Unit 8 Sports2
sd: because the spirit of our chinese women volleyball team in the competition is always encouraging me in my study.
sc: do you do well in it?
sd: no. i’d rather watch it than play it.
sc: could you tell me the reason?
sd: because i’m near-sighted.
sc: what a pity!
t: very good! thank you, and sit down, please.
(if possible, the teacher may ask more groups to act their dialogues out.)
t: just now you did a very good job. now, please put your books on your desk, i’1l check your forms.
(the teacher checks their forms, and asks some of them to read what they filled in the forms.)
one possible version:
name which sport do you like best? why?
zhang lin basketball love yao ming very much.
he’s tall enough to play basketball.
liu fei swimming born in a seaside city. the coach says her muscle is good for swimming
wang haitao football it’s exciting enough.
love ronaldo very much. he’s so cool!
step iv talking
※ talking. p127. work in groups.
t: now i know most of you like sports and pay close attention to the olympic games. let’s come to the talking on page 127. imagine that you have been asked by the olympic committee to discuss the causes and effects of some serious problems. let’s see their question card.
(the teacher shows the question card on the screen.)
1. some athletes use drugs to win. what do you think about the affair?
2. sometimes the winner is not the best athlete. how to settle the problems?
3. how can you deal with the corruption of some of the officials?
4. some athletes care too much about winning and money. how can we stop it and develop the spirit of the olympic games?
t: please discuss the problems in your group and you may consult the role cards on page 127 and 128. try to think of possible solutions. you may do it in groups of four.
(ss are getting ready.)
t: are you ready? i’ll check your work. who’s willing to tell me your idea?
sa: i don’t want to see athletes win by using drugs. that is dishonest and unfair. for one thing, the best athletes should win depending on their actual strength but not cheating. for another thing, if they use drugs, they will make young sports funs disappointed and angry. what’s worse, using drugs is harmful to their health. the purpose we watch the olympic games is to see the best athletes compete, not falsehood and cheating.
sb: i think that the biggest problem is that some olympic judges are unfair. some judges give lower scores to athletes they don’t like. some judges help the team that they like. this is wrong.