1、Topic Talk&Lesson 1 The UnderdogUnit 2 Sports and FitnessWhat activity would you like to choose to keep fit in life?Lets talkTopic TalkTalk about sports and fitness.Use the cues to help you.Name the sports and athletes you know.Talk about ways to keep fit.Choose a sport and talk about its rules.Spor
2、ts and Fitness.Listen to Dialogue 1.Complete the information in the Sentence Builder.Topic TalkFrequencynever,seldom,sometimes,often,usually,alwaysExercisesplay basketball/football/badminton/golfdo exercise/gymnasticsgo walking/jogging/cycling/bowling/skateboardinggo to the gym/the running trackplay
3、 sports with friendsexercise by myself/competitively/for fun Conditionam in pretty good/bad shapehave a healthy and balanced dietHabitseat fruit and vegetables/healthy foodplay sportscycle/walk to schoolwalk up the stairsUse the Text Builder to talk about what you should do to keep fit.Topic TalkExa
4、mpleI sometimes play football after school.Its a lot of fun!I prefer to play sports with friends rather than exercise by myself,so football is perfect for me!.Listen to Dialogue 2.Complete the rules about volleyball.There are 1 _ on each team.A player from one team begins the game by 2 _ over the ne
5、t into 3 _.The receiving team must not let the ball 4 _ their court.The team can 5 _ up to three times before sending it over into the other court.Topic Talksix playersserving the ballthe other courtfall withintouch the ballPre-readingWhat do you think an underdog is?a.a dog that is defeated by othe
6、r dogsb.an athlete who seems to have little chance to winc.a company that never winsFast-readingRead Part 1 of the story about an underdog.Answer the questions below.1.Who was his favourite player?2.How tall was he?How tall was his favourite player?3.What team was he on?4.What kind of player was he
7、on the team?5.How was he treated by the coach?Favourite playerHeightTeamTreated by coachKind of playerInformation about PaulFast-readingTyrone Bogues1.6 metresThe LionsLike a weak playerA replacement playerCareful-reading Discuss in groups.What were Pauls advantages and disadvantages as a basketball
8、 player?One advantage is because .One disadvantage is because .1.Reread the last paragraph of Part 1 and answer:a.What event is happening?b.What is Paul doing?2.In part 2,what might“suddenly”happen at the basketball game?Discuss in your groupWhat do you think would happen next?Read Part 2.Put the fo
9、llowing events in the right order.One player got hurt and could not play.Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.“Give him a shot,coach!”The team had won by 2 points.“Let me try!I wont let you down!”Careful-reading Read Part 2 again.Note down the change of the Coachs attitude.Then talk about what happ
10、ened according to the information.Careful-reading First rejected(“Paul?”said Coach.“he cant play!”)Finally agreed(OK,OK!)Encouragement(“Dont let us down,Paul.Its your time to shine.”)Praise(“youve just earned your place on the team,big guy!”)“Give him a shot,coach!”“Let me try,coach!I wont let you d
11、own!”Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.The team had won by 2 points.EventsEric got hurt and could not play.The Coachs Attitude and EvidenceWorried(Weve got no more players!)1.Why did the coach call Paul“big guy”at the end of the story?2.What do you think of the coach might have learnt from his e
12、xperience with Paul.Read the full story,think and shareCareful-reading Post-readingWhat kind of player was Paul?How do you know?Complete the mind map.hard-working:doing jump shots on his own for long hoursWork in groups.1.Work in groups of 4,and interview Paul and his coach.2.Two of you act as journ
13、alists,one as Paul,another as the coach.3.Work out the questions and answers of the interview.4.Act out before the class.Post-readingWrite a short summary about Paul.Use the questions as cues.Who was Paul?What was his favourite sport?How did he do for making the team?What happened to him during the
14、match between his team and The Bears?Post-reading Focus on Language:Relative ClausesRead the sentences.Circle the relative pronouns and underline the relative clauses.1.When we werent playing on the court which was next to our building,we were watching a game on TV.2.Pauls favourite player was a guy
15、 who played for the Charlotte Hornets.3.Paul was someone who worked really hard for the team.4.He didnt know hed soon get the chance that hed been waiting for.5.They were playing against The Bears,a team whose record was perfect.Look at the relative pronouns above.What does each refer to(people,thin
16、gs or possessions)?Relative pronounsReference tothat,whichthingsthat,whopeoplewhosepossesions(people,things)Focus on Language:Relative ClausesUse the proper relative pronouns and complete the sentences below.1.Paul was a basketball player _.2.His favourite player was a guy _.3.He played in the team
17、_.4.He helped his team win the match _.Focus on Language:Relative ClausesWhen can we leave out that,which or who in relative clauses?when it comes before a verb and functions as a subjectwhen it comes before a none or pronoun and functions as an object Focus on Language:Relative ClausesComplete the
18、following sentences with relative pronouns.CIRCLE the relative pronouns that can be left out.1.Have you found the keys _ you lost?2.We stayed at a hotel _ Tom recommended to us.3.The people _ work in the office are very friendly.4.Whats the name of the man _ car you borrowed?5.The man _ was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time.Focus on Language:Relative Clausesthat/whichthat/whichwhowhosewhoDesign a quiz of facts about sports,using relative clauses.Homework
