Section B Unit 1 Sports and Games Topic 1 Are you going to play basketball?

Revision Which sport do you prefer, … or … ? I prefer…

Do you know him? He is Michael Jordan. He is my favorite sportsman.

1) What is Jane’s favorite sport? 2) Who is Jane’s favorite player? 3) Who is Michael ’s favorite player? 4) What is Michael going to be when he grows up? What about Maria? Look, listen and say Watch the flash and answer the questions.

1. play for… 效力于 2. be going to be 将来要成为 … What are you going to be when you grow up? 你长大了想干什么？ grow up 长大 3. That’s my dream. 那是我的梦想。 dream job 梦想的职业 dream of / about (doing) sth. 梦见（做）某事 4. in the future 今后Notes

What’s your favorite sport? My favorite sport is … Who’s your favorite player? My favorite player is … Pair work

Who is your favorite player?

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Make a survey Name Favorite sport Favorite playerDream job ____ favorite sport is _____. His / Her favorite player is ________, and / but he / she is going to be _____ in the future. It’s his / her dream job.

David Beckham, the famous soccer star arrived in Beijing with his team yesterday. The team will play against China’s Nation Team. The fans are very excited. It’s too bad that they won’t stay in Beijing for long. They are leaving for Japan the day after tomorrow.

1)When did David Beckham arrive in Beijing? 2) Which team will they play against? 3) How long are they going to stay in Beijing? 4) When are they leaving for Japan? Read 2a again and answer the questions.

Grammar 1. 到达 arrive in arrive at arrive (vi) + 大地点 + 小地点 They arrived in London last night. We arrived at the station just now. get to + 地点名词 ( 口头用语 ) What time shall we get to Shanghai? reach (vt) + 地点名词 The children will reach the Great Wall. 2. play against 同 …… 比赛 Our team will play against their team. 3. leave leave for 离开 动身到（某处） He left Changsha half an hour ago. We are leaving for Changsha.

4. be excited 激动 （指人兴奋，主语是某人） be exciting 激动人心 （指某件事情或比赛激动人心，主语是物） 如： The basketball match is very exciting, all of us are very excited. 这场篮球比赛很激动人心，我们很兴 奋。 5. It’s too bad that + 句子 很遗憾 …… It’s too bad that they won’t come here. 非常遗憾他们不来这里。

Exercise : Translate the following sentences into English. 1. Mr Green 昨天到达了上海。 2. 他们将动身去北京。 3. 遗憾的是我不能帮助你。

listen to the letter from Mike to his friend, Tony, and fill in the blanks. listen to the letter from Mike to his friend, Tony, and fill in the blanks.

1. one of + 可数名词复数 其中之一 2. win a gold medal 赢得一枚金牌 win the first place 获得第一 3. take part in 参加（活动、事业、会议等） 4. What a shame! 多么遗憾！ 5. break the record 打破记录Notes

Project Make a card of your favorite sportsman / sportswoman and write a short passage. Name: Age: Sex: Country: Hobby: Team: Favorite color: Favorite food: Number: photo

Name: David Beckham Age: 30 Sex: Male Country: England Hobby: Playing football Team: England’s national team Job: Football player Number: 7 Example: photo

For example: My favorite player is Yao Ming. He is from China. He is a great basketball player. He is 2.26 meters tall. He is a teammate of McGrady’s and now they are playing for the Houston Rockets in the NBA. ….

1. 他昨天离开了北京。 2. 他准备动身去北京。 3. 他们将要离开广州去北京. He left Beijing yesterday. He is leaving for Beijing. They are leaving Guangzhou for Beijing.

1.Tom will ____ to Zhaoqing tomorrow. 2.Mary _____ in HongKong yesterday. 3.Lily ______ Guangzhou the day before yesterday. 4. When I ____ yesterday, my friend left. get arrived reached arrived

1. The basketball match is very _________, we are very _________. （兴奋） 2. That is an ________ book, we are all ___________ in it. （感兴趣） 3. 遗憾的是我不能帮助你。 ______________ that I can’t help you. 4. 上星期天我宁愿呆在家也没去野餐． I ______________home _________ on a picnic last Sunday. exciting excited interesting interested It’s too bad preferred staying at to going