Unit-2--Football-(足球)

Unit2FootballWarm-upReadingLanguageinUseCultureTipsProjectHomeworkFootballWatchthevideoandthenshareyouropinionsandexperiencesoffootballaswellasothersportsactivities.e.g.Whatdoyouthinkoffootballandfootballstars?ExpressingWorriesandConcernsIamconcerned/worriedabout…Iamafraid…Iamverynervous(about…)Iamuneasyabout…Iamfrettingabout…IthinkIhavejittersabout…2.IntroductionofFunctionsExpressingWorriesandConcernsExample:Mygrandfatherisover80yearsold,butheisstillsoindependentthathealwaystriestodofarmworkinordertohelpthefamily.Iamconcernedabouthishealth.Ihopethathewouldstopworkingandenjoythelaterpartofhislife.Whatdoyouconcernabout?Aboutmyfamily________________________Aboutmyfriend________________________Aboutmyfuturecareer__________________Supposeyouarethecoachofthefootballteam,andyourpartneriscalledMartin,abenchplayerformanymonths.Youaretelephoninghimtotellhimapieceofgoodnews.Noteslayoff:stopemployingsomebody;notallowsomeonetoplaythegamefoul:makemistakesinthegamewhichresultinpenaltytakeithard:reactviolently;findithardtoacceptstandinfor:replacehowsomeonetakesthenews:howsomeonereactstothenewsLookatthecartoons.Whatisfunnyaboutthem?Makeastoryonthebasisofthepicturesanthentellittotheclass.(Limityourpresentationtoapproximatelyoneminute.)Thegoalkeepergoofed.fiasco(acompletefailure)owngoal(乌龙球)jokereboundridiculousgameLookandDescribeTask1Pre-readingActivitiesTask2ReadingComprehensionTask3After-readingActivitiesDoyouliketoplaysports?Whatdoyouthinkofthosesportsinthelist?Namejustonesportwhichcanbedescribedbythefollowingwords.spectacular______________impressive_______________boring__________________sensational______________dull_____________________fast-moving_____________dangerous______________thrilling_________________violent_________________barbarous______________exciting________________slow___________________Namesofevents:100mdashcanoe/kayakboxingvolleyballskatingfootballweightliftingtabletennisequestrianarcherybadmintonbalancebeambasketballhockeytennisbaseballGuidelinestoAnticipatingtheTextLookatthetitle–Anticipatethecontentofthearticleandthenreadthearticletocheckifyouwereright.Considerthetextorganization–Anticipatethestructureofthetextaccordingtothetitleandthenreadthearticletocheckifyouwereright.ReadingComprehensionLookfordiscoursemarkers–Textscontainwordsthatindicatetherelationshipsbetweenandamongideas.*cause-effectindicators:becauseof,asaresult,dueto,etc.*chronological/sequentialmarkers:first,then,next,finally,etc.2ReadtheTextIn1863,inthe1870sBytheendofthe18thcenturyInancientRome,China,andMexicoUnderstandtheTextIntheMiddleAgesBythetimeofQueenVictoria1ReadtheTitleFootballAnticipateAnexposition3DiscoursemarkersDevelopinchronologicalorderhorseracing,huntingandfishingaweekendpastimeQueenVictoriabannedfootball.Rugbyoutlawingthecarryingoftheballinthehandsinthe19thcenturyThekingofEnglandoncebannedfootball.MexicanculturevillagegreensasplaygroundOliverCromwellwasafootballfan.awargameinAncientRomeslaverysystemthefoundingoftheFootballAssociationinthe19thcenturyListentothetextandjudgewhetherthefollowingeventsorissuesaredirectlyrelatedtothedevelopmentoffootball.FootballFootballisaveryoldgame.TheancientRomans,Chinese,andMexicansallplayedgameswheremenkickedaball.FortheRomansitwasawargame,inwhichtwoteamsofsoldierswouldusewhateverforcewasnecessarytogettheballacrosseitheroftwodefendedlines.TheRomanEmpirehaslongsincevanished,buttheviolentpastimeofthearmieshascontinued—andcanstillbequiteviolent.IntheMiddleAges,somekindoffootballwaspopularinItaly,France,England,andScotland,butitwassuchadangerousgamethatkingsactuallybannedit,andfor300yearsitsufferedgreatlyfromofficialdisapproval.Nevertheless,in1613,theKingofEnglandpermittedhimselftobeentertainedinanEnglishvillagewithmusicandafootballmatch,and,afewyearslater,theEnglishdictatorOliverCromwellplayedfootballwhenhewasatuniversity.Paras.1-2Task2Bytheendofthe18thcentury,however,thegamewasinrealdangerofdyingoutinWesternEurope.Curiouslyenough,itwastheEnglishpublicschoolthatsaveditfromextinction.Therichyoungmenattheseschools(whichwereinfactprivateratherthanpublic)hadnowheretohunt,fish,rideorotherwiseuseuptheirenergies;alltheycoulddooutsideschoolhourswaskickaballintheschools'openspaces.Theyplayedthegamethattheyhadoftenseenplayedonvillagegreens,thegamethatkingshadbanned.Graduallyeachschoolbegantoevolveitsownspecialstyleandrules.Para.3BythetimeofQueenVictoria,enthusiasticschoolboyswerewritingoutrulesforwhathadoncebeennomorethanviolentmilitaryorvillagefun.Theyalsotookthegamewiththemtotheuniversities.Butmoreruleswereneededsothatpeoplewhohadplayedverydifferentkindsoffootballatschoolcouldplaytogethersuccessfullyatuniversity.ThiswashowtheFootballAssociationcameintobeing.Onepublicschool,however,refusedtoco-operate.Itsdelegatesobjectedtothenewuniversalgame.Thisschool—Rugby—leftthenewassociationtoplayitsowngamewithitsownoval-shapedballthatcouldbecarriedaswellaskicked.Inthisway,footballandrugbywerebornandwenttheirseparateways.Para.4In1863,theFootballAssociationapprovedagamethatoutlawedca