Unit 2 Sports and Fitness Lesson 1 The Underdog 学案-2022-2023学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第一册

Unit 2. Sports and Fitness Lesson 1. The Underdog 南阳二中 周方远 Learning objectives In this class, you will 1. get information about the story of an underdog. 2. summarize the story by using the mind map. 3. express your opinions about the sportsmanship. Pre-reading Task 1 Read the title and predict. 1. What do you think an underdog is? Choose the right option. a. a dog that is defeated by other dogs b. an athlete who seems to have little chance to win c. a company that never wins Fast Reading Task 2 Read the part 1 of the passage and check your prediction. Task 3 Answer the questions below.How tall was he? How tall was his favorite player? Who was his favorite player? What team was he on? How was he treated by the coach? What kind of player was he on the team？ Task 4 Group work. Will Paul get the chance to play the game? List his advantages and disadvantages and predict what happens next. VS Advantages: Disadvantages: Intensive Reading Task 5 Read the part 2 carefully. Put the following events in the right order and write down the coach’s attitude with the evidence. a. one player got hurt and could not play. b. Paul jumped and rushed onto the court. c. “Given him a shot, coach!” d. The team had won by 2 points. e. “Let me try, coach! I won’t let you down!” The coach’s attitude and evidence Worried (“We’ve got no more players!”) Task 6 Think and share. 1. What kind of player was Paul? Find evidence from the story to support your view. 2. Why did the coach call Paul“big guy”? What do you think the coach might have learnt from his experiences with Paul? Summary Task 7 Fill in the mind map and retell the story. The story about an underdog Paul height: team: role: Event： the Lions & the Bears one player got hurt and could not play What can we learn from Paul? Homework Do you know some similar experiences of the other athletes? Write down the story and express your opinions about his sportsmanship. 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $