1、I Love This GameI Love This GameUnit 5NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES Book One第1页Unit 5I Love This Game1Around the Topic2Section A A3Section B4Section CLeading in Exploring the TopicPlus ActivitiesWarming-upText AExercisesBackground InformationReading ThroughExercisesRelated KnowledgeSample ReadingExerc
2、ises第2页Section BSection CSection AExploring the TopicPlus ActivitiesAround the TopicSports can be so exciting!Whether youre playing or watching,theres just something so amazing about the speed and the fun of being part of a game.Can you think of a moment when you felt this excitement?Was your heart
3、beating very fast?Wonderful!Thats what makes sports so much fun!第3页Section BSection CSection ALeading inPlus ActivitiesAround the TopicTennis is great fun.Tennis players are great,too.Do you like Li Na?Do you like other sports?Your answer might be“Yes.”What do you like most about them?Now check the
4、answers in the following charts with your classmates.Work in pairs and ask each other the following questions while checking()the answers and providing your own in the blanks.Please notice that the questions are open-ended,with no right or wrong answers.第4页Section BSection CSection ALeading inPlus A
5、ctivitiesAround the Topic1 What sports games do you like?I like My partner likes football football basketball basketball tennis tennis badminton badminton table tennis table tennis swimming swimming第5页Section BSection CSection ALeading inPlus ActivitiesAround the Topic2 How do you get information ab
6、out sports?I get it My partner gets itby watching sports news on TVby listening to sport programs on the radiofrom some newspapersfrom some magazineson the Internet第6页Section BSection CSection ALeading inExploring the TopicAround the Topic1.Do you have any idea about the logos of the NBA teams?Each
7、of the logos represents a team,please give its full name.Houston RocketsPhiladelphia 76ersWashington WizardsGolden State WarriorsSan Antonio SpursAtlanta HawksDetroit PistonsLos Angeles Lakers第7页Section BSection CSection ALeading inExploring the TopicAround the TopicA.打手犯规打手犯规B.盖帽盖帽C.罚球罚球D.扣篮扣篮E.篮板球
8、篮板球F.运球运球G.裁判裁判H.勾手投篮勾手投篮2.Match the basketball terms in the left column with the Chinese equivalents in the right.1.referee _2.dunk shot _3.dribbling _4.hacking _5.hook shot _6.free throw _7.rebound _8.blocking _GDFAHCEBColumn AColumn BMatching game第8页Section BSection CAround the TopicSection AA Wi
9、nning PersonalitySection A:第9页Text AExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection A1.French Open(法国网球公开法国网球公开赛赛,简简称称“法网法网”)It is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris,France,at Roland Garros Stadium(罗 兰 加 洛 斯 球 场).It is the premier clay court ten
10、nis tournament(红土网球锦标赛)in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam(大满贯)tournamentsthe other three are Australian Open,Wimbledon Championships,and US Open.第10页Text AExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection A2.Grand Slam(tennis)The four Grand Slam tournaments,also called Majors
11、,are the most important annual tennis events.They offer the most ranking points and prize money,the greatest strength and size of field,and attract the most public and media attention.The Grand Slam itinerary(线路)consists of Australian Open(澳大利亚网球公开赛)in January,French Open in May/June,Wimbledon Champ
12、ionships(温布尔登网球公开赛)in June/July,and US Open(美 国 网 球 公 开 赛)in August/September.Each tournament is played over a period of two weeks.The Australian and US tournaments are played on hard courts(硬地球场),the French on clay courts(红土球场),and Wimbledon on grass courts(草地球场).第11页Text AExercisesSection BSection
13、 CAround the TopicSection A3.Asian Tennis Federation(亚亚洲网球洲网球联联合会合会)Asian Tennis Federation(ATF)is a non-profit organization affiliated with the International Tennis Federation(国际网球联合会).4.Caroline WozniackiWozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player.She is a former World No.1 on the WTA Tour.As
14、 of 23 January,she held this position for 67 weeks.第12页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection A Li Na started her sporting life with a badminton racket in her hand at age six.When she was eight,her coach discovered that she was using the racket more like a tennis player,and so
15、a big decision was made.Back home,Li told her mother:“Im going to play tennis.”Surprised,her mother couldnt help asking:“Whats tennis?”Para 1-2A A WinningWinning PersonalityPersonality 李娜是手握羽毛球拍开始她运动生涯,那年她6岁。8岁时,教练发觉她握球拍方式更像一个网球运动员,于是,一个重大决定便产生了。回到家,李娜告诉母亲:“我要打网球了。”母亲有点吃惊,忍不住问道:“什么是网球?”ChineseChines
16、e第13页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection A Twenty years later,Li stands out as the greatest woman tennis player in China.In Li won the French Open singles title,making her Asias first and only Grand Slam singles champion,and rising to a career high ranking of World No.4.This
17、 is really something to be proud of.Already the Chinese TV stations and newspapers have greeted her as a sporting heroine.Asian Tennis Federation has taken this opportunity to show that Lis success is living proof of Asias ability to host a grand slam tournament.Para 3(a)二十年后,李娜脱颖而出,成为中国最伟大女子网球运动员。年
18、,李娜赢得法国网球公开赛女单冠军,成为亚洲第一位也是唯一一位大满贯单打冠军,职业排名也上升到世界第四。这确实值得骄傲。中国电视台和报纸已把她奉为体育英雄。亚洲网球联合会借机表示:李娜成功有力地证实了亚洲有能力举行大满贯赛事。ChineseChinese第14页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection ACurrently the World No.5 and Chinese No.1,Li has become the best of what the Chinese call the“Golden Flowers
19、,”a generation of women tennis players including Zheng Jie and Yan Zi,who have won two grand slam doubles titles,and Peng Shuai,who,as of June 17,is the 2nd ranked Chinese woman player.Para 3(b)当前,排名世界第五和中国第一李娜,已经成为“中国金花”领军人物。“中国金花”指一代中国女子网球运动员,其中包含曾两度赢得大满贯双打冠军郑洁和晏紫,以及彭帅自 年6 月17 日起,彭帅成为中国排名第二女子网球选手。
20、ChineseChinese第15页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection A However,it is only in,as Li has been interviewed after winning match after match,that the wider world has learned just how winning a personality she has.Li has a special individualism and a one-of-a-kind humor.When aske
21、d what drove her to win in the semi-final over World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki,saving a match point on the way,Li answered:“Prize money.”Para4-5ChineseChinese 然而,也就是在 年,李娜赢得一场场比赛后接收采访,她迷人个性才被世人所了解。李娜有着特有个性和独特幽默感。有一次,当有些人问她是什么激励她在半决赛时挽救一个赛点,从而战胜世界排名第一卡罗琳沃兹尼亚奇时,李娜回答说:“奖金。”第16页Warming-upExercisesSection
22、BSection CAround the TopicSection APara 6-7 Many players,both Chinese and foreign,talk of how they live for their sport.But Li says that once she is off the court,she wants to forget about tennis.Jiang Shan,the man who talked her into returning to the sport two years after Li had dropped out to stud
23、y at a university,is now her husband and coach.However,after letting on that her husband kept her awake before a game with his snoring,she said:“I think today he can stay in the bathroom.”ChineseChinese 许多中外球员都说自己怎样为所从事运动而活,而李娜却说,她一离开赛场就想忘记网球。李娜曾经离开网球赛场去读大学,是丈夫姜山劝她回到阔别两年球场。如今,姜山是她教练。而李娜却透露,比赛前一晚,丈夫鼾
24、声让她难以入睡,接着便说:“我看他今晚能够去睡卫生间了。”第17页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection APara 8 Another interesting example of what cannot be expected from this surprising woman player is when she is asked about the Chinese men tennis players.“I think theyre strong in the body,but not so stron
25、g in the mind,”Li says.“Right now,they think about,oh,ranking around 300,thats perfect.I mean,300 is nothing.”ChineseChinese 还有一个有趣例子能够说明这位女运动员是多么语出惊人。在被问及她对中国男子网球选手有什么看法时,李娜说:“我认为他们身体强壮,但意志不那么坚强。现在他们会以为,嗯,世界排名300 左右,还不错。但我想说,世界排名300根本就不算什么。”第18页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicS
26、ection APara 9 As she makes her way on to the grandest stage of her career,is the World No.5s mother now a fan of tennis?“No,”Li says,“she just says:I have my life.I dont want to come with you.”ChineseChinese 当李娜一步步迈向职业生涯最辉煌阶段时,这位世界排名第五网球运动员母亲现在变成网球迷了吗?“没有,”李娜说,“她只是说:我有我生活,不想跟着你。”第19页Warming-upExerc
27、isesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMain idea As the text title suggests,a person with a winning personality will be introduced.The author of the text starts with the story of Li Na from her childhood on to her tennis career high ranking of World No.4.Then the author gives a few examples
28、to show that Li Na has a special individualism through media interviews.Finally the author ends the text with the implication that Li Na may inherit the winning personality from her mother.第20页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMain idea:Li may inherit the winning personal
29、ity from her mother.StructureMain idea:A.Media interviews showing her winning personality:e.g.prize money,forgetting about tennis off the court.(Para.46)B.Making fun of Jiang Shan,her husband and coach,in public.(Para.7)C.Joking about Chinese men tennis players.(Para.8)Part II:Para.4-8Part III:Para.
30、9Part I:Para.1-3第21页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Holding a badminton racket in her hand at age six,Li Na began her Sporting life.1.Li Na started her sporting life with a badminton racket in her hand at age six.(Para.1)第22页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection C
31、Around the TopicSection A2.When she was eight,her coach discovered that she was using the racket more like a tennis player,and so a big decision was made.(Para.1)Meaning:When she was eight years old,her coach found out that the way she was using the badminton racket was quite similar to that of a te
32、nnis player,and so the coach made an important decision.第23页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Her mother was so surprised that she couldnt hold herself from asking:“Whats tennis?”3.Surprised,her mother couldnt help asking:“Whats tennis?”(Para.2)第24页Warming-upExerc
33、isesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:After 20 years,Li Na has become the greatest woman tennis player in China.4.Twenty years later,Li stands out as the greatest woman tennis player in China.(Para.3)第25页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:In Li won
34、 the championship title of women singles at the French Open tournament,which makes her Asias first and only women singles champion of Grand Slam.Thus her world ranking rose to World No.4,which is the highest rank of her tennis career.5.In Li won the French Open singles title,making her Asias first a
35、nd only Grand Slam singles champion,and rising to a career high ranking of World No.4.(Para.3)第26页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:The Chinese TV stations and newspapers have already regarded her as a heroic sporting woman.6.Already the Chinese TV stations and ne
36、wspapers have greeted her as a sporting heroine.(Para.3)第27页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Asian Tennis Federation has seized this chance to let the world know that Lis success has already proved that Asia is quite able to organize and hold a grand slam tournam
37、ent.7.Asian Tennis Federation has taken this opportunity to show that Lis success is living proof of Asias ability to host a grand slam tournament.(Para.3)第28页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection A8.Currently the World No.5 and Chinese No.1,Li has become the best of what the
38、Chinese call the“Golden Flowers,”a generation of women tennis players including Zheng Jie and Yan Zi,who have won two grand slam doubles titles,and Peng Shuai,who,as of June 17,is the 2nd ranked Chinese woman player.(Para.3)第29页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Ri
39、ght now ranking World No.5 and Chinese No.1,Li has become the best player among the“Golden Flowers,”who are a generation of women tennis players,including Zheng Jie and Yan Zi,who have won two grand slam doubles titles,and Peng Shuai,who,beginning from June 17,is the Chinese woman player ranking onl
40、y behind Li Na.第30页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:But the people of the world have not known how charming a personality Li Na has until when she has talked at interviews after winning matches.9.However,it is only in,as Li has been interviewed after winning matc
41、h after match,that the wider world has learned just how winning a personality she has.(Para.4)第31页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Li has a unique character and a unique sense of humor as well.10.Li has a special individualism and a one-of-a-kind humor.(Para.5)第3
42、2页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:When Li Na was asked what pushed her to beat World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki in the semi-final and saved a match point during the match,she replied:“Prize money.”11.When asked what drove her to win in the semi-final over World No.
43、1 Caroline Wozniacki,saving a match point on the way,Li answered:“Prize money.”(Para.5)第33页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:However,Li says that when she leaves the tennis court,she doesnt want tokeep tennis in mind.12.But Li says that once she is off the court,s
44、he wants to forget about tennis.(Para.6)第34页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Jiang Shan has now become Li Nas husband and coach.It is he who persuaded Li Na to go back to play tennis two years after she left the tennis court to study at a university.13.Jiang Shan
45、,the man who talked her into returning to the sport two years after Li had dropped out to study at a university,is now her husband and coach.(Para.7)第35页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:But after telling people that her husbands snoring kept her from falling asle
46、ep before a game,she said:“I think today he can sleep in the bathroom.”14.However,after letting on that her husband kept her awake before a game with his snoring,she said:“I think today he can stay in the bathroom.”(Para.7)第36页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:Li
47、Nas remarks on Chinese men tennis players once was another interesting example to show her special personality.15.Another interesting example of what cannot be expected from this surprising woman player is when she is asked about the Chinese men tennis players.(Para.8)第37页Warming-upExercisesSection
48、BSection CAround the TopicSection AMeaning:“At present,they think World No.300 is quite a good ranking.But I think its actually not anything at all.”16.“Right now,they think about,oh,ranking around 300,thats perfect.I mean,300 is nothing.”(Para.8)第38页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the T
49、opicSection AMeaning:While Li Na moves successfully towards the greatest stage of her career,wewonder if her mother has now become a fan of tennis as Li is now ranking World No.5.17.As she makes her way on to the grandest stage of her career,is the World No.5s mother now a fan of tennis?(Para.9)第39页
50、Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection ANew Wordswinningpersonalitybadmintonracketcoachtennistitlegrand slamchampionrankingheroinefederationproofabilityhosttournamentgenerationincludedoublerank第40页Warming-upExercisesSection BSection CAround the TopicSection ANew Wordsspecialind