Unit 2 Sports culture Extended reading 课件-2023-2024学年高二英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

Unit 2 Sports culture Extended reading By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. understand the meaning and usage of the sports idioms mentioned in the article; 2. make sentences using the sports idioms; 3. compare the similarities and differences between English sports idioms and Chinese sports idioms. Lead-in Quiz about sports idioms Quiz about sports idioms keep your eye on the ball to stay alert (警觉的) and pay attention to the situation saved by the bell rescued from doing something difficult before you have to do it to win hands down to win very easily Pre-reading What do you think the text will talk about according to the title and pictures? I think it’s about sports idioms, and these idioms have something to do with football, baseball and boxing. While-reading 1.The main idea of the article is an introduction of _________________. 2. What’s the purpose of the passage? A. To draw attention to sports idioms. B. To make readers know more about sports skills. C. To make readers know more about sports. D. To make readers know more about English idioms. some sports idioms Fast-reading for main ideas √ 6 There are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language. 3. Try to figure out the structure and fill in the following chart. move the goalposts; score an own goal in the ballpark; a ballpark estimate; throw someone a curveball; three strikes and you are out below the belt; throw in the towel Basketball(Paras.5-6): Football(Paras.2-4): Boxing(Paras.7-8)： Introduction(Para.1) Conclusion(Para.9) Main body (Paras.2-8) Sport is challenging and so is life. 4. What type of writing is the passage? A. Narrative. B. Exposition(说明文)． C. Argument(议论文)． D. Description. 5. How does the author develop paras.2-8? A. By listing numbers B. By giving examples C. By comparison (作比较) D. By quotation (引用) √ √ 1. What is an idiom? 2. What function(s) can idioms perform in a language? An i