1、Unit 3: Sports and fitnessReading and thinkingSharingmaster in his/her fieldhonor and glorymedalchampion/championshipWho is your favorite athlete at home and abroad? Why? PredictionLook at the titles and pictures below. What do you think the text is about? What have you known about them? nationality
2、achievementWatch two videos. What do you know more about them? Remember to take notes. Watch two videos. What do you know more about them? Remember to take notes. Watch two videos. What do you know more about them?Lang PingMichael JordanIron Hammerembody the spirit of womens volleyball with persever
3、ance and never giving upwon many awards/great achievementgreat international influenceeven played baseballwon MVP four timessix championshipsretired three timesReadingRead the lead paragraph. What aspects does the writer focus on when introducing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan? ReadingFind the informa
4、tion about them being masters and good examples she set for others. Living Legendsteam cooperationIron HammerDecide what is stated in the text(S), what can be inferred(I), and what you know to be true from experience(E). Lang Ping won several championships before she became a coach. Lang Ping believ
5、ed that her young players could win. Many people in China and the US love Coach Lang. Michael Jordan is loved by basketball fans around the world. Before people saw Michael Jordan play, they did not know that basketball could be played that way. Michael Jordan believes that it is important to help o
6、thers. infer: to form (an opinion) from evidence ; to reach (a conclusion) based on known facts1. Lang Ping won several championships before she became a coach. 2. Lang Ping believed that her young players could win. 3. Many people in China and the US love Coach Lang. SIIReadingReading4. Michael Jor
7、dan is loved by basketball fans around the world. 5. Before people saw Michael Jordan play, they did not know that basketball could be played that way. 6. Michael Jordan believes that it is important to help others. EIIReadingFocus on the writing skill: How does the writer show Lang Ping is a legend
8、? Lang Ping 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 world championships and the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. When the Chinese team was preparing for the 2015 World Cup, h
9、er determination was tested. The team that Lang Ping had built was falling apart. One of the best players had been injured, and the team captain had to leave because of heart problems. Losing two important players was a big challenge, but Lang Ping did not lose heart. She had faced difficulties befo
10、re, and she knew that her young players could win if they worked together as a team. Two weeks later, they were world champions! Then in 2016, Lang Ping led her volleyball team to Olympic gold in Brazil.to show her achievements and influence precisely and conciselyParallelisman exampleto support her
11、 determination in a convincing wayReadingFocus on the writing skill: How does the writer show that Michael Jordan is a legend? Michael Jordan When Michael Jordans feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. The player who became known as “Air Jordan” changed basketball with his graceful moves
12、and jumps. Jordans skills were impressive, but the mental strength that he showed made him unique. In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way to win. Jordan says that the secret to his success is learning from his failures. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something.
13、But I cant accept not trying.” Losing games taught him to practice harder and never give up. In life, Jordan has learnt to share his success with others. The Boys and Girls Club which he started in Chicago has been helping young people since 1996.to display his spirit directlyquotationto show his im
14、pressive skillsvivid descriptionReadingWhich description do you like better? Why? Sharing1. What have you learnt about them from the text? Please use the words and phrases below to talk about Lang Ping or Michael Jordan. athlete champion determination captain bring glory and honorinjured impressive
15、medal unique set a good examplegive up strength graceful failure lose heart3. Can your favorite athlete be called a living legend in terms of the standards mentioned in the text? Why? 2. Please use them to talk about the athlete that you admire. I believe Lang Ping/Michael Jordan is a living legend
16、of sports. In the field, she/he. She/he also set a good example for all of us.1.Use the information from the internet, choose another athlete that call be called a legend. Then get prepared to talk about him next week. 2.Make sure you can read the text fluently.3.Recite the new words and expressions in the text, and underline the expressions that might help improve your writing.
