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课件网) Unit 2 Extended reading Sports idioms By the end of this period, students will be able to: 1. Identify what idioms and sports idioms are; 2. Understand the meaning and usage of the sports idioms mentioned in the article; 3. Make sentences using the sports idioms and introduce some Chinese idioms; 4. Be aware of the charm of idioms and the mental power brought by sports culture. Lead-in What do you know about idioms Can you think of any English idioms A guessing game 1. call of nature A.归隐田园 B.上厕所 C.赢得欢呼 2. white night A.不眠之夜 B.白夜 C.夜深人静 3. rob Peter to pay Paul A.抢皮特付给保罗 B.拆东墙补西墙 C.脚踏两只船 B A B Look at the pictures and predict what sports idioms will be mentioned in the article. Boxing Baseball Now let’s read the article and find out the answer. Football 5 Can you conclude the structure and main idea of this article (1) Find the title and subtitles. Let’s take a look at some of them! Sport is challenging and so is life. Part 2: Some sports idioms football idioms baseball idioms boxing idioms Part 1: A brief introduction of idioms Part 3: Conclusion (2) Find the key sentences. Skimming Let’s guess Skimming Part I Part II main body Part III Three parts: Para.1 _____ Paras.2-4 idioms about _____ Paras. 5-6 idioms about _____ Paras. 7-8 idioms about _____ Para. 9 _____ football baseball boxing introduction conclusion Sports idioms The structure of the article: definition function Para. 1 Introduction of sports idioms What is an idiom What is the function of an idiom Scanning Idiom Chinese translation Meaning in football Meaning in everyday life move the goalposts score an own goal 进乌龙球；无意中做让自己吃亏的事 改变规则 changing the location of the goalposts 改变门柱的位置 accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one’s own net 不小心踢或头球把球打进自己的球网 unfairly change the rules or requirements for something 不公平地改变某事的规则或要求 Someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests 某人犯了一个严重的错误，无意中损害了自己的利益 Paras. 2-4 Football idioms Detailed reading the function of the last sentence in para3 example to make us better understand how to use this idiom in life 1. in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate rough estimates (大致估计) 2. throw sb a curveball things that are unexpected and difficult to respond to (出其不意，给某人出难题) 3. three strikes and you are out situations where you miss three chances (三振出局,事不过三) Match the idioms with their explanations. Detailed reading Paras. 5-6 Baseball idioms Fill in the blanks a ballpark estimate throw sb a curveball three strikes and you are out 1. When Sam was late for work again, the manager said,“ You’ve been late twice this week. This is my final warning—_____!” three strikes and you are out 2. The professor _____when he asked his students to solve a problem that they have never met. threw them a curveball 3. The coach wasn’t sur ... ...
