Unit 16 Football :
A good career choice
Teaching aim: To improve Ss’ reading comprehension ability.
To red and understand the text.
To learn some useful expressions.
Teaching date:
Teaching procedure:
I. Lead-in
Career Highlights
1991 Signs as trainee for Manchester United
1992 wins FA Youth cup
1993 Signs as professional for Manchester United
2003 Beckham awarded OBE(Order of the British Empire)英帝国军官勋章
2003 Signs for Real Madrid
QS:How do you understand the title
What will the text talk about
II. Scanning
Structure of the text.
Paras 1-3 The success of David Beckham in the football career.
Para 4 The difference between football and other careers.
Para 5 The special qualities required by footballers.
Paras 6-7 The programs set up for young footballers in both China and the UK.
Para 8 Football dreams don’t often come true like David.
III. Careful-reading
1. What did David want to do when he was a schoolboy
He dreamed of being a professional football player,
He wanted to wear the red shirt and score goals the the famous Old Trafford Stadium in front of thousands of cheering fans.
2. When did David’s success start
His success started almost immediately when he was part of Manchester United’s youth team which won the FA Youth Cup in 1992 and he was chosen to play for the Red Devils’ senior team for the first time.
3. What are the differences between football and other careers
Employers don’t advertise that they have a vacant job in the newspapers or on the internet.
There are no application forms or interviews.
Employers find players with the right abilities and offer them employment with the clubs.
4.What are the special qualities required by footballers
Talent
Have excellent ball control and understand how to use the space on the pitch.
Have good team spirit, a strong character, mental strength and a positive attitude.
Main idea of the text.
The text tells us the story of David Beckham and what is needed for a football career, from which the writer shows that it is difficult to become a successful footballer.
Language points
1.他把所有的业余时间都花在踢球上。
2. 正如几百万男孩和日益增多的女孩一样,他梦想着当一个职业的足球运动员。
Hughes scored two goals before half-time.
She scored 120 in the IQ test.
Who is going to score
The final score was 4 to 3.
In his class scores of students have three score and ten books.
3.就在大卫作为曼联青年队的成员于1992年赢得英国足球总会青年杯后,他的事业几乎马上开始起飞。
4.每次他踢球的时候,总有成千上万来自世界各地崇拜贝克的球迷在看球。
adore vt 崇拜,热爱; 喜欢(不用进行式)
adore + n / doing sth.
adoration n.
adoring adj.
① 很明显她喜欢看电影。
It’s obvious that she adores the cinema
going to the cinema.
② 他向崇拜他的人群挥手致意。
He waved to the adoring crowds.
The little girl was adorable.
5. 雇主不会在报纸上或因特网上登广告说他们有空的名额。
6.给具有领先地位的俱乐部踢球的运动员必须是出类拔萃的。
vacant adj.
①(座位,旅馆房间,房屋等)空着的,未被占用的
The seat next to him was vacant.
②(职位)空缺的
When the post finally became vacant, they offered it to Tina.
③(目光,表情等)无神的,茫然的
The mad man gave a vacant laugh.
7.这并不是光凭他们脚下的工夫就行了。
8. 这就是俱乐部要去评价运动员和发现未来球星的地方。
assess vt.
assessment n. 评价,评定
assessor n. 估价员,顾问
① 判断,评价(价值,能力等)
他太懒了, 无法评价他的能力。
He is so lazy that it is hard to assess his ability.
② 评估(财产,收入等),核定(税金,罚金,数额等)与at 连用
我的收入被评定为两万美元。
My income was assessed at 20000 dollars.
易混词:access n. 通道,门路;接近…的权力/机会
have access to
9. 不幸的事,足球梦并不总能实现。
10. 申请人应具备几年的经验,并要赶得上当今男子发型的流行式样。
1. up to date
to date 到目前为止 , 迄今
out of date
① All of new words become _______________________ very quickly.
② The exhibition contains some of his best work __________________.
③ We want our methods to be ________________________.
Language practice
nevertheless
adv. conj 尽管如此,然而,不过
① 我考试不及格是意料中的事,不过仍然让人很不痛快。
My failure in the exam was not unexpected, nevertheless, it was still disappointing.
② 她很疲惫但仍然继续工作。
She was so tired, she went on working, nevertheless.
11.白先生是个成功的水果商,想找人能帮他经营他的生意。
assist sb. with sth. 帮助某人[做某事]
assist sb. to do sth. 帮助某人[做某事]
assist sb. in doing sth. 帮助某人[做某事]
We all assisted in mending the roof.
我们都帮助修理屋顶。
Integrating skills
12. 这就是你说服雇主的机会,告诉他,你可能是他公司一个很好的新生力量。
13. 要诚实,但不要畏缩不前或过于谦逊。
14. 完成的申请表要复印一份再寄出去。
hold back
1 The men built banks of earth to hold back the rising flood waters.
阻挡/制止
② Jim was able to hold back his anger and avoid fighting. 抑制/隐瞒
2 She held back, not knowing how to break the terrible news.
退缩/犹豫不决
3 Do you think that mixed ability classes hold back the better students 妨碍/阻碍
hold on hold out hold up
①The criminals held up the train and took all the money.
② The building of the new road has been held up because of the bad weather.
③ She held out her hand and stopped a taxi.
④ The storm held on all night.
4 Hold on a minute, I’ll get a pen to write down your telephone number.
3. send off (for sth ) 邮购,函购
send sth off 寄出,发出
send sb off (体育用语)罚某人下场
①我已经邮购了我上课用的书。
I've sent off for the books for my course.
②我打算明天把档案寄给老板。
I’m going to send the files off to the boss.
③贝克汉姆在第二场因犯规而被罚下场。
Beck was sent off for a foul in the second half.
send for send out send up
①Have the invitations been _____________
②Please _______ a doctor here quickly, for the injured boy was in danger.
③Shenzhou VI has _______________________into outer space.