Unit 3 Sports and Fitness
Period 1 Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
【教材分析】
In this period, the theme is “sports and health”. Students will have a general understanding of how to invite a friend to a sports event and voice one’s own opinions about sportsmanship by listening and ultimately can form a healthy lifestyle and good attitudes towards sports.
Listening and Speaking introduces the topic of sports events with posters advertising them, along with related vocabulary and grammar, and is a warm-up for the activities which follows.
Listening and Talking introduces idea of sportsmanship by listening to a conversation, matching speakers’ opinions and giving and discussing one’s own opinions.
【教学目标与核心素养】
1. Instruct students to get main facts by listening and motivate them to talk about the topics about how to invite a friend to a sports event,voice one’s own opinions about sportsmanship by listening.
2. Develop students’ sense of cooperative learning and individual thinking capability.
3. Develop students’ different listening skills to solve different listening comprehensive problems.
【教学重难点】
1. Teach students how to focus on key words, not on single words or grammar.
2. Prompt Ss to talk about the related topics, such as how to invite a friend to a sports event and voice one’s own opinions about sportsmanship.
【教学过程】Part 1: Listening and Speaking
Lead in
The teacher is advised to talk with their students about sports events.
Boys and girls, look at the posters on p36, what sports events do you like to watch? Which sports would you like to try? After their small talk, the teacher can move on by finishing the following listening task:
Play conversation 1 which is about Shen Qi’s main purpose for talking to Amy and after finishing listening for the first time, the students need to solve the following tasks.
1. Purpose________________________________________________________
2. Listen to conversation 1 again and write down the words that the speaker stresses: ______________________________________________________________ Listening tip:
After finishing the task above, the teacher is expected to play conversation 2 which is about Adam’s inviting Julie to a sports event and after finishing listening, the students need to solve the following task.
Listen to Conversation 2. Then answer the following questions:
1. When will the event happen?
The event will happen________________________________________________
2. What's a "Blue Paint" run?
A "Blue Paint" run is a fun run that_____________________________________
3. Why is it called a "Blue Paint" run?
Because people can buy water ballons flled with __________ and __________ the runners.
4. If 200 people take part in the run and 400 balloons are sold, how much money will they collect?________________________________________________________________ Finally, after finishing the task above, the teacher is expected to instruct students to work in groups to finish the following project:
Speaking Project
What event or activity would you like to invite your friend to? Make a conversation with a partner.
Ski Race: Zhangjiakou, a beautiful city in northern China, will host the Youth Ski Race in December.
Track Meet: a great event for track –and –field lovers on 26 October.
Gym Class: come and work out at a gym! You can make it.
Part 2: Listening and Talking:
The teacher is advised to talk with their new students about the related topic:
Boys and girls , what do you think of sportsmanship? Let’s listen and find out: Play the listening and match each opinion with the right speaker. Who do you agree with? Why?
Cao Jing _____________ Lily _____________ Max _____________
A. An athlete should do his/her best to win.
B. The girl should stop and help the other girl. Good sportsmanship is more important than wining!
C. An athlete should think about honor and his/her fans if he/she is competing for his/her country.
Listen again and circle the expressions that you hear in the conversation.
Talking project
Work in groups. Choose one of the situations below and make a conversation:
●A soccer player should not pretend to fall down even if it helps his/her team.
●In school teams, everyone should get a chance to play, not only the best players.
●It is wrong to pay people millions of yuan to play sports.
●Athletes should play only for their own country.
EXAMPLE
A: I agree with the idea that a soccer player should never pretend to fall down even if it helps his or her team. You should never cheat.
B: Exactly! It's important to do the right thing.
C: Well, don't think so. Many players do it, and they think it helps their team to win. A: That doesn't make any sense!
B: I see what you mean, but the audience wants fair play.
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness-Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
【教材分析】
This lesson focuses on the discourse analysis of its organization and features. Through the questions, the students are guided to sort out why Lang Ping and Jordan are masters and what role models they set. On this basis, the students are allowed to use the language they have learned to talk about the sports stars in their minds.
【教学目标与核心素养】
1. Read quickly to get basic information about Lang Ping and Jordan; read deeply to understand why they can be called sports legends.2. Understand the meaning of some languages in the context of the text through question guidance, such as "time seems to stand still, graceful" and so on.
3. Read and clarify the context of each part of the text, learning how to talk and write sports legends.
4. Through comparative analysis, we can form the criteria for judging the legendary figures and learn to choose the legendary sports stars we like.
【教学重难点】
1. Get basic information about Lang Ping and Jordan; read deeply
2. Understand why they can be called sports legends.
3. Understand the meaning of some languages in the context of the text, such as "time seems to stand still, graceful" and so on.
【教学过程】
Step 1 Leading-in
1. Have the Ss ask and answer in pairs.
Q1: Who are your favorite sports player?
Q2: Do you like him/her? Why?
2. Then ask the Ss to talk about Lang Ping and Michael Jordan, and have several Ss to share their ideas.
Q1: What do you know about Lang Ping and Michael Jordan?
Q2: What else do you want to know about them?
Step 2Understanding the title and the lead paragraph.
Have the Ss think about the title and answer the following questions.
Q1: Why do you think the author chooses to write these two sports stars?
Q2: What does “living legend” mean?
Q3: What are the standards or requirements to be chosen as a living legend of sports star?
Then discuss the questions above in groups, then have someone to share their ideas.
Step 3 Getting detailed information about Lang Ping
1. Read to answer the following questions.Q1: Is Lang Ping a master in her area? How do you know that?
Q2: What good examples does Lang Ping set for others?
2. Read again and Focus on the story about Lang Ping. Then try to retell the story of Lang Ping.
Step 4 Exploring detailed information about Michael Jordan
1. Read the paragraph of Michael Jordan and complete the following table.
We have got to know why Lang Ping is a living legend. Now read and find out why Michael Jordan is a living legend on your own by completing the following table.
2. Sort out detailed information about Michael Jordan.
(1)Understand the transitional sentence.
Q: Which part is about Michael Jordan as a master? Which part is about the example he set?
(2)Have the Ss Focus on why Michael Jordan is a master and what good examples Michael Jordan set when they’re reading. And think about these questions as below:
Q1: How does the author describe his impressive skills?
Q2: How do you underst and “time seemed to stand still”?
Q3: What does “graceful” mean?
Q4. Which sentence do you think best describes his mental strength?
Q5. Which words is important in the sentence in describing his mental strength? Why?
Q6: How do you understand “unique”?
Q7: What can we learn from Michael Jordan?
Step 5 Discussing and recommending
Recommend their own living legends of sports.
Work in groups to choose your own living legend of sports and give the reasons of your choice.
Step 6 Homework
Review the stories of Lang Ping and Michael Jordan, and try to retell them.
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness
Period 3 Discovering Useful Structures—tag questions
【教材分析】
This teaching period mainly deals with the grammar: tag questions.
This period carries a co nsiderable significance to the cultivation of students’ spoken English. The teacher is expected to enable students to master this period thoroughly and consolidate the knowledge by doing some exercise of good quality. 【教学目标与核心素养】
1. Get students to have a good understanding of the basic usages of tag questions.
2. Enable students to use the basic phrases structures flexibly.
3. Develop students’ speaking and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in grammar learning.
【教学重难点】
1. How to enable students to have a good understanding of the basic usages of tag questions.
2. How to enable students to use the basic usages of tag questions flexibly.
【教学过程】
Step1: 语法自主探究
一、基本组成方法
二、附加疑问句注意几种特殊情况:
三、附加疑问句的回答
附加疑问句的答语与一般疑问句类似,注意其与汉语表达习惯的差异。回答附加疑问句通常应根据实际情况来确定,如果事实是肯定的,就用yes,事实是否定的,就要用no。
四、附加疑问部分的读法
陈述部分一般用降调,而附加疑问部分既可用升调也可用降调,但含义有所不同。
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness-Reading for Writing
【教材分析】
This teaching period mainly deals with reading for writing a class wellness book. Students are expected to learn the knowledge about how to write a class wellness book. First, students are supposed to read a passage which is specially designed to study for the writing purpose. Then, under the guidance of the teacher, students should discuss the topics mentioned on the textbook and learn to write a proper wellness book. The teacher is expected to enable students to master some writing skills concerning class wellness book and learn to write one.
【教学目标与核心素养】
1. Get students to have a good understanding of how to write class wellness book
properly.
2. Enable students to use some writing skills flexibly.
3. Develop students’ writing and cooperating abilities.
4. Strengthen students’ great interest in writing discourses.
【教学重难点】
1. How to enable students to have a good understanding of the skills of writing a class wellness book
2.How to enable students to write a good class wellness book using some writing skills properly.
【教学过程】
Step1 Lead in:
At the beginning, a teacher can introduce the topic by asking: Do you want to lose weight and why? Do you think you are fit? After having a small discussion about it, they can move on to read the passage and handle the following activities one by one.
Step 2 Read to discover details
Students are instructed to read a passage titled “Going Positive” and then solve the questions below.
1.What problem did Kayla have in the past?
2.What does the senten ce “almost went bananas” mean?
3.What made her change her thinking?
After completing the activities above, they can move on to the text task:
Step 3: Read to sum up
Read the passage again and figure out the organization and language features.
Step 4: Use what you have learnt to write a proper class wellness book.
1. Have the Ss work in groups. Discuss the questions below, then get several students to show their ideas.
Exercise: What can you do to make exercise like jogging more enjoyable?
Stress: How can you plan your work and make sure that you also have time to rest and relax?
Self-confidence: What can you do to become more confident and feel betterabout yourself?
Food: How can you make your meals healthier?
2. Get the Ss to use the ideas from discussion to list some positive changes.
●What you used to do/do now and results.
●What you do now/will do in the future?
Then have them write a short paragraph to describe and explain their changes. After that, get the Ss to exchange their drafts with their partners and use the checklist to give feedback on their drafts, and finally revise it.
Step 5 Summary of how to write a wellness book
1.健康书的审题步骤:
第一步:明确要求
该写作属于经验分享,故要用第一人称来写;时态以一股现在时为主。
第二步:确定段落
该类文章可以从以下三个方面人手:
Para.1首先表明写作的目的
Para.2自己的做法及心得体会
Para.3表示期望及感谢
第三步:提炼要点
2.健康书常见句式:
1)It is an honor for me to share my favorite sport with you,
2)It makes me feel relaxed playing with my friends.
3)It makes me rid myself of stress while playing with my friends.
4)Moreover, it provides me a valuable chance to communicate with others.
5)I we eat too little or too much, or if we choose the wrong food, we may become sick.
6)We can do something to change the poor situation.
Step 6Homework
假如你的老师让你在班级Wellness Bok上分享自己的亲身经历及心得,请根据以下要点写一篇80字左右的文章1. 你喜欢的运动是什么?
2. 你最喜欢的原因是什么?
3. 你参加锻炼的体会。
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness-Listening and Speaking & Listening and Talking
导学案
【学习目标】
1.To learn how to get the basic facts by listening and infer some conclusions based on the listening materials.
2.To talk about the related topics mentioned in the listening parts.
【学习重难点】
1. To learn to use different listening tips to get the necessary information.
2. To talk about the related topic such as how to invite a friend to a sports event and voice one’s own opinions about sportsmanship
【第一课时】
【学习内容】Listening and Speaking
【学习过程】
Step 1: Lead in
Look at the posters on p36, what sports events do you like to watch?
Which sports would you like to try?
Step 2: While listening:
1) Play conversation 1, solve the following tasks.
1.Purpose_________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
2. Listen to conversation 1 again and write down the words that the speaker stresses:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2) Play conversation 2, answer the following questions:
1. When will the event happen?
The event will happen____________________________________
2. What's a "Blue Paint" run?
A "Blue Paint run is a fun run that _________________________________
3. Why is it called a "Blue Paint" run?
Because people can buy water balloons filled with _________ and__________ the runners.
4. If 200 people take part in the run and 400 balloons are sold, how much money will they collect?
____________________________________________________________
Step 3: Speaking Project
What event or activity would you like to invite your friend to? Make a conversation with a partner.
Ski Race: Zhangjiakou, a beautiful city in northern China, will host the Youth Ski Race in December.
Track Meet: a great event for track –and –field lovers on 26 October.
Gym Class: come and work out at a gym! You can make it.
_________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________
【第二课时】【学习内容】Listening and Talking
【学习过程】
Step 1: Lead in
What do you think of sportsmanship? Let’s listen and find out:
Step 2: While listening:
Play the listening and match each opinion with the right speaker. Who do you agree with? Why?
Cao Jing ___________ Lily _______________ Max _____________
A. An athlete should do his/her best to win.
B. The girl should stop and help the other girl. Good sportsmanship is more important than wining!
C. An athlete should think about honor and his/her fans if he/she is competing for his/her country.
Listen again and circle the expressions that you hear in the conversation.
Step 3: Speaking ProjectWork in groups. Choose one of the situations below and make a conversation:
●A soccer player should not pretend to fall down even if it helps his/her team.
●In school teams, everyone should get a chance to play, not only the best players.
●It is wrong to pay people millions of yuan to play sports.
●Athletes should pl ay only for their own country.
EXAMPLE
A: I agree with the idea that a soccer player should never pretend to fall down even if it helps his or her team. You should never cheat.
B: Exactly! It's important to do the right thing.
C: Well, don't think so. Many players do it, and they think it helps their team to win.
A: That doesn't make any sense!
B: I see what you mean, but the audience wants fair play.
_________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness-Reading and Thinking 导学案
【学习目标】
1.To get basic information about Lang Ping and Jordan; read deeply
2.To understand why they can be called sports legends.
3.To understand the meaning of some languages in the context of the text, such
as "time seems to stand still, graceful" and so on.
【学习重难点】
1. To learn to use different reading strategies such as skimming, scanning and summarizing.
2. To talk about your living legends.
【学习过程】
Step 1 Leading-in
Who are your favorite sports player? Do you like him/her? Why?
Step 2 Reading to get related information about the two sports star
1. Read quickly to answer students’ own questions and the following questions.
What contributions did Lang Ping make in volleyball?
What contributions did Michael Jordan make in basketball?
What’s special about Michael Jordan in his life?
Step 3 Understanding the title and the lead paragraph
Answer the following questions.
1: Why do you think the author chooses to write these two sports stars?
2: What does “living legend” mean?
3: What are the standards or requirements to be chosen as a living legend of sports star?
Step 4 Getting detailed information about Lang Ping
1. Read to answer the following questions.
Is Lang Ping a master in her area? How do you know that?What good examples does Lang Ping set for others?
2. Focus on the story about Lang Ping.
Lang Ping’s determination was tested. What happened to her?
Was the challenge big? How do you know? How did she solve it?
What can we learn about Lang Ping from the sentence “She had met difficulties before” mean?
What can we learn about Lang Ping from the sentence “She knew her young player could win if they worked together as a team.”?
3. Sum up the information about Lang Ping with the table
Step 5: Exploring detailed information about Michael Jordan
1. Read the paragraph of Michael Jordan and complete the following table.
Now read and find out why Michael Jordan is a living legend on your own by completing the following table.
2. Sort out detailed information about Michael Jordan.
How does the author describe his impressive skills?
How do you understand “time seemed to stand still”?What does “graceful” mean?
Which sentence do you think best describes his mental strength?
Which words is important in the sentence in describing his mental strength? Why?
How do you understand “unique”?
What can we learn from Michael Jordan?
Step 6 Discussing and recommending
Recommend their own living legends of sports.
Work in groups to choose your own living legend of sports and give the reasons of your choice.
_________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness-Discovering Useful Structure 导学案
【学习目标】
1. To master the basic usages of tag questions.
2. To learn to use tag questions to express proper emotions orally.【学习重难点】
To use different types of tag questions in oral English.
【学习过程】
一、展示新知
1.附加疑问句的定义:
附加疑问句,又称反意疑问句,主要用于口语,其作用是说话人向对方_________自己的陈述或者判断,也可以用于祈使句表示_____________或者_____________。
2.附加疑问句的组成
附加疑问句由两部分组成:前一部分是__________部分,后一部分是__________部分,两部分的人称和时态应保持______________。附加疑问部分一般由助动词、be动词或情态动词和表示主语的代词构成。
二、自主探究
(一)基本组成方法
(二)附加疑问句注意几种特殊情况:
二.附加疑问句的回答
附加疑问句的答语与一般疑问句类似,注意其与汉语表达习惯的差异。回答附加疑问句通常应根据实际情况来确定,如果事实是肯定的,就用yes,事实是否定的,就要用no。
三.附加疑问部分的读法
陈述部分一般用降调,而附加疑问部分既可用升调也可用降调,但含义有所不同。
三、小试牛刀
完成对话
1.-It’s Father’s Day today, ______? -______,______. Let’s buy a gift for Dad.
2.-Don’t be late for school next time, ______?-______, ______. I’ll try to be on time.
3. —There is a beautiful park near your school, ______?
—______, ______. I often go walking there.
4. —The 29th Olympic Games were held in Beijing, ______?
—______, ______.
5. —Michael Jordan started to play basketball in college, ______?
—______, ______. He first played in a team at senior high school.
6. —David has been to a boxing match, ______?
—______, ______. He always watches boxing on TV.
7. —You can’t cook, ______
—______, ______. I’m good at cooking.
8. —You have a nice car, ______?
—___,______. I bought it last year.
9. —This is the first time that you have been to America, ______?
—______, ______. It is the second time that I’ve been there.
10. —According to my grandma, it is a good idea to eat chicken soup when you have a cold, ______?
—______, ______. Scientists agree with her.
Unit 3 Sports and Fitness-Reading for Writing 导学案
【学习目标】
1. To write a class wellness book properly using some newly acquired writing skills in this period.
2. To master some words related to writing a proper class wellness book
【学习重难点】
1. To have a good understanding of how to write an impressive class wellness book.
2. To write a convincing class wellness book, using some related writing skills.【学习过程】
Step 1 Lead in
Do you want to lose weight and why? Do you think you are fit?
Step 2 Read to discover details
Read the passage “Going Positive” and then solve the questions below.
1.What problem did Kayla have in the past?
2.What does the sentence “I almost went bananas” mean?
3.What made her change her thinking?
Step 3 Read to sum up
Read the passage again and figure out the organization and language features.
Title:_______________________________________________
The turning point:________________________________________________ the past the present Aim: ___________________________ __________________________ Mood: __________________________ __________________________ Actions: _________________________ ___________________________ Step 4 Use what you have learnt to write a proper class wellness book.
1. Think about the questions below, then write down your own idea.
(1)What can you do to make exercise like jogging more enjoyable?
(2)How can you plan your work and make sure that you also have time to rest and relax?
(3)What can you do to become more confident and feel better about yourself?(4)How can you make your meals healthier?
2. Use your ideas to list some positive changes.
●What you used to do/do now and results.
●What you do now/will do in the future?
Useful expressions to show similarities and differences:
Write a short paragraph to describe and explain your changes.
_________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________