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