Unit 4 课时2 Reading and critical thinking（同步课件）-【上好课】2024-2025学年七年级英语上册同步精品课堂（沪外教版2024）

Reading Ready, steady, go Unit Sports meetings Sports play an important part in our life. Have you ever taken part in a school sports meeting? Let’s take a look at Kexin’s blog Read and choose Look at the title and pictures of the blog post. Choose the best answers. 1 The blog post is probably about _________ . a students’ favourite sports b a school sports meeting c different after-school activities 2 From the blog post, we may know _______ . a when the sports day was b what events the students joined in c how the students felt on that day Read and choose Look at the title and pictures of the blog post. Choose the best answers. 3 The students in the pictures are __________ . a active in sports b worried about the results c happy with the performance Read and answer We have sports day every year, and this year it was on the third Friday of October. On that day, the whole school was full of fun and excitement with flags and colourful flowers here and there. Many boys and girls took part in the event, running, jumping and playing football and basketball. para 1 Read and answer 1 When was Kexin’s school sports day this year? 2 What was the school like on the sports day? It was on the third Friday of October. The whole school was full of fun and excitement with flags and colourful flowers here and there. para 1 Read and answer I joined in a 100-metre race and won a silver cup. It was not a bad performance. The 4×100 (four hundered) metres relay was very exciting. Everyone cheered for the racers, and the sports field was full of laughter and screams. My best friend Mike is very good at long-distance running, and he came in first and finally won the race. In the long jump, my other friend, Rita, did not get a prize but she tried her best. On the sports day, everyone felt excited. para 2 Read and answer 3 Who performed best on the sports day, Kexin, Mike or Rita? para 2 Mike. He came in first and finally won the race. Read and answer The sports day ended with a song. We and Ms Lin, our teacher, sang together for the good performance of the boys and the girls in our class. What an unforgettable day! para 3 4 Why did Ms Lin and her students sing together in the end? 5 Do you think the students enjoyed themselves on the sports day? Why? Read and answer para 3 They sang for the good performance of the boys and the girls. Yes, I do. Because they took part in the events actively and winning/ prize was not the only aim. Read and fill in the table Find sentences Kexin wrote to describe her unforgettable sports day and fill in the table. Line(s) Description Key words lines 2-3 ... the whole school was full of fun and excitement with flags and colourful flowers here and there. fun, excitement, colourful The 4×100 metres relay was very exciting. Everyone cheered for the racers, and the sports field was full of laughter and screams. lines 7-9 exciting cheer laughter scream Have you ever observed someone playing phone games when their classmates were competing on the sports field? Further thinking What do you think of this kind of behaviour? Have you ever found some girls who never take part in any sport events during the meeting; and they also never cheer for anyone. Just like they are strangers and bystanders. Further thinking What do you think of this kind of phenomena? Have you ever heard that some boys regard winning or the first prize as everything. They just can not accept to lose, even the silver prize is not good enough for them. Further thinking What do you think of this kind of phenomena? Thus, what’s the purpose of holding sports meeting every year? What can teenagers get when they compete or do sports together? Further thinking Cultural link Did you know that in 2020, the United Nations added taijiquan on the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List? This list has important and special things from different cultures. Now people from all over the world are starting to practise this old form of exercise. There are bafa (eight techniques) and wubu (five steps) in taijiquan. Try this exercise—its slow and peaceful movements help us relax and stay healthy! Cultural link Have a try---Taijiquan Remember List the sports events Kexin and her classmates took part in and the results they got. Kexin Mike Rita Sports event 100-metre race Result a silver cup (second) long-distance running a gold cup (first) (champion) long jump no prize Understand Kexin and her classmates joined in different sports events. How many of them are team sports and how many are individual ones? Write T for team sports and I for individual sports. T I I T T I DEBATE Team sports Team sports or individual sports. Which one do you prefer? Individual sports VS foster a sense of camaraderie provide a unique opportunity for personal growth offer a more diverse range of experiences have a greater social aspect provide a sense of accomplishment delve deep into own abilities, strengths, and weaknesses focus on individual skill development offer greater flexibility in terms of training schedules, competition calendars, and the choice of events success is directly attributed to the athlete's efforts Apply EXAMPLE I enjoy running fast, and I want to join the 4x100 metres relay. It’s a team event where we pass a baton and run together. I like the feeling of running with others and trying our best to win. It’s going to be exciting and I hope we do well! Your school is going to hold a school sports meeting. Talk about one of the sports events you would like to take part in and give your reasons. Apply I am eager to take part in the 100-meter dash. It is a thrilling event that tests speed and character. It requires intense training, mental focus, and the courage to push past limits. Participating in this race offers valuable life lessons about perseverance and seizing opportunities. And the most important, I can run very fast in a short time. Your school is going to hold a school sports meeting. Talk about one of the sports events you would like to take part in and give your reasons. Exercises 1 p____________ the way a person does (in a play, game, etc.) 2 w________ all of something 3 p________ a gift that you get for doing something well 4 c________ to shout loudly 5 r________ an event between people to see who is the fastest 6 u_____________ hard to forget performance unforgettable Write the words from the text. race cheer prize whole Exercises 1 The event had a lot of fun activities and cool________ . 2 Lucy gave a wonderful ________________in the volleyball game. 3 We watched an exciting swimming_______ at the pool. prizes Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words. race performance Exercises 4 Jack spent the_________ morning practising taijiquan. 5 We all __________when the team came on to the sports field. 6 The yoga lesson was______________ because I couldn’t remember the moves correctly. forgettable Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words. cheered whole Exercises There are different sports, like badminton, basketball, and swimming. All of them 1___________ fun! You can find people playing sports 2_______________, in parks, playgrounds, and sports centres. When you 3_________ one, always remember to 4 ______________and have fun. Sports are not just about winning, they’re also about making new friends, and staying healthy. join in Complete the passage. here and there are full of try your best Recite words and phrases to ensure you can use them to make proper sentences. Think about some good things/ phenomena that we can usually see during sports meetings. Think about the necessary preparations you need to do and tools you need to have before doing your favourite sports at the sports meeting. Homework Lavf58.12.100 $$nullnull