2023学年完整公开课版【教学】Unit 2 Extended reading

Unit2Besporty,behealthyExtendedreading

Warming-up1.Doyoulikesports?2.What’syourfavouritesport?3.Whatwasyourbestsport

experiencelike?Workingroupsanddiscussthequestions.Pre-readingHowmuchdoyouknowabouttaichi?Readthetitle,discussthequestionandpredictthemainideaofthepassage.While-readingABCD12341234123412354555Whichshowstherightstructureofthearticle?Part3__________

While-readingPart1__________

BeginningBodyEnding(para.1)(para.5)(paras.2–4)___________________totheauthor’sexperienceoflearningtaichiGeneralintroduction__________aboutthetaichiexperience__________oflearningtaichiDetailsBenefitsGetthemainideaofeachpart.Part2__________

Whatwastheauthor’staichiexperiencelike?AtfirstDuringthefirstfewclassesAfterthosefirstfewclassesOneyearlaterIalwaysbelievedtaichiwasforoldpeopleand__________.hesitatedIfoundtheywere______________,andlearnedalotaboutthe_______oftaichi.funandeasyhistoryIfoundmyself________________,butwiththehelpofthecoach,mylovefortaichi_________.IalsolearnedabouttheancientChineseculturebehindit.boredandachingreturnedIfoundthattaichihada__________effectonme.positiveReadthepassageandcompletethetable.While-reading⸙Themoves,withdescriptivenames,reallycaughthisimagination.

Whatwerethefirstfewclasseslike?e.g.whitecranespreadingitswings;goldenroosterstandingononelegWhile-reading⸙Hiscoachtoldhimaboutthehistoryoftaichi.

ZhangSanfeng,a13th-centuryTaoist,wassaidtohaveinventedtaichiafterdrawinginspirationfromafightbetweenasnakeandabird.⸙Invention:ChenWangting,a17th-centurymasterofChinesemartialarts,developedtaichibasedonmartialartsskills.⸙Development:ChenWangting’soriginalsetofmovesiscalledChen-styletaichi,butotherstylesoftaichihavesincebeendeveloped,includingYang-style,Wu-styleandSun-style.PeopleusedtothinkNowadayspeopletendtobelieveWhile-reading1.Whatwastheauthor’sproblem?2.Howdidtheauthorsolvehisproblem?3.Howwastheauthorafterhesolvedtheproblem?

Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.While-reading1.Whatwastheauthor’sproblem?

Hefoundhimselfboredandachingfromdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragain.2.Howdidtheauthorsolvehisproblem?

Hiscoachtaughthimhowtorelaxhismuscles

andfocuson

peaceofmind

whileperformingtheroutine.3.Howwastheauthorafterhesolvedtheproblem?

⸙Hisbalanceandflexibilityslowlyimproved.⸙Hewasabletodomoredifficultmoves.⸙Hislovefortaichireturnedstrongerthanever.While-reading⸙Taichiisdeeplyrootedinthe

Chinesephilosophyofyinandyang.Yinandyangarebelievedtoformtheunityofopposites.Neithercanexistindependentoftheother;forexample,thereisnoshadowwithoutlight.What’stheancientChineseculturebehindtaichi?While-reading⸙Thepracticeoftaichiaimstomaintainthebalanceofyinandyanginthebodythroughoppositemovements.⸙Taichibringsaboutastateofphysicalbalanceandmentalpeace.forwardsandbackwards,upanddown,leftandright,breathinginandbreathingoutWhile-readingSleepbetteratnightBemoreenergeticduringthedayFeelhappierandmoreconfidentRelaxhismindandenablehimtostaycoolinstressfulsituationsWhatpositiveeffectsdoespractisingtaichihaveontheauthor?While-readingDoyouthinktaichiwillgetmorepopularamongteenagers?Whyorwhynot?Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.Post-readingIthinktaichiwillgetmorepopularamongteenagersbecause:•taichiisgoodforphysicalandmentalhealth;•taichibringsaboutastateofphysicalandmentalbalance;•taichibroadenshorizonsandenrichesknowledgeonancient

Chineseculture.Ithinktaichiwillnotgetmorepopularamongteenagersbecause:•taichiisn’ttoteenagers’tastebecauseofitsslowpace;•taichitakesmuchtime;•taichiisnotpracticalforteenagerswithheavystudypressure.Post-readingSample:Ithinktaichiwilldefinitelybecomemorepopularamongteenagers,becauseIbelieveyoungpeoplearebecomingmoreawareoftheimportanceofphysicalandmentalhealth.Taichiisgreatbecauseithelpswithboth.Thisshouldmakeitagoodchoiceforteenagerswhowanttotakeupexercise.Also,asatraditionalChineseformofexercise,taichiwillprobablygetalotofsuppo