Unit-6-Football

Unit5FootballPart1CommunicativeActivitiesBook2-Unit6ListeningInterpretationDiscussionandSpeaking1.Predictwhattheywouldtalkabout:Inthisrecording,youwillhearthetalkbetweenafootballcoachMr.HarrisandoneofhisplayerscalledSam.a)Arrangementoftheequipmentb)Divisionofbonusc)Selectionofplayersd)ArrangementofpositionsinthematchListening•2.WhydoesthecoachdecidetoreplaceSaminthisgame?•A.BecauseheisconcernedaboutSam'sfamily.•B.Becauseheisunderalotofpressure.•C.Becausethegameisabitdistancethistime.•D.BecauseSamandDickfouled(犯规）recently.•3.HavethecoachedhadSamplaytheforward?•A.No.B.YesC.Notmentionedscript•A:Sam,IwanttotalkwithyouaboutthismatchonSaturday.•B:WhatpositionshallIbeplaying,Mr.Harris?Youknow,JohnandDickbothhavetroubleintheirlegs.Neitherofthemcanplay,perhaps.MayIplayJohn'sorDick'sposition?•A:ButIwasthinking...,youknow,thegameisabitdistancethistime.ItisinLondon.SoIamconcernedaboutyourfamily.Itmaybeverydifficultforyouto...•B:Thereisnoproblemhere,Mr.Harris.Imeandistanceisnoproblemforme.•A:ButtheLondonteamisabitstrong.Besides,wehavelostthelastthreegames.Iamunderalotofpressure.Wearethinkingoftryingsomenewbloodthistime.•B:Oh,no!Youknow,Inotonlypracticeveryhard,butalsoplayverywellingames.•A:Let'sbefrank,Sam.Weknowthatyouplayedashardasanyoneontheteam,butbothyouandDickfouledalotrecently.Well,ifyouandDickcanbedroppedthistime,wemaygivebothofyouanotherchancesometime...•B:Oh,no...Letmeputitstraight,Mr.Harris...Youeitherhavemeplaytheforwardorlosethegame,tobefrankwithyou.•A:Well,thedecisionhasalreadybeenmade,hopeyouunderstand...I'msorry,Sam.Book2-Unit6InterpretationIwantyoutounderstandthatI’mconcernedaboutyouandyourfamily.I’dlikeyoutoknowthattheteamhasdecidedtodropyouoffthistime.Ihavenoproblemwithdistance.Iwanttoplaythismatch.Don’tdropmeoff.Theopponentisverystrong.Wewanttoturnthesituation.Iamunderpressuretowinthisgame.Iwanttouseafewnewplayers.Iwanttoreplaceyouwithnewplayers.Soyouwillbedroppedoffinthisgame.Ihavetotellyouthetruththatyoufouledtoomuchrecently.Butdon’tworry.Therewillbechanceforyouinthefuture.Thetruthisthatyouhavetobereplacedbecauseyoufouledtoomuch.Andyouwillnotonlybedroppedthistime,butperhapsforever.Soyou’dbetterthinkofacceptingthisharshfactoflife.Youhavetomakeachoice,havemeplayandwinthegame,ordropmeoffandlosethegame.Iknowit’suselesstobringthesituationback.ButIwanttoshowmyfeelingsandemotionsopenlytochallengethisdisgustingcoach.Iwanttocallhisbluff!Thisisperhapsthelastchanceforme.Ifeelsorryforyoursituation.Iwishtohelp,butthedecisionhasbeenmadeanyway.It’suselesstoarguewithme.Thisisfinal.Youbecomeasubstituteplayernoworperhapsforever.ButIunderstandyouranger.Anyoneinthissituationwouldreactinthisway.DiscussionandSpeakingMakeupasimilarconversation.Useatleast10wordsorphrasesofthefollowingtables.•forward•underpressurefrom…•takeiteasy•replace•layoffsb.•foul•standinfor•mixedfeelings•play…position•havetroublein•beconcernedabout…•trysomenewblood•tobefrankwithyou•hardgame•dropsb.•putitstraight•门将：goalkeeper•后卫：defender/back•中锋：striker•前锋：forwardSupposeyouarethecoachofthefootballteam,andyourpartneriscalledMartin,asubstituteplayerformanymonths.It’sbeendecidedthathe’sgoingtoreplaceSaminthisgame.Youaretelephoninghimtotellhimapieceofgoodnews.Role-playItiswellknownthatlanguagecanexpressmorethanwhatwordsorsentencesliterallymean.TheChinaCustomsattheinternationalairportsofbigcitieslikeBeijing,Shanghai,orGuangzhouusuallypostbigbannersforwelcomingtheinboundpassengers.ReadthefollowinglistofcandidatesforEnglishbannersandchoosethebestoneforthem.Thendiscussyourchoiceinyourgroup.Youshouldreachagreementfinally.Ifyouarenothappywithanyofthem,youmaysuggestyourownversion.Book2-Unit6Thereisnobestinthislist.Butsomearemorefriendlyandappropriateincertaincontextsthanothers.Answersforreference•1–4areallfriendlyandappropriateindifferentdegrees.Thepoliticalsloganusuallycreatesasenseofimpositionontheviewers.Warmlysoundsover-zealous,toChinaperhapsisredundant;andHi,stepintoChinasoundsalittlecasual,informal,butveryfriendly.•5–11areinappropriatealthoughtheyarepolite.Warmly…youisredundantandunnecessarybecausethecontextisclearthatthebannerisaddressingtheviewer.Manysentencescontaintwoparts:awelcomeandawarning.Thewarningcreatesathreateningeffectontheviewer.Thepoliticalsloganispointlesstointernationalpassengersbecausetheydon’thavetheculturalbackgroundandknowledgetounderstandwhyChinaisfullofsomanypoliticalslogans.•12isquitefriendly.ButitisnotsuitableforthosepassengerswhoareactuallyChinesecitizens.Proverb•Cooperation合作•Honor荣誉•Fairness公平•Highmoralandphysicalstandards•高道德标准和高体能标准OlympicSpirit