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Unit 2 Sports and Fitness
Lesson 1 The Underdog
Warming-up
Talk about sports and fitness. Use the cues to help you.
Name the sports and athletes you know.
Talk about ways to keep fit.
Choose a sport and talk about its rules
Sports and Fitness
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Lead-in
Listen to Dialogue 1. Complete the information in the Sentence Builder.
Lead-in
Use the Sentence Builder to write 3-5 sentences about what you should do to keep fit. Then read to other students.
Listen to Dialogue 2. Complete the rules about volleyball.
There are 1 _____________on each team. A player from one team begins the game by 2 _______________ over the net into 3_______________. The receiving team must not let the ball 4 ______________ their court. The team can 5 ______________ up to three times.
Lead-in
Use the language you learnt to introduce a sport.
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.
— Wilhelm von Humboldt
You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else.
--- Unknown
Well, fans always root for the underdog.
--- Maria Sharapova
We learn martial atrs as helping weakness. You never fight for people to get hurt. You're always helping others.
--- Jackie Chan
QUOTE&UNQUOTE
Pre-reading
What is an underdog Make a guess.
a dog that is defeated by other dogs
an athlete who seems to have little chance to win
a company that has little chance to win the competition with others
Fast-reading
The following story is about an underdog, Paul, written by Eric. Read Part 1 of the story. Answer the questions.
How was he treated by the coach
Who was his favourite player
How tall was he And how tall was his favourite player
What team was he on
What kind of player was he on the team
Careful-reading
Work in groups. What were Paul's advantages and disadvantages as a basketball player Discuss with your group members.
advantages
disadvantages
GUESS: What do you think would happen next
Careful-reading
Read Part 2. Put the events in order in the column on Page 32 and note down the change of the Coach's attitude with evidence on Page 32.
Eric got hurt and could not play.
Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.
“Give him a shot.”
The team had won by 2 points.
“Let me try! I won't disappoint you!”
Careful-reading
Read Part 2. Put the events in order in the column on Page 32 and note down the change of the Coach's attitude with evidence on Page 32.
Then talk about what happened according to the information.
Careful-reading
Read the full story:
1. Why did the coach call Paul “big guy” at the end of the story
2. What do you think of the coach might have learnt from his experience with Paul.
Post-reading
What kind of player was Paul How do you know Complete the mind map.
hard-working: doing jump shots on his own for long hours
Post-reading
Write a summary about Paul. Use the questions as cues.
Who was Paul
What was his favourite sport
How did he practise more in his training
What happened to him during the match between his team and The Bears
Focus on Language: Relative Clauses
Read the sentences. Circle the relative pronouns and underline the relative clauses.
1. When we weren’t playing on the court which was next to our building, we were watching a game on TV.
2. Paul’s favourite player was a guy who played for the Charlotte Hornets.
3. Paul was someone who worked really hard for the team.
4. He didn’t know he’d soon get the chance that he’d been waiting for.
5. They were playing against The Bears, a team whose record was perfect.
Focus on Language: Relative Clauses
Look at the relative pronouns in Activity 9. What does each refer to (people, things or possessions) Then use the proper relative pronouns and complete the sentences below.
relative pronouns reference to
that, which things
that, who people
whose possesions (people, things)
Focus on Language: Relative Clauses
Look at the relative pronouns in Activity 9. What does each refer to (people, things or possessions) Then use the proper relative pronouns and complete the sentences below.
1. Paul was a basketball player______________________________
2. His favourite player was a guy ___________________________
3. He played in the team ________________________
4. He helped his team win the match _______________________
Focus on Language: Relative Clauses
When can we leave out that, which or who in relative clauses
when it comes before a verb and functions as a subject
when it comes before a none or pronoun and functions as an object
Focus on Language: Relative Clauses
Complete the following sentences with relative pronouns. CIRCLE the relative pronouns that can be left out.
1. Have you found the keys ______________________ you lost
2. We stayed at a hotel _____________ Tom recommended to us.
3. The people ________ work in the office are very friendly.
4. What's the name of the man ______ car you borrowed
5. The man _______ was sitting next to on the plane talked all the time.
Homework
Role play. Act out the scene in Part 2 on Page 31.