内容正文:
Running into
a Better Life
UNIT 3 On the move
Developing ideas
The Power of Sport:
From Team Spirit to Personal Journey
Lead-in
Look at the pictures
Bar charts are used to show how something changes over time, or can be used to compare data. It’s important to read its
to know what the facts and figures represent, to read the labels along the vertical and horizontal sides, and to look at and understand the key information.
Pre-reading
Look at the chart and answer the questions
title
labels
1.What key information is shown in this chart?
2.What reasons lie behind the phenomenon?
The number of marathon participants is
Pre-reading
Look at the chart and answer the questions
= why do they run?
interest
keep fit
relieve stress
...
increasing.
This global site is a place for runners to share their stories about running.
These texts are ________________ from _________________.
stories about running
a global site for runners
title
While-reading
Read for text
topic
source
To read the passage for what it mainly tells, you can focus on the first and the last sentences of each paragraph.
Li Yue
Sarah
David
Grace
While-reading
Read for main idea
Running changed them.
how his lungs work
improved his fitness
While-reading
Complete the table with expression from passage
key words
other runners in the same area
While-reading
Complete the table with expression from passage
listed people’s performance
While-reading
Complete the table with expression from passage
Has Sarah’s reasons for running changed? And how?
“At first, I kept running just to see my name in the top five.”
“Now I no longer use the app, but I’ve fallen in love with running, and still do it with my running friends.”
detailed information
is quite stressful
While-reading
Complete the table with expression from passage
all his stress disappears
raise money
helping to save gorillas
While-reading
Complete the table with expression from passage
Others:
physical health
interpersonal
mental health
Post-reading
Discuss about personal benefits gained from running
building up body
boosting immunity
making friends
winning honor
releasing pressure
keeping positive
being interested in other sports training
perseverance
Post-reading
Discuss about social benefits we gained from running
charity
promoting harmony between people
strengthening international bond
supporting charity
improving the environment
stimulating economic growth
promoting sports industry
Others:
1. Which of these running stories impresses you most? And why?
Think and share
Discuss the question with your group members
purse a healthier lifestyle and challenge themselves
increase people’s enthusiasm for participation in sports and improve their physical fitness
stimulate economic growth and promote the development of sports industry
personal
social
2. What can we learn from these people?
Think and share
Discuss the question with your group members
Useful expressions
In the past... take part in fall in love with relieve stress
keep on accept gratitude charity program besides...
could improve... can help... because of be good at
The title
Running into a Better Life
benefits
individual
society
Think and share
Understand the meaning of the title
Doing sports, not just running, can improve our physical condition, bring us confidence, help us make new friends and reduce stress from work. And it also hone our will and perseverance. Then we are moving toward a better life.
Homework
+3 Points
Use what you’ve learnt to write an essay about your ideas.
Talk about yourself or athletes as required:
1.What difficulties did you meet when doing sports?
2. How do you work it out?
3. What benefits you gained from doing sports?
+5 Points
Make an illustrated card of your essay.
(10 points)
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