1、,Lesson 45 Baseball Season,Unit 8 Summer Is Coming,Think about it!,Do you know what sport is very popular in Canada?,About baseball,A baseball is a ball used in the sport of the same name, baseball. The ball features a rubber or cork center, wrapped in yarn and covered, in the words of the Official

2、Baseball Rules with two strips of white horsehide or cowhide, tightly stitched together. It is 9.009.25 inches (228.60234.95 mm) in circumference (2.862.94 in or 72.6474.68 mm in diameter) and masses from 5.00 to 5.25 ounces (141.75 to 148.83 g). The yarn or string used to wrap the baseball can be u

3、p to one mile (1.6 km) in length. Some are wrapped in a plastic-like covering.,A significant characteristic of the baseball is the stitching that holds together the covering of the ball. After a ball has been pitched, these raised stitches act like wings on a plane, catching the wind and causing the

4、 ball to swerve slightly on its way to the catcher. Whether the ball swerves to the right, to the left, or downward, or a combination thereof, and whether it swerves sharply or gradually, depends on which direction, and how fast, the stitches have been made to spin by the pitcher. See, for example,

5、curveball, slider, two-seamed fastball, four-seam fastball, sinker, cutter,New words,baseball,snack,pop,shame,Read the lesson and answer the questions.,1.What is Greg going to do this summer? 2.Whats the “Tiger”? 3.Whats Gregs favourite sports? 4.When will Gregs team practice and When will they play

6、 against other teams? 5.Who will come and watch Greg play?,Listen and fill in the Blanks,Will you come to my game? Will you come and watch me ? Im playing for the Tigers. Im going to practice everyday. Will you come to my baseball game? Will you sing songs and buy snack? Look for my team on the base

7、ball . Our uniforms are and black.,ball,play,field,orange,Language points,1. practice doing sth.練習(xí)做某事,Our team will play against Red team.,e.g.我們隊將會和紅隊進(jìn)行比賽。,e.g.學(xué)校球隊將和他們的球隊比賽。,The school team will play against their team.,2. play against 和進(jìn)行比賽,3. watch sb do sth 看見某人做過某事 watch sb doing sth 看見某人正在做某事

8、,e.g. 我們經(jīng)常觀看他們踢足球。,We often watch them play football.,e.g. 我剛剛看見他們正在做游戲.,I watched them playing games just now.,辨析“watch， look， 與 see 的區(qū)別： watch “觀看，注視”指較長時間的集中注意力看，看電視、看比賽，后面可以直接加賓 語。 Look 表示主動地，有意識的看，側(cè)重看的動作，常用作不及物動詞，接賓語是前面加 at，如看黑板。 see 通常指看的結(jié)果，意思為“看見，看到” ，但看電影用 see a film 。,if作連詞,意為“_”，引導(dǎo)條件狀語從句。

9、if引導(dǎo)的條件狀語從句，從句用一般現(xiàn)在時，主句用一般將來時。 If he runs hell get there in time. 如果他跑的話，他會及時趕到那里的。,如果,假若,Eg :如果你抓緊的話，你會趕上公共汽車。 如果你邀請他,他會來的。,If you hurry up, youll catch the bus.,He will come if you invite him.,Take Me Out to the Ball Game,Take me out to the ball game. Take me out to the fair! Buy me some hot dogs and lots of snacks. I dont care if I ever get back, For its root root root for the home team. If they dont win, its a shame, For its one, two three and youre