place, » Jason replies.
« It’d be a perfect place, » Hartman says.

Jason’s dream now is to coach college basketball. It’s a long shot, but, of course, Jason has made those before.

VOICI LES QUESTIONS :

1-Nature of the document:
a)a fictional story
b)a newspaper article
c)an article on the web
d)a conversation

2-Complète with the appropriate details:

Author:
Subject of the document:

3-complete the identity card for the "hero" of the story:

Full name:
Nickname:
High school:
Current place of work:
Distinctive characteristic:
The sport he plays:

4-True or false? Justify each time by quoting the next.

a)Four years ago, Jason was not an official player.
b)In the game four years ago,he played the whole game.
c)He put the ball in the basket three times.
d)His team won the national championship.

5-Explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS who the following people are(if necessary) and how they reacted to Jason's performance:

Name:Bush
Identity:
Reaction to Jason's performance:

Name:Oprah
Identity:
Reaction to Jason's performance:

Name:Magic
Identity:
Reaction to Jason's performance:

6-Choose the right answer:

"And J-Mac hit the speaking circuit."means:

a)His voice was so loud when the talked in the microphone, it created an electrical problem.
b)He took a formula1 car around a racing circuit to celebrate.
c)He toured the country to give talks about his axperience.
d)He had a party to celebrate and made a speech.

7-Tick the best answer and quote the texte to justify:

More than anything, Jason's story illustrates:

a)how important it is for all children to practise sport
b)how a poor player can make a good coach
c)the importance of school sports
d)the importance of making all human beings feel moved and appreciated

Justification: .........................................................

Où j'en suis dans mon devoir

1-je pense que la reponce est la n°c)an article on the web

2- Author:Steve Hartman
Subject of the document:Teen Basketball Hero

3- Full name:Steve Hartman Meets
Nickname:J-mac
High school:Greece Athena Hight school
Current place of work:?
Distinctive characteristic:?
The sport he plays:Basketball

4-True or false? Justify each time by quoting the next.

a)True
b)False
c)False
d)False

5-Explain IN YOUR OWN WORDS who the following people are(if necessary) and how they reacted to Jason's performance:

Name:Bush
Identity:Then-president
Reaction to Jason's performance:« A country was captivated by an amazing story on the basketball court, » President Bush said.

Name:Oprah
Identity:?
Reaction to Jason's performance:Oprah did a show

Name:Magic
Identity:?
Reaction to Jason's performance:Magic bought the movie rights

6-Choose the right answer:

"And J-Mac hit the speaking circuit."means:

Je ne comprend pas se qu'il faut faire , pour moi la traduction veut dire:

6 - choisissent la réponse juste :

"et le J-Mac frappe le circuit parlant." Moyens :

7-Tick the best answer and quote the texte to justify:

More than anything, Jason's story illustrates:

répnce a) how important it is for all children to practise sport

Justification:Three years ago, Jason returned to his alma mater to volunteer as the assistant junior varsity coach.

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