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Unit2 Sports and Fitness
Lesson 1 The Underdog( The first period—Reading）
Theme Human and society
Type Reading
Analysis of Teaching Material What "The underdog" is a narrative, consisting of two parts. The article tells the story of Paul, a player who has been serving as a replacement due to his height. The first part of the article introduces the little boy Paul, who is only 1.6 meters tall, has no advantage in the basketball team at all, and the coach has never been optimistic about him. But Paul takes Tyron Bogues as his idol and keeps training. In the second part, "I" in the story was injured in a game. With the support of “I” and other team members, the couch finally agreed that Paul played for the team. All of Paul's hard work paid off.
Why By studying this course, students are guided to realize that the true sportsmanship is not being afraid of difficulties, not giving up easily, being optimistic, and working hard. At the same time, encourage students to carry forward this invaluable fighting spirit in their own lives when faced with difficulties.
How This article is narrated in the first person, so that students will feel immersive when reading, especially when describing the second part of the competition. The first part of the article cites many facts and describes how Paul actively fights under unfavorable conditions. There are two main lines in the second part: one is the development of the game on the field; the other line is the change in the coach's emotional attitude as things developed. The two lines come together beautifully to tell this story vividly and energetically.
Analysis of students What they know They are relatively familiar with topics related to basketball games, and the logic of this article is clear. Therefore, by designing listening tasks in layers, it should not be difficult for students to complete them.
What they wonder They have no difficulty in understanding the Rules of playing basketball, but they may wonder what would happen when "I” was injured. Moreover, they would wonder how Paul became a “big guy” from an “underdog”.
What they will learn They will learn some basic information about the two teams, the Lions and Bears. Meanwhile, they will learn a story about Paul's road to success from which persistence is valued and every important moment is cherished.
Teaching aims Language ability objectives: l. acquire and summarize detailed information of the text. 2.describe the qualities of Paul with the expressions learned from the text. Cultural-awareness objectives: 1. better understand how to get success when faced with difficulties. 2. cultivate the value of persistence, hard work and team work. Thinking quality objectives: 1.analyze the structures of the text clearly in the time order. 2. summarize what they learn about how to describe an event. Learning ability objectives: 前 coperohiue Camey 1. form the habit of independent learning and cooperative learning by getting involved in the activities. 2. master the writing strategies for describing an event clearly and vividly.
Teaching key and difficult points Key points: summarize the structure of narratives and find the characteristics of the language. 2. complete an event description on one's own. Difficulties: 1. evaluate the writing according to the content, structure and language.
Teaching methods 1. communicative Language Teaching Approach. 2. activity-based Teaching Approach. 3. situational Teaching Approach
Teaching aids Multi-media, computer
Teaching procedures
Steps Activities Intensions
Step1 Lead-in Make a guess about the word “underdog” and talk actively. Activity1: Be an active speaker 教師引導學生整理與本單元topic 相關的表達，并鼓勵學生與同桌分享觀點，激發學生的興趣。此外，通過了解對某項運動進行介紹，鍛煉學生表達能力，更好地導入課題。
Step2 Pre-reading Do some brain exercise and learn some new words. 通過讀前頭腦風暴和猜詞游戲，有助于學生對文章主旨大意的掌握，進而幫助學生更好理解文章而進入泛讀和精讀環節。
Step3 Fast-reading Activity2: Be a quick reader This is a story about an underdog, Paul,written by Eric. Read the Part 1 of the passage quickly and answer the following questions. 1. Who was his favourite player 2. How tall was he And how tall was his favourite player 3. What team was he on 4. How was he treated by the coach 5. What kind of player Was he on the team 通過泛讀，能夠讓學生對文章第一部分的每段段意有個 初步了解，鍛煉學生對文章表層含義理解，養成良好的 閱讀習慣，提高閱讀技能。在此過程中設置一些題目，會讓學生更有針對性地閱讀，題目比較容易，降低閱讀難度，給學生成功感，增強學生學習興趣。
Step4 Intensive Reading Activity3: Be a careful reader 1.Work in groups. What were Paul’s advantages and disadvantages as a basketball player Discuss with your group members and then choose one shudent to give us the idea of your groups. 2.Predict what will happen next 3.Read Part 2. Put the events in order in the column on Page.32 and note down the change of the Coach's attitude with evidence On Page.31. Talk about what happened according to the information on Page.32. 閱讀理解能力是高考中的關鍵，在主旨大意、細節題、猜詞義和推斷題中，細節理解題占據的比例較大，因此通過對文本細節進行提問有助于學生閱讀時更投入，帶著問題讀文章，對提高閱讀理解能力有著重要意義。活動有助于學生深層次把握文章細節內容，使學生建立起上下文關聯的能力。
Step5 Post-reading Activity4: Be a deep thinker Why did coach call Paul “big guy” Why did Paul get success finally Activity5: Be a critical thinker Do you agree with the coach’s words and actions on the court If you were the coach, what would you do for the players like Paul Activity6: Be an active person Watch a video to cultivate the value of persistence, hard work and team work. Learn to sing an English song. 充分發揮學生主觀能動性，培養學生深度思考能力，調動學生批判性思維、創造性思維，開發學生潛能，使學生主動參與深層次閱讀，以檢測學生是否對文章掌握透徹。
Homework Compulsory work:Writing Are you an underdog in sports or life sometimes Will you remain to be an underdog or try to become a big guy Why and how Optional work: Sing the song.
Blackboard design Unit2 Lesson 1 The Underdog Paul The underdog→ big guy(why) Real skills Work hard too short→ have a chance Strong desire to play
Teaching reflection 本節課圍繞主題語境，深入研讀了教學內容，引導學生通過由淺入深的閱讀活動，分析并挖掘出了Paul如何從一個underdog成為a big guy，幫助學生體會了Paul這樣一個瘦弱的男孩兒身上所體現出的體育精神。從課堂表現來看，學生參與課堂的熱情很高，課堂氣氛活躍，討論問題積極。由于學生口頭表達能力方面的差異，并非所有學生敢于走上講臺說出他們的想法。但通過個人努力，可以將劣勢變成優勢的這種頑強拼搏的精神，已經深入學生心中。課堂上的思考活動、觀看殘奧會健兒勇奪金牌的視頻、學唱dream it possible這首英文歌，無一不是鼓勵學生們勇于克服困難，戰勝劣勢。教育的核心不是知識，不是技能，而是人。教育的最終目標是要培養獲得圓滿生活的人。希望我的學生在我的滋養下,綻放人生的精彩。

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