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Unit 2 Sports events Welcome to the unit Teaching aims: 1 Sport plays an important role in our lives. In this section, pictures of six popular sports are presented to students. Students are expected to fully participate in a discussion to find out why sports are popular throughout the world. 2 They are also encouraged to tell each other about their favourite sport and sports star. 3 They are expected to practice their spoken English and share their opinions with each other. Teaching procedures: 一

Lead-in Sports play an important role in our lives. Some people enjoy doing different sports while others enjoy watching them. What sports do you know? Look at the pictures on P21. What are these sports? 二

Talk about the pictures: 1 Table tennis Table tennis is very popular in China. Why? It’s a good way to build up our bodies. It’s convenient for people to play and it doesn’t require too much equipment/ space. But to do it well, people have to be quick-minded and have rapid responses. Chinese athletes are very strong in table tennis. We have a lot of world champions. Can you name some famous players? Show the students some pictures.(李晓霞

郭跃

丁宁

马龙

王皓

张继科

张怡宁

郭跃

王楠

刘国梁

孔令辉

阎森

王励勤) Sth about Deng Yaping Deng Yaping was born in Zheng Zhou, Henan Province in May, 1973. She is only 1.55m in height so the Henan provincial team refused to accept her at the beginning. But she didn’t give up. She practiced even harder than before. At last she proved herself successful. During her 14 years as a player, she won 18 world championships. She won four Olympic gold medals. She is regarded as one of the best players in history. By the way, if you don’t have hands or arms, can you play table tennis? Show them a video about Ibrahim Hamato

Ibrahim Hamato s from Egypt. He lost his arms in an accident at the age of ten. But he likes table tennis very much. He tried every means to practice playing it. I am really shocked by his good performance. Although he is not a world champion, in my heart he is as great as those world champions. Just as the saying goes “ Nothing is impossible if you put your heart into it.” A man without arms can play table tennis so well. It’s really fantastic., amazing and unbelievable. Table tennis is a kind of ball game. Do you know other ball games besides table tennis? (Volleyball basketball football badminton tennis golf baseball softball

hockey

ice hockey

cricket polo water polo rugby) 2 Gymnastics What is the girl doing? She is performing on the balance beam. Gymnastics is said to be the most beautiful sport in the world. Do you agree? Yes, because it displays the elements of strength and beauty. What do men and women do in gymnastics?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Men

floor exercise

vault

side horse

rings

parallel bars

the high bar individual all-around Women

floor exercise

vault

high-and-low bars

balance beam

Chinese athletes are powerful in gymnastics. Can you name some famous gymnasts? Show the students some pictures(杨威

刘璇

程菲

李小双

李小鹏

陈一冰

何可欣) Sth about Li Ning Li Ning was born in Mar,1963 in Guangxi. During his lift time, he won 14 world championships and over 100 gold medals. He is honored as “Prince of Gymnastics” he retired in 1988, then he founded a sportswear company named Li Ning. He is not only a great sportsman but also a successful businessman. 3 Boxing What are they doing? Boxing. Boxing is an ancient sport, which became an Olympic sport in688BC. The boxers use their fists to punch the opponents’ heads and bodies to knock the opponents out. Boxing is a good way to keep fit but it may do injuries to the boxers, especially the brain. Boxers should wear helmets and gloves to protect themselves while boxing. Some famous boxers( Mike Tyson 邹市明) Sth about Muhammad Ali Muhammad Ali was an American boxer, whose birth name isCassius Clay. He won the gold medal in 1960 Rome Olympics and won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964. He returned to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in Atlanta in 1996. Sports related with fighting:wrestling

wushu (martial arts)

tae kwon do

judo 4 Diving There are two types of diving: springboard diving and platform diving Some well-known Chinese divers:郭晶晶

吴敏霞

伏明霞

田亮

肖海亮

熊倪

Sth about Gao Min

Gao Min was born in Sept. 1970, in Sichuan. During her life, she won 11 world championships and over 70 gold medals. She won gold medals in 1988 Seoul and 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games. Some water sports besides diving: swimming water polo surfing 冲浪sailing 帆船canoeing 皮划艇

Different styles of swimming: freestyle, butterfly, backstroke and breaststroke You are learning swimming now. How often do you go to swim? Which style do you use when you swim? Who is the best swimmer in your class? 三Sharing information: We’ve just talked a lot about sports and sports players. 1 What is you favourite sport? Why? 2 Who is your favourite sports player?

3 What are the benefits of doing sports? (1) It’s a good way of relaxation. (2) It does good to our health and helps us develop a healthy lifestyle. It can help us become stronger. Some people lose weight and stay slim by doing sports. (3) It’s good for character training. By doing sports, we can learn such virtues as unselfishness, courage, discipline, teamwork /cooperation, confidence, perseverance. 4 What is the biggest sports event in the world? The Olympic Games.

Show them the Olympic flag. (five interlocked rings with different colors) What do the colours stand for? Why are the rings interlocked? To show that people all over the world are friends and we are united to live side by side/ hand in hand in peace. 四Enjoy a song: Hand in Hand.