Unit 2 Lesson 1 The Underdog 课件-2026-2027学年高中英语北师大版（2019）必修第一册

该高中英语课件围绕“underdog”主题，以Paul的篮球故事为核心，通过Tyrone Bogues视频导入并定义“underdog”，结合扫描文本、小组讨论分析Paul优缺点、预测情节等活动，构建从文本理解到深层思考的学习支架。 其亮点在于多模态输入与任务链设计，通过视频激发兴趣，小组讨论（分析优缺点）和角色扮演（表达情感）提升语言能力与思维品质，深层思考“underdog到big guy”的转变渗透坚持勇敢的文化意识，助力学生语言运用与思维发展，为教师提供结构化教学支持。

Daily sentence: 如果每个人都为保护环境做出贡献，世界会变得更加美好。 If everyone makes a contribution to protecting the environment, the world will become much more beautiful. Lesson 1 The Underdog Unit 2 Sports and Fitness 2 Teaching Objectives: By the end of this class, the students will be able to: 1. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of Paul as a basketball player 2. Summarize the change of feelings and attitudes of characters and provide relevant evidence in the story 3. Get a better understanding of the passage and don’t judge a person by his appearance 4. Develop the spirit of persistence and bravery to overcome difficulties Lead-in What is “an underdog”? Who is he? Tyrone Bogues It means an athlete who seems to have little chance to win. video Activity 1 Scan the Part 1 of the story about an underdog. (2’) Underline the answers to the following questions. Who was his favourite player? How tall was he? How tall was his favourite player? What team was he on? What kind of player was he on the team? How was he treated by the coach? Tyrone Bogues both 1.6 metres the Lions a replacement player like a weak player Task 1 (1)What's the main idea of the text? A.Paul had no chance to play for the team for being short. B. Paul worked hard but he had no real skills. C. Paul finally earned his place on the team inspite of being short. D. Paul was treated unfairly by the coach. (2) From the text, we know that______ A. Paul was as tall as Bogues B. the coach was tired of Paul C. LeBron James was only 1.6 metres tall D. Paul practised less than other players (3)What does the sentence “It's your time toshine." mean? It's time to finish the game. B. It's your duty to play well. C. It's important to win the game. D. It's a good chance to show us your ability. √ √ √ Task 2 Choose the best answer Group work Read Part 1 loudly and discuss Paul’s advantages and disadvantages as a basketball player. (3’) Discuss in your group. (Ex.3) Paul’s disadvantages Paul’s advantages e.g. From Part 1, I can see that Paul had the following disadvantages: Firstly,…Then,.. But he also had his advantages, that is,… the shortest, only 1.6m as a replacement Coach was not sure didn’t get a chance He loved basketball. He had real skills. He worked really hard. He had a strong desire to play for the team. Activity 2 7 Activity 3 Read the last paragraph of Part 1 and guess what will happen next. Did Paul get the chance to play? Task 1 Put the following events in the right order. (Ex.5) a. One player got hurt and could not play. b. Paul jumped up 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!” Task 2 a c e b d Listen to the Part ２to find out your ideas are correct Read Part 2 again and complete the following tasks:(3’） Note down the coach’s attitude with evidence in the right column. Activity4 c. “Give him a shot, coach!” e. Paul jumped and rushed onto the court. b. “Let me try, coach! I won’t let you down!” d. The team had won by 2 points. Negative (“He cannot play”) Hesitant (“The coach finally agreed”) Hopeful (“It’s your time to shine”) Excited, proud, surprised (“…as he hit Paul on the shoulder… big guy”) a. Role play Deeper thinking The underdog A big guy Why? What can you learn from him? Activity5 enthusiastic\passionate determined confident ambitious persistent hardworking P1 P2 P3 P4 What qualities do you think Paul have? reliable positive brave Enthusiastic hardworking successful persistent brave Paul’s qualities confident determined active competent A Big guy An underdog reliable 1.The opportunity favors the prepared mind. 2.Nothing is impossible to a willing mind. 3.Where there is a will, there is a way. 4.The opportunity often lies in the adversity. 5. Life is like a game. Believe in yourself, put in effort, keep trying, and you will earn your place someday. What can we learn from Paul and his story? 17 Summary Activity 6 Read Part2 carefully, circle the language expressing different emotions and act the scene out vividly. Checklist Yes\No Whether we act fluently and vividly Whether we express the author’s emotions Whether we express the coach’s attitudes Whether we express Paul’s feelings Whether we use proper pronunciation Whether we use proper intonation Activity 6 Show Time Checklist Yes\No Whether they act fluently and vividly Whether they express the author’s emotions Whether they express the coach’s attitudes Whether they express Paul’s feelings Whether they use proper pronunciation Whether they use proper intonation 1.画一个思维导图来帮助你复述故事 2.预习学习指导Lesson 知识点P48-50 3.完成配套习题册P146-147 Homework 104492.18 $