内容正文:
Sports idioms
Unit 2 Extended reading
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Dog eat dog 祝你好运
Great minds think alike 伸出援手
Nick of time 残酷的竞争
Break a leg 英雄所见略同
Have a cow 千钧一发的时刻
Lift a finger 大发雷霆
There are so many idioms in English, and some of them are from sports. Let’s read the following magazine article about some sports idioms.
Sports idioms
帽子戏法
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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:
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1. What is the article about?
2. What is an idiom?
Read paragraph 1 and answer the following questions.
It is about some sports idioms.
An idiom is a group of words with meanings different
from the meanings of the individual words.
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Task
3.What do we learn about idioms?
A. They are easy to understand literally.
B. They bring much trouble to people.
C. They only exist in written language.
D. They make the languages colorful.
1. How many idioms are mentioned in the article? What are they?
Eight. They are:
1.move the goalposts (改变规则) 2.score an own goal (进乌龙球)
3.in the ballpark (大致估计) 4.a ballpark estimate (大致估计)
5.throw sb a curveball (给某人出难题)
6.three strikes and you are out (三振出局)
7.below the belt (不公正的、伤人的) 8.throw in the towel (放弃)
Read paragraph 2--8 and answer the following questions.
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Task
move the goalposts
If someone “moves the goalposts” in life, it means they _______________________
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unfairly cha