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Unit 3 On the Move
Developing ideas
Learning Objectives
By the end of this lesson, I will be able to:
acquire some data about marathon in China;
classify the reasons and benefits of running through reading four people’s story;
talk about their sport story and state the benefits and reasons.
What sports are popular in China and how do you know that?
Activity 1 Free talk
jogging 慢跑
lifting 举重
boxing 拳击
wrestling 摔跤
football
surfing 冲浪
basketball
badminton
rugby 橄榄球
yoga
cricket 板球
marathons 马拉松
Or other
sports ?
3
When learning about a new topic, it is important to collect facts and figures. These are often represented through charts or graphs, because they can make information quicker and easier to interpret. Bar charts are used to show how something changes over time, or can be used to compare data. It’s important to read its title to know what the facts and figures represent, to read the labels along the vertical(垂直的) and horizontal(水平的) sides, and to look at and understand the key information.
Learning to learn
What should we pay attention when we read the chart?
1. What key information is shown in the chart?
The number of marathon participants in China is increasing.
2. What reasons lie behind the phenomenon?
More and more people are pursuing a healthier lifestyle and challenging themselves.
Activity 2 Look and answer
2. What is mainly talked in this passage?
1. Where can we read this passage?
the global website
View and speak
Activity3 Read and answer
Read the first story and answer the following questions.
Who is the runner in Passage 1?
Why/How did he start running?
What benefits did he gain from running?
What is mainly talked about in each story?
Read the rest of the story and find out from what aspects are the three stories told.
Who is the runner?
Why/How did he start running?
What benefits did he gain from running?
how his lungs work
improved his fitness
listed people’s performance
other runners
is stressful
his stress disappears
raise money