1、Unit3 On the move A Game for the World Learning Aims: 1.Try to grasp the main idea of this passage and find out the authors purpose in writing the passage; 2.Get to know the something about the argumentation; analyze the structure of the passage. 3.To find out the details in the passage. Do you like
2、 football? Do you know what these things represent in a football game? Before reading A football match consists of two 45-minute halves with a 15- minute period in between. The sport is played by two teams of 11 players (including 1 goalkeeper wearing gloves). The team captain is usually identified
3、by wearing an armband with the letter “C” on it or other personal patterns. A player could receive a yellow or red card if they commit a foul. Corner flags are used to make it easy for referees to tell if the ball crosses the touchline or the end line. A “hat trick” occurs in football when a player
4、scored three goals in a single game. b. These days, football is one of the most popular sports in the world. e. That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. It is also a game that is very cheap to play. a. Another factor behind footballs global popularity is th
5、e creativity and excitement on the field. c. Whats more, football has become one of the best ways for people to communicate. d. “ I can assure you it is much much more important than that.” para 1 para 2 para 3 para 4 para 5 Task 1. Listen to the text and find out the topic sentence of each paragrap
6、h. 1. To talk about the history of football. 2.To express his/her love of football. 3. To explain why football is such a popular game. 4. To prove that he/she is a professional football fan. Task 2 choose the authors purpose in writing the passage. such a popular game Fast reading Task 3 The passage
7、 analyses the _ for the popularity of football. reasons This passage is _ A. a narration (记叙文记叙文) B. an exposition (说明文说明文) C. an argumentation (论说文论说文) C Learning to learn An argumentation is a written or spoken text that expresses a point of view with the purpose of influencing the readers. Althou
8、gh many argumentations are aimed at warning, there are types of argumentations, such as argumentations to inform, to convince, to explore, and to make decisions. An argumentative essay tries to make the reader agree with its point of view and support it, to persuade him to change his mind and behavi
9、or, and to approve a policy or course of action that it proposes. This passage has three parts: the lead-in, the body, and the conclusion. A game for the world the lead-in ( ) the body ( ) the conclusion ( ) para para para 1 2-4 5 The three reasons why football is so popular. Football is much more t
10、han just a sport. Football is popular all around the world. Lets match the three parts with their main ideas. Task 5 Ancient China a ball made of plastic bags creativity and excitement pass, score and defend a simple and cheap game to play brings people together played football together Task 6 Compl
11、ete the chart with expressions from the passage. Task 7. Read the passage again and answer the following questions. 1. What does the author mainly talk about? A. Football is popular because it is simple to play. B. Football can bring us excitement. C. Football can help people to communicate. D. Foot
12、ball enjoys its popularity all over the world. 2. Where did modern football start? A. Ancient China. B. Great Britain. C. Germany. D. Brazil. 3. Football is popular all over the world because _. A. its a game with creativity and excitement on the field B. it is easy to catch fans attention C. you do
13、nt have to understand the professional skills D. the players performed wonderfully 4. Why did British and German soldiers stop their war? A. Because they wanted to end the war. B. Because football provided them a chance to communicate. C. Because they all loved it. D. Because they were tired of the
14、war. 5. What does the author want to say in the last paragraph? A. Football is just more than a sport. B. Football is a matter of life and death. C. Football is more important than other sports. D. Football is important because our planet is shaped like a football. Think Share: 1 What is your unders
15、tanding of the last sentence of the passage? That football is much, much more important than life and death might sound funny. But when thinking about the Earth, which is shaped like a football, you can understand the importance of football in peoples minds. 2 What other sports are as popular as foo
16、tball in China? What makes them so popular? Table tennis is very popular in China for the following reasons. Firstly, table tennis only needs a big table. Compared to basketball, baseball and football, it takes up a much smaller space. Secondly, it is a safer sport compared to others which may invol
17、ve physical contact between players. Its convenient for schools to organise such exercise for PE classes. Thirdly, its a very simple game to play and both boys and girls can handle it quite well. Language points 1.Given that Neil Armstrong wanted to take a football to the Moon, we could even say tha
18、t it is also the most popular sport out of this world! given that ，表示“考虑到. ，鉴于；如果”， eg. 鉴于任务困难，你已经做得很好了。 _it was a difficult task, youve done really well. eg. 如果能再次得到机会的话，他肯定会成功。 Given that _ ,he will surely succeed. 想想当年尼尔 阿姆斯特朗曾想把足球带上月球，我们甚至可以说 它也是地球之外最受欢迎的运动。 Given that he can get another chance
19、【知识链接】 【实戓演练】 2.The history of the game goes back over two thousand years to Ancient China. It was then known as cuju(kick ball), a game using a ball of animal skins with hair inside. 足球的历史可以追溯到两千多年前的古代中国，当时这种运动称为蹴鞠（意为“以脚踢 球”），使用的球是由动物皮革填充毛发制成的。 go back to追溯到 eg. 龙脊梯田可以追溯到元朝。(翻译） The Longji Rice Ter
20、races goes back to the Yuan Dynasty. a game using .现在分词作定语，不所修饰名词之间是_关系 翻译下列短语： 一个坐在教室里的的学生 一个梦想成为舞蹈家的女孩 一辆正在维修的汽车 a student sitting in the classroom a girl dreaming of becoming a dancer a car being repaired 主动 3. That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. 足球
21、是非常简便的一种运动，这戒许是它受欢迎的最根本的原因。 1) that 引导主语从句，在从句中丌作成分，丌用翻译，但丌能省略。 2)that 引导的主语从句很常见，但把这种主语从句放在句首是很少见的一种情 况，只是为了强调戒谓语较长时才这样安排。如： That the price will go up is certain.(强调) 3)通常借助形式主语 it ,将真正的主语放在句子后半部分。 It is natural that they have different views. eg. _ youre admitted into Tsinghua University is the be
22、st news for your parents. _ is certain that Tom will come here. That It 3. That football is such a simple game to play is perhaps the basis of its popularity. 4.You do not have to be a fan to recognise the skill of professional players- -how they use their bodies to pass, score and defend can be ama
23、zing to see-or to feel the excitement of a game ending with a surprising twist. 1)分析句子结构，并翻译此句。 你丌用成为球迷也能看明白职业球员的球技有多么好他们运用身体传球、得 分、防守，这就足以令观众眼花缭乱戒者感受到球赛中惊人逆转带来的那种兴 奋感。 2)ending with a surprising twist 在这里是作_, 修饰a game,两者之间 是_关系。 定语 主动 3)end with以.结束 他们以一首歌结束了这出戏。 They ended the play with a song. 5.
24、It breaks down walls and bring people together on and off the field.Take,for example, the famous football game on Christmas Day 1914. World Warhad broken out months before, but British and German soldiers put down their guns and played football together-one moment of peace to remember during years o
25、f conflicts. 足球足球打破打破隔阂，将赛场内外的人们隔阂，将赛场内外的人们凝聚凝聚在一起。在一起。以以1914年圣诞节那场著名的足球年圣诞节那场著名的足球 赛赛为例为例，虽然当时第一次世界大战的战火已经持续了数月，但是英国和德国的士，虽然当时第一次世界大战的战火已经持续了数月，但是英国和德国的士 兵仍然兵仍然放下放下枪支，一起踢起了足球枪支，一起踢起了足球这是战乱年代这是战乱年代值得铭记的和平一刻值得铭记的和平一刻。 1)break down: If you break down a door or barrier, you hit it so hard that it falls
26、 to the ground. 打到，砸破打到，砸破 Their car broke down on the way home. Talks with business leaders broke down last night. When I heard the bad news, I broke down and cried. (机器、车辆等机器、车辆等)停止运转，出故障停止运转，出故障 （讨论、关系等）失败（讨论、关系等）失败 禁不住哭出来禁不住哭出来 3) take . for example以.为例（=take . as an example） _Beijing_ _, it is
27、one of the biggest cities in the world. Take for example 2) bring sb together: to make people have a better relationship or feel closer to each other 使团结起来 4) one moment of peace to remember 丌定式作定语 6.“I can assure you it is much, much more important than that.” assure: to tell someone that something
28、 will definitely happen or is definitely true. 1) assure sb that “向某人保证.” The doctor has assured us that shell be fine. 医生向我们保证她会没事的。 2) assure sb of sth “向某人保证某事” The art dealer had assured me of the paintings quality. 艺术品经销商向我保证过画的质量。 1. given that 2. go back to 3. be known as 4. such a simple gam
29、e to paly 5. the basis of 6. all over the world 7. to ones hearts content 8. be made of 9. whats more 10.break down 11.bring sb together 12.take . for example 13.break out 14.put down 15. a mattter of life and death 16.be shaped like 1. 考虑到，鉴于；如果考虑到，鉴于；如果 2. 追溯到追溯到 3. 作为作为.而出名而出名 4. 如此简单的运动如此简单的运动 5. .的基础的基础 6. 全世界全世界 7. 尽情地，心满意足地尽情地，心满意足地 8. 由由.制成制成 9. 此外，而且此外，而且 10. 消除，驱除（人与人之间消除，驱除（人与人之间 的隔阂等）的隔阂等） 11.使使.团结起来团结起来 12.以以.为例为例 13.（不愉快之事）爆发，突（不愉快之事）爆发，突 然发生然发生 14.放下放下 15.生死攸关的事生死攸关的事 16.形状像形状像.
