吉林大学公共外语教育学院 第七教研室 王颖鹏,Never Give up,In this unit, you will:,first listen and then talk about sports read about a famous athlete and the way of keeping fit learn new words and expressions write about how perseverance leads to success practice the use of participles fill in a Health Background Form visit culture salon for an introduction to the emblems of the Olympic Games,Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words in the blanks.,Unit 6 Sports and Health,Physical activity improves our bodies health. A recent study ( 1 ) in The New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that maintaining a healthy level of physical ( 2 ) through exercise can help people live longer; and the findings also provide updated ( 3 ) to Charles Darwins survival of the fittest theory. But repetitive exercise can become boring, ( 4 ) discouragement, frustration, even quitting. Selecting an activity that provides ( 5 ) as well as physical exercise, however, can be the answer. Many people have turned to sports. Sports can provide a ( 6 ) - physically as well as mentally - and increase ones physical activity while providing social interaction, a sense of accomplishment and enjoyment.,Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words in the blanks.,Unit 6 Sports and Health,First held as part of the 1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece, and then brought to Boston, Massachusetts in 1897, the Marathon is now an important part of ( 7 ) in many cities across America. Marathon running, usually a 40k (26.2 miles) race, is becoming increasingly popular with both men and women for its challenge of perseverance, requiring both ( 8 ) and mental endurance, and its feat of accomplishment. For first-time runners it is the culmination of a dream - a personal ( 9 ) obtained after months of physical and psychological ( 10 ) and training. For veteran marathoners its an opportunity to improve their Personal Best - competing against their own fastest time,Never Give Up,They told him to quit（1）, that he wasnt good enough, but figure skater Paul Wylie refused to listen. 1 When he stepped off the plane in Washington, D.C., following the 1992 Winter Games, and everyone in the terminal started clapping, Paul Wylie almost stopped in his tracks. Whos behind me? He wondered. Despite the silver medal in his pocket, he couldnt believe that the applause was for him. From that moment on, Paul recognized that his life would never be the same.,1. Do you enjoy watching figure skating? Explain. 2. Do you know any famous figure skaters? Share what you know with each other. 3.What do you usually do when facing difficulties?,Unit 6 Sports and Health,Never Give Up,3 No longer the target of loaded questions from reporters covering the 91 Olympic Trials （4）(What are you doing here?). No longer the skater incapable of finishing ahead of U.S. National Champion Todd Eldredge or three-time defending World Champion Kurt Browning of Canada.,2 The silver medal he earned in Albertville, France, ushered the 27-year-old figure skater into a new existence（2）. He was no longer a nobody who choked at big events, like the 1988 Calgary Olympics, where he finished an unimpressive 10th（3）. No longer the recipient of advice from judges who, after Pauls performance in the 91 World Championships, suggested that he quit: Make room for the younger skaters.,Unit 6 Sports and Health,information with my classmates without leaving my house.,4 Now Paul Wylie was an Olympic hero. He was an athlete who kept going when doubters suggested he quit. He was a recent Harvard University graduate who had frequently fantasized about life without grueling hours on the ice, but who persevered anyway. He was a young man who had discovered and demonstrated that goals can be reached no matter how many obstacles and botched attempts lie in the way（5）.,5 “A reporter who interviewed me at the Closing Ceremonies told me, You came here an unknown and now you go home a hero,” Paul says. “I thought that was interesting, because I was in France and unaware of how my journey was unfolding on U.S. television. It wasnt until I stepped off the plane that I realized people considered me a hero. They were changed by my story. They were changed by the fact that I was able to persevere（6） and win the silver medal even though almost everyone had counted me out.,Never Give Up,Unit 6 Sports and Health,6 At times（7）, Paul had almost counted himself out（8）. “Two months before the 92 Olympics, USA Today did a survey （9）of different athletes and asked, How often do you contemplate retirement? The choices were: yearly, monthly or weekly.,7 “I wrote, daily, because it was hard to keep going. But I just decided, Im going to persevere and hang in there, （10）because I have a shot（11）.,8 Things definitely changed in 1992 in Albertville. “To have my story be one that brought tears to peoples eyes, because of the way it turned around that changed my life as well,” Paul says. “I looked at my skating career and saw it r