(
课件网) Unit 2 Sports culture Extended reading Sports idioms Do you know what these idioms mean Leading-in Dog eat dog. 你死我活 Die is cast. 木已成舟 Great minds think alike. 英雄所见略同 Nick of time. 千钧一发的时刻 Break a leg. 祝你好运 Take a hike. 哪凉快哪待着去 Have a cow. 大发雷霆，大惊小怪 Cold shoulder. 怠慢，冷谈对待 Lift a finger. 伸出援手 Part I Part II 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 Sports idioms Fast-reading 1. What is an idiom 2. What function(s) can idioms perform in a language An idiom is a group of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words.(L2-3) Idioms make language more colourful and expressive.(L2-3) Para. 1 Detailed-reading How many idioms are mentioned？ move the goalposts score an own goal Two. Paras. 2-3 Idioms move the goalposts score an own goal Meaning in football (1) (4) Meaning in everyday life (2) (5) Example (3) (6) changing the location of the goalposts unfairly changing the rules or requirements for something A company makes the annual sales target of an employee higher just when he is about to reach it. accidentally kicking or heading the ball into one’s own net The local council makes a decision which backfires terribly. someone makes a bad mistake which unintentionally harms one’s own interests in the ballpark/ a ballpark estimate throw someone a curveball three strikes and you are out Three. Paras. 5-6 How many idioms are mentioned？ Match the idioms with their explanation. (1) in the ballpark/a ballpark estimate B. roughly estimating (2) throw sb a curveball A. things that are unexpected and difficult to respond to (3) three strikes and you are out C. situations where you miss three chances below the belt throw in the towel Paras. 7-8 How many idioms are mentioned？ Two. below the belt In day-to-day life, if someone makes an _____and _____remark, we can describe it as “ below the belt”. throw in the towel In everyday life, this idiom simply means admitting _____ and _____. eg. 他对汤姆的评论真的是不公平。 ——— unfair cruel defeat giving up It seems that he’s going to lose the game, but he is not going to throw in the towel. What he said about Tom was really below the belt. eg. 他似乎要输掉这场比赛了，但是他并不打算放弃。 _____ Every language has its idioms, which are groups of words with meanings different from the meanings of the individual words. Idioms make language more colourful and expressive. Since sport is an inseparable part of day-to-day life, there are lots of sports idioms that have found their way into everyday language. Let’s take a look at some of them! 每种语言都有自己的习语。习语是一组词汇，它的意思不同于每个单独的词。习语让语言更为丰富多彩、更具表现力。由于体育运动是日常生活中不可缺失的一部分，许多体育习语也已融入人们的日常语言 ... ...
