Unit16Reading

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Pre-reading

1. What can you guess about the

content of the passage from the

title? Why is the title a question?

A: As a football fan, I got excited at

the first sight of the title. I guess the

passage will tell us whether the

football career is a good one or not

and it will be about some football

stars. The title is a question because

the writer doesn’t think it a good

career to play football.

B: Judging from the title, I think

the passage is mainly about the

sorrows and joys of footballers.

The writer throws doubt upon

(对……产生怀疑 ) the good football

career so the title is written in

the form of a question.

C: The title tells us that the content

of the text will be a football player

has to experience hardship in his

career. The writer gives advice on

how to be a successful footballer.

The writer uses the question mark

in order to imply that football is

not always a good career choice.

2. What is this passage mainly about?

I think the passage is mainly about

the fact that David’s story has a

happy ending while the football

dreams of most children don’t

often come true.

While-reading

Main ideaMain idea

Paras. 1-3 The success of David

Beckham in the football

career.

Para. 4 The difference between

football and other careers.

Para. 5 The special qualities

required by footballers.

Paras. 6-7 The programs set up for

young footballers in

both China and the UK.

Para. 8 Football dreams don’t

often come true like

David.

Analyze

In this text the writer uses

narration and comments. i.e. by

telling the story of David

Beckham the writer makes the

comment that football is not

Writing techniques:

always a good career choice.

This makes the text

substantial in content and

more vivid and persuasive to

the readers.

The text tells us the story

of David Beckham and

what is needed for a

football career, from

which the writer shows

that it is difficult to

become a successful

footballer.

Main idea:

We can learn from the text that

super football stars like David

Beckham are now dazzlingly

honorable but actually they have

experienced unbelievable sorrows

and hard work in life.

Learn from this text:

While adoring their attractive

appearance and reputation, we

should really follow their

example to be steady and

believe in everything we do

until we succeed in the end.

The writer wants to tell us that a

professional footballer like David

Beckham has to overcome a lot

of difficulties in life in order to

become successful in his career.

So we students should learn a lot

Writing purpose:

from them. We should be

strong-minded and always

ready to bear hardships and

stand hard work in order to

achieve our ambition in the

future.

Explanation

1. dream of/about

e.g. The boy dreams of becoming a

pilot.

I little dreamt of seeing you here.

2. make use of

e.g. We must make good use of every

precious minute to study hard.

We have to make full use of ou

r present resources.

3. count: vt.& vi.

e.g. Don’t count the broken ones.

Every second counts.

That doesn’t count.

4. depend on

e.g. All living things depend on the

sun for their growth.

That depends on how you

solve the problem.

5. come true

e.g. This great prediction is coming

true.

Some day my dream of

becoming a lawyer will come

true.

6. set up

e.g. A few scarecrows (稻草人 ) were

set up in the fields.

They have set up a bookshop.

Post-reading

Becoming a professional footballer = 3 stages

Stage Age Working hours pay﹠

Duties﹠ responsibilities

Stage 1 Attend training sessions. Play in Junior team.

under 16

At weekends. No pay

Stage Age Working

hours pay﹠ Duties﹠responsibilities

Stage 2 Full-time

with one day

at college

each week.

Salary

(small)

Receive

football

instructions.

Play for the

youth team,

cleaning jobs.

16

Stage Age Working hours pay﹠

Duties﹠responsibilities

Stage 3 18 + Full-time. salary depends on their performance and how many matches their team wins

Follow the contract with the club.Play as a professional footballer.

Differences between football

and other careers.

Differences Key points

Differences

mentioned

in the text

1. Employers go out to find

the right players instead of

advertising the job in the

mass media.

2. Clubs look for young

people with talent.

Differences Key points

Differences

mentioned

in the text

3.Programmes are set up to

cultivate young footballers.

4.Footballers receive further

education while training.

Differences Key points

Differences

mentioned

in the text

5. Footballers have to pass

through three difficult stages

to become professional.

6. Most footballers are not

lucky enough to achieve their

ambition.

Differences Key points

Other

differences 1. Harmonious movements

and physical strength are

very important in this

career.2. Footballers should have a

good state of mind and keep

themselves in good form

during the match.

Differences Key points

Other

differences

3. Players should be good at

launching a joint assault

with the teammate.

Homework

1. Go over the whole passage.

2. Recite the key sentences in the text.

3. Preparations: LANGUAGE

PRACTICE and PRACTICING in

Workbook.