1、BrainstormingTai Chislowlyyin-yangoldgrandfatherwhite suitshealthydifferent movesrelaxingBrainstormingTai Chislowlyyin-yangoldgrandfatherwhite suitshealthydifferent movesrelaxingIf you are invited to join a Tai Chi club,would you like to join?Why or why not?If you are invited to join a Tai Chi club,
2、would you like to join?Why or why not?Listen and choose.TimeInterestTimeTimeTimeInterestInterestInterestABCDLets learn the authors tai chi experience.Time FeelingsReasonsChange 1:Change 2When his friend suggestedAfter learning the basics of tai chibored and achingfun and easyhesitatantdoing the same
3、 moves over and over againmoves caught his imagination;was told about the history for old people The first few tai chi classesDetailed readingTime FeelingsReasonsChange 3Change 4Detailed readinghappier and more confidentsatisfiedAfter his coachs guidanceA year of practising tai chipositive effects&b
4、enefitsbalance and flexibility improvedRead para.2 and answer:What descriptive names of tai chi moves did the author mention?White crane spreading its wings白鹤亮翅白鹤亮翅Detailed readingRead para.2 and answer:What descriptive names of tai chi moves did the author mention?Golden rooster standing on one leg
5、What other moves of tai chi do you know?金鸡独立金鸡独立Detailed reading手挥琵琶手挥琵琶倒卷肱倒卷肱右蹬脚右蹬脚Detailed readingDetailed reading海底针海底针单鞭单鞭左揽雀尾左揽雀尾What are the two different explanations for the origin of tai chi?One is related to Zhang Sanfeng,a 13th-century Taoist.It is said that he invented tai chi after draw
6、ing inspiration from a fight between a snake and a bird.The other is that tai chi was developed based on martial arts skills by a 17th-century master of Chinese martial arts-Chen Wangting.Read para.2 and answer:Detailed readingEssence of tai chiChinese philosophy of _the unity of _The practice of ta
7、i chi aims to maintain the balance in the body through_breathing in and breathing outyin and yangoppositesopposite movementsforwards and backwardsup and downleft and rightRead para.4 and complete the chart.Detailed readingWhats your understanding of Chinese philosophy of yin and yang?“Yin and Yang-t
8、he Mother of Ten Thousand Things”As this quote from Lao Tzu suggests,Tai Chi derives its name from the concept of yin and yang,also known as the Tai Chi symbol.Yin and yang is a central concept in traditional Chinese medicine,philosophy,and science,and it is one of the deepest pillars of Chinese cul
9、ture.DiscussionWhats your understanding of Chinese philosophy of yin and yang?The yin-yang symbol,now a very popular symbol in the West as well,depicts two complementary polar opposites that,together,create a dynamic,balanced,integrated,and inter-dependent whole.Tai Chi training embodies this yin-ya
10、ng concept at multiple levels.DiscussionWhats your understanding of Chinese philosophy of yin and yang?At the most obvious,physical level,Tai Chi is an exercise that aims to strengthen,stretch,balance,and coordinate and integrate the left and right halves of the body,the upper and lower halves of th
11、e body,and the extremities of the body with the inside or core.DiscussionWhats your understanding of Chinese philosophy of yin and yang?At a more subtle level,Tai Chi integrates body and mind.Body movements are coordinated with rhythmic,conscious breathing and multiple cognitive and emotional compon
12、entsincluding focused attention,heightened self-awareness,visualization,imagery,and intention.-Derived from the Harvard Medical School Guide to Tai ChiDiscussionIn line 32,the author mentioned“there is no shadow without light”.Why is it used here?This example explains the unity of opposites.Neither
13、can exist independent without the other.DiscussionCan you make up more examples to explain the unity of opposites?There is no good without evil.There is no fairness without unfairness.There is no white without black.There is no beauty without ugliness.There is no success without failure.We live in a balanced world.DiscussionLife itself is a balanced,complementary gains and losses,which is a dynamic relationship.生活本来就是一种平衡，是得失互补的动态关生活本来就是一种平衡，是得失互补的动态关系。系。Homework Recite para.4.Finish the extra exercise.Thank you
