The document discusses a reading passage about a boy named John who was excited for his class's sports day but injured his knee and was unable to run in the relay race. Although John's class did not win, their teacher reminded them that winning is not everything and that participating and trying their best is what really matters. The reading also includes pre-reading and while-reading questions to guide comprehension as well as examples of useful phrases from the dialogue.

1. Hanlin English B4 U4 Reading Winning Is Not Everything Class:______No:_______Date:________
Pre-reading: Please ask two of your classmates the following questions.
Classmate 1
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Classmate 2
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1. Do you like sports day? □ Yes, I do.
□ No, I don’t.
□ Yes, I do.
□No, I don’t.
2. Do you like to run relay
races? Why or why not?
□ Yes, I do. Because
_______________________
□ No, I don’t. Because
_______________________
□ Yes, I do. Because
__________________________
No, I don’t. Because
______________________________
3. Do you feel sad when
you lose the game?
□ Yes, I do.
□ No, I don’t.
□ Yes, I do.
□ No, I don’t.
4. What can you do to win
a game?
We can
__________________________.
We can
____________________________.
While-reading: Read the reading first with your group. The leader asks your group members the following
questions. [group task]
1. How did John feel about the sports day? _________________________________________________
2. Did John run in the race? Why or why not?
____________________________________________________________
3. Did their class win in the end?
____________________________________________________________
4. What did John’s teacher say to cheer them up?
____________________________________________________________
Useful phrases & sentences in the dialogue: Please work with your group. [group task]
1. ___ _______ ______對…感到興奮
2. _______ ______ _______ the _______想要贏得賽跑
3. I ________ ___ _____. 我傷了我的膝蓋。
4. 他和所有其他的跑者都跑很快。 ______________________________________________
5. 大聲歡呼和尖叫 ________ and ________ _______________
6. I __________ ______ _________ her ________! 我非常同意她的看法。
After-reading: Please create a 10 second dialogue on the sports day according to the reading on p.52-53.
[pair task]