Unit16 Reading 潘婷婷

Pre-reading 1. What can you guess about the content of the passage from the title? Why is the title a question?

A: As a football fan, I got excited at the first sight of the title. I guess the passage will tell us whether the football career is a good one or not and it will be about some football stars. The title is a question because the writer doesn’t think it a good career to play football.

B: Judging from the title, I think the passage is mainly about the sorrows and joys of footballers. The writer throws doubt upon ( 对 …… 产生怀疑 ) the good football career so the title is written in the form of a question.

C: The title tells us that the content of the text will be a football player has to experience hardship in his career. The writer gives advice on how to be a successful footballer. The writer uses the question mark in order to imply that football is not always a good career choice.

2. What is this passage mainly about? I think the passage is mainly about the fact that David’s story has a happy ending while the football dreams of most children don’t often come true.

While-reading

Main idea Paras. 1-3 The success of David Beckham in the football career. Para. 4 The difference between football and other careers. Para. 5 The special qualities required by footballers.

Paras. 6-7 The programs set up for young footballers in both China and the UK. Para. 8 Football dreams don’t often come true like David.

Analyze In this text the writer uses narration and comments. i.e. by telling the story of David Beckham the writer makes the comment that football is not Writing techniques:

always a good career choice. This makes the text substantial in content and more vivid and persuasive to the readers.

The text tells us the story of David Beckham and what is needed for a football career, from which the writer shows that it is difficult to become a successful footballer. Main idea:

We can learn from the text that super football stars like David Beckham are now dazzlingly honorable but actually they have experienced unbelievable sorrows and hard work in life. Learn from this text:

While adoring their attractive appearance and reputation, we should really follow their example to be steady and believe in everything we do until we succeed in the end.

The writer wants to tell us that a professional footballer like David Beckham has to overcome a lot of difficulties in life in order to become successful in his career. So we students should learn a lot Writing purpose:

from them. We should be strong-minded and always ready to bear hardships and stand hard work in order to achieve our ambition in the future.

Explanation 1. dream of/about e.g. The boy dreams of becoming a pilot. I little dreamt of seeing you here. 2. make use of e.g. We must make good use of every precious minute to study hard.

We have to make full use of our present resources. 3. count: vt.& vi. e.g. Don’t count the broken ones. Every second counts. That doesn’t count.

4. depend on e.g. All living things depend on the sun for their growth. That depends on how you solve the problem. 5. come true e.g. This great prediction is coming true.

Some day my dream of becoming a lawyer will come true. 6. set up e.g. A few scarecrows ( 稻草人 ) were set up in the fields. They have set up a bookshop.

Post-reading Becoming a professional footballer = 3 stages StageAgeWorking hours ﹠ pay Duties ﹠ responsibilities Stage 1Attend training sessions. Play in Junior team. under 16 At weekends. No pay

StageAge Working hours ﹠ pay Duties ﹠ responsibilities Stage 2Full-time with one day at college each week. Salary (small) Receive football instructions. Play for the youth team, cleaning jobs. 16

StageAgeWorking hours ﹠ pay Duties ﹠ responsibilities Stage Full-time. salary depends on their performance and how many matches their team wins Follow the contract with the club. Play as a professional footballer.

Differences between football and other careers. DifferencesKey points Differences mentioned in the text 1. Employers go out to find the right players instead of advertising the job in the mass media. 2. Clubs look for young people with talent.

DifferencesKey points Differences mentioned in the text 3.Programmes are set up to cultivate young footballers. 4.Footballers receive further education while training.

DifferencesKey points Differences mentioned in the text 5. Footballers have to pass through three difficult stages to become professional. 6. Most footballers are not lucky enough to achieve their ambition.

DifferencesKey points Other differences 1. Harmonious movements and physical strength are very important in this career. 2. Footballers should have a good state of mind and keep themselves in good form during the match.

DifferencesKey points Other differences 3. Players should be good at launching a joint assault with the teammate.

Homework 1. Go over the whole passage. 2. Recite the key sentences in the text. 3. Preparations: LANGUAGE PRACTICE and PRACTICING in Workbook.