摘要:
该高中英语课件围绕“体育习语”展开,系统引导学生理解棒球、足球等运动中的习语含义,掌握其在日常生活中的运用,并通过介绍中国体育习语促进文化传播。课堂导入以英文谚语匹配激活已知,Pre-reading结合图片预测习语主题,While-reading通过表格对比习语的体育原意与生活含义搭建学习支架,Post-reading以日记填空、写信任务实现从输入到输出的连贯学习。
其亮点在于融合语言能力与文化意识培养,通过“分析-迁移-创新”任务链提升思维品质。While-reading环节用表格梳理“score an own goal”等习语的中英文含义、生活实例,培养学生分析归纳能力;Post-reading写信任务要求介绍“箭在弦上”,需阐释射箭运动背景、习语含义及考试应急等实例,既锻炼语言表达,又传播中国文化。学生在任务中提升习语运用与跨文化沟通能力,教师可借助结构化任务设计提高教学效率。
内容正文:
Extended reading
Unit 2 Sports Culture
Yilin Press(2020)
High School Selective Compulsory Two
Teaching objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to
(1) understand the meaning and usage of the sports idioms mentioned in the articles;
(2) learn to use the sports idioms properly;
(3) introduce Chinese sports idioms in writing and promote Chinese sports culture
Task 1 Understand idioms
1. What is an idioms?
2. What can idioms do?
Idioms can make language more colorful and expressive.
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A group of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words.
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Task 2 Complete matching questions
1. Break a leg
2. Cry over spilled milk
3. See eye to eye
4. Give someone the cold shoulder
5. Kill two birds with one stone
6. Bite the bullet
7. Nick of time
8. Dog eat dog
9. Out of the blue
1. 意见一致
2. 祝好运
3. 千钧一发的时刻
4. 覆水难收
5. 一石二鸟/一举两得
6. 咬紧牙关
7. 残酷的竞争
8. 冷落某人
9. 突然
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Look at the pictures and predict what sports idioms will be mentioned in the article.
Baseball
Boxing
Football
Task 1 Make predictions
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Can you conclude the structure and main idea of this article?
(1) Find the title and subtitles
(2) Find the key sentences
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Introduction
Main body
Conclusion
There are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language.
Football:(1)_________________________________.
(4)________________________________.
Baseball:(2)__________________________________.
Boxing:(3)__________________________________.
over the goalposts; score an own goal
below the belt; throw in the towel
Sport is challenging and so is life
Task 1 Read and share
in the ballpark; throwing sb. a curve ball
____________ the sport itself
Explain _____________
of this idiom
Give __________ when necessary
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Task 2 Learn to introduce an idiom
Steps
the meaning
examples
Introduce
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Idioms move the goalposts score an own goal
Chinese
translation
Meanings in
football changing the location of the goalposts accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one's own net
Meanings in
everyday life
Examples A company makes the annual sales target of an employee higher just when he is about to reach it. The local council makes a decision which backfires terribly
改变规则
进乌龙球
unfairly changing the rules or
requirements for something
making a bad mistake which unintentionally harms one's own interests
Task 3 Read for details
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Idioms in the ballpark/
a ballpark estimate throw someone a
curveball three strikes and you are out
Chinese
translation
Meanings in baseball The ball is somewhere
in the ballpark during a baseball game. Throwing a ball that
wuddenly turms in the air. A batter is out after making three unsuccessful attempts to hit the ball.
Meanings in
everyday life
大致估计
给某人出难题
三振出局
rough estimates
presenting someone things that are unexpected and difficult to respond to
falling after wasting three chances
Fill in the following table
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Idioms below the belt throw in the towel
Chinese
translation
Meanings in
football throwing a towel into the ring to
end the fight
Meanings in
everyday life a behaviour that is unfair and
harmful
Examples Someone makes an unfair and cruel remark. Not mentioned.
不公正的、伤人的
放弃
hitting the opponent below the waist
admitting defeat and giving up
Fill in the following table
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Task 1 Complete the diary
Today, my teacher 1.________________ , asking me to participate in an English speech competition focusing on online study. This was not an easy task. After making 2._______________ of the number of my competitors. I grew even more anxious. I knew that I was a person who was easy to 3._____________. However, my teacher kept persuading me not to 4.______________, saying that I was talented at public speaking, which obviously encouraged me a lot. And it turned out that my teacher was true! I won the first prize! YES!!! "Never doubt yourself; just do it!" I told myself.
threw me a curveball
a ballpark estimate
score an own goal
throw in the towel
score an own goal
throw in the towel
below the belt
threw someone a curveball
a ballpark estimate
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箭在弦上 The arrow is fitted to the string
一箭双雕 kill two hawks with one arrow
武术 martial art
Task 2 Discover Chinese sports idioms
射箭 archery
闻鸡起舞 rise up upon hearing the crow(啼叫声) of a rooster(雄鸡) and practice with swords
百发百中 shoot with unfailing to the string
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Task 3 Write a letter
My friend Linda is interested in Chinese idioms. She wrote a letter to me to ask for some Chinese sports idioms. Can you write a reply to introduce some idioms to her?
__________ the sport itself
Explain _____________
of this idiom
Give __________ when necessary
Steps
the meaning
examples
Introduce
Information:
Idioms: The arrow is fitted to the string.
Chinese translation: 箭在弦上
Meanings in everyday life: It is now used to describe a critical moment.
Example: You can use this idiom if you are suddenly informed to take an exam tomorrow.
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Task 3 Write a letter
The idiom “箭在弦上” literally means “_________________________.” It comes from the sport of archery, which ______________________. In ancient times, archery was not only a military skill but also _______________________________. When an archer places an arrow on the bowstring and pulls it back, the moment just before release is ________________—the arrow must be fired.
Step 1 Introduce the sport itself
成语“箭在弦上”的字面意思是“the arrow is fitted to the string”。它源自中国的射箭运动,这项运动在中国历史悠久。在古代,射箭不仅是军事技能,也是一种仪式和竞技活动。当弓箭手将箭搭在弦上并拉满弓时,箭即将离弦的那一刻是紧张而决定性的——箭必须射出。
the arrow is fitted to the string
has a long history in China
a ceremonial and competitive acstring
tense and decisive
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Task 3 Write a letter
In modern use, this idiom describes a critical moment ______________________ or a situation has reached a point where something must happen. It emphasizes that ___________________________ where one has to act or respond, often under pressure.
Step 2 Explain the meaning of this idiom
在现代用法中,这个成语用来描述一个关键时刻,此时行动已不可避免,或事态已发展到必须有所行动的阶段。它强调事情已发展到迫使人必须采取行动或回应的地步,通常伴随着压力。
when action is unavoidable
things have developed to a stage
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Task 3 Write a letter
For example, imagine you are suddenly told that you will have an important exam tomorrow. You might say, “I am now at a critical point—______________________________.” Another common situation is in sports competitions: when the final match is about to begin, a player may feel “the arrow is fitted to the string,” ________________________________.
Step 3 Give examples when necessary
例如,假设你突然被告知明天有一场重要考试,你可能会说:“我现在正处于关键时刻——必须全力以赴准备。” 另一个常见情景是在体育比赛中:当决赛即将开始时,运动员可能会感到“箭在弦上”,准备好并必须全力以赴。
I have to prepare with all my effort
ready and compelled to give their best
Thank you!
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