The-American-art-of-cheerleading

CulturalCorner1).Talkabouttheword“cheerleading”2).TalkaboutthecheerleadinginAmericaandinChina.Groupwork:Readthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestions.1.Whatisthecheerleader?Acheerleaderisamemberofateamthatdancesanddoesgymnasticsbeforeandduringcompetitivegamestoencouragecrowdstocheertheirsportsteams.2.Whathappenedinthe1920s,1950s,and1978?Inwasnotuntilthe1920sthatpompomsbegantoplayanimportantpartincheerleading.Bythe1950s,mostAmericanhighschoolshadcheerleadingsquads.In1978,theNationalCheerleadingChampionshipwereshownontelevision,anduniversitiesbeganofferingcoursesincheerleading.3.HowdoAmericansfeelaboutcheerleading?SomeAmericansareamusedbyitandseeitasratherastupidactivity.Infact,cheerleadingisconsideredsoimportantinAmericathatseveralmovieshavebeenmadeaboutit.Readthepassagecarefullyandfillintheblankswiththewordsinthepassage.Ilike(1)___________whichcan_______(2)crowdstocheertheirsportsteamsduring(3)___________games.Everyonewillfeelexcitedandcan’thelproaring.Inthepast,cheerleadingonly(4)_______inAmerica.Astimepassed,moreandmorecountiesstartedcheerleading.cheerleadingencouragecompetitiveexistedNowit(5)________________________games(6)_________,andmanyuniversitiesoffer(7)________incheerleading.Infact,cheerleadingis(8)___________soimportant(9)_______severalmovieshavebeenmadeaboutit.playsanimportantpartinworldwidecoursesconsideredthat•Doyouthinkcheerleadingisaseriousactivity?Saywhyorwhynot.•Whatpartdoesdanceorgymnasticsplayinyoureducation?Discussthefollowingquestionwithyourpartner.Languagepoints1.inspirev.inspirationn.1).给灵感，启示/启迪；激励或鼓舞inspiresb.todosth.inspiresb.tosth.Heinspiredmanyyoungpeopletotakeupthesport.他鼓励年轻人们要多运动。Ihopethissuccesswillinspireyoutogreaterefforts.我希望这次的成功能激励你付出更大的努力。Inspiredbythesunnyweather,Idecidedtoexplorethewoods.夏天的气息让我产生了去森林探险的欲望。Thesceneryinspiredwordsworthtowritehisgreatestpoetry.这样的景色激发了他创作宏伟诗篇的灵感。arangeofdesignsinspiredbywildflowersinspirehope/loyalty/燃起……希望；唤起……忠诚2.It’smostlygirlsthatdoit.ThestudentsaremostlyfromUSA.MostofthestudentsarefromUSA.3.rather/quite1).rather和比较级/too连用ratherwarmer/rathertoosure2).ratheragoodidea/arathergoodfilm3).quiteperfect/impossible/dead4.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherheisdoingaportraitoralandscape-he’sagenius.1).itdoesn’tmatterif…WillitmatterifI’malittlelate?我迟到一小会要紧吗？IfIhavetostaylateatworktonight,itwon’tmatterbecausewecangooutanothernight.如果我今晚熬夜工作到很晚，也没关系，我们可以改日再出去。2).itdoesn’tmatterwho/why/whatItdoesn’tmatterwhatyouwear,aslongasyoulookneatandtidy.无论你穿什么都没关系，只要你看上去干净整洁。DoesitmatterwhatIthink?我怎么想的重要吗？3).itdoesn’tmatterthat…Itdoesn’tmatterthatthegunwasinfactunloaded.你认为茶杯和茶碟不配套有影响么？Doyouthinkitmattersthatthecupsandsaucersdon’tmatch?你认为茶杯和茶碟不配套有影响么？4).matteralot/agreatdealItmatteredagreatdealtoherwhatotherpeoplethoughtofher.对她来说别人怎么像她很要紧。5).notmattermuch/matteralittleIdon’tthinkitmattersmuchwhatyoustudy.我认为这与你学什么没多大关系。6).allthatmatters/theonlythingthatmattersAllthatmattersisthatyouaresafe.最重要的是你是安全的。Moneywastheonlythingthatmatteredtohim.金钱对他来说是唯一重要的东西。Idon’tcarewhatitlookslike–whatmatteristhatitworks.我不在乎东西的外观，更重要的是它的性能。HomeworkCompareyourschooldayswiththatofReadingPractice.Writesentencesdescribingwhatissimilarandwhatisdifferent.