Unit 3 Sports and Fitness
Listening and Talking
In this class, you will
1. collect information about sportsmanship through listening;
2. identify the specific language to express agreement and
disagreement;
3. give reasons to show agreement and disagreement in specific
situations.
Learning objectives
Review
Review
Lang Ping brought glory and honour to the
country as both a player and a coach. She always
showed great determination and never lost heart.
It proves that she is a true champion.
Review
Michael Jordan played basketball in a graceful
way, but also showed great strength. He never let
failure stop him and never gave up his dreams.
Warming-up
• What is sportsmanship?
üplaying fair
übeing polite and friendly in the competition
üfollowing the rules of the games
ürespecting the judgment
ütreating the opponents(对手) with respect
ü…
Warming-up
Sportsmanship is behaviour and attitudes that show
respect for the rules of a game and for the other
players.
Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
1. What happened to one of the girls in the race?
2. What was the result of the race?
Listening strategy
Focus on key words
Do not try to take down every word of the answer.
Just take down key words and phrases. It will help
you to get the full answer.
Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
1. What happened to one of the girls in the race?
2. What was the result of the race?
Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
1. What happened to one of the girls in the race?
Listen to this part and find out the answer to the question.
Cao Jing: Hi, Lily. Hi, Max. You saw the race yesterday,
didn’t you?
Max: Hello, Cao Jing. No, I didn’t. What happened?
Cao Jing: Two girls were on the final lap. They had nearly
finished the race and had only a hundred metres
to go, when one of the girls fell and couldn’t get
up.
Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
1. What happened to one of the girls in the race?
Listening
A girl fell and couldn’t get up when the two girls
had only a hundred metres to finish the race.
Listen and answer the questions.
2. What was the result of the race?
Listening
Listen to this part and find out the answer to the question.
Lily: Oh, my! So the other girl won, did she?
Cao Jing: No, that’s what was so cool. She stopped and helped
the other girl finish the race.
Listening
Listen and answer the questions.
2. What was the result of the race?
Listening
The other girl stopped and helped the girl who
fell finish the race.
Match each opinion with the right speaker.
Cao Jing ____ Lily ____ Max ____
A. An athlete should do his/her best to win.
B. The girl should stop and help the other girl. Good
sportsmanship is more important than winning!
C. An athlete should think about honour and his/her
fans if he/she is competing for his/her country.
Listening
vi. 竞争;对抗
Listen to this part and find out the answer to the question.
Max: What? Why did she do that?
Cao Jing: I think she thought it was the right thing to do. It’s
more important to help each other than to win.
Lily: I don’t agree. If someone falls during a race, that’s
too bad. It’s just part of the race.
Max: Exactly! If you’ve practised hard for the race, you
should do your best to win.
Listening
Cao Jing: I don’t think so. Winning isn’t always the most
important thing.
Lily: But that doesn’t make any sense. What if an athlete
is competing for her country? She should think
about the fans and the honour.
Cao Jing: I see what you mean, but I still don’t think that
you’re right. Helping others should always come
first.
Listening
Match each opinion with the right speaker.
Cao Jing ____ Lily ____ Max ____
A. An athlete should do his/her best to win.
B. The girl should stop and help the other girl. Good
sportsmanship is more important than winning!
C. An athlete should think about honour and his/her
fans if he/she is competing for his/her country.
Listening
B
Listen to this part and find out the answer to the question.
Max: What? Why did she do that?
Cao Jing: I think she thought it was the right thing to do. It’s
more important to help each other than to win.
Lily: I don’t agree. If someone falls during a race, that’s
too bad. It’s just part of the race.
Max: Exactly! If you’ve practised hard for the race, you
should do your best to win.
Listening
Cao Jing: I don’t think so. Winning isn’t always the most
important thing.
Lily: But that doesn’t make any sense. What if an athlete
is competing for her country? She should think
about the fans and the honour.
Cao Jing: I see what you mean, but I still don’t think that
you’re right. Helping others should always come
first.
Listening
Match each opinion with the right speaker.
Cao Jing ____ Lily ____ Max ____
A. An athlete should do his/her best to win.
B. The girl should stop and help the other girl. Good
sportsmanship is more important than winning!
C. An athlete should think about honour and his/her
fans if he/she is competing for his/her country.
Listening
B C A
Listen to this part and find out the answer to the question.
Max: What? Why did she do that?
Cao Jing: I think she thought it was the right thing to do. It’s
more important to help each other than to win.
Lily: I don’t agree. If someone falls during a race, that’s
too bad. It’s just part of the race.
Max: Exactly! If you’ve practised hard for the race, you
should do your best to win.
Listening
Who do you agree with? Why?
Listening
Listening
Circle the expressions that you hear in the conversation.
• What is your opinion?
üAn athlete should do his/her best to win.
üAn athlete should think about honour first.
üWinning isn’t always the most important thing.
ü A soccer player should not pretend to fall down even
if it helps his/her team.
Practising
vi. 假装
Read the conversation and underline the expressions to
show agreement or disagreement.
A: I agree with the idea that a soccer player should never
pretend to fall down even if it helps his or her team. You
should never cheat.
B: Exactly! It’s important to do the right thing.
Talking
vi. 作弊;舞弊
Read the conversation and underline the expressions to
show agreement or disagreement.
C: Well, I don’t think so. Many players do it, and they
think it helps the team.
A: That doesn’t make any sense!
B: I see what you mean, but the audience wants fair play.
Talking
n. 观众
Read the conversation and underline the expressions
to show agreement or disagreement.
A: I agree with the idea that a soccer player should never
pretend to fall down even if it helps his or her team.
You should never cheat.
B: Exactly! It’s important to do the right thing.
Talking
Read the conversation and underline the expressions to
show agreement or disagreement.
C: Well, I don’t think so. Many players do it, and they think it
helps the team.
A: That doesn’t make any sense!
B: I see what you mean, but the audience wants fair play.
Talking
Talking
Make a list of reasons for agreement and disagreement.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
Talking
Make a list of reasons for agreement and disagreement.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
ü Honesty is more
important.
ü People care more about
fair play.
ü …
Talking
Make a list of reasons for agreement and disagreement.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
ü Honesty is more
important.
ü People care more about
fair play.
ü …
ü Winning is more
important.
ü It helps the team to win.
ü …
• What is your opinion?
Situation 1. In school teams, everyone should get a chance
to play, not only the best players.
Situation 2. It is wrong to pay people millions of yuan to
play sports.
Situation 3. Athletes should play only for their own country.
Talking
Talking
Make a list of reasons for agreement and disagreement.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
Talking
In school teams, everyone should get a chance to play, not
only the best players.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
üEqual chance is important.
üIt helps to spread the spirit
of sports.
ü…
üTo win is the most
important thing.
üThe best players can
help a team to win.
ü…
Talking
It is wrong to pay people millions of yuan to play sports.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
üIt spoils the spirit of sports.
üIt might encourage people
to cheat.
ü…
üIt is a good way to
motivate athletes.
üIt helps to attract more
talented people.
ü…
Talking
Athletes should play only for their own country.
Reason for agreement Reason for disagreement
üIt will set an example of
loving one’s own country.
üThey can get more support
from fans.
ü…
üIt is not beneficial for
personal growth.
üIt is not good for the
competition.
ü…
Homework
Choose one of the situations below and make a conversation.