Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Welcome to the unit & Reading课件 2023-2024学年高一英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

Unit 2 Period 1 Welcome to the unit & Reading(I) 新 课 导 入 Welcome to the unit A sound mind starts from a sound body. How can a weak body develop a sound mind? — Cai Yuanpei 有健全之身体，始有健全之精神； 若身体柔弱，则思想精神何由发达? What is your opinion of sports? 新 课 导 入 Welcome to the unit Sport is fun in different ways. Read the jokes below about different sports and discuss the following questions in pairs. Q: What do soccer players and magicians have in common? A: Both do hat-tricks. Puns(双关语) Hat-trick in sport 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. Q: What is the hardest part about skydiving? A: The ground! Skydiving is a sport in which you jump from a plane and fall for as long as you safely can before opening your parachute. Puns Hard means being difficult to do, understand or answer. Hard also means solid, firm or stiff and difficult to bend or break. Q: What animal is best at hitting baseballs? A: A bat! Puns A bat in sport means a piece of wood with a handle, which is made in various shapes and sizes, and used for hitting the ball in games such as baseball, cricket and table tennis. A bat also means an animal which like a mouse with wings which flies and feeds at night. Q: Why can't Cinderella play soccer? A: Because she's always running away from the ball. Puns 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. In the fairytale Cinderella had to run away from the ball before midnight. Q: How do basketball players stay cool during the game? A: They stand close to the fans. Puns 1 Cool in informal language means fashionable, attractive and often different. Cool usually means fairly cold; not hot or warm. Puns 2 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 c