(
课件网) Unit 2 Sports idioms Extended reading idioms What do they mean born with a silver spoon in the mouth 含着银汤匙出生（指家境优越） the cat gets one’s tongue 猫叼走了舌头（指沉默不语、无话可说） What are they Read para.1 1. What is an idiom 2. Why do we learn idioms Find out all the idioms and underline them Read para2-9 moves the goalposts scoring an own goal in the ballpark /a ballpark estimate throwing someone a curveball three strikes and you are out below the belt throwing in the towel Football Baseball Boxing What does para2 talk about Football part the _____ to football introduction Meaning in football Meaning in everyday life Chinese meaning move the net between two big goalposts unfairly change the rules or requirements for something n. 球门柱 不公正地 adv. 改变规则 What does the idiom mean？ L12-15 L17-18 the function of the last sentence in para3 Read para.3 move the goalposts example to make us better understand how to use this idiom in life Which situation can be described by using the idiom “move the goalposts” A. The local council makes a decision which backfires terribly. B. Someone makes an unfair and cruel remark. C. A company makes the annual sales target of an employee higher just when he is about to reach it. D. People fail after wasting three chances L18-19 Read Para.4 Meaning in football Meaning in everyday life Chinese meaning accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one's own net someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms their own interests 乌龙球；无意中做让自己吃亏的事 偶然地 adv. 非故意地adv. n.利益 L22-24 L24-26 scoring an own goal Which situation can be described by using the idiom “score an own goal” A. The local counci(地方议会)makes a decision which backfires(适得其反)terribly. B. Someone makes an unfair and cruel remark. C. A company makes the annual sales target of an employee higher just when he is about to reach it. D. People fail after wasting three chances L25-27 How does the author introduce football idioms？ Step Introduce the _____ itself Explain _____ of this idiom. Give _____ when necessary. sport the meanings examples Para5-8: idioms in baseball and boxing I’d like to introduce the idiom_____to you. It means_____ in sports. Now it is often used to describe_____. For instance, you can use this idiom when _____. Discuss in group of 4, work together to introduce one favourite idiom to class Discussion underline the information when necessary! in the ballpark/a ballpark estimate throwing someone a curveball three stikes and you are out below the belt throwing in the towel I’d like to introduce the idiom_____to you. It means_____ in sports. Now it is often used to describe_____. For instance, you can use this idiom when _____. I’d like to introduce the idiom in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate to you. It means we can assume that the ball is somewhere in the ballpark if we don’t know exactly where it is in sports. Now ... ...
