Unit 2 Sports culture Extended reading 课件-2021-2022学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

B5U2 Extended reading Sports idioms To read and understand the meaning of idioms about sports; To understand how the idioms come from; To learn to use the sports idioms properly; To be able to make a comparison between Chinese sports idioms and other sports idioms. Lead-in ? 1. What is an idiom? 2. What function(s) can idioms perform in a language? Lead-in ? 1. What is an idiom? An idiom is a group of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words. 2. What function(s) can idioms perform in a language? Idioms make language more colourful and expressive. Read the magazine article about sports idioms. Match the idioms with their explanation. 2. moving the goalposts 1. scoring an own goal 3. in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate unfairly changing the rules or requirements of a process unintentionally making a bad mistake to harm their own interests roughly estimating 4. throwing sb a curve ball 5. three strikes and you are out 6. hitting below the bel