Unit 3 Sports and Fitness Reading and Thinking 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版(2019)必修第一册

unit 3 Sports and Fitness Period 2 Reading and Thinking Living Legends learning objectives 1.To get basic information about Lang Ping and Jordan. 2.To understand why they can be called sports legends. 3.To understand the meaning of some languages in the context of the text, such as "time seems to stand still, graceful" and so on. Step 1 Leading-in Who are your favorite sports player? Why? My favorite sports player is Deng Yaping. I like her because of her amazing talent and hard work. Step 2 To get related information Answer the following questions. 1: What contributions did Lang Ping make in volleyball? 2: What contributions did Michael Jordan make in basketball? 3: What’s special about Michael Jordan in his life? She leads the China women’s team to medals at word championship and Olympics. . He changed basketball with his graceful moves and jumps. He helped young people by starting The Boys and Girls club He is famous for his unique playing skills as “Air Jordan”. Step 3 Understanding the title Answer the following questions. 1: Why do you think the author chooses to write these two sports stars? 2: What does “living legend” mean? 3: What are the standards or requirements to be chosen as a living legend of sports star? They are typical examples of living legends. For one thing, they are alive, for another, they are remarkable which deserve the reputation of living legends. It means remarkable people who are alive. First, they must be alive; second, they must be wonderful in the sports field. Step 4 Getting detailed information 1: Is Lang Ping a master in her area? How do you know that? 2: What good examples does Lang Ping set for others? Faced with difficulties, she never gives up and somehow overcomes them and be the winner. Yes. She is a remarkable player and excellent coach who led China women’s team to be champions many times. Step 4 Getting detailed information 2). Focus on the story about Lang Ping. 1: Lang Ping’s determination was tested. What happened to her? 2: Was the challenge big? How do you know? How did she solve it? 3: What can we learn about Lang Ping from the sentence “She had met difficulties before” mean? 4: What can we learn about Lang Ping from the sentence “She knew her young player could win if they worked together as a team.”? One of her best player was injured and the captain had to leave because of heart problems. Yes. Losing two important players was a big challenge. They work together as a team and won. We learn that she is a person who never gives in to difficulties, whether it is in the past, at the present or in the future. We learn united and confident, they can make a great difference. Step 5: Exploring detailed information about Michael Jordan   1). Read the paragraph of Michael Jordan and complete the following table. find out why Michael Jordan is a living legend Living legends Masters Good examples Jordan Air Jordan Graceful moves and jumps Mental strength Commitment to the development of youth’s basketball campaign. 2). Sort out detailed information about Michael Jordan. 1: How does the author describe his impressive skills? 2: How do you understand “time seemed to stand still”? 3: What does “graceful” mean? When his feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still. When Jordan jumped up high in the sky, people present were amazed at his performance. People were holding their breath enjoying his performance. Time seemed to stop at that time. Beautiful, impressive and amazing 4. Which sentence do you think best describes his mental strength? 5. Which words is important in the sentence in describing his mental strength? Why? “In the final seconds of a game, Jordan always seemed to find a way to win.” “Final seconds”. It shows that Jordan never stops trying and can always save the day at the last moment, when most people usually give up. Step 6 Discussing and recommending What can we learn from Langping and Michael Jordan? Recommend your own living legends of sports. Post-reading choose your own living legend of sports and give the reasons of your choice. Homework Writing write a passage to introduce a famous athlete you like. Reflections What do you learn from this passage? $$