高中英语必修4Unit2sportingevents.docx

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高中英语必修4Unit2sportingevents

2019-2020年高中英语必修4Unit2sportingevents

Aimsandrequirements

♦readaspeechaboutthehistoryoftheOlympicsandanarticleabouthowasportgetsintotheOlympics

♦listentoacoachgivetrainingadvice

♦talkabouttheOlympicGamesandathletes

♦offeradvicetoafriend

♦presentaspeechaboutenteringanewsportintotheOlympic

Procedures

●WeletotheUnit

Step1Brainstorming

Atthebeginningoftheclass,let’sfirstenjoyasong.Doyouknowwhatthesongisabout?

（Thethemesongatthe1988OlympicGames）

Good,doyoulikeit?

Canyousingit?

AndIwonderwhetheryoulikesports./Doyoulikesports?

Sinceyoulikesports,youmaybefamiliarwithsomesportsstars,let’splayagame,ok?

I’llgiveabriefdescriptionofacertainsportsstarandyouareaskedtoguesswhosheorheis.Areyouclear?

1.SheisagirlfromBeijing;shehasoncewonthexxOlympicchampionshipandmanytitlesinthefieldoftabletennis.（ZhangYining）

2.HeisfromShanghai;heisverytall;nowheservesinNBA.（YaoMing）

3.HeisalsofromShanghai,lastyearinAthenshebeathisrivalsandbecamethefirstAsiantowinthegoldmedalinthemen’s110-metrehurdles.（LiuXiang）

4.SheisablackladyfromU.S.A;sheandhereldersisterareknownasthedoubleblackpearlsinthefieldoftennis（LittleWilliams）

Welldone!

Whatsportscanyouplay?

Whatsportsdoyouknow?

Forreference

Martialarts:

Chinesewushu,judo,fencing,taekwondo,karate,etc

Ballgames:

volleyball,basketball,football,tabletennis,golf,badminton,baseball,rugby,icehockey,etc

Trackandfield:

longjump,highjump,polejump,discus,shot-put,relayrace,etc.

Gymnastics:

Men’sevents-----rings,horizontalbar,doublebars,parallelbars,vaultinghorse,pommelledhorse,floorexercise,etc.

Women’sevents-----balancebeam,highandlowbars,unevenbars,vaultinghorse,floorexercise,etc.

Whoisyourfavoritesportsperson?

Whydoyouadmirethissportsperson?

Theyhavegoodteamspirit,astrongercharacter,mentalstrengthandapositiveattitude.Theybringjoytomylife.Theyarealwayschallengingthelimitsofhumans.

Doyoulikeplayingsports?

Howmuchtimedoyouusuallyspendexercisingordoingsportseveryweek?

Step2Sharinginformation

1.Sportsplayaveryimportantroleinourlives.Weseeordosportsalmosteveryday.Lookatthesixpicturesatpage21.

Areyoufamiliarwiththesesports?

Doyouthinkwecanplaythesesportseveryday?

Whatestoyourmindfirstwhenyouseepictureslikethese?

TheInternationalOlympicmittee（IOC）,OlympicGames,sportsmeetings,fiercepetitions,professionaloramateurathletes,exercisingforfun,exercisingtokeepfit…

Nowpleaselookatthepicturesandtalkabouteachofthem.

Pictureoftabletennis

Canyouplaytabletennis?

Doyoulikeit?

Whendidyoubegintoplaytabletennis?

Howoftendoyouplayit?

Whodoyouplayitwith?

Doyouthinkplayingtabletennisisagoodwaytobuildupyourbody?

Istabletennisyourfavoritesport?

Why?

Itisconvenientforpeopletoplayanddoesnotrequiretoomuchequipment.Peoplehavetobequick-mindedandhaverapidresponses.Itisagoodwaytomakefriendsandmeetnewpeople.

Picturesofwrestlingandboxing

Doyoulikethesesports?

Doyouenjoywatchingthem?

Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthesesports?

BoxingbecameanOlympicsportin688BCandisstillpopulartoday.Theboxeruseshisorherfiststopunchtheopponent’sheadandbodywiththeaimtoknocktheopponentout.BoxingispopularworldwideasaspectatorsportandgeneratesmillionsofUSdollarsthroughticketrevenue,merchandise,TVrightsandpay-per-viewpackagesofimportantboxingmatches.Somepeopleviewboxingasarchaicandanunnecessarydisplayofviolencewhileitssupportersemphasizeitsself-expressionandhealthbenefits.Boxingisagoodwaytokeepfit,butthereismuchspeculationaboutthepossibleinjuries,particularlytothebrain,thatcanbeincurredduringboxingmatches.Suchspeculationhasresultedintighterregulationsoverthesafetyoftheboxers.WrestlingisanancientsportandoftenappearedasthemaineventintheearliestOlympicGames.WrestlingexistsinmanydifferentstylesbutonlytwostylesfeatureintheOlympics,namelyfreestyleandGreco-Roman.Greco-Romanwrestlingallowstheuseofonlytheparticipants’upperbodies;however,freestyleallowstheuseoflegs.

Inyouropinion,doyouthinkthesesportsaretooviolentandfierce?

Yes,sometimestheyare.petitorshavetobeawareofthesafetyprecautionsandwearprotectiveglovesorpaddedhelmets.

Wouldyouliketobeeaprofessionalboxerorwrestler?

Pictureofkungfu

KungfuisatraditionalsportinChina.Areyouinterestedinthissport?

Doyouthinkdoingkungfucouldmakeyoufitter?

DoyouenjoywatchingkungfufilmslikethosewithJackieChaninthem?

Doyouthinkheisagoodkungfuactor?

Picturesofgymnasticsanddiving

Itissaidthatgymnasticsanddivingaretwoofthemostbeautifulsportsintheworld,becausetheybothdisplayelementsofstrengthandbeauty.Doyouagree?

CanyounamesomefamousChinesegymnastsordivers?

Tobeeaprofessionalgymnastoradiver,youhavetosacrificealot.Whatdoyouthinkthesesacrificeswouldinclude?

2.Threeorfourofyouformagroupanddiscussthequestionsbelowplease.

Nomatterwhatkindofsportyoutakepartin,whatarethebasicqualitiesyouneedtopossessinordertobesuccessfulinthatsport?

Ifyouarepartofasportsteam,whatkindsofthingsshouldyoupayspecialattentionto?

3.Formyourowngroupstodiscussthethreequestionsbelowthepictures,andthenIwillasksomegroupstoreportyouranswerstotheclass.

Sampleanswers

1.Aswecansee,throughouttheWorldsportsenjoysuchpopularitynowadays.Therearemanyreasonsforit.Firstofall,physicalexercisecanrefreshpeopleiftheyareexhaustedafteraday’swork.Anincreasingnumberofpeople,especiallythosewhoaremainlyinvolvedinofficework,areplainingaboutsoremuscles,stiffnecksandblurredvision.There’snobetterwaytoreinvigorateyourselfthanworkingoutinagymorparticipatinginoutdoorsports.Secondly,itseemsthatmanypeoplewanttoloseweight.Forwomen,stayingslimisveryimportant.Menlikekeepingfitandbeingmuscular.Thirdly,people’squalityoflife.Exercisingregularlytopsthelistofadvicethathealthexpertsofferustoimproveourqualityoflife.

2.Asamemberofahealthclub,Iplaysportseveryweek.Ihaveaccesstoallthegymfacilitiesforfree.Onweekends,Imeetmyfriendsintheclubandwehavealotoffuntogether.Normally,westartat10inthemorning.Weusuallyplaysquashforafewhours.Intheafternoon,wegoswimming

3.Joggingismyfavoritesport.ThereasonformylovingitisthatIthinkithasmanybenefits.Tobeginwith,itenhancesbloodcirculationandstrengthensmylungs.Everyevening,Ijogforhalfanhour.Secondly,Ifeeltotallyrefreshed.IfIhaveabaddayatschoolandamreallystressed,jogginghelpsmerelaxandpullsmeoutofmybadmood.Lastly,afterjogging,Icanconcentratebetteronmyschoolworkthenextday.

●ReadingThehonorablegames

Step1:

Leading-in

Asweallknow,theOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsanditisagreathonorforacountrytohosttheGames.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics,forexample,itshistory,ceremoniesandsportingevents?

1）HowmanyOlympicGamesdidyousee?

2）Whereweretheyheld?

3）Doyouthinktheyareexciting?

Why?

4）WhoisyourfavoriteathleteandwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestOlympian?

Why?

Step2:

Fastreadingforgeneralideas

GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartA.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.

1）Whatisthespeechabout?

2）WhereweretheancientOlympicGamesheld?

3）WhorestartedthemodernOlympicGames?

Answers

A1）ThehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicGames.

2）AtOlympiainGreece.

3）PierredeCoubertin.

Step3:

Detailedreadingforimportantinformation

1.Let’sreadthespeechasecondtimeandpletePartsC1andC2atpage24individuallytocheckyourreadingprehensionandtotestyouranalyticalthinkingskills.

Answers

C11）Accordingtothespeech,thespeakerisanathlete.anIOCmember

2）ThefirstancientOlympicGameswereheldinAD776776BC

3）Inthepast,onlyathletesthatspokeItalianwere

allowedtopete.Greek

4）TheaimofthemodernOlympicGamesistomake

countriesandpeoplepetesidebyside.livepeacefully

5）ThefirstmodernOlympicGameswereheldinRome

in1896.Athens

6）DengYapingwonfourOlympicgoldmedals

fortennis.tabletennis

C2

Name

Nationality

WhichOlympics

Olympic

achievements

Otherinformation

Muhammad

Ali

American

1960RomeOlympics

goldmedal,boxing

originalnameCassiusClay;wonhisfirstWorldHeavyweightBoxingChampionshipin1964;littheOlympicflameatthe1966AtlantaOlympics

Michael

Jordan

American

1984LosAngelesOlympics;

1992BarcelonaOlympics

twogoldmedals,basketball

thehighestscorerfortheUSAbasketballteamatthe1984Olympics

Haile

Gebrselassie

Ethiopian

1996AtlantaOlympics;

xxSydneyOlympics

twogoldmedals,distancerunning

firstbecamefamousin1992;brokeworldrecordforthe10kmrun

XuHaifeng

Chinese

1984LosAngelesOlympics

goldmedal

wonthefirstOlympicsgoldmedalforChina

DengYapping

Chinese

1992BarcelonaOlympics

fourgoldmedals,

tabletennis

becameanIOCmemberinxx

LiuXiang

Chinese

xxAthensO