Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Extended reading课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版(2020)必修第二册

Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Extended reading Finding a balance: my tai chi experience Unit 1 Words We can draw a graph to show our attitudes towards sth. Our interest may increase like this, drop like this and it may rise and fall. Can you draw a graph to show the change in his attitudes? And explain. 2 time interest time interest time interest time interest A B C D Choose the one which best describes the change in the author’s attitudes. 1. Scanning We can draw a graph to show our attitudes towards sth. Our interest may increase like this, drop like this and it may rise and fall. Can you draw a graph to show the change in his attitudes? And explain. 3 amazed hesitant in the first few classes after learning the basics my love for tai chi returned bored satisfied interest time 1. Scanning Read para. 4. How did he feel after learning the basics? Why? --- He felt bored with repetitve moves. What helped him regain love for t’ai chi? ---- The coach’s help. Relax muscle focus on mind from physical to mental. Apart from the coach’s help, the sport itself helped him. T’ai chi brings him a lot of benefits. An important one is the deeper understanding of Chinese culture. What is Chinese culture behind t’ai chi? Let’s read Para.5 out loud together. --- Chinese philosophy of yin and yang. What is yin and yang? What is the relationship between them? ---They are equal and opposite forces. Neither can exist independent of each other. What is the easy example used by the author to explain the relationship? Can t’ai chi movements reflect this philosophy? Can the writer’s experience reflect this philosophy? What are the opposite forces of repetition, boredom, ...? Did he experience both sides? These forces seem opposite, but they make up a whole. What does t’ai chi tell us about how to deal with these forces? --- Keep a balance. 4 Essence of tai chi Root C_______________ (1) Forwards & ____________ (4) Up & ____________ (5) Left & ____________ (6) Breathing in & ___________