Unit2sportingeventsPartOneTeachingDesignAimsandrequirements♦readaspeechaboutthehistoryoftheOlympicsandanarticleabouthowasportgetsintotheOlympics♦listentoacoachgivetrainingadvice♦talkabouttheOlympicGamesandathletes♦offeradvicetoafriend♦presentaspeechaboutenteringanewsportintotheOlympicProcedures●WelcometotheUnitStep1BrainstormingAtthebeginningoftheclass,let’sfirstenjoyasong.Doyouknowwhatthesongisabout?(Thethemesongatthe1988OlympicGames)Good,doyoulikeit?Canyousingit?AndIwonderwhetheryoulikesports./Doyoulikesports?Sinceyoulikesports,youmaybefamiliarwithsomesportsstars,let’splayagame,ok?I’llgiveabriefdescriptionofacertainsportsstarandyouareaskedtoguesswhosheorheis.Areyouclear?1.SheisagirlfromBeijing;shehasoncewonthe2004Olympicchampionshipandmanytitlesinthefieldoftabletennis.(ZhangYining)2.HeisfromShanghai;heisverytall;nowheservesinNBA.(YaoMing)3.HeisalsofromShanghai,lastyearinAthenshebeathisrivalsandbecamethefirstAsiantowinthegoldmedalinthemen’s110-metrehurdles.(LiuXiang)4.SheisablackladyfromU.S.A;sheandhereldersisterareknownasthedoubleblackpearlsinthefieldoftennis(LittleWilliams)Welldone!Whatsportscanyouplay?Whatsportsdoyouknow?ForreferenceMartialarts:Chinesewushu,judo,fencing,taekwondo,karate,etcBallgames:volleyball,basketball,football,tabletennis,golf,badminton,baseball,rugby,icehockey,etcTrackandfield:longjump,highjump,polejump,discus,shot-put,relayrace,etc.用心爱心专心116号编辑Gymnastics:Men’sevents-----rings,horizontalbar,doublebars,parallelbars,vaultinghorse,pommelledhorse,floorexercise,etc.Women’sevents-----balancebeam,highandlowbars,unevenbars,vaultinghorse,floorexercise,etc.Whoisyourfavoritesportsperson?Whydoyouadmirethissportsperson?Theyhavegoodteamspirit,astrongercharacter,mentalstrengthandapositiveattitude.Theybringjoytomylife.Theyarealwayschallengingthelimitsofhumans.Doyoulikeplayingsports?Howmuchtimedoyouusuallyspendexercisingordoingsportseveryweek?Step2Sharinginformation1.Sportsplayaveryimportantroleinourlives.Weseeordosportsalmosteveryday.Lookatthesixpicturesatpage21.Areyoufamiliarwiththesesports?Doyouthinkwecanplaythesesportseveryday?Whatcomestoyourmindfirstwhenyouseepictureslikethese?TheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC),OlympicGames,sportsmeetings,fiercecompetitions,professionaloramateurathletes,exercisingforfun,exercisingtokeepfit…Nowpleaselookatthepicturesandtalkabouteachofthem.PictureoftabletennisCanyouplaytabletennis?Doyoulikeit?Whendidyoubegintoplaytabletennis?Howoftendoyouplayit?Whodoyouplayitwith?Doyouthinkplayingtabletennisisagoodwaytobuildupyourbody?Istabletennisyourfavoritesport?Why?Itisconvenientforpeopletoplayanddoesnotrequiretoomuchequipment.Peoplehavetobequick-mindedandhaverapidresponses.Itisagoodwaytomakefriendsandmeetnewpeople.PicturesofwrestlingandboxingDoyoulikethesesports?Doyouenjoywatchingthem?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthesesports?BoxingbecameanOlympicsportin688BCandisstillpopulartoday.Theboxeruseshisorherfiststopunchtheopponent’sheadandbodywiththeaimtoknocktheopponentout.BoxingispopularworldwideasaspectatorsportandgeneratesmillionsofUSdollarsthroughticketrevenue,merchandise,TVrightsandpay-per-viewpackagesofimportantboxingmatches.Somepeopleviewboxingasarchaicandanunnecessarydisplayofviolencewhileits用心爱心专心116号编辑supportersemphasizeitsself-expressionandhealthbenefits.Boxingisagoodwaytokeepfit,butthereismuchspeculationab...
