Unit 3 On the move Developing ideas 【教材分析】 本板块呈现了从另一角度反映单元主题的课文，语篇类型为论坛专题讨论，是新媒体语篇，用图文茂的方式介绍了几位跑步者的故事，介绍了跑步给他们的生活带来的积极变化；读写部分的语篇介绍了作者从不会滑冰到加入冰球队并志在夺取全国比赛冠军的故事。 【教学目标】 1. 掌握本课的重要词汇与句式； 2. 学生初步了解柱状图的特点和功能，学会利用图表收集和整合信息； 3. 引导学生理解课文内容，通过复述跑步者的故事，从每个故事中体会积极的人生态度； 【教学重难点】 1. 重点：本课时的重要词汇与句式； 2. 难点：利用课文及相关活动促进学生深入思考，发展学生的高阶思维，鼓励学生运用较高级词汇和较复杂句型完成相应的写作任务。 【教学过程】 Step 1 Lead in Have the Ss read “Learning to learn” carefully first, make sure they know how to read a chart so that they can know what the chart shows in Activity 1. And then answer the questions. Questions: What key information is shown in this chart? （The number of marathon participants in China is increasing.） What reasons lie behind the phenomenon? （More and more people are pursuing a healthier lifestyle and challenging themselves. Moreover, marathons can stimulate economic growth and promote the development of the sports industry. Last but not least, marathons can increase people's enthusiasm for participation in sports and improve their physical fitness.） Step 2 Reading 1. Read the passage and find out your understanding of the title. （Running can bring a lot of benefits to us, both physically and mentally. It may improve our physical condition, bring us confidence, help us make new friends and reduce stress from work.） 2. Pay attention to the language points in the passage: (1)I was born with asthma and I never thought I'd be a runner! be born with sth为固定搭配，意为“生来就有某种疾病、性格等”。 例如：She was born with a weak heart. (她天生心脏就不好。） born的常用搭配还有： be born in,例如：I was born in 1989/London. (我出生于1989年/在伦敦。） be born into,例如：She was born into a musical family. (她出生于音乐世家。） be born+形容词，例如：She was born blind. (她生来便双目失明。） (2)It lists your performance against other runners in your social network. 教师可以着重讲解against在本句中的用法。在这里against意为“与……相比”。例如：What's the exchange rate for RMB against the US dollar? (人民币对美元的汇率是多少？) Step 3 Group work Task 1. Have the Ss find out their reasons for starting running and benefits gained from running in the passage. Task 2. Then complete the table and check the answers with the class. Step 4 Think and share. Have the Ss think or discuss the questions and then share their answers with the class. 1. Which of these running stories impresses you most? Why? 2. What can you learn from these people? 3. In what ways do you think apps and social media can help us do sports? 4. Do you know of any running events in China? Have you ever participated in any of them? Step 5 Retell and act. 1. Get the Ss to use some notes to help plan the talk. Such as: Runner’s name, age, wh ... ...
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