Unit 2 Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2022-2023学年高一上学期英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Welcome to the unit & Reading —Reading Comprehension 1. Predict the main idea according to the title, subheadings and pictures; 2. Understand the benefits of exercise; 3. Make their own exercise plan. Learning objectives What does the title mean? be into sport be good at sport be physically & mentally health A sound mind starts from a sound body. Be sporty, be healthy Joke Time Sport is fun in different ways. Read the jokes below about different sports. Welcome to the unit Q: What do soccer players and magicians have in common? A: Both do hat-tricks! Hat-trick in sports means three points, goals, etc. scored by the same player in a particular match or game. Hat-trick also means a trick done by a magician with a hat in a performance. joke 1 Q: What is the hardest part about skydiving? A: The ground! Hard means being difficult to do, understand or answer. Hard also means being solid, firm or stiff and difficult to bend or break. joke 2 A bat in sport means a piece of wood with a handle. A bat also means an animal like a mouse with wings, which flies and feeds at night. Q: What animal is best at hitting baseballs? A: A bat! joke 3 A ball refers to a round object used for throwing, hitting or kicking in games and sports. A ball also means a large formal party with dancing. Q: Why can’t Cinderella play soccer? A: Because she’s always running away from the ball. joke 4 Cool in formal language means fashionable, attractive and often different. Cool usually means fairly cold; not hot or warm. If you are a “fan”, you admire or enjoy somebody/something very much. A fan also refers to a machine with blades that go round to create a current of air. joke 5 Q: How do basketball players stay cool during the game? A: They stand close to the fans. What figure of speech is used in these jokes? A. Metaphor(暗喻). B. Personifilaction(拟人). C. Pun(双关). D. Exaggeration(夸张). √ A pun is the clever or humorous use of a word tha