unit 2 reading the honorable games. a free talk with ss about the olympics: as we all know, in 2008...
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Unit 2 Reading
The honorable games
A free talk with Ss about the
Olympics:
As we all know, in 2008 the Olympic
Games will be held in Beijing. How
much do you know about the
Olympics, for example, its history,
ceremonies and sporting events?
Lead-in:
1. How many Olympic games did you
see? Where were they held?
2. Do you think they are exciting?
3. Who is your favorite athlete and
who do you think is the greatest
Olympian? Why?
1. What is the speech about?
The history and significance of the
Olympic Games.
Listening
Listen to the passage and try to find
the answers to the questions in Part A.
2. Where were the ancient Olympic
Games held?
At Olympia in Greece.
3. Who restarted the modern Olympic
Games?
Pierre de Coubertin.
1. According to the speech, the
speaker is an athlete.
2. The first ancient Olympic Games
were held in AD776.
an LOC member
776BC
Read the passage again and check the
errors in each sentence.
3. In the past, only athletes that spoke
Italian were allowed to compete.
4. The aim of the modern Olympic
Games is to make countries and
people compete side by side.
Greek
live peacefully
5. The first modern Olympic Games
were held in Rome in 1896.
6. Deng Yaping won four Olympic gol
d medals for tennis.
Athens
table tennis
Try to fill in the form according to the passage.
Name National-ity
Which Olympic
Olympic achieve-ments
Other inform-ation
Muha-mmand Ali
1960 Rome Olymp-icsAmerican
gold medal, boxing
won his first World Boxing Championship ;lit the Olympic flame at 1966 Atlanta Olympics
Michael Jordan 1984 Los
Angles Olympics;1992 Barcelona Olympics
two gold medals, basketball
the highest scorer for the USA basketball team at the 1984 Olympics
Amer-ican
Haile G
ebrsela
ssie Ethio
p-ian
1996
Atlanta
Olympics;
2000
Sydney
Olympics
two gold
medals,
distance
running
first became
famous in
1992;broke
world
record for
the 10 km
run
Xu Haif
eng Chinese1984 Los
Angles
Olympics
gold
medal
won the
first
Olympic
gold
medal for
China
Deng Y
apingChinese
1992
Barcelona
Olympics;
1996
Atlanta
Olympics
four
gold
medals
, table
tennis
became
an IOC
member
in 2000
Liu Xi
ang Chinese 2004
Athens
Olympics
gold
medal,
men’s
110-
metre
hurdles
the first
Asian
to win
this
race
1. Do you think Chinese athletes such a
s DengYaping and LiuXiang are as g
reat as Muhammad Ali or Michael J
ordan? Why?
Practice
2. In our life, we often hear Sports
Spirit. What kind of Sports
Spirit can you learn from them?
And how can you use the sports
spirit in your studies?
DiscussionHosting the Olympic Games is a great honor for a country, but at the same time it costs a lot of money. Do you think hosting the Olympic Games will be a good opportunity to develop the host country’s economy and tourism, or will it be a heavy burden on the economy?
Language points
1. delighted adj. 高兴的 ; 欣喜的1) He was delighted to be invited to the
wedding.
2) I am delighted at your progress made
in studies.
2. significance n. 意义 ; 意味 ; 重要性1) It’s good that he has realized the sig
nificance of studying English.
2) You should pay more attention to t
he significance of the speech delive
red by our headmaster.
significant adj. 有意义的 ; 重要的
3. compete vi. 竞争 , 对抗 compete with/against sb for sth
1) Several dogs are competing with/ag
ainst each other for a bone.
2) Companies are competing against e
ach other for the contract.
competition n. 竞争 ; 比赛 competitor n. 竞争者 ; 选手
4. in honor of sb 为了纪念 ; 向…表示敬意
The ceremony was held in honor of
those killed in the battle
honor sb with sth 给某人以荣耀1) Will you honor me with a visit?
2) It’s an honor to be invited to the party.
5. record n. 记录记载 , 唱片 keep/break/set a record 保持 / 打破 /
创造一个记录 He holds the world record in the 100
metres.
6. contribution n. 贡献 make contributions to (doing) sth 为 ……做贡献1) He made contributions to the film
industry.
2) I am determined to make
contributions to developing our
country.
contribute vt. 捐献 , 捐助 ; 投稿 Contributed two stories to the summer
issue.
contribute to…
起一份作用 , 有助于 , 促成Exercise contributes to better health.
7. absence n. 缺席 , 缺乏 presence n. 出席 , 到场 He made up an excuse for his absence f
rom the meeting.
absent adj. 不在场 , 缺乏的 be present at 出席 be absent from 缺
席 Several workers were absent from the
meeting yesterday.
1. Try to remember the useful words,
phrases and sentence patterns and
know how to use them freely.
2. Finish exercises in Workbook.
Homework