人教版高中英语选修8课件-Unit-1-Period-1-Warming-up-课件.ppt-(课件无音视频)

1、U1 P1 Warming up 课件课件Objectives1.了解吉尼斯世界纪录的相关知识，以及了解吉尼斯世界纪录的相关知识，以及 勇于挑战并打破纪录的杰出人物应具备勇于挑战并打破纪录的杰出人物应具备 的品质。的品质。2.学习与体育项目相关的词汇。学习与体育项目相关的词汇。3.掌握本单元的词汇用法。掌握本单元的词汇用法。4.进一步学习掌握表达惊讶、相信进一步学习掌握表达惊讶、相信/不相信不相信 情感的用语。情感的用语。5.复习主语的形式和用法。复习主语的形式和用法。One video to enjoy.Do you like sports?What sports can you play?

2、What sports do you know?shootingjumpingswimmingDo you know them?Who is your favorite sportsperson?Liu Xianghurdling These pictures have been taken at the end of events.Luo Xuejuanswimming 12.88On July 12,a day before his 23rd birthday,Olympic champion Liu Xiang sent himself a wonderful gift by setti

3、ng a world record of 12.88 seconds in the mens 110-metre hurdles in Lausanne(瑞士洛桑市瑞士洛桑市).Luo Xuejuan wins womens 100m breaststroke(蛙泳蛙泳)in Athens This is the most unforgettable moment in my life.I just want to thank the people who always support me,said a tearful Luo after taking the first swimming

4、gold for China at the Athens Olympics.Zhang Guozheng weight liftingMosquea IsiradoboxingChinas Zhang Guozheng cheers after he won gold in the mens 69 kg(group A)weight lifting competition in Athens.How do you think the participants are feeling?Give reasons.feelingsexcitinghappycontentedcheerfulgrate

5、fulecstatic(狂喜的狂喜的)intoxicating(令人陶醉的令人陶醉的)exhilarating(使人兴奋的使人兴奋的;令人激动的令人激动的;令人高兴的令人高兴的)mixed feelingsIn groups,answer these questions about the pictures of the activities below.1.What is each person doing?Choose the name of each activity from the list.hula hooping pogo stick jumping doing jumping

6、jacks somersaulting standing on a Swiss ball doing lungesPre-readingpogo stick jumpingsomersaultingstanding on a Swiss balldoing jumpingjacksA Jumping Jack,or side straddle hop as it is called in the United States military(also commonly known as a star jump,especially to children of Commonwealth nat

7、ions),is a physical exercise performed by jumping to a position with the legs spread wide and the hands touching overhead and then returning to a position with the feet together and the arms at the sides.More intensive versions of this jump include bending down(over)and touching the floor in between

8、 each jump.doing lungeshula hooping2.Have you ever done any of these activities?3.Would you consider each activity to be a serious sport?4.Which activities would you like to try?Would you need to be fit to do any of them?Do you think you could do any of them for any length of time?The Guinness Book

9、of World Records The heaviest cake in the worldThe dog with the largest ears The person with the longest moustacheThe smallest electrically operated motor carThe worlds oldest person 2006Ecuadorian(厄瓜多厄瓜多尔人尔人)woman,116The worlds tallest person,251cmBackground People have always been interested in kn

10、owing about world records.They want to know about the biggest,smallest,fastest,slowest,longest,shortest,oldest and youngest.The first book of this kind was The Guinness Book of World Records.The idea for this book came from Hugh Beaver.One day,after watching some birds,he told his friends that he th

11、ought those birds were probably the fastest birds in Britain.Several of his friends disagreed with him.However,when they tried to solve the problem by looking it up,they found none of the books they had contained the information that they were looking for.As a result,Hugh Beaver decided to put out a

12、 book that would contain all kinds of world records.Hugh Beaver began to look for someone who could help him writethe book.Soon he heard of two brothers who had a small fact agency in London.They worked on finding and checking facts for people.Hugh Beaver went tointerview the two brothers and found their knowledge amazing.He offered them jobs in his company.On August 27,1955,The Guinness Book of World Records went on sale.In four months it became a best-seller.