1、Unit2 sporting events - Task教案Advising a friendSkills building 1: listening for specificsyou will learn how to listen for specifics in conversation and the words you should pay attention to.1. First lets read the instructions on page 32, so you will know how to select the information you want. Pleas
2、e pay special attention when a speaker makes some corrections, changes his or her mind or says something irrelevant.2. Now you will listen to the conversation between Ma Yan and Yu Lei about the 2002 World Cup and complete the note sheet. Before you listen, go over the sentences on the note sheet so
3、 you will know what you are going to listen to and what you should pay attention to.TapescriptMa Yan: Do you like football, Yu Lei?Lu Lei: Yes, I do.Ma Yan: Me too. Whats your favorite team?Lu Lei: Thats easy. Manchester United.Ma Yan: No, I mean which national team?Lu Lei: Oh, well then that would
4、be England. I used to like Holland, but England is now my favorite.Ma Yan: Did you watch England play at the World Cup in Korea and Japan in 2002?Lu Lei: Yes. I saw the games on TV, but England only played in Japan.Ma Yan: Where was the World Cup held before that, in 1998?Lu Lei: In the USA, I think
5、.Ma Yan: Wasnt it in France, Yu Lei?Lu Lei: Thats right! Whats your favorite team?Ma Yan: Thats difficult. It used to be France, but now I support China.Lu Lei: Why?Ma Yan: Because theyre our own team, and because they played in the 2002 World Cup for the first time.Lu Lei: Do you think the first As
6、ian World Cup was a success?Ma Yan: I think the 2002 World Cup was extremely well organized and the host countries provided a very warm welcome to the fans. It was definitely a success.Lu Lei: Will you watch the next World Cup?Ma Yan: Of course.Lu Lei: Would you ever go to see the matches live?Ma Ya
7、n: Id love to, but the tickets are too expensive.Answers1. Yes 2. England 3.Yes 4. Japan 5. France 6.China 7. Yes 8. Yes 9. NoStep 1: completing a new training scheduleYou will be able to improve your listening skills by listening to a conversation between a coach and an athlete. Try to use the skil
8、ls your have learnt in Skills building 1.1. You are to know what you are going to listen to with the help of the instruction on page33. Read the training schedule and make some predictions if possible. Any new words to you?Do you know what the word decreased means here? We know the meaning of the wo
9、rd increased, which means to get bigger in size or amount. Decreased has the opposite meaning of increased. So what does it mean? (Decreased here means to become less or fewer) Look at the word per. Can you guess the meaning of it? We often use the word together with words such as day, week or hour.
10、 We can use this word in the sentence: The car can travel at 79 miles per hour. Per hour means every hour or an hour. From this, we know that per day means every day or a day. After reading the sentence Sports massages help to make muscles can you guess the meaning of the word massage? Here is anoth
11、er sentence: She gave me a back massage to help ease the pain. What do you think massage mean? (Massage means the action of rubbing or pressing part of ones body.)2. Now please listen to the recording and complete the training schedule individually, and then check your answers in pairs to see if you
12、 got the same answers.Tapescript Coach: hi! How are you today?Athlete: I feel a bit tired.Coach: Well, I want to talk to you about the training you need to do for the interschools sports competition. You must make a few changes. At the moment youre only doing an hour of training per day, right?Athle
13、te: Yes.Coach: You need to increase that to two hours a day.Athlete: Two hours?! What will I do during the extra hour every day?Coach: Youll have to do some strength-building exercises twice a week.Athlete: What does that mean?Coach: Strength training is doing exercises with weights, in a gym.Athlet
14、e: Ok, thats not too bad. What else?Coach: You ought to have a sports massage every week.Athlete: That sounds more like it! How will the massages help me? Will they make my muscles more flexible?Coach: Not necessarily more flexible, but certainly more relaxed. You also have to do flexibility and bal
15、ance training three times a week.Athlete: Does that mean running and working out in the gym?Coach: No, it means exercise such as yoga. It helps you focus your mind and train your body.Athlete: It sounds tiring!Coach: Yes, but you do get eight hours of sleep every night. Now, about your dietAthlete:
16、So what should I eat?Coach: First of all, lots of grains. That means things like rice and cereal.And you can only eat white meat, such as chicken and fish. Red meat is not allowed.Athlete: What? I love fast food. Does that mean I cant eat hamburgers any more?Coach: Im afraid so.Athlete: Oh, no! And
17、Pizza?Coach: No, you shouldnt eat that either. But you must eat three servings of vegetables per day and for servings of fruit.Athlete: Okay, I can do that. And what should I drink?Coach: You have to drink ten glasses of water a day. And no soft drinks.Athlete: Wow, thats lot to drink. Should I only
18、 drink water?Coach: No, you can also drink tea. But you should make sure it doesnt have any caffeine in it. Do you think you can follow these guidelines?Athlete: If it will improve my performance, Im willing to try.Coach: Good. See you tomorrow. Bye.Athlete: Bye, Coach.AnswersName of athlete: (stude
19、nts own name)1. increased 2. 2 3. weightlifting 6. 8 3. False 9. True 10. vegetables 11. 4 12. water tea without caffeineSkills building 2: identifying/selecting relevant informationIn this unit, you will learn how to identify and select relevant information when you are reading or listening to Engl
20、ish.1. Read the guidelines on page 34. You will then know that when you are reading or listening to English, it is important to identify which information applies to you and the task you are working on.2. Now read the letter and underline the information related to the topic of the report you are go
21、ing to write.AnswersTable tennis, also called ping-pong, is played throughout the world and is an Olympic sport.The exact origin of table tennis is not known.it began in England in the 1890s.Today, players from China, South Korea and Germany among others play leading roles in the international table
22、 tennis competitions.Step 2: designing a new daily routine1. How many hours should the athlete sleep every night? How many hours should he or she train every day?Read the first leaflet and tell us what the leaflet is about2. Now lets come to the second leaflet.Do you know what meat is red meat? (por
23、k, beef and lamb.)3. Please make changes on the daily routine individually, after you have finished it, I will check the answer as a class.Sample answers7:00 a.m.get up7:30 a.m.breakfast: eggs, wholemeal bread, fruit and water, or tea without caffeine8:00 a.m.school12:00 p.m.lunch: rice, vegetables,
24、 chicken, water and fruit3:30 p.m.2 hours of training 5:30 p. m. homework6:30 p.m.dinner: rice, vegetables, fish or chicken, fruit and water8:00 p.m.watch TV/sports massage10:00 p.m.homework11:00 p.m.bedSkills building 3: giving advice and making suggestionsIn this unit, you will learn how to give a
25、dvice and make suggestions. Different pattern are presented to you for you to practice giving advice and making suggestions.1. Read the three points in the first part on page 36. Pay attention to the difference between advise and advice in Pattern 1. The predicate verb forms in the ifclause and main
26、 clause in pattern 2, and the usage of suggest in Pattern 3. You can use these patterns to make some sentences.Ill give you some examples:I advise you to go there by bike instead of by bus.I advise that you (should) go to bed a bit earlier, to avoid being tired.Our teacher often gives us useful advi
27、ce on how to study English.If I were you, I would buy that dress. It fits you well.My coach suggested that I should train six hours per day.I suggest going there on foot.We can also use some other patterns to give advice or make suggestions:Youd better take off your wet shoes, or youll catch a cold.
28、Lets not start too early. We dont want to be tired.2. Lets come to the second part. We can use question forms to make suggestions. For examples:Dont you think it is a good idea to go out for a walk on such a fine day?Why dont you phone her right now and ask her to come this afternoon?Why not wear th
29、e blue hat. You look pretty with it on.Shall we stop and have a rest?What about renting a car? It would be better than taking the bus.3. Read the dialogue on page 36 in pairs and underline the sentences which give advice and make suggestions.AnswersAndy: Im not sure which activity to do at the sport
30、s day. Any suggestions?John: You are good at the 400-metre race. Why not try that?Andy: Are you joking? Do you think I can beat Mike in Class One?John: What about the high jump then?Andy: No. Do you think I should try the long jump?John: Well, dont you think it would be a better idea for me to do th
31、at one? Im pretty good at it.Andy: I think I am good at it too. I suggest that you run the 100-metre race. No one in our school can beat you. If I were you, I would certainly choose that.John: But I havent practiced for a long time. Shall we do some training?Andy: Thats a good idea. Will Saturday mo
32、rning do?John: Yes.Step 3: offering advice to your friend1. Read the instructions in Part A, write down the questions you are going to ask your partners. Then do a questions-and-answers exercise and you should take notes of your partners answers and complete the chart in this part.Sample answersAQue
33、stionsNotesSports/ExerciseDo you like playing sport?How often do you exercise?What is your favorite sport?What kind of exercise do you do?Yes.Once a week.Basketball.Running and jumping.Food/DietDo you eat fruit and vegetables?What do you drink with your meals?What is your favorite food?What do you u
34、sually have for breakfast/lunch/supper?Sometimes, not every day.Soft drinks, such as Coke and juice.Meat, especially pork and beef.For breakfast: eggs, toast with jam, milk;For lunch: rice, chicken, coke;For supper: rice, beef, lemonade.Hobbies/ActivitiesWhat do you do in your spare time?How much TV
35、 do you watch?Do you go to the cinema often?What kind of films do you like watching?Internet caf, computer games.Half an hour every day.No, not often.Actions films.SleepDo you think sleep is important?What time do you usually go to bed?How long do you usually sleep every night?What do you usually do
36、 before you go to bed?Yes.At about 12 p.m.About 6 hours.My homework.Daily RoutineHow would you describe your daily routine?Busy with school lessons and homework.2. According to the chart in Part A, offer some advice to your partner. Write down your advice and then Ill check your answers.Possible exa
37、mpleB My advice is:*I advise you to take more exercise during the week-perhaps three or four times each week.*I suggest that you have three servings of vegetables and fort servings of fruit per day.*If I were you, I would not drink soft drinks. Why dont you drink water instead? You should drink ten
38、glasses of water every day.*I advise that you go to bed no later than 10 p.m. every night.*I also advise that you have at least 8 hours of sleep every night.*I suggest that you shouldnt spend too much time in the Internet caf or playing computer games.3. Listen to the recording of Parts A and B on p
39、age 96 of your Workbook to get the information needed, and then finish Part C. Sample answersA1. About 300 years ago.2. Spain, Portugal, some parts of France, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela and the USA.3. Because bulls are actually color-blind.4. They will usually be taken away from the ring and killed aft
40、er the fight.5. Because the matador can be badly injured, or even killed.Language points:1. have been very busy training 一直忙于训练 have been doing是现在完成进行时，由have (has) been 加现在分词构成， 主要表示现在以前这一段时间里 一直在进行的一个动作， 这动作可能仍然 在进行， 也可能停止了一会儿： How long has it been raining? 一直下了多长时间的雨？ Ive been sitting here all aft
41、ernoon. 我下午一直坐在这儿。2. The net stretches across of the table. 网从桌子的中心横跨而过。 stretch “伸”长，有时表示“伸长身子，伸懒腰”等。 She got out of bed and stretched. 她从床上起来伸懒腰。 His scarf was so long that it could stretch across the room. 他的围巾这么长，以致可以横跨整个房间。3. be of use= be useful 有用处，起作用。 I dont want it, but it may be of use to
42、 someone else. 我不需要它，但是它可能对别人有用。 Dont throw away anything that may be of use. 不要扔掉可能有用的任何东西。 “be of +抽象名词”=“be+ 相关的形容词”。如help, value , importance 等,相当于形容词。这些名词前可用great, no, little 等词修饰。be of great use = be very useful be of great help = be very helpfulbe of no importance = be not important be of no
43、value = be not valuable The world peace is of great importance. = The world peace is very important. 世界和平非常重要。 The product is of high quality. = The quality of the product is high. 这种产品质量很高。4. I suggest (that) you (should) go and have your teeth checked. (1) suggest作“建议”讲时，后面可以跟代词，名词，动名词作宾语。 She sug
44、gested a way out of the difficulty. I suggested putting the meeting off. I suggested my/me staying here. 作“建议”讲时，后面的宾语从句用虚拟语气。而作“表明”时，后面的宾语从句用陈述语气。 The teacher suggested that the students (should) relax themselves on Sunday. （建议） His pale face suggests he is in poor health. (表明）5. have sth done 1)“h
45、ave sth done”意为“让 / 叫 / 使 / 请别人做某事”。 We had the machine mended just now. 我们刚才请人把机器修好了。 The patient is going to have his temperature taken. 这个病人准备让人量体温。 2)have sb do sth “ have + sb + do sth”意为“让 / 叫 / 使某人做某事”。The boss often has them work for 14 hours a day. 老板经常要他们一天工作 14个小时。 Ill have someone repair
46、 the bike for you. 我会让人为你修理自行车的。 Dont forget to have Mr Brown come to our party. = Dont forget to ask / invite Mr Brown to come to our party.别忘了让布朗先生来参加我们的晚会。 3)have sb / sth doing “ have +sb / sth + doing” “使某人物一直处于某种状态”。 Dont have the baby crying! 不要让婴儿啼哭！ Dont have the dog barking much, Lilin. 李林
47、，别让狗狂吠不停。 6. permit vt. 容许，许可；使有可能性Dogs are not permitted in he building. 不容携狗进入楼内。We do not permit smoking in the office. 在我们的办公室里不准吸烟。Ill come tomorrow, weather permitting. 要是天气许可，我明天一定来。permitted adj. 许可的 permitted drinks 准许喝的饮料permit n. 许可证，通行证permission n. 许可 with/ without ones permission 得到/没得到某人的许可
