摘要:
该高中英语课件以“体育习语”为主题,系统涵盖足球、棒球、拳击等领域习语的理解与运用,课堂导入从略读(标题、关键句、文章结构分析)过渡到精读(分体育项目,通过表格对比习语在体育与生活中的含义),再到匹配、填空等练习及中文体育习语拓展,构建从输入到输出的完整学习支架,帮助学生逐步掌握习语意义与用法。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,通过表格直观呈现习语的双重含义(如“score an own goal”的足球与生活含义对比),结合互动练习强化语言运用,体现语言能力提升;引入“闻鸡起舞”等中文体育习语,对比中西文化表达,增强文化意识;设置批判性思维问题(如段落末句功能分析)和写作指导(如何介绍习语),提升思维品质。分层作业设计(故事背景介绍或summary)兼顾不同学习需求,学生能在实践中深化理解,教师可借助结构化资料提高教学效率。
内容正文:
Unit 2 Extended reading
Sports idioms
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By the end of this period, students will be able to:
1. Identify what idioms and sports idioms are;
2. Understand the meaning and usage of the sports idioms mentioned in the article;
3. Make sentences using the sports idioms and introduce some Chinese idioms;
4. Be aware of the charm of idioms and the mental power brought by sports culture.
Lead-in
What do you know about idioms?
Can you think of any English idioms?
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A guessing game
1. call of nature
A.归隐田园 B.上厕所 C.赢得欢呼
2. white night
A.不眠之夜 B.白夜 C.夜深人静
3. rob Peter to pay Paul
A.抢皮特付给保罗 B.拆东墙补西墙 C.脚踏两只船
B
A
B
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Look at the pictures and predict what sports idioms will be mentioned in the article.
Boxing
Baseball
Now let’s read the article and find out the answer.
Football
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Can you conclude the structure and main idea of this article?
(1) Find the title and subtitles.
Let’s take a look at some of them!
Sport is challenging and so is life.
Part 2: Some sports idioms
football idioms
baseball idioms
boxing idioms
Part 1: A brief introduction of idioms
Part 3: Conclusion
(2) Find the key sentences.
Skimming
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Let’s guess
Skimming
Part I
Part II
main body
Part III
Three parts:
Para.1 ____________
Paras.2-4 idioms about ________
Paras. 5-6 idioms about __________
Paras. 7-8 idioms about _________
Para. 9 ____________
football
baseball
boxing
introduction
conclusion
Sports idioms
The structure of the article:
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definition
function
Para. 1 Introduction of sports idioms
What is an idiom?
What is the function of an idiom?
Scanning
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Idiom
Chinese translation
Meaning in football
Meaning in everyday life
move the goalposts
score an own goal
进乌龙球;无意中做让自己吃亏的事
改变规则
changing the location of the goalposts 改变门柱的位置
accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one’s own net
不小心踢或头球把球打进自己的球网
unfairly change the rules or requirements for something
不公平地改变某事的规则或要求
Someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests 某人犯了一个严重的错误,无意中损害了自己的利益
Paras. 2-4 Football idioms
Detailed reading
the function of the last sentence in para3?
example
to make us better understand how to use this idiom in life
1. in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate
rough estimates
(大致估计)
2. throw sb a curveball
things that are unexpected and difficult to respond to
(出其不意,给某人出难题)
3. three strikes and you are out
situations where you miss three chances
(三振出局,事不过三)
Match the idioms with their explanations.
Detailed reading
Paras. 5-6 Baseball idioms
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Fill in the blanks
a ballpark estimate throw sb a curveball
three strikes and you are out
1. When Sam was late for work again, the manager said,“ You’ve been late twice this week. This is my final warning—_________________________!”
three strikes and you are out
2. The professor ____________________when he asked his students to solve a problem that they have never met.
threw them a curveball
3. The coach wasn’t sure what the final result would be, so he gave the journalist ________________.
a ballpark estimate
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Idiom
Chinese translation
Meaning in boxing
Meaning in everyday life
below the belt
throw in the towel
放弃
不公正的、伤人的
hitting the opponent below the waist
击打对手腰部以下
throwing a towel into the ring to end the fight
把毛巾扔进拳击台以结束比赛
a behaviour that is unfair and harmful
不公平和有害的行为
admitting defeat and giving up
承认失败,放弃
Detailed reading
Paras. 7-8 Boxing idioms
Sport is challenging and so is life. However, when you are thrown a curveball, do not throw in the towel—work hard, be careful not to score an own goal, and you are sure to make it!
Can you explain the meanings of the idioms?
体育运动充满了挑战,生活也是如此。然而,当你遇到意想不到的难题时,不要认输—发奋努力,注意别进乌龙球,你一定能成功!
Para. 9 Conclusion
Critical thinking
What do you think of the last paragraph?
colourful and expressive
Charm
in trouble
give up
make mistakes
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move the goalposts
score an own goal
in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate
throw someone a curveball
three strikes and you are out
below the belt
throw in the towel
改变规则
进乌龙球;无意中做
让自己吃亏的事情
大致估计
给某人出难题
三振出局
不公正的、伤人的
放弃
Summary
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3. I think if someone wants to criticize me, they should focus on my work. Mentioning my past problem is ___________________.
2. The coach wasn’t sure what the final result would be, so he gave the journalist _________________.
Practice makes perfect
a ballpark estimate throw sb a curveball three strikes and you are out
hit below the belt move the goalposts
1. The professor _____________________when he asked his students to solve a problem that they have never met.
threw them a curveball
a ballpark estimate
hitting below the belt
moved the goalposts
4. We were about to sign the contract when the other guys _________________ and said they wanted more money.
5. When Sam was late for work again, the manager said,“ You’ve been late twice this week. This is my final warning—_________________________!”
three strikes and you are out
Literal meaning: (字面意义)
It means shooting with absolute accuracy.
Implied meaning: (隐含意义)
It is used to describe excellent shooting skills. It is also used when someone is quite certain of something.
Literal meaning:
It means getting up early in the morning upon hearing the crow of a rooster and practicing with the sword.
Implied meaning:
It is used to describe someone who is very hard-working.
Do you know any Chinese sports idioms?
Literal meaning:
It refers to a strategy based on game theory to win a horse racing.
Implied meaning:
It is used to describe a situation where one can win by using their own strengths against others’ shortcomings.
Literal meaning:
It means that the arrow is fitted to the string.
Implied meaning:
It is now used to describe a critical moment.
L29-30
Introduce the sport.
L30-32 Give an idiom.
L32-36 Explain the literal meaning.
L36-37 Explain the implied meaning.
How to introduce an idiom?
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I’d like to introduce an interesting (unexpected/expressive…) Chinese idiom…
This idiom is related to…
This idiom is about…
This idiom is derived from(源于)…
It means that…
It is now used to…
You might see this expression…
For instance/example, you can use this idiom if…
How to introduce an idiom?
Sentence patterns:
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Homework:
可选作业1: 假如你叫李华,你的外国笔友John对汉语中的运动习语十分感兴趣,请你写封信介绍某一个汉语运动习语。
内容:1.该习语的故事背景。
2.该习语的含义。
3. 该习语的用法
要求:1. 词数80左右
2. 可适当增加细节使行文连贯
可选作业2: 根据文章写出summary
Thank you
More than delighted to know that you are keen on Chinese sports idioms, I am writing this letter to introduce one of the famous idioms to you—Wen Ji Qi Wu.
In the Western Jin Dynasty there were two young men—Zu Ti and Liu Kun, both of whom were fond of practising martial arts in order to make remarkable contributions to the country. One day, there came the crow of rooster in the wasteland. Zu Ti jumped up, kicked Liu Kun awake and asked him to get up to practise sword. From then on, they began practising every day upon hearing the first crow in the morning. Hence came the idiom Wen Ji Qi Wu which is used to describe someone who is very hardworking and committed.
Practicing sword is challenging and so is study. Hope this idiom will encourage you and you are sure to learn Chinese better!
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