Unit 3 Faster,higher,stronger ( starting out +understanding ideas）ppt课件-（2019）新外研版高中英语选择性必修第一册.pptx

1、Unit 3 Faster higher stronger (Starting out + Understanding ideas) Watch and answer the questions. 1.What major sports events are mentioned in the video? 2. What are the features of these sports events? Watch and answer the questions. 1.What major sports events are mentioned in the video? The Olympi

2、c Games (including the Winter Olympic Games and the Paralympics) FIFA World Cup The Super Bowl 2. What are the features of these sports events? They bring the greatest number of people together and offer the most opportunities for competition and collaboration. Who are they? What do you know about t

3、hese sportspeople? Xu Haifeng Chinese former shooter born in 1957 First athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for China Coach of two Chinese Olympic gold medalists Wayne Gretzky Canadian former ice hockey player born in 1961 One of the greatest players in the history of the National Hockey League(NHL

4、) in Canada Over 100 official and unofficial NHL records Yelena Isinbayeva Russian former pole-vaulter born in 1982 Two-time Olympic gold medalist First woman to jump over five metres 2 What can you learn from them? Without passion(willpower, determination, perseverance), no one can succeed.3. Are t

5、here any other sportspeople who inspire you? Who are they and why do they inspire you? My favorite sportsman is Yao Ming. Yao is the first Asian player to be inducted into basketballs Hall of Fame . He did not have a long NBA career, but he did make remarkable contributions to his chosen sport.Who i

6、s he ?What do you know about him?Stephen CurryStephen CurryHight1.91mWeight84kg He has the most specialized role of any position. He runs the teams offense by controlling the ball.Choose the authors purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.While-reading1. To explain why Stephen Curry was

7、 doubted by many people.2. To inform people about Stephen Currys basketball skills.3. To inspire people with Stephen Currys determination to succeed. Organise information from the passage and complete the profile of Stephen Curry.Stephen Curry is the son of the famous basketball Dell Curry. He spent

8、 his childhood years practising basketball on 1_. The poor conditions helped him develop his own playingstyle. He also learnt to 2_. Despite this, it seemed unlikely to many people that Stephen would be a great basketballa muddy basketball court becreative and flexibleplayer, as he was 3_. Nonethele

9、ss,Stephen refused to 4_, and ended up playing college ball for Davidson College. In 2009, he joined the NBAs Golden State Warriors. In 2015,he led them to their first NBA championship since 1975. Stephen achieved his dream through 5_.too short, toothin and too weakgive upself-belief, hard work,pers

10、everance and some help from an old hoop Nationality:6_Oppupation:7_Awards: 8_Americanbasketball playerthe MostValuable PlayerMind mapTHE ROAD TO SUCCESSSelf-beliefHard WorkPerseverance_.Despite many people thinking he couldnt follow in his fathers footsteps, he carried on playing basketball_.Practis

11、ing day in and day out helped Stephen sharpen his skills_.Stephen never gave up and valued the fact that he could work every single day to get betterComplete the mind map with supporting details.Post-reading1. Why does the author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage? The author mention the “simple basket” at the start of the passage in order to show how success is associated with hard work and perseverance ,but not with sophisticated or expensive material things. 2. Can you think of any other famous basketball players? Which of their qualities inspires you?