1、大学体验英语视听说教程,第二册,高等教育出版社,北京科技大学,UNIT 6,Crazy Fans,Some people think football is a matter of life and death.I assure you, its much more serious than that.,Bill Shankly,Background Information,Unit Overview,Lesson 1,Lesson 2,Supplementary Reading,Agenda,Home listening,Nowadays it is common for people, y
2、oung and old, to be fans of famous sporting teams/stars, actors or singers. Fandom has come under the spotlight as a social phenomenon and aroused the interest of many psychologists. In this unit, students will learn about the psychology of fandom and the behavior of fans through reading, listening
3、and viewing. They are expected to talk in English about their favorite teams/stars, about how they show their affections toward their heroes, and about how superstars influence their lives. They are also encouraged to discuss the influence idols and fans have on each other. Finally, they are require
4、d to complete a report on the topic “Celebrity Obsession among Young People”, using words and expressions they have learned in this unit.,Unit Overview,Background Information,World Cup The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an
5、 international football competition contested by the mens national teams of the members of Fdration Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sports global governing body. The current format of the tournament involves 32 teams competing for the Cup at venues within the host nation(s) over a
6、 period of about a month. This phase is often called the World Cup Finals. Michael Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958June 25, 2009) was an American singer, dancer, entertainer and recording artist. Referred to as the King of Pop, he is regarded by some as the most successful entertainer
7、 of all time, and one of the most influential.,Background Information,His contributions to music, dance and fashion, and a much publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. Jacksons personal life and relationships generated controversy for years. Alter
8、ations to his appearance were noticed from the late 1970s onwards, as changes to his nose and skin color caused much media speculation. In 1993 he was accused of child sexual abuse, though no formal charges were brought. In 2005 he was tried and acquitted of similar allegations. Jackson died on June
9、 25, 2009 from a drug overdose, amidst preparations for his This Is It concert series. Jacksons death triggered a global outpouring of grief. His public memorial service took place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, California. It was estimated that
10、 as many as a billion people around the world may have watched as it was broadcast live on television.,Lesson One,Lead-in,Audio studio,Video studio,Speaking workshop,Project bulletin,Lead-in,Task 1,Task 2,Task 3,Task 1 Describing the Picture,Describe the picture first and then create a dialogue betw
11、een the husband and the wife.,What is the husband doing?,What is the wife going to do?,What can you tell from the facial expressions of the husband and the wife?,Task 2 Reflecting on the Reading,1. What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?,Read through the Supplementary Reading pass
12、age on page 132, and answer the following questions.,Answer: His testicle hormone will go up and down depending on the outcome of the game.,Answer: To decode the psychology of English soccer fans,2. How does a fans body respond to the outcome of a game?,3. How do fans of the same team feel when they
13、 are watching a game?,Answer: They feel emotionally close and thus get a sense of solidarit.,4. Why are the English more passionate about soccer than people from other countries?,Answer: They regard their country as the home of soccer and see success in football as a sort of compensation for loss of
14、 empire and status as a world power.,5. According to the last paragraph, what do many British people yearn for?,Answer: They yearn to be accepted as part of a wider social group.,Task 3 Expanding Your Vocabulary,A. aware of sthB. having or showing strong feelings of enthusiasm for sth or belief in s
15、thC. of or inside a particular country D. able to make good judgments based on reasonE. a person, company or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc.F. the characteristics, feelings or beliefs that distinguish people from others,Read through the words in the left-hand column, and ma
16、tch each of them with the appropriate meaning in the right-hand column.,1. passionate,2. identity,3. rival,4. conscious,5. sensible,6. domestic,Audio Studio,Word Bank,1. enthusiasm 热情 * in-depth 深入的 2. decode 解码 3. dart n. 飞镖 4. inhibition 抑制 5. release 释放 6. therapy 治疗 7. tend to 倾向 8. root for 支持
17、9. lash out 抨击 10. in a row 连续地,Task 1,Task 2,Audio Task 1 Identifying the Gist,1. What do psychologists say about sports fans? A) The behavior of sports fans is understandable. B) Sports fans cannot escape the pressures of normal daily life. C) Most sports fans are not very sociable.2. Which of the
18、 following is NOT a reason for sports fans being enthusiastic about watching sports games? A) Relaxation. B) Socializing. C) Keeping fit,Listen to the audio clip, and choose the right answers to the questions.,Audio Task 2 Checking the Facts,1. Watching a game can help relieve peoples stress.2. Spor
19、ts fans are always optimistic about everything in life.3. Sports fans will stop going to watch games if their teams constantly lose.,Listen to the audio clip again and decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F).,Script,F,T,F,People who dont follow sport often question the spor
20、ts fans enthusiasm. “Its just a game,” they say, “Whats the big deal?” However, psychologists have conducted in-depth studies to decode the psychology of sports fans. The results of these studies reveal why its not “just a game” for the fans.First, fans tend to identify themselves with the team they
21、 root for and consider themselves as fellow travelers with their team. When the team wins, they tend to believe its their success too and, equally, when its defeated, they mourn.The self-esteem of fans rises and falls with a games outcome. Losses affect their optimism about everything from getting a
22、 date to winning at darts. In addition, sports allow fans to escape normal daily life, overcome social inhibitions, and express themselves freely by both cheering for their teams and lashing out at rivals. Its a good way to release pressure, just like a therapy.A match is more than just an event. It
23、 is a social activity on a voluntary basis. Where else do you spend big money and have a 50-50 chance of being displeased (if the team loses)? If you order pizza and it is delivered cold three times in a row, you wont order from that business again. Not so with sports fans.It isnt just a game. Some
24、people will never get it.,Script,Video Studio,Word Bank,1. perceive 察觉 2. mentality 心理 3. championship sport 锦标赛 4. tournament 锦标赛，联赛 5. reasonably 相当地 6. footage （电影或电视的）片段 7. logistics 后勤服务 8. cheer on 鼓励,Task 1,Task 2,Task 3,Video Task 1 Matching &Predicting,1. Stuart Fuller has _ Englands footba
25、llteam around the world for 25 years. 2. British fans have _ bought more tickets than fans of any other country except for the USA and South Africa itself. 3. There is always going to be big demand out of the _ to go to any major tournament. 4. And the company believes it will be the first social ne
26、tworking World Cup, making it the _ for the fans. 5. Thirty-two countries will compete at the 2010 World Cup, but _ the experience of 2006, England will have more support than most.,Complete the following statements with the phrases given below. Predict what will be talked about in the video. Then c
27、heck your answers after watching the video clip.,based on unique experience so far cheered on domestic market,cheered on,so far,domestic market,unique experience,based on,Video Task 2 Checking Your Comprehension,Watch this part of the video clip and answer the following questions.,1.How many soccer
28、fans went to Germany to support their team for the last World Cup? Answer: Over 100,000.,2.How long did British fans stay in Germany to support their team? Answer: Three weeks.,3.What are the major concerns of England fans about going to South Africa? Answer: High costs and security.,4. What does Ne
29、il Maclaurin say about British fans? Answer: They are big followers of sports./They are very passionate.,5. Why did British fans travel to South Africa in June 2009? Answer: To support the Lions Rugby Team.,Video Task 3 Bridging the Gap,Watch this part of the video clip and fill in the blanks,Coach
30、Ian Mcgeechan says the country coped reasonably well. “The food is of a _ and, once youre there, very cheap, so you can have a very good night out for for not a lot. I think what you have to _ is that, after dark, you have to be security _ You cant do what you would expect to do here at night time a
31、nd I think that just needs some _ approach from _,high quality,realize,conscious,sensible,supporters,Calum Macdougall from Sony Ericsson: “We have a world of entertainment that now comes into your mobile, whether its watching _, whether its seeing football news _, whether its sharing your_ as a foot
32、ball fan with your friends, whether that be on Facebook or whether it be on Twitter ”,football action,updates,experience,Script The last World Cup in Germany was so close to home that its estimated well over 100,000 England fans went to support their team over the course of three weeks and five matc
33、hes. Stuart Fuller was one of them. Hes cheered on Englands football team around the world for 25 years and hes blogged about his experiences. He will be in South Africa for next years World Cup, despite warnings it will be expensive and concerns about crime.“A lot of the England fans dont necessari
34、ly perceive that there is such a thing as security risk when they go somewhere, so they will be expecting to, if they want to go from the hotel to the city center and they want to walk, theyll try and walk it, and whilst the security forces will say no, its a bad idea, its a bad idea, its bad idea,
35、the mentality of a football fan is “Well, if were in a group, were fine”.Keith Prowse is one of just four official tour operators based in the UK. It will have to meet the high demand of British fans who have so far bought more tickets than any country except for the USA and South Africa itself.“The
36、 UK, as travelling supporters, whether it be European Football Championships, whether it be the Lions or, you know, they are big followers of sport in this country, and very, very passionate, so there is always going to be big demand out of the domestic market to go to any major tournament.”,. Tens
37、of thousands of British and Irish fans recently experienced South Africas ability to host a major sporting event. They traveled there in June and July to support the Lions Rugby Team. Coach Ian Mcgeechan says the country coped reasonably well.“The food is of a high quality and, once youre there, ver
38、y cheap, so you can have a very good night out for for not a lot. I think what you have to realize is that, after dark, you have to be security conscious.You cant do what you would expect to do here at night time and I think that just needs some sensible approach from supporters.”Sony Ericsson is th
39、e official mobile handset for next years tournaments. And the company believes it will be the first social networking World Cup, making it the unique experience for the fans.“We have a world of entertainment that now comes into your mobile, whether its watching football action, whether its seeing fo
40、otball news updates, whether its sharing your experience as a football fan with your friends, whether that be on Facebook, whether it be on Twitter. Or if you go on to You Tube, you can find footage in virtually any stadium in the world taken on a mobile phone.”Thirty-two countries will compete at t
41、he 2010 World Cup but, based on the experience of 2006, England will have more support than most, assuming their fans can overcome the obstacles of cost and logistics and concerns about security.Alex Thomas, CNN, London.,Speaking Workshop,Expressions & Structures to Use,1 attract attention 2 in term
42、s of 3 in a sense 4 a sense of 5 whats the big deal 6 tend to 7 get a date 8 cheer for 9 lash out at 10 release pressure 11 be more than just,Task 1,Task 2,12 in a row 13 get it 14 over the course of 15 cheer on 16 despite 17 not necessarily 18 so far 19 except for 20 have a good night out 21 whethe
43、r it be 22 recently,Speaking Task 1 Summarizing,Discuss with your peers and complete the following tips with the information you have learned in the video clip. Then prepare an oral presentation with the help of the tips.,Tips: During the last World Cup, British fans . In the coming 2010 World Cup H
44、owever, some are concerned about Recently, British and Irish fans went to South Africa Meanwhile, British tour operators are Sony Ericsson, the official mobile handset for the 2010 World Cup, will ,Speaking Task 1 Summarizing,Tips: During the last World Cup, British fans . In the coming 2010 World C
45、up However, some are concerned about Recently, British and Irish fans went to South Africa Meanwhile, British tour operators are Sony Ericsson, the official mobile handset for the 2010 World Cup, will ,Speaking Task 1 Summarizing,Summary:Tens of thousands of British fans went to support their team i
46、n Germany during the last World Cup, and they will do so again in the coming 2010 World Cup despite high costs and concerns about security. Recently British and Irish fans traveled to South Africa and experienced its ability to host a major sporting event. Meanwhile, British tour operators are tryin
47、g to meet the high demand of British fans who intend to go to South Africa to support their team. And Sony Ericsson, the official mobile handset for next years tournaments, is ready to provide all kinds of services to enable soccer fans to enjoy the games and share information with their friends.,Si
48、tuation 1. Work in pairs. Suppose you are a crazy soccer fan and tonight the World Cup final will be transmitted live on CCTV 5. However, today happens to be the birthday of your girlfriend/boyfriend (who has no interest in soccer at all) and she/he invites you to watch a romantic movie. Create a di
49、alogue between you and your girlfriend/boyfriend with the object of resolving this problem. 2. You have five minutes to prepare your dialogue. 3. Several pairs will be selected to present their dialogues. The rest of the class will vote for the best dialogue.,Speaking Task 2 Solving the Problem,Work with your peers on the situation below and try to come up with a solution to the problem described. You are expected to share your ideas and justify yourself in this process. Use as many phrases from the “Expressions & Structures to Use” box as possible.,
