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Unit 2 Extended reading
Sports idioms
1
Lead-in
What do you know about idioms?
Can you think of any English idioms?
2
A guessing game
1. 已知:nature = 自然
那 call of nature = ?
A.归隐田园 B.上厕所 C.赢得欢呼
2. 已知:weather = 天气
那 feel under the weather = ?
A.感觉不舒服 B.感觉神清气爽 C.想到户外走走
3
祝你好运
到此为止;结束
Break a leg
Call it a day
Let’s guess
4
Let’s guess
Pre-reading
Can you list some Chinese sports idioms?
Sports idioms
5
Let’s guess
Skimming
Part I
Part II
Part III
Three parts:
Para.1 ___________
Paras.2-4 idioms about __________
Paras. 5-6 idioms about __________
Paras. 7-8 idioms about _________
Para. 9 ____________
football
baseball
boxing
introduction
conclusion
Sports idioms
The structure of the article:
6
Scanning
What is an idiom?
What function does it perform in a language?
Para. 1
definition
function
不可分割的部分
偶然来到;无意中处于
看一看
7
Scanning
Paras. 2-4
How many idioms are mentioned? What are their meanings ?
Chinese meaning
Idioms
move the goalposts
score an own goal
Meaning in football
Meaning in everyday life
move the net between two big goalposts
unfairly change the rules or requirements for something
accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one's own net
someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests
改变规则
乌龙球;无意中做让自己吃亏的事
8
Scanning
in the ballpark
/a ballpark estimate
throw someone a
curveball
three strikes and you are out
How many idioms are mentioned ?
Paras. 5-6
9
Scanning
Paras. 5-6
Read Para. 5-6 carefully and match the idioms with their explanation.
1. in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate
roughly estimating
2. throw sb a curveball
things that are unexpected and difficult to respond to
3. three strikes and you are out
situations where you miss three chances
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Fill in the blanks
a ballpark estimate throw sb a curveball
three strikes and you are out
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