Unit5 Overcome Obstacles.pptVIP

Unit 5 Overcoming Obstacles How can a blind person win the gold medal in pole vaulting event and create world record? Michael had overcome physical and mental obstacles to win the first place and set a new record in pole vaulting. But what he teaches us is quite beyond that, because he is blind. Thank you! * * New College English Integrated Course 2 Text A True Height Text A True Height Comprehension 2 Warm-up 3 1 Discussion 3 3 Teaching Procedures Summary 4 Warm-up Pole vault Pole vault The approach The take-off The extension The turn The fly away Warm-up Warm-up 6.14 m 5.06m World Pole Vault Record Comprehension 2 Warm-up 3 1 Discussion 3 3 Teaching Procedures Summary 4 Reading strategy: scanning Find out all the bar heights that Michael has jumped over. Comprehension Find out all the bar heights that Michael has jumped over. 17 feet 6 ? increase his personal best by 9 ? inches P12 P13 17 feet 2 17 feet 4 P7 17 feet / three inches higher than his personal best P1 P6 height paragraph P9 Comprehension Find out all the bar heights that Michael has jumped over. 17 feet 6 / nine inches higher than his personal best P9 17 feet 6 ? increase his personal best by 9 ? inches P12 P13 17 feet 2 17 feet 4 P7 17 feet / three inches higher than his personal best P1 P6 height paragraph Comprehension Text Organization Reading strategy: skimming Read the first sentences of P1-P6. Find the paragragh(s) which describes Michael’s life before the competition. His palms were sweating. The stands were filled with about 20,000 people, … As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying. Where he flew would always coincide with his mother’s story. From the age of 14,Michael did just that. All of Michael’s vault today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. Comprehension P1-2 P3-5 P6-12 P13 The pole vaulting event . Michael’s dream and hard work (flashback). The pole vaulting event. Conclusion of Michael’s achievement. Comprehensi