1、Unit 2 To identify the humour in the jokes To know the important role of sport To share their favourite sport with peers 有健全之身体，始有健全之精神；若身体柔弱，有健全之身体，始有健全之精神；若身体柔弱， 则思想精神何由发达？则思想精神何由发达？ 蔡元培蔡元培 A sound mind starts from a sound body. How can a weak body develop a sound mind? Cai Yuanpei Cai Yuanpei, a
2、great revolutionist and educator. Read the following proverbs about health and try to translate them. You are what you eat. Healthy mind in a healthy body. Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. 人如其食。人如其食。 有健全的身体才有健全的心智。有健全的身体才有健全的心智。 早睡早起使人健康早睡早起使人健康，富有，明智。富有，明智。 What ki
3、nd of sports do you know? Sports Ball games Track and field Water sports basketball, running, swimming, Sports Ball games Track and field Water sports basketball, running, swimming, football, rugby, cricket, baseball, hockey hurdling, the high jump, the long jump, the shot-put diving, water polo Aft
4、er reading the quotation and the proverbs, try to answer: 1 Why is physical health so important? Physical health can help to have a mental health. Physical health can help to develop intelligence. 2 What can we do to keep physical health? Eating healthily Healthy food Junk food Sleep early and get u
5、p early Taking up exercise Do you think it fun to do exercise? Sport is fun in different ways. Read the jokes below about different sports and discuss the following questions in pairs. Q: What do soccer players and magicians have in common? A: Both do hat-tricks. n. (美美)足球运动足球运动 Puns Hat-trick in sp
6、ort means three points, goals, etc. scored by the same player in a particular match or game. Hat-trick also means a trick done by a magician with a hat in a performance. Q: What is the hardest part about skydiving? A: The ground! Puns Hard means being difficult to do, understand or answer. Hard also
7、 means solid, firm or stiff and difficult to bend or break. n. 跳伞运动跳伞运动 Skydiving is a sport in which you jump from a plane and fall for as long as you safely can before opening your parachute. Skydiving Q: What animal is best at hitting baseballs? A: A bat! Puns A bat in sport means a piece of wood
8、 with a handle, which is made in various shapes and sizes, and used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket and table tennis. A bat also means an animal which like a mouse with wings which flies and feeds at night. n. 蝙蝠；球棒，球板蝙蝠；球棒，球板 Q: Why cant Cinderella play soccer? A: Because sh
9、es always running away from the ball. Puns A ball refers to a round object used for throwing, hitting or kicking in games and sports. A ball also means a large formal party with dancing. Q: How do basketball players stay cool during the game? A: They stand close to the fans. Puns Cool in informal la
10、nguage means fashionable, attractive and often different. Cool usually means fairly cold; not hot or warm. If you are a “fan”, you admire or enjoy somebody/ something very much. A fan also refers to a machine with blades that go round to create a current of air. What do you think is funny about thes
11、e jokes? They trick the reader by cleverly playing with words that have more than one meaning. What is your favorite sport? Why do you like it? Basketball is my favourite sport. I like it because it has simple rules, and many of my classmates like it too. Also, I think basketball teaches me how to c
12、ooperate with my teammates, and I enjoy the feeling of team spirit it brings. What can sport bring us? Well, I think, sport can bring us happiness and make us relaxed. For example, when we are playing basketball, we may forget our problems. This helps us stay mentally healthy. And of course, sport can build up our bodies, if we work out on a regular basis. Preview Reading.
