1、Unit 3 Sports and Fitness Reading and Thinking Teaching objectives: By the end of this period, you will be able to 1. learn about famous athletes at home and abroad- Lang Ping and Michael Jordan. 2. figure out the reasons why Lang Ping and Michael Jordan are living legends. 3. identify the structure
2、 and language features of the text. 4. grasp and use some words and phrases describing the qualities of outstanding athletes. What do you know about these famous athletes? Lead in Predicting for possible information Look at the picture and the title, then judge the type of writing of the text and pr
3、edict what the text is about. The type of writing of the text is a magazine articlehelp us choose some living legends of sports. The pictures show people doing various sports so we can predict that the text is about sports. The title is “Living Legends”, so it may be concerning great sportsmen who a
4、re living today. Reading for main ideas part main idea Read the whole text quickly and silently, divide the text into three parts and then fill the chart. part main idea Part 1. Lead Paragraph The definition of living legends of sports Part 2. Lang Ping Her success and her good qualities Part 3. Mic
5、hael Jordan Reasons for being called Air Jordan and his good qualities Scanning for details Task 1: Read the part of Lang Ping, answer the following questions and draw mind maps to show your answers. Questions: 1. Is Lang Ping a master in her sports? If so, please give some supporting details. 2. Wh
6、at good qualities does she have? Lang Ping a master as a player, bring honor as a coach, help win medals as a person, loved by fans good qualities determination team spirit hard work Task 2: Read the part of Michael Jordan, answer the following questions and draw mind maps to show your answers. Ques
7、tions: 1. Is Michael Jordan a master in his sports? If so, please give some supporting details. 2. What good qualities does he have? Jordan a master change basketball impressive skills good qualities perseverance helpfulness hard work Reading for language features Read the text and find out the sent
8、ences where figures of speech are used. 1. 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 the Olympics. As a person, Lang Ping is loved by fans at home and abroad. (parallelism 排比) 2. When Michael Jordans feet left the
9、 ground, time seemed to stand still. (personification 拟人) 3. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.” (quote 引用) Discussion Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. 1. What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan? 2. Who would you
10、 choose as another “living legend”? Give your reasons. The author chose Lang Ping and Michael Jordan as living legends because they are masters of their sports and are willing to give a hand to others. I would choose Zhu Ting as another “living legend”, the reasons are as follows. Firstly, Zhu Ting
11、has contributed a lot to helping China womens volleyball team win gold medals at the Olympics. What impresses me most is her determination. Secondly, she also devotes her time to teaching pupils who love volleyball skills free of charge. Task 1 Read the words below aloud and learn them by heart. Rea
12、ding for language Category Words and phrases in the text Other similar expressions Identity captain athlete coach champion table tennis player marathon runner Difficulty failure give up injured serious problem heart disease be looked down upon Achievement impressive unique graceful medal bring glory
13、 and honor set a good example Good qualities determination never lose heart persistent team spirit Task 2 Use the words above to describe Lang Ping, Michael Jordan and the athlete you admire. Lang Ping: _ Jordan: _ The athlete I admire: _ Lang Ping is a great coach. She led the China womens volleyba
14、ll team to many medals, bringing glory and honor to our country. She is determined and never gives up, who sets a good example to us. Michael Jordan is an outstanding basketball player. He changed basketball with his graceful moves. He never gave in to difficulty and could always find a way to solve
15、 the problem. He has strong mental strength, which makes him unique. The athlete I admire is Liu Xiang. He is a famous runner, winning the Olympic gold medal in the 110 meters hurdles and breaking the world record. Unfortunately, his feet were hurt. In spite of this, he didnt give up training. Thats why many people were moved by him. 1. Retell the passage in your own words. 2. Do some research on other famous athletes by surfing the Internet and make a report.
