Unit3Period1Startingout&Understandingideas【學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)】【學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)】LearningObjectives1.GettoknowthepopularsportsintheUKandthebenefitsofsports;2.Tofindoutandunderstandthethreereasonswhyfootballispopularintheworld.【學(xué)習(xí)過程】【學(xué)習(xí)過程】Learningactivities目標(biāo)一:GettoknowthepopularsportsintheUKandthebenefitsofsports.Activity1:WatchthevideointheLead-inandanswerthequestions.①Whatsportsarementionedinthevideo?Footballorsoccer,cricket,rugby,tennis,marathon.②Whichonedoyoulikebestandwhatbenefitscanyougetfromdoingit?Students’ownanswer.Activity2:Lookatthepicturesandanswerthequestions.1Haveyoutriedanyofthesesports?Students’ownanswer.2Whichwouldyoumostliketotry?Why?Students’ownanswer.3Whatbenefitscanyougetfromdoingsports?Doingsportscankeepfit,loseweight,reducepressure,learnsocialskills...目標(biāo)二:Tofindoutandunderstandthethreereasonswhyfootballispopularintheworld.Activity1:Workingroups.Talkaboutwhatyouthinkthesethingsrepresentinafootballgame.Afootballmatchconsistsoftwo45-minutehalveswitha15-minuteperiodinbetween.Thesportisplayedbytwoteamsof11players(including1goalkeeperwearinggloves).Theteamcaptainisusuallyidentifiedbywearinganarmbandwiththeletter“C”onitorotherpersonalpatterns.Aplayercouldreceiveayelloworredcardiftheycommitafoul.Cornerflagsareusedtomakeiteasyforrefereestotelliftheballcrossesthetouchlineortheendline.A“hattrick”occursinfootballwhenaplayerscoredthreegoalsinasinglegame.FactsaboutfootballAfootballmatchconsistsoftwo45-minutehalveswitha15-minuterestperiodinbetween.Thesportisplayedbytwoteamsof11players(includingonegoalkeeperwearinggloves).Theteamcaptainisusuallyidentifiedbythewearingofanarmbandwiththeletter“C”onitorotherpersonalisedpatterns.Activity2:Readthepassageandfindoutwheremodernfootballstarted.ModernfootballstartedinGreatBritain.Activity3:Readthepassagecarefullyandfindoutthetopicsentenceofeachparagraph.para1a.Anotherfactorbehindfootball'sglobalpopularityisthecreativityandexcitementonthefield.para2b.Thesedays,footballisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.para3c.What'smore,footballhasbecomeoneofthebestwaysforpeopletocommunicate.para4d.“Icanassureyouitismuch,muchmoreimportantthanthat.”para5e.Thatfootballissuchasimplegametoplayisperhapsthebasisofitspopularity.Itisalsoagamethatisverycheaptoplay.Answers:Para1-bpara2-epara3-apara4-cpara5-dActivity4:Choosetheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage.1.Totalkaboutthehistoryoffootball.2.Toexpresshis/herloveoffootball.3.Toexplainwhyfootballissuchapopulargame.4.Toprovethathe/sheisaprofessionalfootballfan.Answer:3Activity5:Completethechartwithexpressionsfromthepassage.openingFootballenjoyspopularityallovertheworldandithasahistorythatgoesbacktoAncientChina.Reason1Itisasimpleandcheapgametoplay.ExampleTheyoungPeléplayedfootballtohisheart’scontentwithaballmadeofplasticbags.Reason2It’sagamewithcreativityandexcitement.ExampleItisamazingtoseehowprofessionalplayersusetheirbodiestopass,scoreanddefend.Reason3Itbreaksdownwallsandbringspeopletogether.ExampleBritishandGermansoldiersputdowntheirgunsandplayedfootballtogetheronChristmasDay1914.ConclusionFootballismuchmorethanjustasport.Activity6:Workingroups.Thinkaboutthesequestionsandshare.Think&Share:1.Whatisyourunderstandingofthesentence“Thismightsoundfunny,butoneonlyhastothinkabouttheEarthtorealisethatourplanetisshapedlikeafootball.”?Thatfootballismuchmoreimportantthanlifeanddeathmightsoundfunny.ButwhentalkingabouttheEarth,whichisshapedlikeafootball,youcanunderstandtheimportanceoffootballinpeople’smind.2.WhatothersportsareaspopularasfootballinChina?Whatmakesthemsopopular?TabletennisisverypopularinChinaforthefollowingreasons.Firstly,tabletennisonlyneedsatable.Comparedtobasketball,baseballandfootball,ittakesupmuchsmallerspace.Secondly,itisasafersportcomparedtoothers,whichmayinvolvephysicalcontactbetweenplayers.