1、北师大英语必修一北师大英语必修一 Unit2 Sports and fitness Lesson 1 The underdog What do you think an underdog is? Stephen Curry What do you think an underdog is? What do you think an underdog is? a.A dog that is defeated by other dogs b.An athlete who seems to have little chance to win c.A company that never wins R
2、ead Part 1 of the story about an underdog. Underline the answers to the following questions. Read and explore Read 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 tea
3、m was he on? 4.How was he treated by the coach? 5.What kind 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 1 again and discuss Pauls advantages and disadvantages as a bask
4、etball player. Pauls disadvantages Pauls advantages He loved basketball. He had real skills. He worked really hard. He had a strong desire to play for the team. He was the shortest player ever in the NBA. He had to try many times just for making the team. e.g. From Part 1, I can see that Paul had th
5、e following disadvantages: Firstly,Then,. But he also had his advantages, that is, Read and discuss According to the last paragraph in Part 1: What event was happening? What was Paul doing? What might “suddenly” happen at a basketball game? Predict and read Read Part 2 and complete the following tas
6、ks: Find out if your predictions 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
7、. “Let me try, coach! I wont let you 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 discuss Group discussion The changes of the coac
8、hs attitude: Negative(“He cannot play”) Hesitant(“The coach finally agreed”) Hopeful(“Its your time to shine”) Excited, proud(“as he hit Paul on the shoulderbig guy”) Why did the coach call Paul “a big guy” in the end? Why did the coach change his attitude toward Paul? What might the coach have lear
9、nt from his experience with Paul? 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 learnt that he should never judge a person by his appearance but by his ability.
10、 Discuss and share Deeper thinking The underdog A big guy Watch a video clip What are the similarities between Stephen Curry and Paul? What can you learn from them? Work in pairs. One student acts as a journalist and the other acts as a spectator in the game, ask and answer questions about the game; Talk about what you can learn from Paul. Act and share
