1、,1,Unit 5 Winning is not everything,FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY,Objectives,Section A Cliff Young, an unlikely hero,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your
2、 project,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Project forecasting,Watch the video clip entitled “Spirit of the Marathon”, and note down the reasons why common people join it.,Talking about Marathon and other Olympics,Task,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Step 1,I decided that it was the time to do something to ge
3、t back to the person that I used to be.,I did something that I feel that most people cant do.,We want to make money.,I need to win a race.,Im really a runner now, and I can do this.,Project of the unit,Lead-in,What other information do you know about Marathon?,Step 2,The Marathon is a long-distance
4、running event with an official distance of 42.195 km. The Marathon was one of the original modern Olympic events in 1896, though the distance didnt become standardized until 1921. The current world record time for men is 2:02:57, set by Dennis Kimetto from Kenya on 28 September 2014.,Project of the
5、unit,Lead-in,Work in groups and share your knowledge of an Olympic event that you play or enjoy watching.,Step 3,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Project forecasting,J In recent decades, the size of the Olym
6、pic Games has been increasing quickly. New sports events are constantly added to the Games. Some people say this is a good thing while some others argue that the size should be reduced rather than increased. What is your opinion on this? Should the size of the Olympic Games be increased?,Please get
7、prepared by doing the following activities.,Project of the unit,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Global understanding,Detailed understanding,Inspiring your thoughts,Skim the text for three minutes. Then answer the following questions.,1) Which sport does Cliff Young
8、participate in?2) In what order does the author describe the story? 3) What do you know about Cliff Young from the text?,Marathon.,An old farmer, amateur, had strong will power, smashed the record, became a beloved national hero, never kept a single prize, a brilliant example to others.,Time order.,
9、Inspiring your thoughts,Global understanding,Task,Global understanding of the text,Step 1,Step 2,Work in groups and discuss why sports can cultivate peoples characters? One member of each group will be chosen randomly by the teacher to present the answer of the group to the class.,Inspiring your tho
10、ughts,Global understanding,From my perspective, sports will cultivate peoples characters in the following three ways. First of all, while doing sports, perseverance is indispensable, which will definitely develop peoples determination. Secondly, the essence of sports is to challenge oneself, and con
11、sequently people can become brave as well as creative. Finally, sports can bring a sense of happiness to peoples life, and help people to be positive and confident!,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Global understanding,Detailed understanding,Inspiring your thoughts,1
12、. Why is the Sydney-to-Melbourne race regarded as one of the toughest marathon events in the world? 2. What did Cliff Young look like in the 1983 race? 3. How did other athletes react when they found out Cliff Young was there to attend the race? 4. Why did some people laugh at Cliff Young when he wa
13、s running? 5. When did people become uneasy and concerned about Cliff Young? 6. According to Cliff Young himself, what made him run throughout the race? 7. What did Cliff Young do with his first prize? 8. What example does Cliff Young set for us according to the author?,Task 1,Detailed understanding
14、 of the text,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,1. Why is the Sydney-to-Melbourne race regarded as one of the toughest marathon events in the world?,Because the Sydney-to-Melbourne race is 875 kilometers long and it is a harsh test of endurance for the worlds top athletes.,Reference answ
15、ers：,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,2. What did Cliff Young look like in the 1983 race?,Cliff Young was a toothless 61-year-old farmer; he was wearing rubber boots, and was much older than the other runners.,to be continued,3. How did other athletes react when they found out Cliff Yo
16、ung was there to attend the race?,They neither believed it nor treated Cliff Young with respect.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,4. Why did some people laugh at Cliff Young when he was running?,Because Cliff Young didnt run properly. He had the strangest running style and appeared to
17、shuffle.,to be continued,5. When did people become uneasy and concerned about Cliff Young?,When people found that Cliff Young ran through the entire night without sleeping and when it seemed to them that he intended to keep running until he reached the finish line or fell ill or was injured.,Inspiri
18、ng your thoughts,Detailed understanding,6. According to Cliff Young himself, what made him run throughout the race?,When he was running, Cliff Young imagined he was gathering his sheep and trying to outrun a storm.,to be continued,7. What did Cliff Young do with his first prize?,Cliff Young gave all
19、 the prize money to five other runners. He didnt keep a single cent for himself.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,8. What example does Cliff Young set for us according to the author?,Cliff Young is a brilliant example showing that ordinary people also have the inherent quality to achie
20、ve great results.,Work in pairs and discuss the following questions. Which three of the following qualities best characterize the spirit of sports? Why? Courage Teamwork Fun and joy Commitment Fair play and honesty Character development Excellence in performance 2. Suppose you are going to hold a ci
21、ty marathon. What are the priorities in your plan?,Task 2,Critical thinking,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,1. I think teamwork, fair play and honesty, and excellence in performance best characterize the spirit of sports. Teamwork: Individuals can be strong on their own, but they can
22、be much stronger in a team. You cant win alone in a team game. Fair play and honesty: Respect the rules of the game. Be honest. Never cheat even though you know you wont get caught. Excellence in performance: Always try your best. Show your efforts and best performance.,Reference answers：,Inspiring
23、your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,2. Best route for the event (starting point, finishing line) Sponsor for holding the event Precautions concerning safety (runners, the audience) Fair judging system Publicity of the spirit of Marathon Prize for the winners Runners enrollment Staff
24、 recruitment,Reference answers：,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Language highlighting,Language learning,Language focus,Structure analysis,A paragraph of time order,Enhancing your skills,Find the words and phrases conc
25、erning sports events in the text and match the words with their meanings.,Step 1,Enhancing your skills,Task 1,Learning words concerning sports events,Language focus,Language learning,tough annual endurance sponsor commentator overtake smash award,1) We are going to hold the _ celebration next week f
26、or our wedding anniversary. At the last minute, he _ me at the finishing line, which was so frustrating. He is an indecisive and timid guy, so dont send him on such a(n) _ assignment! The world record of this event was _ by an Asian athlete last month.,annual,overtook,Step 2,Fill in the blanks with
27、the words in the box.,tough annual overtake smash,tough,smashed,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,5) Instead of introducing the information of the players, the _ talks about the anecdote of the coach. 6) If you want to participate in a Marathon, you need to work on your _ and st
28、rength as well. 7) The scientist received a(n) _ at the academic conference, due to his magnificent achievement in medicine. 8) The activity has got an adequate _ from a prominent local manufacturer.,commentator,endurance,award,sponsor,endurance sponsor commentator award,Enhancing your skills,Langua
29、ge focus,Language learning,Step 1,Choose 3-5 from the above list to talk about an athlete you are familiar with.,Step 2,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,Task 2,Learning words concerning athletes,Find the words and phrases concerning athletes in the text.,Discuss with your partn
30、er and list more words concerning sports events and athletes.,Learning more words concerning sports events and athletes,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,Task 3,The marathon is a harsh sports activity which challenges peoples physical limit.,Enhancing your skills,Task 4,Detailed
31、 learning of key vocabulary,Language focus,Language highlighting,a. severe, cruel, or unkind 严厉的；残酷的；苛刻的,a harsh test of endurance 一项严酷的耐力考验 a harsh person 一个苛刻的人,Translation: 马拉松是一项严酷的体育活动，它挑战着人类身体的极限。,The marathon runners are expected to be super-fit.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language
32、highlighting,a. physically better than usual 体能超级好的,Translation: 马拉松运动员应该是体能超级好的。,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Word formation,Im going to sign up for the badminton contest.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,1) n. C a competition or a situation i
33、n which two or more people or groups are competing with each other 比赛；竞赛,Translation: 我打算报名参加羽毛球比赛。,He won the committees nomination to contest the FIFA World Player of the Year.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,2) vt. compete for sth. or try to win it 竞争；争夺；角逐,Translation:
34、 他获得了委员会的提名，角逐世界足球先生。,The marathon is open to professional as well as amateur athletes.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,1) a. used about sb. who does sth. because they enjoy it and not as their job 业余爱好者的,Translation: 职业运动员和业余运动员都可以参加马拉松。,Translation: 我承认我只是个业余爱好者，但我真的热爱打网
35、球，而且我每天都练习。,I admit Im just an amateur, but I really love playing tennis and I practice every day.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,2) n. C sb. who does an activity just for pleasure, not as their job 业余爱好者,The committee decided to award the champion of the city marathon $5
36、,000.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,1) vt. officially give sb. sth. such as a prize or money to reward them for sth. they have done 给予；授予,Translation: 组委会决定奖励城市马拉松冠军五千美金。,The two school girls were presented an award of $500 for their excellent performance at the sports m
37、eet.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,2) n. C sth. such as a prize or money given to sb. to reward them for sth. they have done 奖；奖赏；奖金；奖品,Translation: 这两名女生因为在运动会上的出色表现获得了五百美元的奖金。,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Synonyms,1) He won the first _ in
38、the English competition. The Olympic winner received a gold medal as a(n) _. The job is demanding, but the financial _ is great. We _ honor above money. Her efforts were _ with huge success in her career. The company _ him $10,000 for making the suggestions.,award,prize,Fill in the following blanks
39、with award, reward, or prize.,reward,prize,rewarded,awarded,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,The charity fund encourages people to give away some of their possessions and help those homeless orphans.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,1) give sth. to
40、 sb. because you do not want or need it for yourself 分送，送掉（不需要的东西）,Translation: 慈善基金会鼓励人们将他们的部分财产送给那些无家可归的孤儿们。,He tried to conceal his grief, but his voice gave him away.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,2) show where sb. is or what they are doing or thinking when they are
41、trying to keep this a secret 使露马脚；暴露,Translation: 他努力想隐藏自己的悲伤，但是他的声音出卖了他。,His chances of getting a promotion have dimmed due to this fault.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,v. 1) if feelings or hopes dim, or are dimmed, they become weaker （使）减弱；（使）变渺茫,Translation: 由于这个失误，他获
42、得升职的希望变得渺茫了。,The lights in the opera started to dim before the show was about to begin.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,v. 2) if a light dims, or if you dim it, it becomes less bright （使）暗下来；（使）变微弱,Translation: 节目开始前，剧院里的灯光开始暗下来。,The pupil becomes smaller in bright light a
43、nd larger in dim light.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,a. fairly dark or not giving much light, so that you cannot see well 阴暗的；昏暗的,Translation: 瞳孔在光线强时变小，光线弱时变大。,1. Considered one of the toughest marathon events in the world, the 875-kilometer annual Australian race, a r
44、oute from Sydney to Melbourne, is a harsh test of endurance for the worlds top athletes, regardless of their age. (Para. 1),a route from Sydney to Melbourne 是 the 875-kilometer annual Australian race 的同位语。 The traditional strategy, one size fits all, is out of date now. Translation: 传统的“一刀切”的策略现在已经过
45、时了。,Task 5,Sentence analysis,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,2. But the press was curious, so as he took his number and moved into the crush of runners in their special, expensive racing gear, the camera focused on him and the assembled reporters shouted question after que
46、stion at Cliff. (Para. 3),shout 用作及物动词时，常常与 question, greeting, instructions, order, insult 等名词连用。 The captain is shouting orders at the soldiers. Translation: 上尉正在向士兵大声地发布命令。,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,3. He led all the way to the finish line, smashing the record by
47、finishing the 875-kilometer race in 5 days, 15 hours and 4 minutes 9 hours faster than anyone before! (Para. 9),smashing the record by finishing the 875-kilometer race in 5 days 中的 smashing 是现在分词做结果状语。 The flood was tremendously destructive, drowning 125 villages downstream in that region. Translati
48、on: 那场洪水破坏力极强，淹没了那个地区125个村庄。,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,4. Cliff came to prominence again in 1997, at age 75, when he attempted to become the oldest man to run around Australia and raise money for homeless children. (Para. 11),come to prominence 变得重要，有名 The theory app
49、eared at the beginning of the century, but it came to prominence only a decade ago. Translation: 该理论本世纪初就出现了，但直到十年前才变得重要起来。,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,1. Later, he told people that throughout the race he kept focused by imagining he was gathering his sheep and trying to outrun a storm. (Para. 8),keep focused by doing and doing 通过和保持注意力集中 两个并列的分词做 by 的状语，读起来节奏感强。,
