① Who is Sharon?
② What's wrong with her?
③ How did she hurt her shoulder?
④ what kind of treatment does thedoctor advise her to use?
She is a gymnast.
She hurt her shoulder while doing gym.
She was doing some exercises on the high-and-low bars. whenshe landed, she fell forward and hurt her shoulder.
The hot-cloth-and-frozen-peas treatment.
Lesson 34Lesson 34
GymnasticsGymnastics
Fan Ye
1.What do gymnasts have to do ingymnastics competitions?
2.Why do girls perform in gymnastics
competitions earlier than boys?
1.What do gymnasts have to do ingymnastics competitions?
2.Why do girls perform in gymnastics
competitions earlier than boys?
jump/turn/bend forwards/backwards/sideways; dohandstand/circles; hold the position steady; hold thebody; keep one's balance; move neatly and easily;do floor exercises to music
Boys develop physically later than girls.
Choose the best answers to the questions.
1 When and where did modem gymnastics begin?
A In Asia in the 19th century.
B In Europe in the 19th century.
C In Africa in the 19th century.
D In America in the 19th century.
2 What did Berlin set up the gymnastics centre forin 1811?
A For people to do gymnastics withoutequipment.
B For men to do gymnastics with equipment.
C For people to do outdoor gymnastics.
D For men to do indoor gymnastics.
3 Why is dance an important part of gymnasticstraining?
A Because it helps you keep your balance.
B Because it helps you body bend easily.
C Because it includes the types ofmovements required in gymnastics.
D Because it makes your body stronger forjumps and turns.
4 Why are women younger than menamong the Olympic medal winners?
A Women are physically stronger thanmen.
B Girls develop physically earlier thanboys.
C Boys cannot move as neatly andeasily as girls.
D Women are better at performingexercises to music than men.
Main idea of each paragraph:
Para.1 History
Para.2 Dance
Para.3 Age
Para.4 Boys & girls
Para.5&6 Different equipment
Para.7 Safety
Please look at the sentence:
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1.It was Oliver and the other boys sufferedfrom hunger for three months.
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e.g. They were dancing to light music.
The students are doing eye exercises
to music.
The students are doing eye exercises
to music.
Write down the different types of exercises that men and women do.
MEN
WOMEN
Floor
Horse
Rings
Double bars
High bar
Horse withtwo handles
Floor
Horse
High-and-
low bars
Beam
Safety Measures
What safetymeasures doyou thinkyou shouldfollow whiletraining inthe gym?
Fill in the form:
Safety Measures
1.work with a trainer.
2.take off any watches, rings or necklaces beforeyou start.
3.wear tight clothing without collars or belt
4.don't train if you are unwell or have any injury
Fill in the blanks according to the text.
The words and "gym" come from the language.There are also records of gymnastics being performed in andsome other countries. Modern gymnastics began in thecentury.
is an important part of training .One of the aims is to make thebody for jumps and turns and for movements of . Whiletraining in the gym you should remember some safety .
To become a top gymnast, it is important to start when you arevery .Boys develop physically than girls. In competitions ,gymnasts have to on different pieces of . They haveto show that they can move and , hold a position .keep their while doing a handstand, and jump both forwardsand .
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Homework:
Finish off the workbook exercisesin this lesson.
