1. The American Art of Cheerleading
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The American Art of Cheerleading

2. Let's enjoy a video.
Do you know what the girls are called?

3. cheerleader /'tʃɪəliːdər/
A cheerleader is one of the people who lead the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event.
cheer v. 欢呼
cheerleading n.当拉拉队员
（拉拉队员）

4. squad / skwɔd/
a group of people, e.g. athletes or sportsmen, working as a team
（小队）

5. pompom / 'pɑmpɑm /
A pompom is a ball of threads which is used to decorate things such as hats or furniture.
（绒球）

6. a set of movements in a dance or some other performance
routine / ruːˈtiːn /
a set of movements in a dance or some other performance
（一套固定的舞步）

7. What will we learn from the text?
Pre--reading
What will we learn from the text?
A. The definition of a cheerleader.
B. The history of cheerleading.
C. Americans’ feeling about cheerleading.
D. All the above.

8. Ⅰ. Skim the text and judge the statements true(T) or false(F).
While--reading
Ⅰ. Skim the text and judge the statements true(T) or false(F).
1. Cheerleaders dance and do gymnastics before and after the match. F F
2. Cheerleading is done by girls only.
3. Cheerleading has a history of more than years. F
4. Not all Americans like cheerleading. T

9. Fill in the blanks with proper words in the text.
cheerleading
encourage
I like ______________which can ___________ crowds to cheer their teams during ___________ games. Everyone will feel excited and can’t help screaming. In the past, cheerleading only ______ in America. As time passed, more and more countries started cheerleading. Now it
_____ ___ ________ ____ ___games, and many universities offer _________ in cheerleading. In fact, cheerleading is __________ so important ______ several movies have been made about it.
competitive
existed
plays an important part in
courses
considered
that

10. Retell the history of cheerleading.
more colleges,
more women
began
in the late 19th and
early 20th century
as time passed
pompoms,
gymnastics
cheerleading squads
by the 1950s
not until the 1920s
today
in 1978
cheerleading championships,
offering courses
an important part,
serious activity

11. Practice:她劝阻她的丈夫不要吸烟。
Language points:
1. They do this in order to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.
encourage/ inspire sb. to do sth.
discourage vt.使气馁； 使沮丧；
discourage sb. from doing sth.
Practice:她劝阻她的丈夫不要吸烟。
She discouraged her husband from smoking.

12. Man can’t exist without air.
2. Cheerleading only exists in America, and today it is mostly girls that do it.
exist vi.存在;生存;生活;继续存在
Man can’t exist without air.
... it is mostly girls that do it.
形式：it is/was + 被强调的部分 + that/who+其他
高考链接 ：
It was only after he had read the papers ___Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.( 2013 全国2）
A. when B. that C. which D. what

13. It is/was not until…that…
3. It was not until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.
It is/was not until…that…
not until强调句结构 __________________
not until 放于句首，句子要部分倒装。

14. take sth. into consideration/account
In fact, cheerleading is considered so important in American that several movies have been made about it .
consider
V. 认为
consider sb (to be / as)
consider doing sth. 考虑
considerate adj.
considerable adj.
consideration n.
take sth. into consideration/account

15. Thank you!