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Unit1Sports

Unit1Sports

PartA

ListeningStrategy

IdentifyingNumbers

Numbersappearveryoftenineverykindoflisteningmaterial.TheabilitytocatchtheexactnumbersspokeninEnglishisanimportantbutdifficultskillforaChineselearner.Agoodwayistopracticeoverandoveragainthepronunciationofthenumbers,particularlythedifferentwaystosaythirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.Italsohelpstopracticewritingdownthenumbersyouhearquicklyinnumericalforms,withouttranslatingthemintoChinese.

You’regoingtohearapassageaboutMichaelJordan,aretiredAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththemissingnumbers.

MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HewasbornonFeb.1）17,2）1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Heis3）1.98meterstallandweighs4）216pounds.JordanjoinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe5）1984season.Inthe6）1986seasonheshot7）3041points,the8）thirdhighestscoreever.HewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion（扣篮冠军）in9）1987andwontheMostValuablePlayerAwardin10）1988,anhonorrepeated11）fourtimesinthenext12）tenyearsto13）1998.Jordanguidedhisteamtowin14）sixNBAchampionshipsduringthe15）1990s,scoring16）45pointsduringthe17）sixthandlastgameofthe18）1998NBAfinals.In19）1999,hewasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.

JordanlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994NBAseasontopursueacareerinbaseball.Sincehisbaseballgamewasn’tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinallygaveituptorejointheBullsin1995.Yet,afterplayingfor20）fivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirementin21）1999.ButhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin22）2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.

PartB

Pre-listeningTask

QuestionsforDiscussion

Youaregoingtotalkaboutsports.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.

1.Doyoulikesports?

Whatisyourfavoritesport?

2.Whatsportsdomostyoungpeoplegoinfor?

3.Whatsportsaresuitableforoldpeople?

4.Doyoulikejogging?

Whyorwhynot?

5.Whydopeopleneedtoplaysports?

Demo:

2.Whatsportsdomostyoungpeoplegoinfor?

Well,peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldmaypreferdifferentkindsofsports.Forexample,manyChinesepeopleplayping-pongortabletennis,anditisconsideredtobeournationalsport.Chineseping-pongplayershavewonnumerouschampionshipsinworldcompetitions,whichbooststheenthusiasmforthegameamongyoungpeopleinChina.However,inNorthAmerica,manyyoungpeoplelikeplayingAmericanfootballandbasketball.Almosteveryteenagerhashisorherownidolinthesegames.Forexample,MichaelJordanhasalotoffansintheUS.

AdditionalQuestionforDiscussion

WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympicGames?

Demo:

TheOlympicGamesareoneofthemostimportantinternationaleventsintheworldtoday.ThemodernOlympicGamesarenamedforathleticcontestsheldinancientGreeceforalmost12centuries.TheywerebannedinAD394butwererevivedandmadeinternationalin1896.TheWinterGameswereaddedin1924.WorldWarIandWorldWarIIforcedcancellationoftheOlympicsin1916,1940,and1944,buttheyresumedin1948andareheldeveryfouryears.After1992theWinterandSummerGameswerenolongerheldwithinthesamecalendaryear.WinterGameswerescheduledfor1994,afteronlyatwo-yearinterval,andeveryfouryearsthereafter.TheSummerGameswerescheduledfor1996,andeveryfouryearsthereafter.Beijingsuccessfullyhostedthe2008Olympics.

LanguageFocus

Herearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.

●Ilikesportsalot/verymuch.

●Ienjoy/amkeenon/amfondofplayingsports.

●Ilikeswimming/jogging/fishing/tennis,etc.

●Myfavoritesportisbasketball/volleyball/football,etc.

●Youngpeoplegoinforsuchsportsasrunning/playingbasketball/tennis/football,etc.

●Jogging/Walking/Fishingisgoodforoldpeople.

●Joggingisconsideredahealthysportforboththeyoungandtheold/peopleofallages.

●Manypeoplebeginjoggingbecausetheybelieveitisaverygoodformofexercise/canmaketheirheartsstronger/canhelpthemloseweight.

●Joggingagainstthecoldwindisalsoatestofone’swillpower.

●Playingsportscanhelpustorelax.

●Sittinginachairalldayhasmademeverylazy.

●IcangetmyfigurebackifIplayasport.

●IcanmakenewfriendswhenIplaysports.

●Peopleplaysportsbecausetheywanttokeepfit/liveanactivelife.

●Playingasportwelikeisanessentialpartofourlife.

ListeningTasks

WhyDon’tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime?

WordBank

gymn.aspecialhallorroomwithequipmentfordoingphysicalexercise体育馆

headv.togoto到……去

cyclev.torideabicycle骑自行车

stayinshapetokeepagoodfigure保持体形

workouttoexercisetoimprovephysicalfitness进行健身锻炼

guestpassacardorpermitgivingauthorizationfortheholder’sfriend（aguest）toenterorhaveaccesstoaplace贵宾卡

Script:

Peter:

HiLaura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?

Laura:

Hi,Peter.I’mofftothegym.I’vegottostayinshape,youknow.Itrytogothreetimesaweek,butI’mbusysoIcan’talwaysmakeit.

Peter:

Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What’sthemainreasonyouworkout?

Foryourhealth,ortolookgood?

Laura:

Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.

Peter:

Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.

Laura:

Howaboutyou?

Doyougetanyregularexercise?

Peter:

Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoyment—sometimestentotwentykilometersatatime—butInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.

Laura:

Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports?

Peter:

Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit’simpossibletogetenoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.

Laura:

Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymyself.

Peter:

Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.

Laura:

Whydon’tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?

Icangetyouaguestpass.

Peter:

Well,maybesomeday,butI’mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.

LanguageandCultureNotes

1.Backgroundinformation

Nowadaysmanypeopleworkinoffices,spendingmostoftheirtimeindoors.IntheeveningtheyusuallysitwatchingTVorreadingnewspapers.Theirdailyactivitiesdonotprovidethemwiththeexerciseneededtokeepthemfitandhealthy.Therefore,manyofthemdevotepartoftheirsparetimetodoingregularphysicalexercisesandplayingsomesports.Somepeoplegotothegymforaworkoutthreetimesaweekintheevening.Theexercisestheydotherecanhelpthemstayinshapeandfeelrelaxed.

2.I’mofftothegym.

I’mgoingtothegym.

3.Ican’talwaysmakeit

SometimesIcan’tgotothegymforexercise（probablybecauseIhavenotime）.

4.recreationalswimming

swimmingforexerciseratherthanforcompetition

5.guestpass

Youneedtopayforamembershippasstogoandworkoutinagym.Butsometimesthegymwillallowyoutoinviteafriendtogowithyou.Afreeguestpasswillbeissuedforyourfriend.

Exercise1

Listentotheconversationandchoosetherightanswerstothequestions.

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeter?

a.Heisanactivesportsman.b.Heisakeencyclist.

c.Heenjoysplayingbaseball.d.Heexercisesregularly.

2.Wheremightthetwospeakersbehavingthisconversation?

a.InPeter’shome.b.Inthestreet.

c.Inthegym.d.Ontheirwaytothegym.

Exercise2

Listenagainandwritedownanswerstothefollowingquestions.

1.WhyisLaurasokeenonsports?

Becauseshewantstoenjoygoodhealth.Shealsowantstostayinshapeandlookgood.

2.WhatsportsdoPeterandLauragoinfor?

BothPeterandLauralikecyclingandswimming.Lauraalsoplaystennisregularly.

SpeakingTasks

CommunicativeFunction:

InquiringAboutFutureActivities

InquiringAboutFutureActivities

RespondingtoInquiriesAboutFutureActivities

Whatareyoudoingthisweekend?

I’mthinkingofgoingtothegym./Ihaven’tdecidedyet,butIthinkI’llgoandplaytenniswithmyroommate.

Doyouhaveanyplansfortomorrow?

Notreally.I’llprobablyjuststayhomeandwatchsomesportsprogramsonTV.

Areyoudoinganythingspecialthisevening?

No.Whydoyouask?

What’syourplanforthisweekend?

I’mgoingtodosomecycling./I’dliketogotothevolleyballmatchatthebigstadium,butIcan’tgetaticket.

Iwonderifyou’regoingtothegymafterclass.

IfIfeellikeit,I’llgo.

Isityourintentiontojointheschoolfootball

team?

Yes.FootballismyfavoritesportandI’vealwayswantedtoplayintheschoolteam.

AreyougoingtowatchtheOlympicGamesonTV?

Sure.Ican’twaittowatchthem.

Wouldyoucareforagameoftennis?

Well,I’dliketo,butyouhavetoteachmehowtoplayitfirst.

Areyouplanningtoenterfortheannual

cyclingcompetition?

Ofcourse.Ialwaysdo.Whataboutyou?

/No.I’mnogoodatcycling.

Doyouplantobeaprofessionalathleteone

day?

No,Idon’tthinkso.Idon’tthinkIhavewhatittakestobeaprofessionalathlete.

AdditionalVocabulary

BallGames

TrackandField

Others

football/soccer（AmE）

basketball

volleyball

tennis

tabletennis

badminton（羽毛球）

rugby（橄榄球）

baseball

softball

golf

cricket（板球）

running

jogging

discus（铁饼）throwing

highjump

longjump

polejump