UNIT2 The Olympic Games
1. 快速阅读：True or Fal.
( )1. Men and women were allowed to take part in the ancient Olympic Games.
( )2. The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.
( )3. The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
( )4. A special village is built for competitors to live in.
( )5. To hold the Olympic is a rich prize and a big honor for a country.
2 Careful reading
Tell the difference between ancient and modern Olympics according to the reading passage.
Name | The ancient Olympics | The modern Olympics |
Time | | every four years |
Place | in Greece | |
People | | men and women |
Games | only summer games | |
Prizes | | Olympic medals |
Beliefs | | The same Olympic motto |
| 世界上最大的蛇王 | | |
3、根据课文内容用适当的词填空，使短文完整。
The Olympic Games are widely accepted as the _______ (important) sports meeting in the world. The Games have been divided _______ two kinds. _______ is the Summer Olympic Games, while the other is the Winter Olympic Games. Both games are held around the world ________ four years. Athletes take it ________ honor to take part in the games and only when they are qualified can they _________ (admit) to the games.
Unlike the ancient Olympic Games, women are not only allowed to join in _______ play a very important role. What’s more, a special village is built for the _________ (compete) to live in. In addition, the olive wreath ________ (replace) already. __________ , it’s still about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.
知识点
1、How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games ？(Page 9, Warming Up) 古代 奥运会有多少个国家参加？
1．compete vi.比赛；竞争
典例 About 1,000 athletes competed in 20 events.
约有 1000 名运动员参加了 20 个项目的比赛。
拓展 competition n．竞赛；竞争
参加……；在……中比赛/竞争
compete 与……比赛/竞争
为……而比赛脑磁共振/竞争
【随堂练习】用适当的介词填空
庐山真面①They will do their best to compete ________ the game.
②They two will compete ________ the gold medal.
③He is going to compete ________ his old rival (对手) in the cond game.
2、Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games?
谁不能参加古代奥运会呢？
2．take part in 参加；参与
典例 Students should take part in some charity work.
学生应该参与些慈善工作。
辨析 ： take part in, join in, join , attend
(1) take part in : 指参加会议或群众性活动等，重在说明主语参加该项活动并 在其中发挥一定的作用。
（2）join in : 指参加小型活动，常作日常用语。
（3）join : 护肤的步骤通常指参加某组织或团体，并成为其中的一员。
（4）attend : 正式用语，指参加会议或婚礼、葬礼、典礼或上课、上学、听报告等，强调的是这一动作本身，而不是强调参加者在活动中所起的作用。
【随堂练习】
①He __________ the Party in 1980.
②He __________ us __________ the discussion yesterday.
易经乾卦③I suggest tho ____________________ the competition should be praid.
④She had an important lecture to 功成名遂________________.
3、What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?
奥运会的五环旗代表什么?
3．stand for 代表；象征；表示；赞同
典例 The pigeon stands for peace. 鸽子代表和平。
Maybe you think his behavior is OK, but I won't stand for it.
也许你认为他的行为尚可，但我不赞同。
拓展 stand up 站起来 stand aside 站开，让开；表现漠然
stand by 袖手旁观；恪守(承诺等) stand out 显眼；突出
【随堂练习】用适当的介词或副词填空
（1）What do the letters UN stand ___________ ？
窑洞文化（2）They all stand ______ and welcome her coming.
（3）How can you stand ________ when she is in trouble?
（4）Han han stands _______ as a young writer.
4、He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the2008 Olympic games.
现在他正在采访一位2008年奥利匹克运动会的志愿者——李艳。
4．volunteer
点拨：
(1)名词，志愿者，志愿兵
He helps in the Children’s Hou as a ________________.
(2)形容词，志愿的，义务的
My sister is a ______________ teacher of this school.
(3)动词，自愿。
Mary _____________ to teach in a remote village
拓展
voluntary adj.自愿的；志愿的；无偿的
a ……的志愿者 volunteer 主动/自愿做……
主动提供(服务)
【随堂练习】用 volunteer 的适当形式填空
①Why do many people want to be ___________？
② Many Chine college students are willing to take part in the ___________ work and _____________ to become teachers in remote and poor areas.
5、I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I ud to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”，我曾经写过很久以前的奥林匹克运动会的情况。
5．ud to do sth.过去常常做某事(现在不做)
ud to do sth 指过去常常做某事，现在已经不这样做了，强调过去与现在的对比。如：
We ud to keep in touch with each other by writing letters but now through telephone. 我们过去常常靠写信来保持联系，但是现在用电话。
拓展：be ud to doing sth 习惯了做某事，强调状态
get ud to doing sth 习惯了了做某事，强调动作
be ud to do / as 被用于做……/被作为……使用，是u的被动结构。
【随堂练习】
（1）When he lived in the countryside, he _________________（过去常常散步）for an hour after super.
（2）when he first lived in the countryside, he ______________(不习惯于) the quietness but he soon __________________(习惯了走路回家) along the path.
6、There are two main ts of Games-the Winter and the Summer Olympics, and both are held every four years on a regular basis.奥运会主要有两种——夏季奥运会和冬季奥运会。这两种运动会每四年都会定期举行一次。
6．every four years (＝表达爱意的古文every fourth year) 每四年
1）、every four years = every fourth year 每四年；每隔三年
He comes to e his parents every three days. 他每三天来看望父母一次。
every与基数词、序数词、other或few连用，表示时间或空间的间隔，意为“每……；每隔……”。
（1）every+基数词（大于或等于2）+复数名词= every+序数词（大于或等于2）+单数名词，意为：每……
every three days = every third day 每三天/每隔两天
