(
课件网) Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy Extended reading What is tai chi How much do you know about tai chi Let’s watch a video together. Lead-in Do you want to know more about tai chi Observe the title and the pictures to extract (V.提取)the text elements Prediction Topic Text type Author Writing purpose tai chi a sports magazine article a Chinese high school student To share his experience of practising tai chi Fast Reading Listen and match the paragraphs with the main ideas. Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5 A general introduction to author's tai chi experience The history of tai chi Author’s learing experience and feelings The philosophy of tai chi Benefits of tai chi Careful Reading paragraph 1 When my friend first suggested that we join the new Tai Chi Club at school, I hesitated. I always believed tai chi was for old people. 当我的朋友一开始建议我们参加学校新太极拳俱乐部时，我犹豫了。 我过去一直认为太极拳是老年人的运动。 After the first class, however,I had to admit that I had been wrong about tai chi. It was amazing! 不过，第一节课后，我不得不承认，我之前对太极拳的认识是错误的。 太极拳实在是太神奇了! One year later, I can honestly say it has had a huge effect on me physically and mentally. Just as importantly, practising tai chi has inspired me to explore the Chinese culture behind it. 一年后，我确实可以说太极拳在身体上和精神上对我都产生了巨大的影响。 同样重要的是，练习太极拳激励了我去探究其背后的中国文化。 When my friend first suggested After the first class One year later Para 1 I . I always believed tai chi was It was ! It has physically and mentally! It has the Chinese culture behind it. my responses to learning tai chi Detailed reading hesitated for old people. amazing had a huge effect on me inspired me to explore para. 2 The first few tai chi classes were fun and easy, and the moves really caught my imagination, with descriptive names like "white crane spreading its wings" and "golden rooster standing on one leg". 前几节太极拳课非常有趣也很容易，像“白鹤亮翅”“金鸡独立”这些很形象的招式名称确实引起我的兴趣。 When I asked my coach where these interesting names came from, he told me about the history of tai chi. 当我问教练，这些有趣的名称从何而来时，他和我说了太极拳的历史。 Zhang Sanfeng, a 13th-century Taoist（道士）, was said to have invented tai chi after drawing inspiration from a fight between a snake and a bird. 张三丰，一个13世纪的道士，据说在从蛇与鸟的缠斗中汲取灵感后，创立了太极拳。 However, nowadays people tend to believe that Chen Wangting, a 17th-century master of Chinese martial arts, developed tai chi 【based on martial arts skills】. 不过，如今人们倾向于认为是17世纪的武术大师陈王廷【根据武术技巧】开发了太极拳。 No wonder some tai chi moves are named after animals ———Chinese martial arts have a long-standing（长期的；悠久的） practice of imitating animals. （It is）no wonder （that） 难怪……；…不足为奇 由于中国武术中模拟动物的做法由来已久，太极拳的部分招式以 ... ...
