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Extended reading
Finding a balance: my tai chi experience
Unit 2 Be sporty, be healthy
If our school sets up a tai chi club, would you join it
too slow in movements
usually for senior citizens, not young people
be of benefit to physical and mental health
improve flexibility
practice it in any place at any time...
Prediction

Look at the title and the picture,
guess what the article is about.
A Chinese high school student experienced practicing tai chi.
Which shows the right structure of the article
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Global reading
Summarize the main idea of each part.
Beginning
Body
Ending
Part 1 ______
Part 2 _________
Part 3 ________
__________________ to the author’s experience of learning tai chi
_______about the tai chi experience
_______ from learning tai chi
(para. 1)
(para. 2–4)
(para. 5)
General introduction
Details
Benefits
Read for the main idea of each paragraph
Para 1
Para 2
Para 3
Para 4
Para 5
a. How to practice tai chi.
b. The traditional Chinese culture behind it.
c. Tai chi’s positive effects on me.
d. How I began to study tai chi, and its effects on me.
e. Tai chi’s origin and different styles.
Key question 1:
What did the author gain from his or her tai chi experience
Tai chi has had a huge effect on me _________ and _________.
tai chi has inspired me to _______________________.
Just as importantly,
I sleep better at night, and I am more energetic during the day.
I feel happier and more confident.
I can relax my mind and stay cool in stressful situations.
physically mentally
explore the Chinese culture
Key question 2:
What is the history of tai chi
What is the Chinese culture behind tai chi
Zhang Sanfeng was said to _____________ tai chi after _______________________ a fight between a snake and a bird.
Chen Wangting developed tai chi based on ________________, which have a long-standing practice of __________ animals.
have invented
drawing inspiration from
martial arts skills
imitating
White crane spreading its wings
Golden rooster standing on one leg
Chinese culture behind tai chi
Root
C_________________ (1)
forwards and ___________ (4)
up & ______ (5)
left & _____ (6)
breathing in and ____________ (7)
Maintain (8)
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Y (3)
hinese philosophy
in
ang
backwards
down
right
balance
breathing out
The Chinese culture behind tai chi
1. How do you understand the sentence there is no shadow without light Why is it used here
Exploration
Where there is light, there is a shadow. The author uses this example to explain the unity of opposites, which cannot exist without each other.
2. Can you make up more sentences to explain the philosophy
of yin and yang
There is no ______ without _______.
Exploration
There is no _______ without wrong.
There is no fairness without ___________.
There is no _______ without black.
There is no day without ______.
There is no _______ without failure.
There is no shadow without light.
right
unfairness
white
night
success
Everything contains the seed of its opposite.
Key question 3:
How did the author feel throughout his or her tai chi experience
At first
During the first few classes
After those first few classes
One year later
I was __________ and always believed tai chi was for old people and .
hesitant
I found they were ______________, and learned a lot about the ______ of tai chi.
fun and easy
history
I found myself __________________, but with the help of the coach, my love for tai chi _________ stronger than before.
bored and aching
returned
I found that tai chi had a __________ effect on me.
positive
time
interest
time
interest
time
interest
time
interest
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Choose the one which best describes the change in the author’s attitudes.
Do you think tai chi will get more popular among teenagers
Why or why not
Discussion
I think tai chi will get more popular among teenagers because:
tai chi is good for physical and mental health;
tai chi brings about a state of physical and mental balance;
tai chi broadens horizons and enriches knowledge on the ancient
Chinese culture.
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Writing
假定你是李华，你们学校正在开展各种社团活动。请你给你的朋友Tom写一封邮件，向他介绍太极，并邀请他一起参加太极俱乐部。内容包括：
1. 太极的历史及文化；
2. 练习太极对身心的好处。
Writing
Dear Tom,
How’s everything going I’m writing to invite you to attend the Tai Chi Club held by our school. 　　 Tai Chi, which ________________________________(深深地扎根于中国的阴阳学说), enjoys_______________________(非常受欢迎). Zhang Sanfeng was said to invent tai chi in the 13th century, _________________________________(灵感源于蛇与鸟的缠斗). However, people now tend to believe that Chen Wangting, a 17th-century martial arts master, ______________________________(基于武术技巧创立了太极拳). ____________________________________(旨在保持身体的平衡) through opposite movements, it does good to both physical and mental health. In China, many elderly people continue to do tai chi in their eighties and nineties, and opposite moves are hugely ________________________________(对他们的灵活性有益). Anyone can practice and ___________________(从太极中受益). I’m sure you will develop a great interest in this gentle exercise. 　　 Looking forward to your reply. Yours ...
Writing
Dear Tom,
How’s everything going I’m writing to invite you to attend the Tai Chi Club held by our school. 　　 Tai Chi, which ___is deeply rooted in Chinese philosophy of Yin and Yang____(深深地扎根于中国的阴阳学说), enjoys____great popularity____(非常受欢迎). Zhang Sanfeng was said to invent tai chi in the 13th century, __inspired by a fight between a snake and a bird__(灵感源于蛇与鸟的缠斗). However, people now tend to believe that Chen Wangting, a 17th-century martial arts master, __developed tai chi based on martial arts skills___(基于武术技巧创立了太极拳). _Aiming to maintain the balance in the body __(旨在保持身体的平衡) through opposite movements, it does good to both physical and mental health. In China, many elderly people continue to do tai chi in their eighties and nineties, and opposite moves are hugely __beneficial to their flexibility__(对他们的灵活性有益). Anyone can practice and ___ benefit from tai chi___(从太极中受益). I’m sure you will develop a great interest in this gentle exercise. 　　 Looking forward to your reply. Yours ...
1. To gain more information about tai chi in terms of its history
and the philosophy rooted in Chinese culture;
2. To describe the changes of the author’s interest in tai chi;
3. To raise the awareness of keeping healthy and have right
attitude towards tai chi.
4. To learn to apply some skills to our writing.
Learning objectives

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