Unit 2 Go for it! 第1课时（Starting out & Understanding ideas） 课件 2025-2026学年外研版七年级英语下册

The origin of some sports, many sports have a long history. Do you know the origin of these sports? Football came from a game in ancient china. IT started about two thousand years ago. I was called to do. From this comes today's exciting game of football. And what about bowling? IT is a game from ancient egypt about seven thousand, two hundred years ago. People rolled balls at objects to knock them down. Now lets look at table tennis. IT began in england in the late nineteen century. At that time, people liked playing tennis outside, but on rainy days they couldn't go out, so they invented an indoor game, table tennis. Each sport has a special story, sports change, but the fun is the same. Last but not least, IT was the last minute of the twenty twenty two beijing marathon. However, eighty six year old joong shin was still about one hundred meters from the finishing line. People watched him move slowly. All of them held their breath. Would he make IT jung felt confident before the race, but he had a stomach ache on the way this made him fall behind. Shall I take a rest or stop? He thought either choice seemed fine for someone at his age, but john chose neither of them. He just ran on with people cheering. He finally crossed the finishing line. Marathon running is john's lifelong dream. In nineteen and ninety nine, I saw beijing marathon runners go passed my home. I just wanted to become one of them, he said. For years, he trained every morning in the park, he filled over thirty notebooks with his running records. None of his family members worried or tried to stop him. They knew he enjoyed every moment. John son was the oldest and the slowest runner to finish the twenty twenty two beijing marathon, but IT didn't matter to him. For john, running isn't about winning. It's about enjoying the sport itself. He has no plans to stop. If possible, I will keep running. Unit 2 Go for it! 第1课时 (Starting out & Understanding ideas) 外研·七年级下册 He is skiing. What is he doing? How do you like this sport? interesting (有趣的) thrilling (惊险的) Starting up Look at the pictures and answer the questions. 1 What sports can you see in the pictures? Some people are playing tai chi. A girl is climbing rocks. Some children are skating. And a boy is swimming. 1 playing Ta chi climbing rocks skating swimming 2 What sport do you like best? Why? I like...best. Because I think it’s interesting / exciting / enjoyable/ useful /.... It makes me feel... Look at the picture and answer the questions. 2 1.Do you know the origin of some sports? 2.Can you share one with class? 起源 What’s the meaning of origin? Watch the video and answer the questions. 1 What sports are mentioned in the video? 2 What countries did the sports come from? 1 What sports are mentioned in the video? 2 What countries did the sports come from? Football, bowling and table tennis. Football came from Ancient China. Bowling came from Ancient Egypt. Table tennis began in England. Let’s check Many sports have a long history. Do you know the origin of these sports? The origin of some sports Read carefully and underline the key information (sports, country, time, the original game). Football came from a game in Ancient China. It started about 2,000 years ago. It was called cuju. From this comes today’s exciting game of football! Football And what about bowling? It is a game from Ancient Egypt. About 7, 200 years ago, people rolled balls at objects to knock them down. bowling Now, let’s look at table tennis. It began in England in the late 19th century. At that time, people liked playing tennis outside. But on rainy days, they couldn’t go out. So they invented an indoor game—table tennis. table tennis Each sport has a special story. Sports change, but the fun is the same. What do they have in common? Understanding ideas Look at the pictures and match them with the words and expressions. 1 cheer finishing line fall behind train a b c d 终点线 落后 训练 欢呼，喝彩 a What’s the boy doing? He is training for running. What’s their relationship? Trainee and Trainer. cheer finishing line fall behind train Look at the pictures and match them with the words and expressions. Who is fall behind? The boy in green. What are they doing? They are running. cheer finishing line fall behind train b What will you say to the boy in green? “Keep running. You can do it!” Why are they clapping hands? They are clapping hands to cheer the runners up. cheer finishing line fall behind train What will you do if you want to cheer your friends up? c Hug or say“加油！” What’s the red line? It’s the finishing line. cheer finishing line fall behind train d Why is the man excited? Because he is the first one to cross the finishing line. What sport can you think of according to these pictures. Running Do you like running? How often do you run？ What sport race did you take part in? Here is an old man named Wang Shun. He also likes running. Let’s learn about his sport story about running. Look at the picture and predict What can you see from the picture? What sport race did he take part in? An old man is posing a gesture in front of the camera. He took part in marathon(马拉松) from the outfit and the number card on the chest . The title is Last but not least. Can you guess what happened to the old man? Maybe he fell behind other runners. But he neve gave up and finished the race. Read the passage. What is amazing about the old man? Although he fell behind, he didn’t give up and finally finished the 2022 Beijing Marathon. He trained every morning in the park for years. He filled over 30 notebooks with his running records. 2 Choose the writer’s purpose of writing this passage. Understanding the writer’s writing purpose can help us understand the main idea better. 3 a To raise money for people in need. b To show the power of loving sports. c To encourage people to run a marathon. Complete the notes with the words and expressions from the passage. Zhang Shun’s experience during the 2022 Beijing Marathon Zhang Shun ¹___________ because of a stomachache. He could either 2________ or stop. But he chose neither and ran on. With people 3________ of around, he crossed the 4_____________ finally. fell behind take a rest cheering finishing line 4 Zhang Shun’s dream Zhang has a(n) 5____________ of marathon running. To take part in the marathon, he 6_________every day. He 7____________every moment of running. lifelong dream trained enjoyed Comments on Zhang Shun He was the last runner to finish the race. But running isn't about winning—it's about enjoying 8_________. the sport Think and share 1 What do you think the title means? The title means that although Zhang Shun is the last runner to cross the finishing line, his sporting spirits like perseverance, strong willpower and deep passion for Marathon running are remarkable and touching. Learning to think for question 1 To understand the title of the passage, you can consider these questions: What’s the meaning of the expression“ last but not least ”? How does this expression relate to Zhang Shun? 2 What can you learn from Zhang Shun? I can learn to never give up. Zhang Shun’s lifelong dream is marathon running. He trained very hard to realise his dream. When he fell behind in the race, he didn’t give up and finally finished the race. perseverance （毅力） Never give up! strong willpower Focus（专注） ... Passion（激情） Passage analysis It was the last minute of the 2022 Beijing Marathon. However, 86-year-old Zhang Shun was still about 100 metres from the finishing line. People watched him move slowly. All of them held their breath. Would he make it? 1 马拉松赛跑 (书面缩写为m)米，公尺 线 呼出的气; 吸入的气 Zhang felt confident before the race. But he had a stomachache on the way. This made him fall behind. “Shall I take a rest or stop? ”he thought. Either choice seemed fine for someone at his age. But Zhang chose neither of them. He just ran on. With people cheering, he finally crossed the finishing line! 2 有信心的，自信的 胃疼，肚子疼 （两者中的）任意一个 选择，选择权 两者都不(的)，两者中无一的 (为……)欢呼，喝彩; (为……)加油 穿过，越过，跑过 (终点线、小径等) Marathon running is Zhang’s lifelong dream.“ In 1989, I saw Beijing Marathon runners go past my home. I just wanted to become one of them,” he said. For years, he trained every morning in the park. He filled over 30 notebooks with his running records. None of his family members worried or tried to stop him. They knew he enjoyed every moment. 3 One page from Zhang Shun’s notebooks 终生的，毕生的 梦想，愿望，理想 记录，记载 全无，没有一点 成员 某一时刻 Zhang Shun was the oldest and the slowest runner to finish the 2022 Beijing Marathon. But it didn’t matter to him. For Zhang, running isn‘t about winning - it’s about enjoying the sport itself. He has no plans to stop.“If possible, I will keep running.” 4 可能的，可能做到的，可能实现的 Language Points 1. All of them held their breath. Would he make it? (1) hold one’s breath意为“屏住呼吸；屏息静气”，在这里表示“紧张地等待，焦急地盼望”的氛围。 例如:When the ball was in midair, we all held our breath. 当球在半空中时，我们都屏住了呼吸。 他们全都屏息静气。他能成功吗? breath的其他常用短语： take a deep breath 深呼吸 out of breath 喘不过气 catch one’s breath 喘息；缓口气 take one’s breath away 使某人惊叹 (2) make it在句中表示“获得成功”。 例如: The actor wasn’t famous at all a few years ago, but now he’s really made it. 几年前这位演员一点都不出名，但现在他很成功。 2. For years, he trained every morning in the park. He filled over 30 notebooks with his running records. fill... with sth 表示“用某物充满……，用某物填满……”。 例如: He filled his room with books. 他的房间里堆满了书。 be full of... 表示“充满……” 例如: His room is full of books. 他的房间里堆满了书。 多年来，他每天早上都在公园里训练，写了30多本跑步日记。 基础作业 Homework What do you think of Zhang Shun? What can you learn from him? Please write a paragraph about him. What sport do you like? How did you start playing it. What difficulty did you meet? Write a story about yourself. 提升作业 $