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Sports and Fitness
Period 3: Reading and Thinking
After class, you are able to:
1. Predict the main idea through the picture and the title;
2. Get basic information about Lang Ping and Michael Jordan;
3. Summarize the reasons why they are regarded as legends;
4. Understand the features of title, structure and language;
5. Introduce another “living legend” you admire.
Watch a video about Lang Ping.
How much do you know about Lang Ping?
Make Predictions
Look at the pictures and think about the content before reading. This helps you to relate what you read to what you already know and to understand the new text.
Pre-reading
Look at the titles and pictures below. What do you think the text is about?
Pictures: Topic/Theme
sports/exercise
Title/Subtitle: Main idea
two living legends
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The text is about two living legends of sports.
Pre-reading
Analyze the structure of the text and answer the questions.
1. What figure of speech(修辞格) is applied in the title?
A. alliteration 头韵
B. simile 比喻
C. personification 拟人
effect: catch readers' attention
2. Match the label with circled parts.
lead paragraph
additional information
body part
3. Where may the text be taken from?
A. blog
B. magazine
C. brochure
While-reading
Read the lead paragraph and answer questions.
Q1: What's the purpose of this passage?
·To invite readers to help choose some "Living Legends of Sports".
·To get readers involved in choosing legends.
Q2: What kind of people can be called a “Living Legend of Sports” ?
They must be athletes who are masters in their sports and also set good examples for others.
While-reading
Read the story about Lang Ping and answer the following three questions.
Q1: Why is Lang Ping called a "Legend"?
player: brought honour and glory to China
coach: led Chinese team to medals
person: loved by fans around the world
Q2: What figure of speech is used in this paragraph?
alliteration 头韵
parallelism 排比
personification 拟人
Q3: How many examples are used to illustrate that Lang Ping is a legend?
She is a _________
master
2015 World Cup; 2016 Brazil Olympics
While-reading
Read the first example of Lang Ping and analyze its structure.
beginning
development
climax
ending
Describing an event:
Beginning
Development
Climax
Ending
Example 1
Example 2
While-reading
Discussion: fill in the blank and summarize the quality of Lang Ping.
honour and glory
medals
at home and abroad
master
fell apart
injured
had to leave
lose heart
young players
world champions
Olympic gold
examples
Lang Ping
While-reading
How much do you know about Michael Jordan?
While-reading
Q2: What figure of speech is used in this sentence?
Read the story about Jordan and answer the following questions.
Q1: What does the first sentence "When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still" mean?
Q4: How many examples are used to illustrate that Michael Jordan is a legend?
Q3: Why is Michael Jordan known as “Air Jordan” according to the passage?
While-reading
A. Jordan is able to make the time stop.
B. Jordan loves jumping.
C. Jordan has a handsome figure (身材).
D. Jordan’s basketball skills are so amazing.
Q2: What figure of speech is used in this paragraph?
A. alliteration 头韵
B. exaggeration 夸张
C. personification 拟人
D. simile 比喻
E. quotation 引用
Read the story about Jordan and answer the following questions.
Q1: What does the first sentence "When Michael Jordan’s feet left the ground, time seemed to stand still" mean?
While-reading
Q4: How many examples are used to illustrate that Michael Jordan is a legend?
Read the story about Jordan and answer the following questions.
Q3: Why is Michael Jordan known as “Air Jordan” according to the passage?
A. Because he changed basketball rules.
B. Because he always learns from his failure.
C. Because of his mental strength in the game.
D. Because of his graceful moves and jumps.
In the game, he showed strong mental strength.
In life, he shared his success with others.
He is a _________
master
While-reading
Read the two examples of M.J. again and answer the questions.
Why does the writer mention “the final seconds of a game”?
Because the final seconds of a game are key time for success, especially when the scores of two teams are closed.
The writer wants to show that Michael Jordan has unique mental strength as well as impressive basketball skills.
What unique mental strength does M.J. have?
He learned from his failures.
He never gave up.
He practised harder.
He kept trying.
What did M.J. do in life?
He shared his success with others.
He started a club to help young people.
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While-reading
Michael Jordan
Discussion: fill in the blank and summarize the quality of Michael Jordan.
master
examples
skills
stand still
moves and jumps
Air Jordan
mental strength
trying
failures
gave up
practised harder
share his success with others
club
young people
Post-reading
Discussion: answer the following two questions.
Q1: Why does the writer choose Lang Ping and M.J. as lengeds?
Because they are _________ in their own field and they __________________for us.
People view them as living legends not only because of their_________________ but also their _________________.
Q2: Who would you choose as another "living legend"? Why?
masters
set good examples
impressive skills
personal qualities
Post-reading
Discussion: answer the following two questions.
Q2: Who would you choose as another "living legend"? Why?
Homework
Use five sentences to introduce a "living legend" in your mind.
(impressive skills, personal qualities)
Revise your dictation.
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