Unit 2 Sports and Fitness Lesson 1 The Underdog Reading 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第一册

LESSON 1 THE UNDERDOG Unit 2 Sports and Fitness The Underdog Definition The underdog is: a dog that is defeated by other dogs an athlete who seems to have little chance to win a company that never wins　　 What team was he on? Who was his favorite player? How tall was he? How tall was his favorite player? What kind of player was he on the team? Read and explore Part 1 Tyrone Bogues. They were both 1.6 metres tall. The Lions. A replacement player/A player who was always on the bench. Discuss Paul’s advantages and disadvantages as a basketball player. Advantages Disadvantages had real skills worked hard had a strong desire to play for the team short (only 1.6 metres tall) underestimated by the coach Read Part 2. Put the following events in the right order. a. One player got hurt and could not play. b. Paul jumped and rushed onto the court. c. “Give him a shot, coach!” d. The team had won by 2 points. e. “Let me try, coach! I won’t let you down.” a c e b d a. One player got hurt and could not play. b. Paul jumped and rushed onto the court. c. “Give him a shot, coach!” d. The team had won by 2 points. e. “Let me try, coach! I won’t let you down. worried (“We’ve got no more players!”) Events The coach’s attitude & evidence negative hesitant (“OK, OK!” the coach finally agreed.) hopeful proud (“Well,” said the coach as he hit Paul on the shoulder, “you’ve just earned your place on the team, big guy!”) (“He can’t play!”) (“It’s your time to shine.”) Summarize the main plots of the story. Role-play. narrator, Paul, the coach, I, someone, another player Answer the following questions. What kind of player was Paul? I think Paul was a dedicated/determined/perseverant player because he spent hours practicing even though he was short and was underestimated by the coach at first. Why did the coach call Paul “big guy”? Because he was the one who saved the game and helped the team win. What do you think the coach might have learnt from his experiences with Paul? He might have learnt that he should never judge a person by his physical appearance but according to his ability. Homework Read the text aloud. Memorize the vocabulary in U2L1. Choose one of the tasks: --Write a short summary about Paul. --Write about how you dealt with difficulties in playing sports. Relative Clauses（定语从句） The function of Relative Clauses We use relative clauses to identify the person or thing we are talking about. Relative pronouns(关系代词)? 连接作用，连接主句和定语从句。 指代先行词。 在定语从句中担当成分(主/宾/定语)。在从句中作宾语时关系代词可省略。 which, that, who, whom, whose Circle the relative pronouns and underline the relative clauses When we weren’t playing on the court which was next to our building, we were watching a game on TV. Paul’s favorite player was a guy who played for the Charlotte Hornets. Paul was someone who worked really hard for the team. He didn’t know he’d soon get the chance that he’d been waiting for. They were playing The Bears, a team whose record was perfect. Use proper relative clauses to complete the sentences Paul was a basketball player ___________________________. His favorite player was a guy ___________________________. He played in the team ________________________________. He helped his team win the games ______________________. who was usually a replacement who was also only 1.6 metres tall that was called The Lions , which made him a hero EVCapture---LiveView null 72097.18 117110.555 104492.18 $$