新时代核心英语教程综合英语3教师用书Unit 6 教师用书.pdfVIP

Unit6FortheLoveofSports

I.UnitOverview

TextAinthisunitintroducesneutrals,aparticulargroupofsoccerfansand

analyzeshowTVbroadcast,commercializationandglobalizationhavechangedthe

traditionandwaypeoplewatchsoccer.Theauthor,KrisVervaecke,beginswithhis

ownexperience,definingwhataneutralis.Heexplains,asopposedtootherstaunch

fanslikehisfather,hecouldbetterenjoythegame.Whenhewasachild,hewas

invitedbyafriendofhisfamily’sandthefriendwasamazedbythefactthathewas

fascinatedbythegameallthesameeventhoughtheteamhadlostthegame.Atthat

time,beingneutralwasarareoccurrence.Inconclusion,it’sbelievedthatfactors

includingTVbroadcast,globalization,commercialism,andcross-culturalinteraction

havehelpedbringaboutthetrendofneutralism.

TextBnarratesamother’spersonalexperienceswithsports,bothinher

childhoodandinherchildren’slives,andpresentsherpersonalopinionaboutthe

impactsportshaveoneverygeneration,includingthestudentsinhercollege.When

theauthorwasayounggirllivinginaneighborhoodofalmostonlyfemales,she

derivedsatisfactionfromplayingbrutishsoftballwithothergirlsonhotsummerdays.

SheandMaryHellerman,asthecaptainsofopposingteams,attackedeachother

violentlyforallegedinfractionoftherules,wherebytheycankillboredom.After

becomingaspectatorofherchildren’ssports,theauthorfoundthatagamewasnot

onlyareleasefrompreadolescentboredombutalsoameanstobuildperseverance

andfireimagination,andanoutletfornegativeemotions.However,theauthorargues

thatsportsparticipationshouldnotoutweighacademicpractice,andamoderate

amountofexerciseprovidestheoptimalbalance.

BothTextAandTextBaddressthetopicofsportsfromaspectator’sperspective,

withTextAdisplayingaspectator’sneutralattitudetowardwatchingsocceralong