Tao Luna

Unit Nine Lesson 34

GYMNASTICS

Outline:

Part 1 (Para.1) The_______ of gymnastics.

Part 2 (Para.2) The role of_______in gymnastics training.

Part 3 (Para.3-4) The _____when gymnasts start doing gym and win success and the _______why the boy gymnasts are generally older than girls.

Part 4(Para.5--6) Different __________in gymnastic competitions.

Part 5 (Para.7) _______________that gymnasts should follow while training.

history

dance

agereason

equipment

Safety measures

My daughter is now a student of a school for children of 2-5 years of age. She loves her teacher and her school very much . While at school, the first thing she and her classmates need to do is to do morning

exercises, the purpose of which is to make them strong. Now my daughter can stand in a position without shaking, and she can even stand on her

hands with her feet in the air, but while doing so she can’t remain unshaking. She has learned to make her own bed. Her teacher says my daughter’s bed clothes are very tidy and in good order.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5) (6)

(7)

A.aimB. neatC. kindergartenD.require

E.keep balanceF. hold a position steadyG. do handstand(1)

(2)

(3)(4)

(5)

(6)(7)

Part 1 (Para.1) History of gymnastics

Part 2 (Para.2) Role of dance

Part 3 (Para.3-4) Boy gymnasts win medals later than girls.

Part 4 (Para.5-6) Different equipment

Part 5 (Pare. 7) Safety measures

1. What should we do to avoid danger?

2.Why do girls win Olympic gymnastics earlier than boys?

3.When and where was the earliest modern gymnastics probably held?

4. What exercises do both men and women do ?

5. Why do dance play an important part in training?

Part 1 History of gymnastics

1. According to the text ,when and where was the earliest modern gymnastics probably held? A. In Asia in 1795 B. In Europe in 1811 C. In Greece in 1901 D. In America in 1912

2. What is a keep-fit program? A. A program that is only suitable for children. B. A program that is to help fat children to lose weight. C. A program that is to choose those children who are fit to become gymnasts in the future. D. A program that is to keep children in good condition.

Part 2 Dance is very important in gymnastic training.

Why is dance an important part of training?

A. Because it helps you keep your balance B. Because it helps your body bend easily C. Because it includes the types of movements required in gymnastics D.Because it makes your body stronger for jumps and turns

Part 3 The reason why the boy gymnasts are generally older than girls

Why do girls win Olympic gymnastics earlier than boys?

A. Women are physically stronger than men. B. Boys cannot move as neatly and easily as girls. C. Girls develop physically earlier than boys. D. Women are better at performing exercises.

Part 4 Different types of exercises that men and women do

women men

3. High-and-low bars

4. Beam

3.Rings

4. Double bars

5. High bar

6. Horse with 2 handles

1. Floor

2. Horse

1.Floor

2. Horse

Floor HorseHigh-and-low bars

Beam

FloorHorse

Double bars High bar Horse with 2 handlesRings

Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Only men perform on the rings.B. Women don’t play on the double bars.C. Both men and women do floor exercises on the mat.D. Only women jump over a “horse”.

Li Xiaopeng

Double bars champion

Part 5 Safety measures

1.We can’t train ________________.

2.We can’t wear_________________________ while training.

3.We can’t wear ___________________________ because it may_____________________.

4.We can’t go on _________if we are not feeling well.

by ourselves/alone

any watches,rings or necklaces

loose clothing with collars or beltscatch on the equipment

practising

Gymnastics

Outline:

Part1: HistoryPart2 &Part3: Important things in gymnastics ----dance and agePart4: Different equipmentPart5: Safety measures

1. It was in Greece that Olympics competitions started.

It ___I who ____going there.(be)It ___he who____going there.It ___they who ____going there.

He didn’t go to bed until midnight.It was not until midnight that he went to bed.

It’s in four years _____he ‘ll come here.It’s four years _____he came here.It was four years ______he came here.

It will be four years ______he come here.

Language points:

is amis isis are

thatsince

before

before

Greece is the place where Olympics competitions started.

2. There are also records of gymnastics being performed in China and some other Asian countries.

Their team is weaker than ours. I think there is _________

_______________________ ( 他们没有赢得比赛的希望）

(Mod) I am sorry for his head being injured.

Do you hear_______________________________? (开门的声音）

no hope of

their team winning the match.

the sound of the door being opened

3.Dance prepares you for the types of movements required in gym.

prepare sb. for sth.prepare sb. to do sth.

他们对最坏的情况做好了准备。They prepared themselves for the worst /to face the worst.

我们得让他为明天要开的会作好准备。We have to prepare him for the meeting to be held tomorrow.

Ex.1 Fill in the missing words according to the passage. ________is the place where Olympic competition started and it was in the _________ century that modern gymnastics began. Asearly as 1811, men in Berlin could do ____________and exerciseson different pieces of _________ and gymnastics was developedin Sweden as a _______ programme for school. _______is an important part of training because it ________ youfor the types of movements ________ in gymnastics. It makesyour body ________for jumps and turns, helps your body ____forwards, backwards and sideways and ________ the way you _____ your body. Generally speaking, boys win Olympics medals _____than girls, because boys _______physically later than girls and some pieces of equipment require great physical ______and boys need to develop their bodies ____ before_________such difficult exercises. Doing gymnastics exercises is __________,so we should follow some ______ _______ .

Greecenineteenth

bodybuildingequipment

keep-fitDance prepares

required

stronger bendimproves

holdlater

developstrength

fully attempting

dangeroussafety measures

Huang Xu