Welcome to Annabel’s class

self introduction Name: Liu Zehui English Name: Annabel Sex: Female (as you can see) Hometown: Changde Working: A common teacher of No.1 Middle School of Changde

Exercise Song

Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good Word Power Types of Sports ---designed by Liu Zehui

Hello, everybody, Nice to see you! My name is Po from the Panda Mountain. I am going to open a sports school in my village. However, besides kung fu and rolling sport, I know little about other sports. I want to gain more knowledge about it. Can you help me?

Zhou Ling’s diary 1. Try to find out all the sports clubs in her school. shooting club, gymnastics club, kung fu club, dancing club, ping pong club, baseball club and golf club. 2. Which club would Zhou Ling choose to join? If you were her, which club would you choose, why? She doesn’t know which club to choose. Thank you for telling me so many sports clubs. It seems you know a lot about it. By the way, how many sports do you know?

basketball football volleyball badminton tennis baseball golf diving surfing high jump long jump skiing weightlifting shooting boxing

Po, I got an article just now Po, I got an article just now. Can you pick out the sports items mentioned in it?

Amy is a sports fan. She likes doing a lot of sports Amy is a sports fan. She likes doing a lot of sports. Ball games are her favorite. This summer holiday, she developed an interest in and Besides ball games, she always does at home to keep fit. In her school sports meeting, she won a champion in and gave a good performance in A few days ago, she got a chance to visit the National Gymnastics Center. How exciting! She watched the and At present, she is training for . I feel proud of her. water polo squash aerobics hurdle race relay race. floor exercise rings triathlon

water polo(水球) squash（壁球） aerobics（健身操） hurdle race（跨栏） relay race （接力赛） floor exercise （自由体操） rings （吊环） triathlon （铁人三项）

water polo（水球） It is a team sport. The players of two teams attempt to get scores by throwing the ball into their opponent’s goal.

squash（壁球） It is played by two(singles) or four players(doubles) in a four-walled court （球场） with a small rubber ball.

aerobics（健身操） It is usually performed to music and practiced by a group of people. It can also be done solo and without music.

hurdle race（跨栏比赛） Players have to jump over the hurdles as quickly as possible. Liu Xiang was the world champion of 110-meter hurdle race.

relay race（接力赛） During relay race, members of a team take turns running.

floor exercise(自由体操) It’s a kind of gymnastics. Players have to finish a set of movements within the fixed time and field.

rings（吊环） It is one of the men’s gymnastics. Players have to do a set of movements hanging in the air only with two hands grasping the rings.

triathlon（铁人三项） It involves three continuous（连续的） and sequential (有顺序的)activities,including swimming, cycling, and running.

Wonderful. Thank you. I think I have known some sports Wonderful! Thank you! I think I have known some sports. But as everybody knows, I have never been a bookworm(书呆子). So I suggest we play a game to check whether we have acquired the sports words. Do you want to play?

Guessing game 1. Goal: to guess what sport it is. 2. Participants: 2 pairs 3. Rules: 1) Each pair has 50 seconds; 2) A right guess will gain 1 point; 3) Must not tell the word directly. [English description + body language ]

squash skiing floor exercises water polo volleyball cycling aerobics football

weightlifting golf diving hurdle race basketball dancing surfing yoga

Master Shifu: Po, you have just divided the sports you have learnt today into four categories, haven’t you？ Po: Yes, Master Shifu. They are ball games, track and field, water sports and . Master Shifu: Good boy! Do you know it can be also divided into indoor sports and . Po: Of course I know. Besides these, sports can be divided according to the number of its players. Master Shifu: Yes, If there are only one player, we call it individual work. And we call it when only two players are needed. A sport with many people to play is called . Po：Volleyball is a typical team work. Chinese Women’s Volleyball team performed very good in the Rio Olympics. I was deeply moved by them. Have you watched it? Master Shifu: Yes. Let’s review it together. gymnastics outdoor sports pair work team work

Interview Please make an interview in groups of five about the performance of Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team in the Rio Olympics. Sample: Interviewer: …how do you feel after watching the video? Interviewee1:… Interviewer: Have you learned anything from them? Interviewer: thank you!…can you say something about the Chinese Women’s Volleyball team? Interviewee2:… Interviewee3:… Interviewee4:…

Yes. Chinese Women’s Volleyball team encourages me a lot Yes! Chinese Women’s Volleyball team encourages me a lot. I will insist on my plan and teach my villagers various sports to keep fit. I think what they showed to us can be applied to any sport and anything we want to do. As a big football fan, I want to write something to Chinese Men’s Football team. Do you want to join me?

Writing Compared with Chinese Women’s Volleyball team, how did Chinese Men’s Football team perform? Considering this situation, what do you want to say to them?

What a nice journey! I have not only known many sports and divided them into several categories, but also understood that we can benefit a lot from sports. We can look and feel good through doing different sports. What’s more, we can get motivated and become more determined by it. Thank you! My dear friends, byebye!

you can do wonders in your life! Good luck! with sports doing every day, you can do wonders in your life! Good luck!

Homework . Memorize the words we have learnt today. Preview Grammar and usage on page 48. .

Thank you!