(共18张PPT)
《高中英语》 (上外版)
必修 第二册
Getting Started & Reading A
Reading A & Vocabulary Focus
Grammar in Use
Listening and Viewing
Moving Forward
Reading B & Critical Thinking Further Exploration & Self-
assessment
Period 1
Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Period 6 Period 7
Unit 4 Sports
Period 1 Getting Started & Reading A
——张依
上海市七宝中学
Period No. Objectives
Contents
1 1. To understand the development of Jordan’s relationship with basketball through predicting the content, skimming, scanning, studying the rhetorical devices and summarizing; 2. To grasp the basic structure of a personal letter (greeting, opening remarks, body, closing remarks, complimentary close and signature); 3. To understand the writing purpose and targeted reader(s) of a letter; 4. To critically think about the role of sports in one’s life.
Getting Started Reading A
Personal Touch
Comprehension
2
3
4
5
6
7
Unit Organisation
Complete the survey questions on sports participation. Compare your answers with a partner ’s.
1. What sport(s) do you usually participate in
2. What might you experience while doing sports (You can choose more than one option.)
A. Anxiety B. Boredom C. Challenge D. Fun
E. Nervousness F. Complete engagement G. Learning
H. Concentration I. A loss of time J. Other(s) (Please specify.):
3. How important are sports in your life
(1 stands for “ Not important at all” and 5 stands for “Very important.”)
Circle the correct number for yourself, and give reasons for your choice.
Getting Started
. Basketball player . 3 retirements . 14 All-Star Games . 5 MVP Awards . 6 NBA finals . 6 NBA championships
What contributes to
his legend
Michael Jordan
A Riddle
. Who did Jordan write to
basketball
. Who is/are supposed to read this letter (hint: “open”)
. What is the overall feeling Jordan expresses in this letter
love (a mixture of feelings: love/affection, passion, gratitude and nostalgia)
OPEN LOVE LETTER TO BASKETBALL
body
closing remarks
complimentary close
signature
greeting
opening remarks
body
. Did Jordan fallin love with basketball at the very beginning
No. (Ibarely rememberedyour name.)
. Did basketball treat Jordan well at the beginning
No. (Youleft me ofthe varsity.)
. How did he win basketball’s heart
1. He practiced and worked on the game (hustling, passing, dribbling,
shooting, thinking, running; doing s it-ups, push-ups and pull-ups; lifting weights) and studied basketball.
2. He took the coach’s advice: to love, listen to, understand, respect and appreciate basketball.
OPEN LOVE LETTER TO BASKETBALL
. What does Jordan mean by saying “we danced” (lines 34 – 35)
He successfully won basketball’s heart back by leading his team
to win an important basketball game, which gave him confidence that he could play basketball well.
. Why do you think Jordan wrote this letter
To reflect on his basketball career and say farewell to his playing days.
OPEN LOVE LETTER TO BASKETBALL
A. Jordan tried hard and finally won basketball’s heart.
B. Basketball started to attract Jordan’s attention.
C. Basketball was new to Jordan.
D. Jordan treasured his relationship with Basketball and his love for her will never end.
E. Jordan failed to win Basketball’s heart and they broke up temporarily.
THEN
NOW
Stages of development of Jordan’s relationship with basketball
A. Jordan tried hard and finally won basketball’s heart.
B. Basketball started to attract Jordan’s attention.
C. Basketball was new to Jordan.
D. Jordan treasured his relationship with Basketball and his love for her will never end.
E. Jordan failed to win Basketball’s heart and they broke up temporarily.
THEN C B E A D
NOW
Stages of development of Jordan’s relationship with basketball
. Ibarely rememberedyour name.
. Istartedto wonder. Maybe you werediferent.
. Iwas crushed. Iwashurt. IthinkI even cried.
. Youfound mein the corner and wedanced.
. Iloveyou, Basketbal. Ilove
everything aboutyou andI
always wil… Our relationship wil never end.
C. Basketball was new to
Jordan.
B. Basketball started to attract Jordan’s attention.
E. Jordan failed to win
Basketball’s heart and they broke up temporarily.
A. Jordan tried hard and finally won basketball’s heart.
D. Jordan treasured his
relationship with Basketball and his love for her will
never end.
Stages of development of Jordan’s
relationship with basketball (clues from the text)
repetition personification
basketball → lover
Rhetorical Devices
to create rhythm, achieve emphasis and draw the readers’ attention.
to help the reader develop a
connection between a distant
object and resonate with how
the author feels about it.
LOVE
effect
effect
Q: What sporting spirit(s) do you think Jordan demonstrates in his letter Give your reasons.
A. Never give up. F. Compete to excel.
B. Win or lose, do it fairly. G. Good, better, best. Never let it rest.
C. It’s not the winning that matters but theH aBkei v ai t.yourself.
I. Winning isn’t everything, but wanting it is.
J. ...
OPEN LOVE LETTER TO BASKETBALL
D. Collaboration makes us better.
E. Failure is the mother of success.
. Basketball player . 3 retirements . 14 All-Star Games . 5 MVP Awards . 6 NBA finals . 6 NBA championships
What contributes to his
legend
OPEN LOVE LETTER TO BASKETBALL
“I can accept defeat
but could not accept to give up.”
Thank you!高一第二学期 Unit 4 Sports
Reading A Open Love Letter to Basketball
一、教材分析
本文的体裁是一封信，是一代传奇——著名篮球明星乔丹在其最后一次退役时所作（运动 生涯中他一共退役了三次）。本文通过拟人手法，回顾了他的篮球一生——篮球是让他魂系梦绕 的情人，从与篮球的初识，对篮球产生兴趣，被篮球所抛弃，努力训练重新得到篮球的爱，和篮 球相爱相知，直到选择退役，每一笔都渗透了他的热爱以及恋恋不舍之情。本文句子结构简单， 生词量小，但有部分词汇因牵涉到西方文化，需要教师通过课堂引导帮助学生理解；本文虽然语 言简单，但是通过拟人手法和排比重复，强有力地展现了乔丹的情感。本文结构清晰，每一段都 描述了乔丹和篮球之间不断变化的牵绊和越发深厚的情感。通过学习本文，学生可以体会到一代 传奇乔丹对篮球运动的挚爱和其表现出的执着，不服输和勇于突破自我的运动员精神。
二、教学设计
【Teaching Aims】
By the end of the period, students are expected to:
. understand the development of Jordan’s relationship with basketball through predicting the content, skimming, scanning, studying the rhetorical devices and summarizing;
. grasp the basic structure of a personal letter (greeting, opening remarks, body, closing remarks, complimentary close and signature);
. understand the writing purpose and targeted reader(s) of a letter;
. critically think about the role of sports in one’s life.
【Teaching Procedures】 Pre-reading
(
Ss
’
activities:
1. Do a survey and discuss the pros
and
cons
as
well
as
the
meaning
of
sports.
2.
Solve a riddle about Jo
rdan with the hints
given by the teacher.
Purposes
:
1.
To
prepare
the
students
for
the
topic
.
2.
To
give
students
a
clearer
idea
of how
great
Jordan
is
as
a
basketba
ll
player
and
lead
)
Guided questions:
1. Who does the riddle refer to
2. Have a guess: What contributes to Jordan’s legend
While-reading
Step 1
Ss ’ activities: 1. Skim the title. Then find out the Jordan’s feelings about basketball. 2. Skim the letter and work out its structure (greeting, opening remarks, body, closing remarks, complimentary close and signature). 3. Skim the passage, figure out the main idea for each part and put the stages of the development of Jordan’s relationship with basketball into the timeline. Purpose: To help the students quickly figure out what to read and the structure of the passage.
Guided questions:
1. Who did Jordan write to
2. What’s Jordan’s overall feeling about basketball
3. What are the major components of a letter
4. Did Jordan love basketball at the very beginning How can you tell
5. Did basketball love Jordan at the very beginning How do you know that
6. How did he win basketball’s heart Is there any quotation from the letter
7. How do you understand “we danced” (lines 34-35)
8. Why did Jordan write this letter
Step 2
Ss ’ activities: 1. Find the repetitions in the letter. 2. Read paras 8-9 aloud and appreciate the effect of repetition. 3. Appreciate the effect of personification. Purpose: To help students appreciate the power of repetition and personification in expressing one’s emotion.
Guided questions:
1. What is the effect of repetition in the letter
2. What did Jordan compare basketball with What is the effect of personification
Step 3
Ss ’ activities: Scan the whole letter again. Define Jordan’s love for basketball in one’s own words. Purpose: To help the students have a further understanding of the text and get to know the sporting spirits Jordan manifested.
Guided questions:
1. How did Jordan show his love for basketball Can you summarize it in one or several words
passion/perseverance/hard work/talent/desire to win/gratitude …
2. What makes Jordan a legend
Post-reading
Step 4
Ss ’ activities: 1. Work in groups to discuss and write a letter to Jordan expressing your wish for his back or retirement for good from the perspective of his fans or family members. 2. Present the letter to the whole class. Purpose: To foster students ’ critical thinking about the pros and cons sports can bring and the role of a sport in one’s life as a whole.
Guided question:
If you were his fan, would you wish for his back again given that this would be the third time he declared a retirement Or if you were his family member, would you wish for the same Why
【Assignments】
1. Retell the letter according to the timeline.
2. Polish the letter that you have written in class.
