Unit 6 Sports Events and Outdoor Activities

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Session 3 Section III Maintaining a Sharp Eye Section IV Trying Your Hand

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Passage II Foreigners Also Love Chinese Martial Arts

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 1. Do you know any styles of Chinese Martial Arts? What are they? Warm-up questions

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 2. Why do many people practice Martial Arts in China? Warm-up questions

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Reading of the passage Foreigners Also Love Chinese Martial Arts

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 The nature of Chinese martial arts: 1. They have _________________. 2. They form __________________ ___________________________ _____________. Fill in the blanks: Reading comprehension quite a long history a specific part of Chinese culture and the nation’s spirit Part I (Paras.1-2):

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 A little about the author: The author 1. __________________. 2. ________________________. 3. ________________________. 4. _______________________ ___________. exercised all his life used to be a football player loved swimming very much became a fan of Chinese martial arts Reading comprehension Part I (Paras.1-2):

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Part II (Para. 3): 1. Specific features: standing as ____________________, sitting as ________________, moving as ______________________. straight as a pine tree square as a stone quickly as a gust of wind Reading comprehension

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 2. Underlying meaning: It is 1) ___________________. 2) ____________________ __________. based on mediation addressing the goal of happiness Reading comprehension Part II (Para. 3)

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 3. Benefits of practicing martial arts: People can 1) ______________________________. 2) _______________________________ _______________. 3) _____________________________. improve their physical conditions feel more confident in dealing with the world around become calmer and more cheerful Reading Comprehension Part II (Para. 3):

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Part III (Para. 4): The arts in American eyes are _________________________ and _______________. a healthy form of exercising a unique culture Reading comprehension

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 As a result, 1. ________________________________; 2. _______________________________ _______; 3. ____________________________ _________________________; 4. ______________________________ ____________________________. there are many arts club in America Americans spend free time learning the arts one of every ten Americans has studied one style of the arts the author himself plans to set up a martial arts school in America Part III (Para. 4) Reading comprehension

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Chinese martial arts special features underlying meaning purpose of practicing Summarize the Chinese Martial Arts with the help of hints: Reading comprehension

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 The summary may begin like this: Chinese Martial Arts are well known in the world and provide an important way for foreigners to get to know about Chinese culture. … Reading comprehension

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Useful words and expressions a. be crazy about: be keen on; be fond of 很多年轻人对流行歌曲明星很着迷。 Many young people are crazy about pop stars.

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 b. regard … as: look on … as 他把自己当成了经济学专家。 (expert, economics) He regards himself as an expert in economics. Useful words and expressions

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 c. have a great deal to do with: be connected closely with achievements in study learning habits Make up a sentence according to the hints. One’s achievement in study has a great deal to do with his learning habits. Useful words and expressions

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 d. benefit from: gain value from He benefited a lot from traveling across the country. Make up a sentence with the following phrases. (benefit from, a lot, travel across the country) Useful words and expressions

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Section IV Trying Your Hand

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Sample analysis A sports event poster is written and posted to inform people of a particular sports event so that they can come to watch it. Therefore, the name, the time, the place of the match and the competing teams should be clearly stated. Very often the ticket service is also mentioned. Applied writing: Poster

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 A sports event poster often takes the following format: Name of the Match Playing Teams (Team VS. Team) Place Time Ticket Service Welcoming Sentences Applied writing: Poster Sample analysis

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Here are some welcoming sentences: 1. You won’t want to miss the game! 2. Everyone is welcome to come to cheer for your team. 3. Basketball fans should hurry as tickets are limited and you are expected to be in front of the classroom building at 8:00 sharp. Sample analysis Applied writing: Poster

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Key to Ex. 2: CHINESE TEAM VS. CUBAN TEAM Place: The City Stadium Time: 7:00 p.m. May 2 (Tuesday) Tickets from the Student’s Union, limited to 100! A large bus is available, leaving at 6:00 p.m. from the university gate. Applied writing: Poster Exercises

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 Key to Ex. 3: 莫失良机 精彩的国际足球比赛 中国 对 韩国 时间： 1 月 18 日下午 3:30 地点：首都体育场 票价： 25 元 请到接待处订票（电话： ） 欢迎前往为双方加油 ! Exercises Applied writing: Poster

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 1. The verb tense form is consistent with the time adverbial. 2. The verb tense of the subordinate clause is consistent with that in the main clause. The summary of the contextual reference of tenses: Sentence writing: Contextual reference of tenses Sample analysis

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 3. In time and conditional adverbial clauses, present tense is used to indicate the future tense. The summary of the contextual reference of tenses: Sentence writing: Contextual reference of tenses Sample analysis

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 4. When presenting universal truth and objective existence, simple present tense is used regardless of time reference. The summary of the contextual reference of tenses: Sample analysis Sentence writing: Contextual reference of tenses

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 5. When writing a paragraph, special attention should be paid to co-reference of tense forms across sentences. The summary of the contextual reference of tenses: Sentence writing: Contextual reference of tenses Sample analysis

Unit 6 New Practical English 1 1. Write a poster for a football match. 2. Do the grammar exercises in the Workbook. 3. Recite the first paragraph of Passage II. 4. Read and learn by heart the new words in Unit Prepare the speaking activities in Section I of Unit 7.