(共19张PPT)
Unit 2
Sports and Fitness
Lesson 1
1.To get the information about Paul by reading.
2.To master the features and functions of restrictive relative clauses. with relative pronouns by analysing.
3.To use restrictive relative clauses with relative pronouns to describe things and people around.
Who is the short basketball player in the pictures
Tyrone Curtis “Muggsy” Bogues is a former American basketball player.
The shortest player ever to play in the National Basketball Association, the 5 ft 3 (1.6 m) Bogues played point guard for four teams during his 14-season career in the NBA.
Warming-up
a a dog that is defeated by other dogs
b an athlete who seems to have little chance to win
c a company that never wins
√
处于劣势的人(或团队、国家等);弱者;比赛前不被看好者
Guess the meaning of an Underdog.
Warming-up
Reading
Read Part 1 of the story about an underdog. Answer the questions below.
Who was his favorite player
How tall was he How tall was his favorite player
How was he treated by the coach
What kind of player was he on the team
What team was he on
1. Who was Paul’s favorite player Why
2. How tall was he How tall was his favorite player
3. What team was he on
1.6 meters (both).
The Lions.
Tyrone Bogues.
They have something in common, he used Bogues as his inspiration.
Read Part 1 of the story about an underdog. Answer the questions below.
Reading
4. How was he treated by the coach
He was treated like a weak player (an underdog).
He was usually on the bench, a replacement player.
5. What kind of player was he on the team
Read Part 1 of the story about an underdog. Answer the questions below.
Reading
6 What advantages did he have
He loved basketball.
He had an inspiration.
He practised more than others.
He had real skills.
He had a strong desire to play for the team.
Read Part 1 of the story about an underdog. Answer the questions below.
Reading
Pair Work
Part1 Para 4
“…Paul didn’t know he’d soon get the chance that he’d been waiting for.”
Guess what happened next.
During the match, an accident happened.
A player got hurt, so Paul got the chance to play. He saved the game and helped the team win.
Read Part 2 quickly and see what happened next.
Pair Work
Exercise
Read Part 2 again. Put the events in the right order.
a. One player got hurt and could not play.
b. Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.
c. “Give him a shot, coach!”
d. The team had won by two points.
e. “Let me try, coach! I won’t let you down!”
Key: acebd
Events Attitude and evidence
One player got hurt and could not play. Worried (We’ve got no more players!) (He replied sharply.)
“What about Paul ” someone suggested. “Give him a shot, coach!”
“Let me try, coach! I won’t let you down!”
Paul jumped and rushed onto the court.
The team had won by 2 points!
Negative. (He can’t play.)
Excited, proud, approved (“… as he hit Paul on the shoulder, ‘you’ve just earned your place on the team, big guy!’”)
Hesitant (“The coach finally agreed.”)
Hopeful, encouraging (“It’s your time to shine.”)
Note down the coach’s attitude with evidence according to the events.
Reading
Think and share
1 Why did the coach call Paul “big guy”
2 How could Paul be a “big guy”
What kind of player was Paul
(use evidence from the passage to support)
Because Paul was the one who saved the game and helped the team win.
Sharing Time
Chance favors only the prepared mind.
Preparation turns the Underdog into a Big Guy.
Don’t judge a person from his appearance.
What have you learnt from Paul’s story
Kobe: “I know the appearance of Los Angeles at four o’clock in the morning every day.”
Every sports star is sparkling with sweats and tears. They are persistent and resilient. They reap what they sow.
May you always remember why you started and spare no efforts, then shine like Paul and Kobe in the near future!
Sharing Time
Assignment
Write a short summary about Paul.
Who was Paul
What was his favorite sport
What did he do for making the team
What happened to him during the match between his team and The Bears
Your comments on Paul
…
Notes
1. During all those hours of doing jump ______ on his own, he used Bogues as his inspiration.
shots
投篮;射击;射门
jump shots (篮球)跳起投篮;跳投练习
give it a shot 直译:给它一枪
引申:试试;尝试做某事
give sb. a shot 给某人一次机会,让某人试试
The Key Words
2. Everyone knew Paul had real skills, and was someone who worked really hard and _________________ to play for the team.
had a strong desire
have a strong desire to do sth.
强烈渴望做某事,非常/迫切想做某事
Synonyms:
be eager to do
be keen to do
be dying to do
be desperate to do
long to do
have an urge to do
dream of doing
Notes
The Key Words
3. And clearly, all the extra hours that he’s spent practicing alone _________.
赢;有收效,获成功;偿清(债务等);付清
paid off
It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan.
All her hard work paid off in the end, and she finally passed the exam.
她的所有努力最终得到了回报,她终于通过了考试。
还清那笔贷款将花费他的余生。
Notes
The Key Words