1、Unit 3 Sports and Fitness To figure out the reasons why Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are living legends. To identify the structures and language features of the text. To grasp and use some words and phrases describing the qualities of outstanding athletes. 目标 MENU Leading-in While-class After-class
2、Part.1 Leading-inPart.1 Leading-in Make predictions(预测) How can we predict the content before reading a new text? Make predictions Look at the pictures and think about the content before reading. This helps you to relate what you read to what you already know and to understand the new text. theme/to
3、pic: pictures title, subtitlesmain idea: sports/exercise two legendary athletes lead paragraph introduction: definition(定义定义) of “Living Legends of Sports” genre(体裁体裁): biography(传记传记) Part.2 While-classPart.2 While-class Lead paragraph Help us choose some “Living Legends of Sports”. They must be at
4、hletes who are masters in their sports and also set good examples to others. Here are our first two choices. What is the definition of “Living Legends of Sports”? Two criteria(标准标准): 1. 2. Masters in their sports Set good examples to others transitional sentence(过渡句过渡句) Reading for main ideas part m
5、ain idea Read the whole text quickly and silently, divide the text into three parts and then fill the chart. part main idea Part 1. Lead ParagraphThe definition of living legends of sports Part 2. Lang Ping Her success and her good qualities Part 3. Michael JordanReasons for being called Air Jordan
6、and his good qualities Scanning for details Scanning for details Task 1: Read the part of Lang Ping, answer the following questions and draw mind maps to show your answers. Questions: 1.Is Lang Ping a master in her sports? If so, please give some supporting details. 2.What good qualities does she ha
7、ve? Lang Ping a master as a player, bring honor as a coach, help win medals as a person, loved by fans good qualities determination team spirit hard work Task 2: Read the part of Michael Jordan, answer the following questions and draw mind maps to show your answers. Questions: 1. Is Michael Jordan a
8、 master in his sports? If so, please give some supporting details. 2. What good qualities does he have? Jordan a master change basketball impressive skills good qualities perseverance helpfulness hard work Reading for language features Read the text and find out the sentences where figures of speech
9、 are used. 1. As a player, Lang Ping brought honor and glory to her country. As a coach, she led the China womens volleyball team to medals at the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. (parallelism 排比) 2. When Michael Jordans feet left the ground, time seemed to stand
10、 still. (personification 拟人) 3. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.” (quote 引用) Discussion Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1.What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan? 2.Who would you choose as another “living lege
11、nd”? Give your reasons. The author chose Lang Ping and Michael Jordan as living legends because they are masters of their sports and are willing to give a hand to others. I would choose Zhu Ting as another “living legend”, the reasons are as follows. Firstly, Zhu Ting has contributed a lot to helpin
12、g China womens volleyball team win gold medals at the Olympics. What impresses me most is her determination. Secondly, she also devotes her time to teaching pupils who love volleyball skills free of charge. Part.3 After-classPart.3 After-class Read the words below aloud and learn them by heart. Read
13、ing for language Category Words and phrases in the text Other similar expressions Identity captain athlete coach champion table tennis player marathon runner Difficultyfailure give up injured serious problem heart disease be looked down upon Achievementimpressive unique graceful medal bring glory an
14、d honor set a good example Good qualitiesdetermination never lose heart persistent team spirit Use the words above to describe Lang Ping, Michael Jordan and the athlete you admire. Lang Ping: _ Jordan: _ The athlete I admire: _ Lang Ping is a great coach. She led the China womens volleyball team to
15、many medals, bringing glory and honor to our country. She is determined and never gives up, who sets a good example to us. Michael Jordan is an outstanding basketball player. He changed basketball with his graceful moves. He never gave in to difficulty and could always find a way to solve the proble
16、m. He has strong mental strength, which makes him unique. The athlete I admire is Liu Xiang. He is a famous runner, winning the Olympic gold medal in the 110 meters hurdles and breaking the world record. Unfortunately, his feet were hurt. In spite of this, he didnt give up training. Thats why many people were moved by him. Thank you!
