新标准大学英语知识(第二版)综合教程2 Unit 3 A篇练习的答案及课文翻译.ppt

Contents; 1. What’s your first impression of American football game? 2. What are the differences between American football and soccer? 3. Watch the video clip and discuss the cruelty and wildness of sports.;American football is a ball game with complex rules and intricate strategies, played in a number of countries but mainly in the US. Each team has 11 players on the field at a time (out of 46 in a whole team who are divided into offence, defence and specialized teams) and each player has a specialized role or task for each specific play. Players carry the egg-shaped ball and pass or hand it backwards to others (a “running play”) or throw it forwards to team-mates (a “passing play”). Opposing players may “tackle” a player running with ball (by pushing, grasping or pulling) or block other players. ;Plays usually begin with a “scrimmage” in which players on the field take up particular formations for offence and defence and consist of a series of “downs” (rapid bursts of play in which the offence attempts to advance the ball towards their opponents’ endzone), outside of which the ball is “dead” (out of play). The main points are scored by a 6-point “touchdown” (when the ball is taken to the opponents’ end zone), a 3-point “field goal” (when the ball is kicked through the opponents’ goal posts), or a 2-point “safety” (by tackling an opposing ball carrier in their own end zone). ;Players need strength, speed, technique and high collaboration and understanding of teamwork in different plays. Because the game stops after every “down”, teams have many opportunities to change the “plays”, choosing different ones from a wide repertoire with different strategies (safer or more risky, disguised or deceptive, easy or more complex ones), which makes American football like a war game. Soccer is a word for the game of football. The word soccer is used so that it is not confused with American football.;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text;Text; Blowing th