1、Unit2 Sports and fitnessLesson 1 The underdogWhat do you think an underdog is?Tyrone BoguesWhat do you think an underdog is?What do you think an underdog is?What do you think an underdog is?a.A dog that is defeated by other dogsb.An athlete who seems to have little chance to winc.A company that neve
2、r winsPoint guard Culture tipsCulture tipsThe organizer of the teams attack is the commander on the court,who uses accurate and fast passing to create scoring opportunities for his teammates控球后卫控球后卫Shooting guard得分后卫得分后卫They have very high requirements on body shape,physical fitness and psychologica
3、l quality,and have advantages in speed and explosive force.The ability of the team to score is often the strongest among them.Small forwardCulture tipsCulture tipsThey can balance strength and shooting.In defense,they are usually responsible for grabbing and rebounding.Many small forward players can
4、 also serve as shooting guards小前锋小前锋Power Forward大前锋大前锋They are indispensable to rebound,defend and block positions,but he is often the last one to shoot and score.Center Theyre the highest player on the basketball defense,as well as the protection of defensive rebounds.中锋中锋Culture tipsCulture tipsM
5、atch the following words with the correct meaning.1.athlete 2.cycle 3.diet 4.defeat pany 6.champion 7.inspiration 8.desire 9.crash 10.clapA.复数B.ing形式C.中文意思D.中文意思E.复数F.中文意思G.动词形式H.形容词形式I.中文意思J.中文意思athletescycling日常饮食 打败 companies 冠军inspiredesirable撞击鼓掌Read Part 1 of the story about an underdog.Underl
6、ine the answers to the following questions.Read and exploreRead Part 1 of the story about an underdog.Underline the answers to the following questions.1.Who was his favourite player?2.How tall was he?How tall was his favourite player?3.What team was he on?4.How was he treated by the coach?5.What kin
7、d of player was he on the team?Tyrone Bogues.Both of them were 1.6 metres tall.The Lions.He was treated by the coach like a weak player.He was just a replacement.Read Part 2 again and discuss Pauls advantages and disadvantages as a basketball player.Pauls disadvantagesPauls advantages He worked real
8、ly hard.He had a strong desire to play for the team.1.the shortest player ever in the NBA.2.1.6meters talle.g.From Part 1,I can see that Paul had the following disadvantages:Firstly,Then,.But he also had his advantages,that is,Read and discussDoubtfulCapableRead Part 3 again and fill the blank.Our c
9、oach was not so sure.Everyone knew paul had real skill，and was someone who worked really hard and had strong desire to play for them.According to the last paragraph in Part 1:What event was happening?What was Paul doing?Predict and readRead Part 2 and complete the following tasks:Find out if your pr
10、edictions are correct;Put the events in Exe.5 in order;Note down the coachs attitude with evidence in the right column.Tip:What a person says or reacts can show his/her attitude to an event.Read and discover“Give him a shot,coach!”Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.“Let me try,coach!I wont let yo
11、u down!”The team had won by 2 points.Negative(“He cannot play”)Hesitant(“The coach finally agreed”)Hopeful(“Its your time to shine”)Excited,proud,surprised(“as he hit Paul on the shoulderbig guy”)Read and discussGroup discussionThe changes of the coachs attitude:Negative(“He cannot play”)Hesitant(“T
12、he coach finally agreed”)Hopeful(“Its your time to shine”)Excited,proud(“as he hit Paul on the shoulderbig guy”)What do you think made the coach change his attitude toward Paul?The coach learnt to be supportive of Paul as he was the one who saved their team and helped them win the game.He might lear
13、nt that he should never judge a person by his appearance but by his ability.Discuss and shareDeeper thinkingThe underdogA big guyWatch a video clip What are the similarities between Stephen Curry and Paul?What can you learn from them?After reading the passage，please fill in the following blanks.Paul
14、 and I were on our school basketball team，The Lions.We were both huge fans of the NBA.My favourite player was LeBron James while Pauls favourite player was Tyrone Bogues,1.was the shortest player ever in the NBA.Paul was also shorter than other players.Paul knew that he had to practise 2.(much)than
15、other players on the team.However，our coach had little confidence in him.So Paul was usually on the bench，being just a 3.(replace).Everyone knew Paul had real skills and he desired 4.(play)for the team.Later，The Lions 5.(play)The Bears，whose record had been perfect this season.whomorereplacementto p
16、laywere playingDuring the game，a player and I crashed into each other and my knee was 6.(bad)hurt.I had to give up the game.So Paul got the chance that he 7.(wait)for.Clearly，all the extra hours that hed spent 8.(practise)alone paid off.He made shot after shot and when the game ended，our team had wo
17、n 9.2 points.After the game，our coach hit Paul on 10.shoulder and said that Paul had earned his place on the team.badlyhad been waitingpractisingbytheWord formationWord formation1.冠军；第一名 n._ championship n._ 2.启迪；激励；鼓舞 v._ 激动；鼓舞；给人以灵感的人/事 n._ inspiring a._ inspired a._ 3.替换的人或物 n._ 取代；替换；代替 v._ 4.渴望
18、；欲求n.渴望；希望得到 v._ desirable a._champion冠军地位；锦标赛inspireinspiration鼓舞人心的；启发灵感的受到启发的replacementreplacedesire令人向往的Unit 2-Lesson 1Word formationWord formation5.聚集；聚合；搜集v._ gathering n._ 6.sharply adv._ 锐利的；急剧的 a._ 7.energy n._ 精力充沛的；充满活力的 a._8.人群；群众n.挤满；使拥挤 vt._ crowded a._gather聚集；集会严厉地；毫不客气地sharp能量；精力en
19、ergeticcrowd拥挤的（人太多的）Unit 2-Lesson 1PracticePractice1.她知道要成为世界冠军需要长时间的艰苦努力。(champion)She knows that becoming world _ is going to be a long haul.他获得了欧洲锦标赛的银牌。(champion)He won a silver medal at the European _.2.两位诗人都是从乡村得到他们的灵感。(inspire)Both poets drew their _from the countryside.他面对逆境的勇气极大地鼓舞了其他人。(in
20、spire)The others were greatly _ by his courage in the face of adversity.championChampionshipsinspirationinspiredUnit 2-Lesson 1Unit 2-Lesson 13.在找到替换人员以前，她将继续做她目前的工作。(replace)She will continue in her present job until a _can be found.课堂上电脑永远不会取代老师。(replace)Teachers will never be _ by computers in th
21、e classroom.4.我们都渴望健康和幸福。(desire)We all _ health and happiness.孩子长大成人后便不再想与父母住在一起了。(desire)It is no longer _ for adult children to live with their parents.如果你想进行身体锻炼活动，你可以从游泳到骑马各种活动中挑选。If you desire physical activities，you can choose activities from swimming to horse riding.replacementreplaceddesire
22、desirable5.人们慢慢地收起他们的行李离开了大厅。(gather)People slowly _ their belongings and left the hall.如果这样的话，你愿意过来聚一聚吗？(gather)If so,would you like to come to the _?6.“有问题吗？”他厉声喝问。(sharp)“Is there a problem?”he asked _.她用一些尖锐的提问来反驳讲话人。（sharp）She came back at the speaker with some _ questions.Unit 2-Lesson 1gather
23、edgatheringsharplysharp7.他正为下周在比利时的比赛养精蓄锐。(energy)He was saving his _ for next weeks race in Belgium.他知道我精力充沛、生气勃勃，会把事情办成的。(energy)He knew I was _ and dynamic and would get things done.8.一小群人聚集在教堂的外面。(crowd)A small _ had gathered outside the church.春季这地方满是滑雪的人。(crowd)In the spring the place is _ wit
24、h skiers.如果你想进行身体锻炼活动，你可以从游泳到骑马各种活动中挑选。If you desire physical activities，you can choose activities from swimming to horse riding.Unit 2-Lesson 1energyenergeticcrowdcrowded1.被打败 _2.参加的选拔；努力成为的一员_ 3.渴望做（2）have a desire to do/_4.猛撞；撞击_ 5.聚集_ 6.不再_ 7.使某人失望；辜负_ 8.取得成功；奏效；有回报_ 9.跟上；保持同步_ 10.be crowded wit
25、h_ a crowd of_ Phrases*Unit 2-Lesson 1be defeated by.try out for.desire to docrash intogather aroundnot.anymore(.no more/no more.)let sb downpay offkeep up with充满；满是一大群；许多1.play for._2.Guess what?_ 3.jump shots_4.make it_ 5.be tough on._ 6.play sb_ 7.race through_ 8.hurt badly_ 9.the last quarter_ 1
26、0.give sb a shot_ 11.earn your place_ Phrases(Understanding)为效力猜猜看？跳投获得成功对要求严格 迎战某人迅速传遍严重受伤最后一节给某人一个机会获得一席之地PracticePractice1.有些人不愿被失败所击垮。(defeat)Some people refuse to _ failure.2.他本该参加奥运会百米赛跑的选拔。(try)He should have _ the Olympic 100 metres squad.3.想住在这个国家北方的人就更少了。Fewer people desire_ in the north o
27、f the country.4.他注意到一辆小汽车撞到了附近的大树上。(crash)She noticed a car _ a big tree nearby.be defeated byUnit 2-Lesson 1tried out forto livecrash into5.大家都过来，我们来做游戏吧。（gather）_,lets play some games.6.两党派已经不再适用。(not.anymore)The two party system _ working _.7.尽管我非常渴望实现目标，然而我不得不为让你失望说抱歉了。(let sb down)Though my des
28、ire to achieve the goal was strong,yet I have to say sorry for _.8.如果你继续尝试，最终将会成功。(pay off)If you keep trying,it _.Unit 2-Lesson 1Gather aroundisntanymoreletting you downwill pay off9.跟上迅速的变化是很困难的。(keep up with)It is difficult _ the rapid pace of change.10.这个地区的大街上挤满了参观的人群。(be crowded with)The avenues of the area _ visitors.他被一群记者团团围住。(crowd)He was surrounded by _ reporters.Unit 2-Lesson 1to keep up withwere crowded witha crowd of
