CULTURAL CORNERLets enjoy a video. Do you know what the girls are called? c h e e r l e a d e r / t l i d r / A cheerleader is one of the people who lead the crowd in cheering at a large public event, especially a sports event. cheer v. 歡呼歡呼 cheerleading n.當(dāng)拉拉隊(duì)員當(dāng)拉拉隊(duì)員（拉拉隊(duì)員）（拉拉隊(duì)員）squad / skwd/a group of people, e.g. athletes or sportsmen, working as a team （小隊(duì)）（小隊(duì)）pompom / pmpm /A pompom is a ball of threads which is used to decorate things such as hats or furniture.（絨球）（絨球）routine / rutin / a set of movements in a dance or some other performance （一套固定的舞步）（一套固定的舞步）WHAT WILL WE LEARN FROM THE TEXT? A. The definition of a cheerleader. B. The history of cheerleading. C. Americans feeling about cheerleading. D. All the above. Pre-reading. SKIM THE TEXT AND JUDGE THE STATEMENTS TRUE(T) OR FALSE(F). 1. Cheerleaders dance and do gymnastics before and after the match.2. Cheerleading is done by girls only. 3. Cheerleading has a history of more than 200 years. 4. Not all Americans like cheerleading.FFFTWhile-readingFILL IN THE BLANKS WITH PROPER WORDS IN THE TEXT.I like _which can _ crowds to cheer their teams during _ games. Everyone will feel excited and cant help screaming. In the past, cheerleading only _ in America. As time passed, more and more countries started cheerleading. Now it _ _ _ _ _games, and many universities offer _ in cheerleading. In fact, cheerleading is _ so important _ several movies have been made about it.cheerleadingencouragecompetitiveexistedplays an important part incoursesconsideredthatRETELL THE HISTORY OF CHEERLEADING. in the late 19th and early 20th centuryas time passednot until the 1920sby the 1950sin 1978todaybeganmore colleges,more womenpompoms,gymnasticscheerleading squadscheerleading championships,offering coursesan important part,serious activityLanguage points:1. They do this in order to encourage crowds to cheer their sports teams.encourage/ inspire sb. to do sth. Practice:她勸阻她的丈夫不要吸煙。她勸阻她的丈夫不要吸煙。discourage vt.使氣餒；使氣餒； 使沮喪；使沮喪；discourage sb. from doing sth. She discouraged her husband from smoking.2. CHEERLEADING ONLY EXISTS IN AMERICA, AND TODAY IT IS MOSTLY GIRLS THAT DO IT.exist vi.存在存在;生存生存;生活生活;繼續(xù)存在繼續(xù)存在Man cant exist without air. it is mostly girls that do it.形式：形式：it is/was + 被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分被強(qiáng)調(diào)的部分 + that/who+其他其他高考鏈接高考鏈接 ：It was only after he had read the papers _Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.( 2013 全國2）A. when B. that C. which D. what 3. It was not until the 1920s that pompoms began to play an important part in cheerleading.not until強(qiáng)調(diào)句結(jié)構(gòu) _It is/was not untilthatnot until 放于句首，句子要部分倒裝。4.IN FACT, CHEERLEADING IS CONSIDERED SO IMPORTANT IN AMERICAN THAT SEVERAL MOVIES HAVE BEEN MADE ABOUT IT .V. 認(rèn)為 consider sb (to be / as) 考慮considerconsider doing sth.considerate adj. considerable adj.consideration n. take sth. into consideration/account