Unit2 sporting events - Reading教案
The honorable games
Step1: Leading-in
As we all know, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the Games. How much do you know about the Olympics, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events?
1) How many Olympic Games did you see?
2) Where were they held?
3) Do you think they are exciting? Why?
4) Who is your favorite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian? Why?
Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas
Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.
1) What is the speech about?
2) Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?
3) Who restarted the modern Olympic Games?
A 1) The history and significance of the Olympic Games.
2) At Olympia in Greece.
3) Pierre de Coubertin.
Step 3: Detailed reading for important information
1. Let’s read the speech a second time and complete Parts C1 and C2 at page 24 individually to check your reading comprehension and to test your analytical thinking skills.
C1 1) According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. an IOC member
2) The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD 776 776 BC
3) In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete. Greek
4) The aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make
countries and people compete side by side. live peacefully
5) The first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896. Athens
6) Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis. table tennis
C2
Name
Nationality
Which Olympics
Olympic
achievements
Other information
Muhammad
Ali
American
1960 Rome Olympics
gold medal, boxing
original name Cassius Clay; won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964; lit the Olympic flame at the 1966 Atlanta Olympics
Michael
Jordan
American
1984 Los Angeles Olympics;
1992 Barcelona Olympics
two gold medals, basketball
the highest scorer for the USA basketball team at the 1984 Olympics
Haile
Gebrselassie
Ethiopian
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 Haifeng
Chinese
1984 Los Angeles Olympics
gold medal
won the first Olympics gold medal for China
Deng Yapping
Chinese
1992 Barcelona Olympics
four gold medals,
table tennis
became an IOC member in 2000
Liu Xiang
Chinese
2004 Athens Olympics
gold medal, men’s 110-metre hurdles
the first Asian to win this race
2. Now please answer some questions to check your comprehension of the passage:
What characteristics do the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics share?
Both the ancient and modern Olympic Games were /are held every four years. Some of the sports played in the ancient Olympic, such as discus, long jump, wrestling and running, are still played in the modern Olympics.
What are the differences between the ancient games and the modern Olympic Games?
The ancient games were always held at the same place. In the ancient Olympics, only Greek men were allowed to compete and they had to compete wearing no clothes. In the modern Olympics, athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are.
Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan are mentioned in the passage. What do these two sportspeople have in common?
They are both talented and dedicated
They train hard
They have contributed significantly to their sports.
They are extremely successful in their fields.
They both have passion and enthusiasm for sports.
Do you think Chinese athletes such as Deng Yaping and Liu Xiang are as great as Ali or Jordan?
3. Let’s complete Parts D and E
D 1. a 2 c 3 e 4 f 5 d 6 b
E 1) significance 2) ancient 3) compete 4) peacefully 5) athletes 6) achievement7) gold medal 8) mentioned
4. Read the speech again and think about the criteria for a good speech and what makes a good speaker. Please discuss the following questions:
Do you think it is difficult to give a speech in front of an audience? Why or why not?
What makes a good speech and a good speaker?
What are the things a speaker should attach importance to?
Is there any relationship between the different topics the speaker mentions?
Step 4: Post-reading activities
1.Go over Part E and discuss the questions in pairs.
1. I think the Olympic Games help countries live peacefully side by side. The Olympic motto is ‘Swifter, Higher, and Stronger’. Athletes come from all around the world to compete in the Olympics. They each represent their own country and try to win medals for that country. However, it is not all about winning. Competing in the Olympic is a great honor and it is a great opportunity to meet talented athletes from all over the work. It is also a great opportunity to build relationships with other countries live peacefully, side by side.
2. I think Deng Yaping is the greatest Olympic athlete because she is unarguably the world’s greatest female table tennis player and has won virtually every female title in almost all the word table tennis competitions. The list of Deng’s accomplishments is long and impressive: four-time Olympic champion in table tennis, twice in singles at Barcelona and Atlanta, and twice in doubles with her partner Qiao Hong, in 1992 and 1996. As an experienced player she has nerves of steel and a determination to succeed. At 1.49 meters tall she is the greatest female player of all times. I admire her very much.
3. They set a great example. They work hard, are determined, strong-willed and have great confidence and perseverance. They show us that if you put your mind to something and work hard at it, you will succeed.
2. Let’s divide into several groups and discuss the following questions:
What is the spirit of the Olympic Games? What can you learn from it?
Do you think that “Swifter, Higher, Stronger” is a good motto not only for sports but also for life in general? Why?
Do you agree with the saying “The more gold medals a country wins, the stronger the country is.”? Why or why not?
Recently, there was news about athletes using drugs in the Olympic Games. What do you think of this? What can be done to prevent this kind of thing from happening again?
3. Next, let’s have a class debate on the following subject:
Hosting 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 Olympics 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. I am delighted to have been invited to your school. to have done 是不定式的完成式，当不定式所表示的动作在谓语所表示的 动作之前，就用to have done；若主语与不定式的动词有逻辑主谓关系则用to have been done。 It’s a good thing for him to have been criticized. 他受到批评是件好事。 She was the first woman to have been elected to such a post.他是第一个选上这样位置的人。 Geogore Bugagge was considered to have invented the first computer in the world. Geogore Bugagge 被认为是发明世界上第一台电脑的人。 I’m sorry to have taken up your time. 很抱歉花了你的时间。 相关高考试题
NMET93. Charles Babbage is generally considered _____ the first computer. A. to invent B. inventing C. to have invented D. having invented
NMET99. Robert is said_____ abroad, but I don't know what country he studied in. A. to have studied B. to study C. to be studying D. to have been studying
2005江苏 ---- Is Bob still performing?
---- I'm afraid not. He is said______ the stage already as he has become an official.
A. to have left B. to leave C. to have been left D. to be left
答案: C A A
2. share …with… 与…共用… ,与…分享… China has agreed to share anti-terrorist intelligence with the five Central Asian countries. 中国同意与中亚五国共享反恐情报。 He’s going to share the Nobel prize with another chemist.他将与另一位化学家共同获得诺贝儿奖。 3. allow 允许，同意 allow sb to do 同意某人做某事 allow doing sth 同意做某事 Allow me to introduce Miss Mary. 请允许我介绍一下玛莉小姐。 The government servants aren’t allowed to accept rewards.公务员不得接受酬谢。 Smoking is not allowing here. 此处不准吸烟。 The teacher doesn’t allow talking loudly in class. 老师不准在课堂上大声讲话。 4. honour （1）动词 尊敬，给以荣誉，以…为荣 Will you honour me with a visit? 可否请你光临。 The young should honour the aged. 年轻人应该尊敬长者。 They were honoured with the title of model workers. 他们被授予劳动模范的光荣称号。 I feel honoured to have been asked to speak here. 被邀请在这里讲话我深感荣幸。 (2) 名词，荣誉（不可数）； 一种荣誉，件光荣的人／事（可数） The students should show their honour to their teachers. 学生应该尊敬老师。 It is an honour to have dinner with you. 与你一起吃饭是我的荣幸。 in honour of 为向…表示敬意， 为纪念… In honour of her motherland, she named it polonium.为了表达对祖国的敬意，她给它命名为卜。
in need of需要 in favour of赞同 in want of需要 in praise of 赞扬
in face of 面临 in search of 寻找 in charge of负责，管理 in memory of 纪念
5. No matter 的用法 (1)no matter 是连词词组， 作“不论， 不管”解，常用于表示让步的 状语从句中， 常用于下列的句型中： No matter what (who, when, how, where etc.) + 主句 例如： No matter what he said, I didn’t believe him. No matter how proud he was, he was afraid to face me. No matter where he goes, he’s welcome. No matter + whether, how many, how much, whose… No matter how much I have to pay, I’ll take it. No matter whether you have time or not, you must go there. No matter +特殊疑问词 结构引导的从句， 可以放在主句之前，也可放 在之后 Don’t open the door, no matter who knocks it.= No matter who knocks the door, don’t open it. No matter whose box it is, it will be kept until the owner returns. = It will be kept until the owner returns, no matter whose box it is. (2) no matter what / who / when…与what- / who- / when-…ever异同 no matter who, what, when等引导让步状语从句时，可与whoever, whatever, whenever等换用。 No matter who knocks, don”t open the door. = Whoever knocks, don”t open the door. 不管谁敲门，都不要开门。 No matter what problem you have, turn to me. = Whatever problem you have, turn to me. 不管你有什么问题，来找我帮忙好了。 含有no matter的从句不能用作主语或宾语，而whatever…不但可以引导让步状语从句，还可
引导主语从句、宾语从句。如下面句中whoever不能 换为no matter who. Whoever told you that was lying.不管那话是谁对你说的，他都是在撒谎。（主语从句） I’ll give my ticket to whoever wants it 谁愿意要我的票，我就给谁。（宾语从句）
6. go on doing sth. 表示的是一个动作不断地进行下去。 （1）When someone asked him to have a rest, he just went on working.
当有人要他休息一下时，他还是继续工作。 （2）Though it got dark, they went on walking. 虽然天黑了，但他们还继续走着。 go on to do sth. 表示的是结束了一个动作，接着开始另一个动作。 （1）After he wrote a letter to his mother, he went on to do his homework.
他给母亲写完信后，接着做作业。 （2）They watered the flowers and went on to clean the classroom.他们给花浇了水，接着打扫教室。 go on with sth.表示的是在做某件事中断了一段时间后，继续接着做这件没做完的事。 After a while, I went on with the book.
7. know of 听说过，知道有（某人或某事） I don’t know him but I know of him.我不认识他，但我听说过他。 We have never known of such a thing.我们从未听说过这样的事。 We don’t know of anything to prevent you from doing so.我们不知道有什么能阻止你这么做。
know about 了解到；知道…的情况 I happened to know something about him.我正好了解他的一些情况。 They don’t know much about the cause of the fire.他们对火灾的原因了解的不多。
8. recognize的用法
(1)认出；辨认。 例如：
Can you recognize his voice over the phone.你能在电话里听出他的声音来吗？
He recognized me at once when we met yesterday. 当我们昨天见面时，他立刻便认出我来了。
(2)承认；意识到。例如：
They don't recognize him as their student.他们不承认他是他们的学生。
They all recognize that Taiwan belongs to China.他们都承认台湾属于中国。
I didn't recognized that he was right until he explained it again.直到他再解释后,我才意识到他是对的。
9. contribution? n.? “贡献”
a. contribution to “对……的贡献” make/give contributions to “对……做出贡献” The invention of the typewriter is a great contribution to printing.
打字机的发明是对印刷术的一大贡献。 The Chinese people have made great contributions to the world peace.
中国人民对世界和平作出了巨大贡献。 b. contribute
1）捐献，捐赠 。 后接介词to, toward 或 for Benjamin contributed a large sum to the hospital.本杰明向医院捐赠了一笔巨款。 All the girls in the office contributed toward a wedding present for her. 办公室所有的女孩都出了钱，要为她买一件结婚礼物。 They have contributed much time and effort to founding the nursery. 他们为建立托儿所花了不少时间和精力。 2)有助于；促成；起作用 Some people hold that air pollution contributes to this disease.
有些人认为这种疾病是空气污染造成的。 His careless contributes to the accidents. 他的粗心大意造成了这次事故。 Her experience contributed towards/to overcoming difficulties.
她的经验有助于克服困难。
10.join, join in, take part in 和 attend 的用法比较 1)join有两个用法： (1)指加入某个党派，团体组织等，成为其成员之一，意为：“参军、入团、入党”等。
①When did your brother join the army? 你哥哥什么时候参军的？ ②She joined the Young Pioneers. 她加入了少先队。
(2)和某人一道做某事，其结构为：join sb. in (doing) sth 。如： ①Will you join us in the discussion? 你参加我们的讨论吗？ ②He'll join us in singing the song. 他将和我们一道唱歌。 ③We're going to the East Lake Park on Sunday. Will you join us?
我们打算星期天去东湖公园。你跟我们一道去好吗？ 2)join in多指参加小规模的活动如“球赛、游戏”等，常用于日常口语。如： ①Come along, and join in the ball game. 快，来参加球赛。 ②Why didn't you join in the talk last night? 昨晚你为什么没参加座谈？ 3)take part in 指参加会议或群众性活动等，着重说明句子主语参加该项活动并在活动中发挥作用。
①We'll take part in social practice during the summer vacation. 暑假期间我们将参加社会实践。 ②We often take part in physical labour. 我们经常参加体力劳动。 take part in是惯用词组，part前一般不用冠词，但part前有形容词修饰时，要用不定冠词。 Lincoln took an active part in polities and was strongly against slavery.
林肯积极参加政治活动，强烈反对奴隶制。 4)attend正式用语，及物, 指参加会议，婚礼，葬礼，典礼；去上课，上学，听报告等。句子的主语
只是去听，去看，自己不一定起积极作用。 ①He'll attend an important meeting tomorrow. 他明天要参加一个重要的会议。 ②I attended his lecture. 我听了他的讲课。
11. keep the audience interested 让听众感兴趣
动+宾+补结构，keep表示“使…表示某种状 He kept his eyes shut and stayed where he was. 他把眼睛一直闭着，呆在他所在的地方。 I want you to keep me informed of how things are going with you.我希望你让我随时了解你的情况。
12. get their brains working 让脑筋动起来；动脑筋 get sth doing 使…开始干… The lecture got us thinking about our future.那次演讲使我们开始思考我们的未来。 Can you get the clock going again?你能使这钟再走起来了吗？ How can we get things moving? 我们怎么样才能使事情开始进行呢？
13. attempt的用法：
n. 尝试，企图，努力
My first attempt at a chocolate cake tasted horrible. 我首次试做的巧克力蛋糕难吃极了。
They failed in all their attempts to climb the mountain. 他们攀登那座山的一切努力都失败了。
Will you at least make an attempt to smile ? 请你至少尝试着微笑一下好吗？
vt. He attempted to leave but was stopped. 他企图离开，但是被阻止了。
I attempted walking along the rope. 我试图沿着绳索走。
Don’t attempt the impossible. 不要试图做不可能的事。
adj. attempted 尝试的，企图的 He was charged with attempted murder. 他被指控企图谋杀罪。
14． light lit, lit/lighted
1. vi.点着, 变亮（常与up连用）点火，点燃
Will you light the fire for me? 你替我点上火好吗？
2. 照亮；使光明 We lit the candle and the candle lit the room.我们点着了蜡烛，蜡烛照亮了房间。
3.常与up连用, 使容光焕发 Her face lit up when the film star was present.
He came in, with a lighted lamp in his hand.
adj. 发光的；明亮的; 浅色的；淡色的 a light blue sky 淡蓝色的天空
轻的，不重的 The basket is very light; I can easily pick it up.篮子很轻，我可以很容易地拿起来。
15. compete v. 比赛，竞争 Will you compete in the race?
compete against sb. 与…竞赛 I’ll compete against two rivals for the prize.
compete for 为…竞争 The two teams compete for the championship.
compete with 与…竞争
Holland once competed with England for the mastery of the high seas.
荷兰曾与英国争夺公海的控制权.
competition n. be in competition with sb. for sth. 与某人为…竞争
competitive adj. a competitive advertisement a competitive price
competitor n. 竞争者
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