Unit 9 Gymnastics

1. Unit 9 Gymnastics 南航附中 张恩怀

2. Teaching Aims • 1. To improve the reading ability and skills of the students and help them understand the text wholly. • To enrich the students’ imagination and encourage them to communicate in English. • Teaching Aids • A multimedia computer, a tape-recorder • Teaching Procedures

3. Step 1 Presentation Free talk high bar double bars

4. Horse with two handles Rings

5. Floor Horse

6. Beam High-and-low bars

7. Step 2 Skimming by listening Task : Sort out the gymnastics events into Men’s and Women’s.

8. Gymnastics events Men’s Women’s Floor Horse Horse with two handles High bar Double bars Rings Floor Horse High-and-low bars Beam

9. Men Women

10. Step 3 Thorough reading Qs 1.How many parts can this passage be divided into? 2.What is the main idea of each part?

11. Part 1 (P1) the history of gymnastics Part 2 (P2) the dance and sometimes music Part 3(P3,4) Part 3(P3,4) the ages of men and women gymnasts the different pieces of equipment Part 4(P5,6) a few simple safety measures Part5(7)

12. the history of gymnastics Part 1 (P1) the origin of the words “gymnastics” and “gym” the origin of modern gymnastics Multiple choice: ( ) 1.Modern gymnastics originated in ______. A.Greece B.Europe C.Asia D.Africa ( ) 2.At the same time, gymnastics, without equipment was developed in Sweden as a keep-fit program for school Here the word “fit” means ____ A.suitable B.proper C.healthy D.reasonable B （词语理解题 ） C （词语理解题 ） 根据上下文及各种背景知识进行揣测，不能望文生义，依据语境，解读词义。

13. the dance and sometimes music Part 2 (P2) dance, an important part of training music, to which women perform some of the exercises Multiple choice: ( ) 3. Dance has ____ to do with gymnastics. A.a lot B.little C.nothing D. only a little ( ) 4.In competitions women _____ perform their exercises to music. A.always B.never C.sometimes D.hardly A (推理判断题) C (推理判断题) 忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实为依据，不能凭空想象，随意揣测，要求对文字表象信息进行挖掘和分析，合理推理。

14. the ages of men and women gymnasts Part 3(P3,4) the period when gymnasts begin their training the difference between men and women Judgment: ( ) 5. To become a top gymnast, the earlier he or she begins the training,the better it will be. X （深层理解题） 这类题难度很大，陷阱设置隐蔽，稍有疏忽便陷入其中，要求有很强的分析﹑判断﹑推理以及抗干扰的能力。

15. Part 4(P5,6) the different pieces of equipment the common events for all the gymnasts the movement requirements of gymnastics the events only for men or women ( ) 6. Such events as ____ are common for men and women. A.Floor and Horse B.Floor and High bars C.Floor and beam D.Horse with two handles and rings ( )7. From the part it can be concluded that the two types of horses____ A.are completely the same B.have two handles C.have four legs D.are for both men and women A （细节理解题） C （细节理解题） 先看文章还是先看题目，因人而异，最好能做到题文结合，有的放矢。另外可适当运用一些标记以提取有价值的信息，有针对性的进行分析﹑归纳和整合。

16. Part5(7) a few simple safety measures with whom to practise what to take off what to wear in what case not to practise Judgment: ( ) 7.Gymnasts should spare no effort to train themselves anytime and anywhere. X (深层理解题) 把握文章的主旨大意，学会从表层阅读向深层理解过渡，同时注重相关的背景及各种知识的运用。

17. Step 4 Consolidation • Summary: • Multiple choice: • （ ） What’s the main idea of the whole passage? • A.Gymnastics history B.Gymnastics movements • C.Gymnastics equipment D.Gymnastics introduction D （归纳概括题） 作者为文，有脉可循，比如这篇文章始终以体操为主线，叙述了如历史﹑器械﹑安全措施等内容。把握文脉，理顺作者的行文线索，文章的中心思想便一览无遗。

18. B. Time-limit reading comprehension. Liu Xuan (Passage omitted) Ask students to use the ways and skills we talked about today to do some multiple-choice exercises.

19. Step 5 Creative discussion What gymnastics brings about in people’s life an opportunity for body-building an opportunity to win honors for Motherland an appreciation of beauty a means of relaxation Step 6 Homework P178 1 ﹑2 ﹑3

20. Thank you!