高中英語人教版高一必修一-unit3-Period-2-Reading-and-Thinking課件

1、Unit 3 Sports and FitnessReading and ThinkingUnit 3 Sports and FitnessReadTeaching objectives:By the end of this period, you will be able to1. 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.

2、 identify the structure and language features of the text.4. grasp and use some words and phrases describing the qualities of outstanding athletes.Teaching objectives:By the endWhat do you know about these famous athletes? Lead in What do you know about these fPredicting for possible information Loo

3、k at the picture and the title, then judge the type of writing of the text and predict 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 spor

4、ts. The title is “Living Legends”, so it may be concerning great sportsmen who are living today.Predicting for possible informReading for main ideaspart main idea Read the whole text quickly and silently, divide the text into three parts and then fill the chart.Reading for main ideaspart maipart mai

5、n idea Part 1. Lead ParagraphThe definition of living legends of sportsPart 2. Lang Ping Her success and her good qualitiesPart 3. Michael JordanReasons for being called Air Jordan and his good qualitiespart main idea Part 1. Lead PaScanning for details Task 1: Read the part of Lang Ping, answer the

6、 following questions and draw mind maps to show your answers.Questions:Is Lang Ping a master in her sports? If so, please give some supporting details.What good qualities does she have?Scanning for details Task 1: RLang Pinga masteras a player, bring honoras a coach, help win medalsas a person, love

7、d by fansgood qualities determinationteam spirithard workLang Pinga masteras a player, Task 2: Read the part of Michael Jordan, answer the following questions and draw mind maps to show your answers.Questions:1. Is Michael Jordan a master in his sports? If so, please give some supporting details.2.

8、What good qualities does he have?Task 2: Read the part of MichaJordana masterchange basketballimpressive skillsgood qualities perseverancehelpfulnesshard workJordana masterchange basketbal Reading for language featuresRead the text and find out the sentences where figures of speech are used.1. As a

9、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 ground, time seemed to stand still. (personifica

10、tion 擬人)3. “I can accept failure; everyone fails at something. But I cant accept not trying.” (quote 引用) Reading for language featuresDiscussionWork in pairs. Discuss the questions.What reasons does the writer give for choosing Lang Ping and Michael Jordan? Who would you choose as another “l(fā)iving le

11、gend”? 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 “l(fā)iving legend”, the reasons are as follows. Firstly, Zhu Ting has contributed a lot to helpi

12、ng 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.DiscussionWork in pairs. Discu Task 1 Read the words below aloud and learn them by heart. Rea

13、ding for languageCategory Words and phrases in the textOther similar expressionsIdentitycaptain athlete coachchampiontable tennis player marathon runnerDifficultyfailuregive up injuredserious problemheart diseasebe looked down uponAchievementimpressive uniquegracefulmedalbring glory and honor set a

14、good exampleGood qualitiesdeterminationnever lose heartpersistent team spirit Task 1 Read the words below aTask 2 Use the words above to describe Lang Ping, Michael Jordan and the athlete you admire.Lang Ping: _Jordan:_The athlete I admire: _Task 2 Use the words above to Lang Ping is a great coach.

15、She led the China womens volleyball 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

16、 could always find a way to solve 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