七年级下册英语外研版Unit2 Go for it

UNIT2

Goforit!@ActiveLearning新外研版七下LearningobjectivesUsewordsandexpressionsintheunittotalkaboutsports.Shareasportsloverstory.Describetheroleofsportsinyourlife.Bytheendoftheunit,youshouldbeableto:Startingout

Whatsportscanyouseeinthepicture?taichirockclimbingswimmingrollerskatingMyfavouritesportsWhatsportsdoyoulikebest?Why?Iloveplayingbasketballbecauseitkeepsmeactive.SoccerismyfavouritesportbecauseIenjoytheteamwork.Ienjoyswimmingthemostbecauseithelpsmerelax.Ilikerunningbestbecauseitclearsmymind.Volleyballismyfavouritebecauseit'sfuntoplaywithfriends.Ilovecyclingbecauseitallowsmetoexplorenewplacesandstayfit.Sport’shistoryWushu(ChineseKungfu)DragonBoatRacingJianzi(Shuttlecock）TaiChitabletennis

ItoriginatedinVictorianEnglandasanafter-dinnergameamongtheupperclass.ButChinahasplayedasignificantroleinthedevelopmentandpopularizationofmoderntabletennis,especiallysincethemid-20thcentury.RunningvocabularyCheerTrainWarmUpRunningRecordsMarathonFallBehindFinishingLineCheerToshoutwordsofencouragementtorunners.FinishingLineTheendpointofaracewhererunnerscompletetherunning.FallBehindTomoveslowerthanothersandbeleftbehindinarace.TrainTopracticeandprepareforrunningeventsthroughregularexercise.MarathonAlong-distanceraceof42.195kilometres(26.2miles).WarmupGentleexercisestoprepareyourbodyforrunning.PersonalBest(PB)Morewords?RunningRecordsOfficialtimesanddistancesrecordedduringracesortrainingsessions.PersonalBest(PB)Thefastesttimearunnerhaseverachievedforaspecificdistance.WhoisZhangShun?Thinkaboutwhatyou'llbedoingwhenyou’reineighties?ZhangShunisaccompaniedbypacersashecrossesthefinishlineduringtheBeijingMarathonNovember6,2022.LastbutnotleastItwasthelastminuteofthe2022BeijingMarathon.However,86-year-oldZhangShunwasstillabout100metresfromthefinishingline.Peoplewatchedhimmoveslowly.Allofthemheldtheirbreath.Wouldhemakeit?heldtheirbreath屏住呼吸；Howlongcanyouholdyourbreathunderwater?Fansheldtheirbreathwaitingforthefinalwhistle.makeit,1.获得成功

Youwillmakeitifyoutry.你会成功的，如果你努力的话。2.做成某事Youneedn’tworry;hewillmakeit.你不必担心，他会办成的。I’vebeenhavingviolinlessonseverytwoweeks,butIthinkI’llmakeiteveryweekfromnowon.我一直是每两个星期上一次小提琴课，但是我想从现在起每个星期都上课。LastbutnotleastZhangfeltconfidentbeforetherace.Buthehadastomach-acheontheway.Thismadehimfallbehind.“ShallItakearestorstop?”hethought.Eitherchoiceseemedfineforsomeoneathisage.ButZhangchoseneitherofthem.Hejustranon.Withpeoplecheering,hefinallycrossedthefinishingline!Feelsecure:"Withyourparentsaround,youcanfeelsecureandsafe."Feelcertain:"Ifyoustudyhard,youcanfeelcertainyou'lldowellonthetest."Feelpositive:"Thinkaboutallthegoodthings,andyou'llfeelpositiveaboutyourday.""Made"meansthatsomethingcausedsomethingelsetohappen.

Ifhedidn'tdohishomework,thatmadehimfallbehindinclass.Themoviemademefeelhappy.LastbutnotleastMarathonrunningisZhang’slifelongdream.“In1989,

IsawBeijingMarathonrunnersgopastmyhome.Ijustwantedtobecomeoneofthem,”hesaid.Foryears,hetrainedeverymorninginthepark.Hefilledover30notebookswithhisrunningrecords.Noneofhisfamilymembersworriedortriedtostophim.Theyknewheenjoyedeverymoment.unbyyourhomeandkeepgoing.“Gopast"meanstomovebysomethingorsomeone.Forexample,ifrunnersgopastyourhome,itmeanstheyrunbyyourhomeandkeepgoing.tryto…尝试做某事Iwilltrytofinishmyhomeworkbeforedinner.Wewilltrytocleanuptheroombeforeourfriendscomeover.LastbutnotleastZhangShunwastheoldestandtheslowestrunnertofinishthe2022BeijingMarathon.Butitdidn’tmattertohim.Helovesthesportandhasnoplanstostop.“Ifpossible,Iwillkeeprunning.”Keepsmiling:"Nomatterwhathappens,alwayskeepsmiling."Keeptrying:"Evenifit'shard,keeptryingandyou'llgetbetter."Keeplearning:"It'simportanttokeeplearningnewthingseveryday."ThinkandshareWhatcanyoulearnfromZhangShun?What’sthemeaningoftheexpression“lastbutnotleast”?HowdoesthisexpressionsrelatetoZhangShun?NeverGiveUpPracticeMakesPerfectStayActive-Lastbutnotleast

meansthateventhoughsomethingorsomeoneismentionedlast,itisstillveryimportant.-Eventhoughhewasthelastpersontocrossthefinishlineinthemarathon,hisachievementisstillveryimportantandinspiring.Itshowsthatfinishingtherace,nomattertheposition,isagreataccomplishment,especiallyathisage.So,ZhangShunis"lastbutnotleast"becausehiseffortisasimportantasanyoneelse'sintherace.Grammarbothneithereithernonealltwothingsorpeopletogether.Example:Bothcatsaresleeping.notoneandnottheotheroftwothingsorpeople.Example:Neitheransweriscorrect.oneoftwothingsorpeople.Example:Youcanchooseeitherbook.notanyofagroupofthingsorpeople.Example:Noneofthestudentspassedthetest.theentiregroupofthingsorpeople.Example:Allthecookiesaregone.Grammar-quiz1.___ofthetworoadsleadstothepark.a)Bothb)Neitherc)Eitherd)None2.___ofthestudentsknewtheanswer.a)Bothb)Neitherc)Eitherd)None3.___ofthebooksontheshelfareinteresting.a)Bothb)Neitherc)Eitherd)All4.___ofthecakeswereeaten.a)Bothb)Neitherc)Eitherd)None5.___ofthechildrenwereplayingoutside.a)Bothb)Neitherc)Eitherd)All6.___oftheapplesareripe.a)Bothb)Neitherc)Eitherd)NoneTellthestoryAsportsloverWhoishe/she?SheisMia.Whatsportdoeshe/sheplay?Mialovesplayingsoccer.Whatchallengedoeshe/shemeet?Shemetthechallengeoflearningtoplayasateam.Howdoeshe/shegetthroughit?Shetrainedhardforweeks,practicingpassingandteamwork.Eithershecouldfocusonscoringgoalsaloneorhelpingherteam.Butshechosetosupportherteammates.Whatcanyoulearnfromhim/her?Icanlearntheimportanceofteamworkfromher.Asportlover-sampleMialovesplayingsoccer.Shemetthechallengeoflearningtoplayasateam.Shetrainedhardforweeks,practicingpassingandteamwork.Eithershecouldfocusonscoringgoalsaloneorhelpingherteam.Butshechosetosupportherteammates.Icanlearntheimportanceofteamworkfromher.Mialovesplayingsoccer.Shemetthechallengeoflearningtoplayasateam.Shetrainedhardforweeks,practicingpassingandteamwork.Eithershecouldfocusonscoringgoalsaloneorhelpingherteam.Butshechosetosupportherteammates.Duringabigmatch,Mia'steamworkhelpedherteamwin.Shefeltproudandhappy,knowingherhardworkpaidoff.Icanlearntheimportanceofteamwork,dedication,andselflessnessfromher.Miashowsthatworkingtogetherandsupportingeachothercanleadtogreatsuccess.BASICLEVELADVANCELEVELPhysicalactivitiesrelayracewalkingrunningbike-ridingdancingjoggingskatingAccordingtotheWHO,teenagersshoulddoatleast

60minutesofphysicalactivityeveryday.WorldHeathOrganizationPositiveandencouragingwordsThat’sgreattohear.Wonderful!That'sfantastic!Welldone!Excellentwork!Keepitup!You'redoinggreat!I'mproudofyou!That'simpressive!You'reontherighttrack!Greatjob!You’vegotthis!Amazingeffort!You'remakinggreatprogress!You'rereallyimproving!Keepupthegoodwork!TalkingAboutaSoccerGameStudentA:

Iscoredagoalinoursoccergameyesterday!

StudentB:

That'sfantastic!You'rereallyimproving.StudentA:

Thanks!I’vebeenpracticingalot.

StudentB:

Keepitup!You'redoinggreat.SportsandhealthTop6BenefitsofPhysicalActivityforteenagersTheSteelRosesofChinafighthardworkfootballteamcouragenevergiveupAdvanced:resilient,greatstrength,skilled,passion,pioneeringTheSteelRosesofChinaThe

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Cupfinalwasadifficultmatch.Athalf-time,theChineseteamwaslosing2-0.Evenworse,theteam’sbestplayerhurtherfootbadly.Butshepaidnoattentiontothepainandcontinuedtoplay.Herbraveactionsencouragedthewholeteam.Noneoftheplayerslostheart.Theyfoughtonandscoredthreegoalsinthelast25minutes.WhoeverisintheWhiteHouse,TrumporHarris,willhaveapoliticalfightontheirhands.Myfatherusuallycamehomeearly,butheneverpaidmuchattentiontouskids.Ifyoureallypayattention,youcanseehowhedevelopsthestory.Payattentionto:表关注、注意、重视，继续做某事为…战斗"Lostheart"meanstolosecourageorhope.Inthecontextofthematch,itmeansthatnoneoftheplayersgaveup,eventhoughtheywerelosingandoneoftheirbestplayerswasinjured.Theykeptfightinguntiltheend,whichhelpedwinthegame.Question：Whatdoes“lost

heart”

mean?Theamazingvictoryledpeopletolookbackattheteam’searlydays.Thosewereyearsofgreatchallenges.In1986,theChinawomen’sfootballteamplayeditsfirstinternationalmatch.Bothoftheteamsplayedhard,butChinalost2-1totheUSA.However,theplayersnevergiveup.Theytookeverychancetolearnandimprove.抓住每次机会Takeeverychanceyougetinlife,becausesomethingsonlyhappenonce.放弃TheSteelRosesofChinaForyears,theteamcreatedmany“firsts”inChina‘ssportinghistory.Peoplewonderedaboutthekeytotheirsuccess.Ateammemberexplaineditwithjustonesimplesentence:”Allofuslovefootballandhavethesamegoal.”Don'tyouworryaboutthemwhenthey'reoutofdoors?I'vegotnothingto

worryabout.担忧，烦恼Question：Whatdoes“firsts”

mean?"Firsts"meansdoingsomethingthatnooneelsehasdonebeforeinChina’sfootballsportinghistory.TheSteelRosesofChinaKnownastheSteelRosesof

China,theteamisclosetomanypeople’shearts.Peoplelovethemfortheircourageandhardwork.Therearestillmanydifficultiesahead.Buttheywillrisetoeverychallenge,thankstotheirshiningspirits.被称作…的;以…闻名的Thebuildingisknownas"theGherkin"becauseofitsshape.toreacttoadifficultsituationbyworkinghardtosucceed:Thereweresomeotherverygoodcompetitors,butMeganrosetothechallengeandsangbeautifully.感谢Question：Whyistheteam“closetomanypeople’shearts?”Becausepeoplelovethemfortheirbraveryandhardwork.Theplayersshowalotofcourageandnevergiveup,evenwhenthingsaretough.Thismakespeoplefeelproudandconnectedtotheteam.Theirpositivespiritinspiremanyfans,makingthemveryspecialtoalotofpeople.TheSteelRosesofChinaThinkand

shareWhydoyouthinkpeoplecalltheteamtheSteelRoses？Whatkindofpeopledoes“steel”describe?Whatkindofpeopledoes“rose”describe?Becausetheyarestrongandtoughlikesteel,butalsogracefulandbeautifullikeroses.Thisnicknameshowsthattheyarebothpowerfulathletesandelegantindividuals."Steel"describespeoplewhoareverystrong,determined,andresilient.Theydon'tgiveupeasilyandcanhandletoughsituationswithoutbreaking."Rose"describespeoplewhoarebeautiful,kind,andgraceful.Justliketheflower,theybringbeautyandjoytothosearoundthem.ConstructionWorker，Soldier

，BlacksmithArtist，Teacher，NurseAsportteamNameoftheteamTheirhistory/storyTheirspiritYourcommentsThe

LosAngelesLakers

TheLosAngelesLakersareafamousbasketballteamwithalonghistory.Theystartedin1946andhavewonmanychampionships,makingthemoneofthebestteamsever.TheLakersareknownfortheirstrongspiritandnevergivingup,evenwhengamesaretough.TheyhavehadmanygreatplayerslikeMagicJohnson,KobeBryant,andLeBronJames.IthinktheLakersareamazingbecausetheyalwaystrytheirbestandinspiremanypeoplewiththeirhardworkandteamwork.SampleTheGreenfieldTigersareaschoolsoccerteamthatworksreallywelltogetherandnevergivesup.Theystartedplayingfiveyearsagoandhavewonmanylocalgames.TheTigersalwayshelpeachotherandkeeptrying,evenwhenthegameishard.Theircoach,Ms.Johnson,teachesthemtoplayfairandworkhard.IthinktheGreenfieldTigersaregreatbecausetheyshowthatwithteamworkandeffortandtheycandoamazingthings.PresentingideasTitleofthepaperWhowerethepeople?

Whatwastheevent?Whathappenedinthemoment?Whatcanyoulearnfromthemoment?-Asportsmoment.…isa…year-oldboys/girls.Knownas…,

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isthekeytosuccess.Winningisnoteverything.Sample4.Whathappenedinthemoment?WangMeiwasalmostattheendoftherace.Shewasstill10metersawayfromthefinishline,andtheracewasreallytough.Herlegshurtalot,andshecouldhearherheartbeatingfast.Eventhoughshewasverytired,WangMeididn‘tgiveupandnoneof

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Shepushedherselfharder,lookingatthefinishline.Everyonewaswatchinghercloselyandheldtheirb