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Unit6FortheGloryofSport

PartIWarmingup

A．

Keywords:the“firsts”Olympic

Vocabulary:hemisphereMelbourneMunich

Tapescript

WomencompetedinOlympiceventsforthefirsttimeinParisin1900.

In1924,thefirstWinterGameswereheldinChamonix.

In1932,thefirstOlympicvillagewasbuilttoaccommodateathletesinLosAngeles.

In1936inBerlinTVcamerasbroadcastOlympiceventsforthefirsttime.

The1956OlympicsinMelbournewerethefirstOlympicGamestobeheldinthe

southernhemisphere.

TokyohostedthefirstAsianOlympicsin1964.

In1972forthefirsttime,overonebillionTVviewerswatchedtheMunichOlympic

openingceremony.

B.

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WhatisthemostpopularsportintheUnitedStates?Thatmaybeanimpossible

redifferentmeaningsofthewords"mostpopular."

Onewaytomeasurethepopularityofasportisbythenumberofpeoplewhopayto

ssaythemostpopularAmericansport

ofessionalbaballteamplays162gamevery

ason.

Orthepopularityofasportcanbemeasuredbythenumberofpeoplewhowatch

eanswermightbeAmerican

football.

Andthepopularityofasportcouldbemeasuredbythenumberofpeoplewhoplay

wer,inthisca,isthegamepeopleinthe

morethan18millionpeopleplaysoccerinthe

UnitedStates.

C.

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Right,dforwardanddowntotouchyourtoes-

ourrightkneeashighas

urlegwithbothhandsandpullyourkneebackagainstyourbody.

eryourleganddothesamewithyourleftknee--

urfeetfurtherapart,'bendyourelbows,

eyourfiststightlyinfrontofyourchest.

Nowpushyourelbowsback-keepyourheadup!Andrelax...Feettogether,andput

dyourkneesandstretchyourarmsoutinfrontof

hyourarmsouttothesidesatshoulder

height,yourarminsmallcircles-that'sright--andnowtheother

overtotheleft,slowly,ntotheright.

--ifwe'reallwarmedupnow,let'sbegin!

PartIIThesportingspirit

A.

Keywords:neighborsfootballmatchfanstroublelargecrowds

Vocabulary:affectionate/aggressive/knockout/smash/monster/terrace

rugby/Wimbledon

Tapescript:

Section1

M:Ihaveneighborswho,whoareverynice,friendly,warm,affectionatepeople,and

Ilivenearafootballground,Tottenham,andonSaturdayIavoidthem,becau

theycomebackfromthematchabout6o'clock,7o'clockdrunk,aggressive--they

scream,theyshout,and...AftertheWorldCupFi-,aftertheWorldCupwhen

Englandgotknockedout,Iwasinmylocalpubandtheycameinandtheystarted

pushingpeoplearoundandsmashingglass,andIwasreallyfrightenedandI

walkedout,andIdon'tunderstand,Ireallydon'tunderstandwhatitisabouta

footballmatchthatcanturnordinary,friendlypeopleintomonsters.

Section2

JE:Butdoyouthinkthat'ssoofalotoffootballfans?Imean,I'veheardotherpeople

saythey'vegonetofootballmatchesandthere'sbeenabsolutelynotroubleinthe

terracesatall,andpeoplehavebeen...satthere,youknow,quitehappily,opposing

teamsnexttoeachother.

J:,

happenswhenBritishfansgotoEurope?There'salwaystrouble,isn'tthere?

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M:Well,butit's,it'snot...it's...InBrazil,forexample,whereI'vealsobeentofootball

matches,peoplegotoenjoythemlves,andthere'snoaggressionorviolence,

or...there'speculiarly,itemsparticulartoEnglandand

afewothercountriesthatfootballprovidespeoplewiththeopportunitytoshow

theirmostviolent,aggressivenatures.

Section3

A:Butperhapsit'sjustafunctionofpeoplegettingtogetherincrowds,largegroups

ofpeoplegettingintoenclodspacestogether.

J:Butlargecrowdsgotootherkindsofmatches--gotorugbymatches,goto

Wimbledontowatchtennis...

M:Gotopopconcerts...

J:IftheygotoWimbledontowatchtennis,theysittheresilentlythroughout.

A:Yes,butit'sinterestingthatoneofthesolutionsthatthepolicehave,thinkmight

workistohaveall-atermatches,forexample,whereeverybody'sated...

B

Keywords:sportgoodwillcompetitivewinmimicwarfareattitude

Vocabulary:

cricket/inclination/orgy/deduce/utmost/patriotism/disgrace/combative/instinct/mimic/

warfare/spectator/absurd/atanyrate/virtue

Thefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohearisfrom“TheSportingSpirit”writtenby

themissingwords.

Tapescript;

IamalwaysamazedwhenIhearpeoplesayingthatsportcreatesgoodwillbetween

thenations,andthatifonlythecommonpeopleoftheworldcouldmeetoneanother

atfootballorcricket,

ifonedidn'tknowfromconcreteexamples(the1936OlympicGames,forinstance)

thatinternationalsportingcontestsledtoorgiesofhatred,onecoulddeduceitfrom

generalprinciples.

ytowin,andthe

illagegreen,

whereyoupickupsidesandnofeelingoflocalpatriotismisinvolved,itispossibleto

playsimplyforthefunandexerci:butassoonasthequestionofprestigearis,as

soonasyoufeelyouandsomelargerunitwillbedisgracedifyoulo,themost

whohasplayedeveninaschool

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nternationallevel,sportisfranklymimicwarfare.

Butthesignificantthingisnotthebehavioroftheplayersbuttheattitudeofthe

spectators；and,behindthespectators,ofthenationswhoworkthemlvesintofuries

overtheabsurdcontests,andriouslybelieve--atanyrateforshortperiods--that

running,jumpingandkickingaballaretestsofnationalvirtue.

PartIIISportsandentertainmentchoices

Keywords:Paralympics/sportscompetition/physicalormentallimitations/

disabilities/choicesofentertainment

Vocabulary:spinalcord/wheelchair/scubadiving/yoga/visualinterpreter

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yhavealways

ce1988,theyhavealsobeenheldinthesamecity.

TheInternationalOlympicCommitteeandtheInternationalParalympicCommittee

signedanagreementin2001tocurethisconnection.

TheParalympicGamesgrewoutofasportscompetitionheldin1948inEngland.A

doctornamedLudwigGuttmannorganizeditformenwhosufferedspinalcord

arslater,itbecameaninternationaleventas

competitionsfromtheNetherlandstookpart.

Then,in1960,ndredathletesfrom

2004,theParalympicGamesinAthenshadalmost4,000

athletesfrom136countries.

Athletesmayhavephysicalormentallimitations;theymaybeblindorinwheelchairs.

Yetsometimestheyperformbetterthanathleteswithoutdisabilities.

,therearemorethan100

professionalteamsplayingwheelchairbasketball.

Spec

peoplewhowanttogoreallyfastintheirchairs,hereisaPowerWheelchairRacing

Association.

hesall

k

givesfriendsandfamilymembersachancetotryasportasiftheyweredisabled.

AreporterfromTheWashingtonPostwantedtoknowwhatitwouldbelikefora

,protectedbyasafetyline,thenewspaper

reporterclodhiyesandstartedtofeelforplacestoputhishandsandfeet.

Trainersonthegroundurgedhimon:“doit.”Finallyhe

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reachedthetop.

AttheNationalAbilityCenterpeoplecanlearntoridehorsandmountainbikes.

Theycantrywintermountainsports,andlearnscubadivingandotherwateractivities.

ThecenteralsopreparesathletesfortheParalympics.

Fordisabledpeopleinterestedinyoga,w

eeninawheelchaireversinceacaraccident

wasalmostthirtyyearsago.

MatthewSanfordsayshehashadtwolives:onebeforehewasthirteenandtheother

yyears,hewastoldtobuild

upthestrengthinhisarmsandforgetabouthislegs.

Buthesaysyogaenabledhimtoreconnectwiththethirteen-year-oldboywholoved

theexercisandspecialbreathingofyogalethimconnecthisbody

andmindagain.

feelingconnectedto

ourbodyisapowerfulpartofliving---whetherwehaveadisabilityornot.

Todaytherearemoreandmorechoicesofentertainmentforpeoplewithdisabilities.

Theatersmayofferwirelesarphonestomakethesoundlouderforpeoplewith

ovideavisualinterpretertodescribeaperformanceoraplay

forapersonwhoisblindorhaslimitedsight.

AndsomemovietheatersofferanewdevicecalledMoPix,forMotionPictureAccess.

Forapersonunabletohearthemovie,

personunabletoethemovie,itprovidesaspokendescriptionofwhatishappening.

PartIVLanguagestudyandlanguageappreciation

toappreciateanduthelanguage.

agoodgift

Thetsmakeverygoodgifts.

rved/inhonorof

a)rvedthereinhonorofgirls

b)rvedinhonorofboys.

one’shairstandonend

AtasciencemuuminOntario,Canada,youcanfeelyourhairstandonendas

harmleslectricitypassthroughyourbody.

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utto…

Astheexamplesshow,muumsarereachingouttonewaudiences,

particularlytheyoung,thepoor,andthelesducatedmembersofthe

population.

fort

Theyalsobringtogetherinonedisplayagroupofobjectsdrawnfromvarious

partsofthemuuminanefforttoreprentthewholelifestyleofaregionor

ahistoricalperiod.

advantage

Thetheoryisthatpeoplewhodonotunderstandsciencewillprobablyfear,

andthowhofearsciencewillnotuittobestadvantage.

tovisit/placestoenjoy

Insteadofbeingplacesthatone“should”visit,theyareplacestoenjoy.

ed

Gesturesofdisapproval,dislike,or“no”arejustasvaried.

traightdownto

TheGermans,however,prefertogetstraightdowntobusiness!

one’swayto

So,uthetips,andyouwillbeonyourwaytoasuccessfulinternational

businesscareer!

ationsuperhighway/traffic/thebulkofthetraffic

Onefeatureoftheinformationsuperhighwayisthatthetraffictravelsfast.

Thebulkofthetrafficconsistsofdatacontainingmusicfiles,instant

messages,toll-freephonecalls,e-commerceorders,onlinegamesandu

aboutanything.

along

Techiesutheirownspecialshorthandtokeepmessageszoomingalong.

…for…

CollegesacrosstheUnitedStateshavespenthundredsofmillionsofdollars

inrecentyearswiringdormitoriesforhigh-speedinternetaccess.

one’swayinto

Sowe’regoingtoinchourwayintothefuture.

out…infavorof…/onflickeringcomputerscreens

TheInternetwasturningusintohermitswhoshutoutotherpeopleinfavorof

amake-believeworldonflickeringcomputerscreens

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toonelf/toreachoutto

We’rekeepingmoretoourlves,whileathesametimereachingouttomore

people,allwithjusttheclickofacomputermou!

measure

ExpertssaythemostpopularAmericansportbythatmeasureisbaball.

onelfintofuries

Butthesignificantthingisheattitudeofthenationswhoworkthemlves

intofuriesovertheabsurdcontestsandriouslybelievethatrunning,

jumpingandkickingaballaretestofnationalvirtue.

yline

Protectedbyasafetyline,thenewspaperreporterclodhiyesandstarted

tofeelforplacestoputhishandsandfeet.

with…/tobuildupthestrength

yyears,hewastoldto

buildupthestrengthinhisarmsandforgetabouthislegs.