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Unit 1 Sports
Lesson 3 Battle to the End
北师大版 英语 八年级上册
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Do you know any athletes?
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Who is he/she? OR Who are they?
What sports does he/she play? OR What sports do they play?
Activate and Share
Look at the picture.
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Who is she?
What does she do?
What was her nickname?
Read and Understand
Read the text quickly and check your answers.
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Who is she?
What does she do?
What was her nickname?
Read and Understand
Read the text again. What does it mainly talk about?
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Lang Ping’s experiences as an athlete and a coach, and her spirit.
Read and Understand
Read the text again. What does it mainly talk about?
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Lang Ping’s experiences as an ahtlete and a coach, and her spirit.
Read and Understand
Find more details about Lang Ping’s achievements as both a player and a coach. Take notes along the timeline.
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She was born.
She joined the national team; became the fastest and strongest player.
She helped the Chinese women’s volleyball team win five world championships.
Her athlete’s career ended.
She returned as the head coach.
She led the team to win many championships.
She stepped down as the head coach.
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Imagine Lang Ping is visiting your school. Organise an interview in groups.
One acts as Lang Ping. The others act as interviewers.
Question bank:
When did you join the national team?
How many world championships did you win as an athlete?
Why did you return to China’s national team as the head coach?
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Read and Understand
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Imagine Lang Ping is visiting your school. Organise an interview in groups.
One acts as Lang Ping. The others act as interviewers.
Interviewer 1: When did you join the national team?
Lang Ping: I joined the national team at 18 in 1978.
Interviewer 2: How many world championships did you win as an athlete?
Lang Ping: I helped the Chinese women’s volleyball team win five world championships.
Interviewer 3: Why did you return to China’s national team as the head coach?
Lang Ping: Because I knew the Chinese women’s volleyball team needed me.
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Read and Understand
Why is Lang Ping called the “Iron Hammer”?
Find evidence in the text.
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Read and Explore
Talent:
Efforts:
Spirit and love:
Leadership:
At 18, she joined the national team and became the fastest and strongest player of all.
She trained the hardest in the volleyball team and she wore out a pair of shoes every month!
The spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team doesn’t lie in winning, but in never giving up.
She worked hard for Chinese women’s volleyball for over 40 years.
With her talent and efforts, Lang Ping led the team to win the 2015 World Cup, the 2016 Rio Olympics and the 2019 World Cup.
How does Lang Ping inspire you?
Let’s make a motivational card for the coming sports test!
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Read and Explore
Step 1: Choose the spirit of Lang Ping that inspires you the most
and write a sentence on the motivational card.
Step 2: Explain the reason.
Never give up!
When facing challenges, never give up! Then, you can become a better you.
Homework
Must-do:
1. Film a record to introduce Lang Ping;
2. Polish your motivational card;
3. Search for information about your favourite athlete, including his/her experiences, achievements, famous quotes and so on.
Optional:
Make a profile for your favourite athlete.
Unit 1 Sports
Lesson 3 Battle to the End (Period 2)
英语 八年级上册
Read and Explore
What do you remember about Lang Ping from last class?
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the sport she plays
her nickname
her experiences
her achievements
her influence
...
Read and Explore
What type of text is it?
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A. A biography
B. An autobiography
How is the information organised?
In time order.
Complete the text with the correct form of the words and expressions in the box.
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Focus on Language
I am a fan of the Chinese volleyball team, but I’ve never seen my favourite player, Lang Ping, in a game.
Lang Ping 1 ______ the national team in 1978. She 2 ____ many world championships as a key player in the Chinese women’s volleyball team. After her athlete’s career ended, she played and 3 ________ volleyball abroad. She
4 ________ to China in 2013 and led the national team to victory in many important competitions. She 5 ____________ as the head coach in 2021, but she continues to 6 ______ many people today because they remember her spirit and love for volleyball. Lang Ping believes that the spirit of the Chinese women’s volleyball team doesn’t 7 _____ winning, but in never 8 _________, even when it seems like they cannot win.
joined
join
inspire
coach
win
return
give up
step down
lie in
won
coached
returned
stepped down
inspire
lie in
giving up
Grammar Discovery Superlative adjectives/adverbs
Pay attention to the bold words. What do they mean?
How are they formed?
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Focus on Language
1. Lang Ping trained the hardest in the volleyball team.
2. At 18, she joined the national team and became the fastest and strongest player of all.
3. And she became one of the most respected sports heroes in China.
Grammar Discovery Superlative adjectives/adverbs
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Focus on Language
the highest degree of something
Grammar Discovery Superlative adjectives/adverbs
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Focus on Language
规则类型 变化规则 举例
单音节形容词/副词,以及部分双音节形容词/副词 词尾加 -est long → longest;fast → fastest
以不发音的字母 e 结尾的单词 加 -st late → latest;nice → nicest
以辅音字母 + y 结尾的单词 去掉 y,加 -iest happy → happiest;angry → angriest
重读音节结尾,且以一个元音字母 + 一个辅音字母结尾的单词 双写辅音字母,加 -est thin → thinnest;big → biggest
部分双音节和两个以上音节的形容词/副词 most + 形容词/副词 beautiful → most beautiful;expensive → most expensive
不规则变化 无固定规则,需特殊记忆 good/well → best; bad/badly → worst; much/many→most; little→least;
far → farthest/furthest
the + superlative + adj./adv.
Grammar Discovery Superlative adjectives/adverbs
When do we use them?
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Focus on Language
1. Lang Ping trained the hardest in the volleyball team.
2. At 18, she joined the national team and became the fastest and strongest player of all.
3. And she became one of the most respected sports heroes in China.
Describing special position
Comparing three or more people
Grammar in Use Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct comparative or superlative form.
There are lots of great athletes in China. Here are some of the 1 ____ (good)!
• Li Ning won three gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal to become 2 _________________ (honoured) athlete at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games. In 1999, the World Sports Correspondent Association named him one of the “World’s 3 _____________ (excellent) Athletes” of the 20th century. In 2008, he lit the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games.
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Focus on Language
best
the most honoured
Most Excellent
Grammar in use Put the adjectives in brackets into the correct comparative or superlative form
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• Guo Jingjing is one of the 4 ___________ (famous) divers in China. People call her “the Queen of Diving”. Many people think of her as
5 ___________ (great) female diver ever!
• Yao Ming is one of the 6 ____________ (popular) Chinese basketball players. He took part in the NBA All-Star Game eight times. In the history of the NBA, only two players have ever been 7 ______ (tall) than Yao Ming.
most famous
the greatest
most popular
taller
Focus on Language
How do athletes and sports influence us?
You can talk about their influence on our physical, mental, emotional and social development.
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Group Work
physical
mental
emotional
social
build muscles and strong bodies,
improve health,
have more energy
lower stress, help us focus better and stay calm
learn to win and lose, build confidence, stay positive
make friends, work as a team with others, talk openly and listen to others carefully
Express Yourself
You may talk about:
the sport he/she plays
his/her experiences
his/her achievements
the reason why you choose him/her
...
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Our school is holding a speech contest on athletes. Now introduce your favourite athlete to us.
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Our school is holding a speech contest on athletes. Now introduce your favourite athlete to us.
Express Yourself
Items Evaluation Criteria
Content
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He/She describes the sport the athlete plays, and his/her experiences and achievements.
Language
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He/She uses the language in this class, such as joined, led, was born, and wore out.
He/She uses superlative adjectives/adverbs properly.
He/She uses proper tenses, such as the simple past tense and simple present tense.
Value
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He/She shares the reason why he/she chooses to introduce the athlete, like his/her spirit, achievements, influence and so on.
Performance
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ He/She says words clearly and correctly, with natural and smooth intonation.
He/She is confident, using appropriate gestures, facial expressions and body language.
You may start with:
Hi! Today I will introduce my favourite athlete to you.
She/He is...
...
She/He brings huge influence on me...
Thank you.
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What can sports teach us?
Your Idea
I think sports teach us to battle to the end. Even when we’re losing or feeling tired, we learn to keep trying our best.
They also teach us teamwork. When we play sports like basketball or soccer, we need to work with our teammates to win the game.
Sports also help us understand the importance of following rules and being respectful to others, whether we win or lose.
Homework
Must-do:
1. Finish the exercises of superlatives adjectives/adverbs (The Spirit of Marathon on the Worksheet);
2. Write down your speech in Activity 9 and polish your draft.
Optional:
Use a creative way to introduce your favourite athlete with the help of the profile, like making a PPT or a video.
谢谢
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