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Unit 2 Sports and Fitness
Lesson 1 The underdog
Leading -in
Can you think of the words about basketball
Do you know any basketball players
What makes a great basketball player
1 court , shot , do jump shorts, season, lose/win the game by 2 points, coach, the quarter–
2 being tall and strong , love ,hard work, teamwork ,real skills
keeping on practice, inspiration, support
Part 1 Guess
What is an underdog Make a guess.
A. a dog that is defeated by other dogs
B. an athlete who seems to have little chance to win
C. a company that has little chance to win the competition with others
Read for General Understanding
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
How was he treated by the coach
Who was his favourite player
Discussion
What were Paul’s advantages and disadvantages as a basketball player
List Paul’s advantages and disadvantages
as a basketball player
the only disadvantage: being short
the advantages: love for basketball , inspiration ,more practice, persistence ,real skills , hard—work, a strong desire to play for the team ,teammate’s support
Prediction.
Read the last paragraph and the last sentence of the paragraph.
What do you think would happen next
Part 2 Read for General Understanding
What happened to Rric during the game
What was the result of the game
Was the coach satisfied with Paul’s performance on the court
Why
Put the events in order of time.
a Eric got hurt and could not play.
b Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.
c “Give him a shot.”
d The team had won by 2 points.
e “Let me try! I won’t disappoint you!”
Group work:
the change of the Coach’s attitude to Paul with evidence on the right.
Events The Coach’s Attitude and Evidence
Worried(we have no more players)
Eric got hurt and couldn’t play
the Structure Information Diagram on the blackboard.
underdog
Big guy
respectful
sceptical
Paul
coach
Pair work:
1) Do you love basketball How do you love it
2)What was your disadvantage as a basketball player
3)What did you do to earn your place on the team
4)Is the teammate’s support for you important for your success
Discussion :
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
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Paul
Critical thinking:
1 How did Paul change from the underdog into big guy
2 What is the most important for Paul’s earning his place in the team
3 What is the sportsmanship
4 If you were short as Paul, would you make the basketball team Why or why not
Would you earn your place on the team Why or why not
Interview
Ss work in groups to prepare an interview where an interviewer asks Paul, Eric, his coach and his teammates some questions about Paul.
The interviewer may prepare the questions like this:
Paul’s disadvantage as a basketball player, what kind of player was Paul, the coach’s attitude to Paul, teammate’s support.