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课件网) Martial Arts武术 Module 1 Unit 2 What type of martial arts are they kung fu tai chi judo taekwondo /ta kw ndou/ karate /k rɑ ti/ Where did martial arts originate from Why do people learn martial arts What is the most popular type of martial arts in China Make predictions Read the passage quickly and find out the main ideas. Reading Para 1 Para 2 Para 3-4 The influence of Chinese martial arts The origination of martial arts The kinds of martial arts The most popular流行的 martial arts武术 today originated起源于 in China. Some Chinese fighting战斗 styles were invented发明 more than 3,000 years ago. Many martial arts were invented because people needed to defend（防卫） themselves or protect（保护） others. Nowadays当今, people learn martial arts as a way of keeping fit or as a competitive sport竞技运动, but they are still very useful for self-defence.自我防卫 People learn martial arts as a way of keeping fit or as a competitive sport, but they are still very useful for self-defense. Why do people learn martial arts (Para1) Reading Read the passage again and answer the following questions Many martial arts were invented because people needed to defend themselves or protect others. Martial arts are often referred to as either soft or hard.柔和刚 These terms术语 imply 暗示a way of dealing with应对 your opponent对手’s force力量. Soft martial arts, such as tai chi, teach you to use your opponent对手’ s own自己的 force to defend捍卫 yourself. Soft styles use fluid流畅的 movements动作 and timing时机 to avoid避免, deflect使转向 and redirect改变方向 their opponent’ s attacks攻击. These martial arts are soft for the defender自卫者 but not for the attacker攻击者! 指的是 either……or要么……要么…… Para 2 soft styles:借力打力 On the other hand另一方面, hard styles, such as kung fu, teach you to defend保护 yourself using force力量. Techniques技巧 involve包含 blocking格挡, posturing起势 and powerful punching拳打 and kicking脚踢. Hard martial arts techniques are more effective有效的 if you are more skilful有技巧的, more powerful有力量的 and faster than your opponent对手. effective adj. 有效的；起作用的 n. effect 影响，结果 have an effect on… 对… 有影响 hard styles:以暴制暴 Soft marital arts teach you to use your opponents’ own force to defend yourself. Hard martial arts teach you to defend yourself using force. What are soft martial arts What are hard martial arts (Para 2) Reading Perhaps one of the best known Japanese martial arts today is karate空手道. But did you know that its roots根 are derived from来源于 Fujian Province省 In the 14th century世纪, a community社区 of 一群人Chinese migrants 移民from Fujian settled in 定居what was then the kingdom of Okinawa. The Chinese migrants used to gather in a park to enjoy cultural文化的 activities活动 — one of which was kung fu. This soon caught the attention注意力 of local youths, who started learning kung fu from their Chinese neighbours邻居. wh ... ...
