Unit 3 Sports and Fitness Reading and Thinking 教学设计-2023-2024学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第一册

必修一Unit3 Reading and Thinking 【Teaching Objective:】 1. Enhance sports-related vocabulary and idiomatic expressions commonly used in sports contexts. 2. Enable students to understand and appreciate the achievements and resilience of Lang Ping and Michael Jordan as living legends in sports. 3. Develop students' critical thinking and analytical skills while reading the article. 4. Foster a sense of admiration and motivation for sports and personal growth. 【Teaching Key and Difficult Points:】 Key Point: Understanding the achievements and challenges faced by Lang Ping and Michael Jordan in their sports careers. Difficult Point: Encouraging students to connect the legends' determination and perseverance to their own lives and challenges. 【Teaching Procedure:】 Step1.Warm-Up Ask students to name their favorite athletes or sports stars and share the reasons for their admiration. Discuss what qualities make a sports legend and the impact they have on society. Step 2. Pre-Reading Introduce the topic of "Living Legends of Sports" and the two athletes, Lang Ping and Michael Jordan. Show images of them in action and ask students to make predictions about their achievements and challenges based on the pictures. Step3. While-Reading Activity 1: Legends' Achievements and Challenges Divide the class into two groups, with each group assigned to one athlete. Provide each group with a short summary of their respective athlete's achievements and challenges. In a jigsaw activity, students from each group pair up with students from the other group to share their findings. Have them discuss the impact of the athletes' achievements and how they overcame challenges to become legends. Activity 2: Analysis of Mental Strength After reading the section about Michael Jordan's mental strength, lead a class discussion on the importance of resilience and perseverance in sports and life. Ask students to share personal experiences where they had to overcome challenges and