高中英语《Bigger than My Body》课件设计.pptVIP

Reading: Bigger than My Body Lead in: Enjoy the video and answer the following questions: 1. Whats the girl? 2. What do you think of her figure? A gymnast. Slim. A big (overweight) girl who is performing gymnastics. Whats bigger than my body? Maybe my spirit? What’s the author’s body like? In 2002, what competition did she enter? What was the result? 1 2 3 What’s the author’s body like? 1 (Para 1)I have always been a big girl. (Para 3) Whenever I went up in a competition, I always got the sense that the crowd did not expect much from the overweight child before them......the little hippo......the elephant inside it...... (Para 4) I could not find any other in my size. Pretty does not come in extra-large. In 2002, what competition did she enter? What was the result? 2 3 (Para 2) However, I persevered and I improved so much that in 2002 I was in the Zimbabwe National Gymnastics Championships Final. (Para 5)I was crowned National Champion that year. What did the crowd do before and after the author’s performance? Why? Para 3 VS Para4 The crowd The author comment loudly on her weight; the ugliest cheer; applaud big girl dance beautifully before after What led to the author’s success? (Para 2)I was not brilliant and had to make up for my inadequacies by hours and hours of extra practice. Long after the other girls had left, I would still be in the school hall going over every routine. It took months to master the moves and in the early days, I always managed to get my ribbon in a terrible knot. However, I persevered and I improved so much that in 2002 I was in the Zimbabwe National Gymnastics Championships Final. (Para 4) Instead, I let my ribbon do the talking. I had worked particularly hard on my ribbon work and it showed. (Para 5)I was crowned National Champion that year, but that was not the best thing I got from hours of grueling practice. What have you learned from the author? The best thing was the knowledge that my bod