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课件网) Extended reading Finding a balance: my tai chi experience Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Do you like sports What’s your favourite sport Lead-in How much do you know about tai chi Title prediction Which shows the right structure of the article A B C D 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 5 Listening 4 5 5 5 Part 1 _____ Part 2 _____ Part 3 _____ Beginning Body Ending (para. 1) (para. 5) (paras. 2–4) Get the main idea of each part _____ to the author’s experience of learning tai chi General introduction _____ about the tai chi experience _____ from learning tai chi Details Benefits Detailed reading Q1: What was the author’s tai chi experience like At first During the first few classes After those first few classes One year later I always believed tai chi was for old people and _____. hesitated I found they were _____, and learned a lot about the _____ of tai chi. fun and easy history I found myself _____, but with the help of the coach, my love for tai chi _____. I also learned about the ancient Chinese culture behind it. bored and aching returned I found that tai chi had a _____ effect on me. positive Detailed reading Read para. 2 and answer: 1.What descriptive names of tai chi moves did the author mention 2.What are the two different explanations for the origin of tai chi Read para. 2 and answer: What descriptive names of tai chi moves did the author mention White crane spreading its wings Golden rooster standing on one leg What other moves of tai chi do you know Detailed reading 白鹤亮翅 金鸡独立 手挥琵琶 倒卷宏 Detailed reading 右蹬脚 海底针 单鞭 Detailed reading 左揽雀尾 What are the two different explanations for the origin of tai chi One is related to Zhang Sanfeng, a 13th-century Taoist. It is said that he invented tai chi after drawing inspiration from a fight between a snake and a bird. The other is that tai chi was developed based on martial arts skills by a 17th-century master of Chinese martial arts--Chen Wangting. Detailed reading Read para. 2 and answer: Essence of tai chi Chinese philosophy of _____ the unity of _____ The practice of tai chi aims to maintain the balance in the body through _____ breathing in and breathing out yin and yang opposites opposite movements forwards and backwards up and down left and right Detailed reading Read para. 4 and complete the chart. Read Para 5: What positive effects does practising tai chi have on the author Sleep better at night Be more energetic during the day Feel happier and more confident Relax his mind and enable him to stay cool in stressful situations He is sure he will continue to practise tai chi and enjoy the benefits it has brought him. In line 32, the author mentioned “there is no shadow without light”. Why is it used here Can you make up more examples to explain the unity of opposites This example explains the unity of opposites. Neither can exist independent without the other. There is no good without evil. There is no ... ...
