(共20张PPT)
Finding a balance
my tai chi experience
lead in :
1. Which sports can help us improve flexibility
2. Will you try tai chi if you want to improve your flexibility
3. What can you predict from the title
Para. 5
___________ of tai chi
Para. 1
A brief introduction of his tai chi experience
Para. 4
___________ of tai chi
Para. 3
His own _____________________________
Para. 2
______________of tai chi
History/Origin
learning experience and feelings
Benefits
Philosophy
Scan the article and summarize the main idea of each paragraph.
(Para.1)
Why did I change my former attitudes towards tai chi
It has a huge effect on me physically an mentally and it has inspired me to explore the Chinese culture behind it.
Question
(Para.2)
main idea
My coach told me about the history and styles of tai chi
inventors
how
Zhang sanfeng
Chen wangting
drew inspiration from a fight between a snake and a bird
developed tai chi based on martial arts skills, which have a long-standing practice of imitating animals
White crane spreading its wings
Golden rooter standing on one leg
Parting the wild horse mane(野马分鬃)
Grasping sparrow tail(揽雀尾)
Use the moves to keep balance.
From these interesting names of tai chi moves what can you learn about ancient Chinese people
Discussion
They were hard-working ,intelligent ,full of wisdom, imaginative, creative,observant, enthusiasm and loved life...
(Para.3)
main idea
Under my coach's guidance I loved tai chi strongly
Question
What requirements are needed when practising tai chi
Relax muscles and focus on peace of mind
have a huge effect on me physically and mentally..
I found to my satisfaction that my balance and flexibility slowly improved that I was able to do more difficult moves and that my love for tai chi returned stronger than ever.
Do you think tai chi is a good choice for students Why or why not
Discussion
(Para.4)
main idea
I looked into the ancient Chinese culture behind tai chi
philosophy
aims
yin and yang, forming the unity of opposites and depending on each other
to maintain the balcance of yin and yang in the body through opposite movements.
results
bringing about a state of physical and mental peace.
What can you learn from the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang
Discussion
There is no shadow without light
There is no right without wrong.
There is no fairness without unfairness.
There is no white without black.
There is no day without night.
There is no success without failure...
(Para.5)
main idea
The positive effects practising tai chi has had on me.
Question
What benefits are mentioned according to the author
better sleep, feel more energetic , happier, more confident, relax my mind and stay cool in stressful situations.
Finding a balance
at first
the first few tachi lessons
after learning the basics of tachi
after my coach's guidance
after a year of practising tachi
My changing attitudes towards tachi
time
emotion
reason
hesitant
thought it was fun and easy
bored and painful
loved strongly
amazed
for old people
interesting moves and descriptive names
doing the same movess over and over again
with requirements in mind
having positive effects on me
1. Do you have similar experience about some sports when at first you disliked it but in time you enjoy and benefit a lot from it
2. If the author gave up at first , would he benefit from
tachi So what can you learn from the author's
experience
Discussion
You can nearly always enjoy something if you make up your mind firmly that you will.
Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
Persist and anything is within your reach.
A brave man never surrenders.
When my friend first suggested that we___1___(join) the new Tai Chi Club at school, I hesitated. I always believed tai chi was for old people. After the first class, ____2__, I had to admit that I ____3__(be) wrong about tai chi. it was amazing! One year later, I can honestly say it has had a huge effect on me ____4___(physic) and mentally. Just as ____5____(important), practising tai chi has inspired me to explore the Chinese culture____6____ it.
join
however
had been
physically
importantly
behind
The first few tai chi classes were fun and easy, and the moves really caught my imagination, with____1___(describe)names like "white crane spreading its wings' and “golden rooster standing on one leg". When I asked my coach ____2___ these interesting names came from, he told me about the history of tai chi. Zhang Sanfeng, a 13th-century Taoist, was said to____3___(invent)tai chi after drawing ____4___(inspire) from a fight between a snake and a bird. However, nowadays people tend to believe that Chen Wangting, a 17th-century master of Chinese martial arts, developed tai chi ____5___(base)on martial arts skills. No wonder some tai chi moves___6___ (name) after animals-----Chinese martial arts have a long-standing practice of imitating animals. Chen Wangting's ___7____(origin) set of moves is called Chen-style tai chi, but other styles of tai chi have since been developed, including Yang-style, Wu-style and Sun-style.
descriptive
where
have invented
inspiration
based
are named
original
After learning the basics of tai chi in those first few classes, I found myself __1___(bore)and aching from doing the same moves over and over again. ___2___(Luck), my coach taught me how to relax my muscles and focus on peace of mind while __3___(perform) the routine. With these requirements of tai chi __4___mind, I found to my ___5____(satisfy)that my balance and ___6___(flexible) slowly improved, that I was able to do more difficult moves, and that my love for tai chi returned ___7__(strong) than ever.
bored
Lukily
performing
in
satisfaction
flexibility
stronger
In time, I began to look__1___ the ancient Chinese culture behind tai chi. I discovered that tai chi is deeply rooted __2___ the Chinese philosophy of yin and yang which are believed ___3___(form) the unity of opposites. ____4___ can exist independent of the other; for example, there is no shadow without light. The practice of tai chi aims to maintain the balance of yin and yang in the body___5___ opposite movements: forwards and backwards, up and down, left and right, breathing in and breathing out. Eventually, tai chi brings ___6__ a state of physical balance and mental peace.
into
in
to form
Neither
through
about
A year of practising tai chi has had a positive effect_____ my everyday life. I sleep better at night, and I am ________(energy)during the day. I feel happier and more confident. Tai chi has taught me to relax my mind, _____(enable) me to stay cool in stressful situations. I am sure I will continue to practise tai chi and enjoy the benefits it has brought me
on
more energetic
enabling