Unit 4Sports and explorationLearning ObjectivesAt the end of the unit, students will be able to:1. know about various kinds of sports items, such as volleyball, hockey, etc;2. share information about some world famous athletes and talk about their favorite sports activities;3. familiarize themselves with relative sport reports;4. master the key words and expressions concerning sports and exploration.Part I Warm-up Activities A Directions: Below are the rules of some ball games. Please match them with the corresponding ball games. 1. At no time during the game should the player touch the net. A point is added to a players score when he wins a rally.2. Two teams of no more than 11 players. A game can not start if either team has less than 7 players. The game is played in two halves consisting of 45 minutes each.3. The first team to 25 points wins the game, but a team must win by two points. A team must win two out of three games to win the match.4. If the server wins the first point, he/she gets a score of 15. The first to win 6 games, by two, wins the set. The first to win 2 sets wins the match.football 2 indoor volleyball 3 tennis 4 badminton 1 B Directions: Below are the introductions of some extreme sports. Please match them with the corresponding pictures. 1: B-surfing 2: D-rock climbing 3: C-parkour 4:A-bungee jumpingB. It is a surface water sport in which the wave rider rides on the forward face of a wave and often carries the rider towards shore. Waves suitable for it are found primarily in the ocean.A. It is an activity that involves jumping from a tall structure while connected to a large elastic cord. When the person jumps, the cord stretches and the jumper flies upwards again as the cord recoils, and continues to oscillate up and down until all the energy is dissipated. D. It is an activity in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling.C. It is also called as the “art of displacement”. It is a training discipline that developed out of military obstacle course training. Practitioners aim to move from one place to another, negotiating the obstacles in between. Useful Words and Expressionsgymnastics体操hockey曲棍球marathon 马拉松fencing击剑judo柔道water polo水球wrestling摔跤pole vault撑竿跳skydive 高空跳伞rock climbing 攀岩mountain biking 山地自行车运动parkour 跑酷运动surfing冲浪运动bungee jumping蹦极excursion 远足trekking 跋涉cheering section啦啦队World Championship世界锦标赛Invitational Tournament邀请赛all-round champion全能冠军strengthen ones physique增强体质sports circle体育界dark horse黑马produce an unexpected winner爆冷门sportsmanship体育道德lose ones usual form发挥失常in good form竞技状态好draw/tie/play even/level the score达成平局weight training/weight lifting重量训练outscore比分领先cardiovascular training心肺/有氧训练strength training肌力/肌耐力训练treadmill跑步机to shape your body塑身to increase ones metabolism促进新陈代谢to burn calorie 燃烧脂肪fitness center健身中心aerobic exercise有氧运动Part II Listening1. Short-conversationRead the new words below before listening.trim down cut down裁减triplets /triplits/ n. 三胞胎buddy /bdi:/ n. friend; partner朋友；伙伴foul /faul/ n. violating the rules犯规pitch /pit/ n. 球场tackling /tkli/ n. (橄榄球赛中的)擒抱摔倒；（足球中的）阻截铲球oval /uvl/ adj. egg-shaped椭圆形fanatical /fntikl/ adj. enthusiastic; crazy狂热的；入迷的jittery /ditri:/ adj. nervous紧张的A. Sundays RunDirections: Listen to a dialogue between Alison and Julian talking about Sundays run and fill in the missing numbers.Julian has been running 3 times a week for over 1 hour each time now. But six months ago, he would only run for 5 minutes and almost collapsed in exhaustion.Alison decided to run in this marathon because during her pregnancy, she gained 80 pounds. She gave birth to a little boy who was born 9 pounds, 5 ounces.TapescriptJulian: Hi, Alison. Alison: Oh, hi, Julian. Have you been training hard for Sundays run for a cure for breast cancer? Julian: You bet! I have been running three times a week for over an hour each time. Its great. I cant believe Ive gotten to this point so quickly! Only six months ago I would run for five minutes and almost collapse in exhaustion. Alison: I hear you. I decided to run in this marathon because I needed a motivator to get myself back into sharp. During my pregnancy I gained a whopping eighty pounds and Im still trying to trim down. Also, I totally believe in the cause. I know so many people who have been touched by the disease. Julian: Wow! Eighty pounds! Thats nuts! Did you have triplets? Alison: No, just a big little boy. He was born 9 pounds, 5 ounces Hi, Julian, what inspired you to want to run this we