(共50张PPT)
Learn about the 2008 Olympic
Games and the Olympic culture.
Learn the formation of compound words.
Practice talking about volunteering.
Learn to write a short summary.
People are not unfamiliar with Guo Jingjing, known as “the Queen of Diving” in China. She has won more Olympic medals than any other female diver and has won the 3m springboard event at five consecutive World Championships. She started training in competitive diving in 1988, and was selected to dive for the Chinese national team in 1992.
Read the introduction of Guo Jingjing. Pay attention to the words and phrases in red.
Guo first competed at the Olympics in 1996. After the 2004 Summer Olympics, Guo became a Chinese national sports figure in the public eye. Guo is the leading member of the Chinese national women's diving team.
Therefore, some people say Guo is the image representative of the Chinese national team and her success is a cornerstone of the Chinese diving team’s status in the world. Yor can get more information trough her blog.
Watch the video first and then answer the following questions.
enjoying
1.How do you understand “China’s Olympics—a Century-old Dream Come True”
2.Do you agree that “volunteers are the real ambassadors of the Olympic Games ” Why
3.What does the emblem of Beijing Olympic volunteer symbolize in your mind
The shape of hearts, corresponding each other, symbolizes shared fraternity and commitment. The joyful dancing figures, joining hands together, present smiling service.
Work in groups of five and discuss the following questions. While discussion, remember there is no definite answer.
1.What are the indispensable qualities a volunteer should have
2.What’s your definition of a volunteer
3.What are the reasons one would like to be a volunteer in your mind
After your discussion, turn to Page 25 and finish task 1 .
Use the following words and phrase to tell why you would like to be a volunteer for the Beijing Olympic Games.
take part build establish improve meet
I would like to be __________________________________.
Voice from an Olympic Volunteer
the most important of sth. that the rest depends on
Who is the image representative in your class
Guess the Chinese meaning of “blog” and “blogger”.
Who are the media guests
be in charge of = take charge of
Do you know the meaning of “moderate”
Guess the meaning of “cameramen”.
“Due to” can be replaced by__________. Do you know their differences
Make a sentence with the
underlined phrases
because of
How is the word “undergone” formed Do you know any other words that formed in this way
What is an IOC party like in your mind Describe it to your partner. Use your imagination!!!
How do you translate this phrase in Chinese
How do you understand the last two sentences
International Olympic Committee
What information can you get through the underlined sentences
B
C
D
F
E
A
Decide whether each of the following statements
is true or false. Correct the false one.
T
T
F
F
T
F
transport, translation and information
services to the media guests
one in seven
less exciting
2 o’clock in the morning
the 29th Olympic Games
The blogger lived in German for more than 16 years.
Our country has undergone great changes over the past 30 years.
The clothes the volunteers wear have only been made for the 100,000 volunteers.
Work with your partner. One of you is the blogger and the other one is the interviewer.
You can prepare questions according to the text or you can just ask questions you want to know about volunteers.
I : Why do you want to be a volunteer
B: I want to help the German guests and introduce our country to them.
I : Is the work of a volunteer interesting
B: Well, many people think so. But I don’t agree. A volunteer’s work can’t always be interesting.
I : …
image
representative
distinguish
feature
transport
Information service
professional
undergo
main feature
undergo completely new changes
Transport back to the airport
improve public service
public image
sales representative
professional
consultation
distinguish what is right
打字机
框架，结构
纳税人
微波
产品，产量
洗手间
突破
工作日
工作伙伴
仓库
结果
挡风墙
Translate it into Chinese.
中国印.舞动的北京
书法的艺术
Do you know “student-oriented”
Find the words from the article to match the following explanations. The first letter has been given to you.
1) an official design or mark, always stamped on a document to show that it is genuine and carries the authority of a particular person or organization (Para.1) s
2) to make objects, patterns, etc. by cutting away material from wood or stone (Para.2)
c
3) a great success, achievement or
victory (Para.2) t
eal
arve
riumph
4) being the only one of its kind (Para.3)
u
5) the quality of being easy to understand or use (Para.3) s
6) being completely flat and even, without any lumps, holes or rough areas (Para.3)
s
7) friendly and generous behavior towards guests(Para.4) h
nique
implicity
moothness
ospitality
8) a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people
(Para. 5) w
9) forceful, and having a lot of energy
(Para.6) d
10) easy to do or to understand; not complicated
(Para. 6) s
itness
ynamic
implicity
~to sb/sth l~ to do sth
A promise to do sth or behave in a particular way.
What jumps in your mind first
when you hear the phrase
What’s the synonym of “unique”
Make a sentence
with this phrase.
“favor” can be
replaced by____.
Can you think of other symbolic color of
China besides red Discuss with your partner.
Translate this sentence into Chinese.
Paraphrase the sentence underlined in red.
make a commitment to sb/sth
Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
它动感、直接并富有深意，文化底蕴浓厚却又不失现代气息。
3, 4, 2, 1, 6, 5
1）what is the cultural content of the emblem
The rich and great cultural content of the East.
2) What does red color symbolize
Red symbolizes the happiness, passion and vigor of
Beijing.
3) What spirit does the emblem of the Olympic Games exemplify
It exemplifies the Olympic spirit of challenging the limit, winning glory and being “Faster, Higher and Stronger”.
4) What concept does the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games emblem express
The people-oriented and athlete-centered concept of the Olympic Games.
5) What theme does the emblem combine
It combines the themes of sports, peace, friendship and happiness.
After class, write a short description of another Olympic emblem.
You may introduce the cultural content the emblem has, the concept it expresses, the theme it combines and the spirit it exemplifies in your writing.
Here is an example of the emblem of Sydney.
The Emblem of Sydney
The emblem represents the figure of an athlete, using typically Australian shapes and colors. The boomerangs and suggestions of sun and rocks, together with the colors of the harbor, beaches and red interior invoke the unique Australian landscape and its original inhabitants. The flash which transforms the silhouette of Sydney Opera House into a trail of smoke from an Olympic torch recalls the emblem of Sydney's Olympic candidature.
After class, find more information about 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Write a short summary. You can choose either of the two texts.
Tell those who are younger than you what you have learned about 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.(共58张PPT)
Challenging Yourself II
Wild Antarctica
Warming up
Antarctic
Arctic
South Pole
North Pole
ant-/anti-: opposed to
Antarctica holds the key to the earth's
story and to ours.
Discussion
How do you understand the sentence
1. Antarctica is one of the last real wilderness left on the earth.
2. Antarctica becomes the biggest laboratory in the world, with
many scientists doing research there.
3. Antarctica holds 90 percent of all the world’s ice. If all the
ice melted, the world’s oceans would rise by 60 meters.
wilderness:
undisturbed wild natural areas
Contents
Looking Ahead
Getting Ready
Reading
Language Focus
Further Reading
Comprehending
Looking Ahead
Learn about Antarctica.
Learn compound words with the suffix –free.
Practise talking about environmental protection.
Learn to write a passage with given cues.
Period 1
1. Watch the short movie and then try to describe
something you've seen in the movie.
It’s covered by snow and ice everywhere.
Flowers and trees do not grow here.
No land animals live in Antarctica. Only penguins live near the water.
the Aurora Australis /the southern lights
2.
continents
Australia
coldest
windiest
thick
temperature
blow
Penguins
animals
trees
weather
snow
(p.57, Task 1 in the student book)
3.
F
N
F
N
F
(p.57, Task 2 in the student book)
N
N
N
1. What is the main idea of the text
Antarctica is one of the last real wilderness
left on the earth, which has attracted much
attention from people, but meanwhile, it is
threatened by the increase of scientific
research and tourism.
2. The first and last paragraphs share the same
keyword. Can you find it
Wilderness
3. Pair work.
1). Partner A will finish the first part of the chart
and partner B the second part.
2).Both of them need to scan the text and complete
their own task.
3).Then share each other’s information and finish the
chart in the book.
(p.59, Task 1 in the student book)
Student A
Student B
agreed to sign the Antarctic Treaty
arrive every summer to carry out research projects
Antarctica was a green and living place
such a huge ice broke away
will visit Antarctica this year
Tips: Paying attention to
the numbers in the
text is a part of
of scanning.
Check the answer together.
the world’s ice Antarctica holds
carry out/conduct/ do (a) research
to become loose and no longer
attached to something
4.Group competition
1). Choose one host and three judges for the
competition.
2). There are two parts in the competition. In Part 1,
there are five questions (2 points for each
question) and each group chooses one question to
answer. In part 2, discuss the questions on the
screen with group members and then each group
choose one representative to give a short talk
(the judges give the score between 1 to 5 points
according to the talk).
Part 1
1. Read the text in 3 minutes.
2. Each group chooses one number in
the following to answer the question.
1
2
3
4
5
1) The sentence “Antarctica is one of the last real
wildernesses left on the earth.” means _______.
A. Antarctica is now the last place people can go
B. Antarctica is now the only continent no single
person has set foot on
C. Antarctica is now one of the few places on the
earth whose environment has not been totally
changed by man
D. human beings have completely explored Antarctica
c
2) The Antarctic Treaty signed in 1961 said that
Antarctica was a _______ place and could only be used for _______ purposes.
A. nuclear; peaceful B. nuclear-free; war
C. non-nuclear; peaceful D. nuclear; military
c
3) The word “this” in the sentence “This means that the ice is slowly melting.” (Para. 4) means _______.
A. research has been done
B. scientists discovered that all the ice has melted
C. the earth is gradually getting warmer
D. the world’s ocean rises by 60 metres
c
4) The sentence “Sometimes the scientists studying these changes get dangerously involved in their
own research.” (Para. 5) means _______.
A. sometimes scientists studying the changes are
doing dangerous research in Antarctica
B. sometimes dangerous scientists are taking part
in the research in Antarctica
C. sometimes it is dangerous for scientists
studying the changes to do research in
Antarctica
D. sometimes scientists studying the changes are
not dangerous at all
c
5) The author’s purpose in writing this article about
the future of Antarctica is _______.
A. to express his anger
B. to show his love
C. to show his concern
D. to express his sympathy
c
Part 2
1. Each group has 5 minutes to discuss with
group members about the following questions.
2. The representative gives the presentation.
1) What are the threats to Antarctica you can
infer from the text
2) What should people do to protect Antarctica
Threats to Antarctica
Some species have been on the verge of extinction;
others have been killed or disturbed.
Waste was thrown into the sea or burnt.
Broken or useless vehicles and aircraft were left where they were.
Both science and tourism have the potential to damage the
environment.
Measures for protection
Protected areas are being set up.
No vehicles are allowed.
Limitations are set up to annual visitors.
People are now educated about protecting the environment.
Conclusion
Homework
Write a passage entitled “Antarctica in Danger”. Start with the last sentence of the text. You may use some of the cues provided before. (p.60, Task 4 in the student book)
If we are not careful, Antarctica will not remain a
wilderness for much longer.__________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
For a cleaner future of Antarctica, ____________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________
Period 2
Review
Retell what we have learned last period based on the following words or phrases.
wilderness, sign the Antarctic Treaty, carry out
research projects, 90% ice, rise by 60 metres,
break away, tourism, remain
Underline the words below in the text and get their
meanings. Then share the meanings and skills you use
with the whole class.
treaty, is made up of, surface, million, mass,
decade, chunk, break off, float away into,
get involved in, outnumber, tourism,
go mountaineering
Treaty: formal agreement
between countries
and people
continent
make up sth.: to combine
together to form something.
ten years
the business of
providing things or
places for pleasure.
to surpass in number
to surpass in talking
to surpass in thinking
1. Antarctica is one of the last real wildernesses left
on the earth.
2. Antarctica became the biggest laboratory in the
world, with many scientists conducting research
there.
3. In 1968 a huge piece of ice measuring 15,000 square
kilometers broke away.
Structures with participles
participle as the attribute
participle as the attribute
participle as the object complement
Think about some phrases with the word “break”. Try to explain them and then make up a sentence for each phrase.
break off:
break away from:
break down:
break through:
break up:
break out:
break in:
break into:
to become loose without attached to something
to move away from sb.
to fail or stop working in a successful way
to manage to do something successfully in spite of difficulties
to break into small pieces
to take place
to interrupt someone during the speaking
to enter a building by using force, in order to steal something
G
F
D
B
H
A
C
E
Match the word on the left with its definition on the
right.
a treaty
a document
do
conduct
carry out
a meeting
90% of the world’s ice
a record
by 60 metres
to 60 metres
Choose the words or expressions provided below to complete the following fork-like diagrams.
conducted
signed
carrying out
move into
hold
Complete each of the following sentences with the
proper form of a word or phrase in the box.
rises/rose/ (is/was) rising
break away
involves
measure
remain
Look at the pictures and guess whether the man is allowed
to smoke here or not. Read the TIPS and check your answer.
B
C
E
A
F
D
Period 3
radiate (v.) +ion
radiation (n.) 放射
protect (v.) +ive
protective (a.)
atmosphere (n.) +ic
atmospheric (a.)
Can you use another word
to replace region
Look at the picture and discuss the questions with
partner. You can predict it according to task 1.
1) What does Antarctica look
like in the picture
2) Is it a real hole over Antarctica
And how do you know
3. Read the text and decide whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).(p.63, Task 1 in
the student book)
T
F
F
F
T
4. Work in pairs and answer the following
questions.(p.63-64, Task 2 in the student book)
1) Why is the ozone layer so important to human
beings
2) Have the American scientists found the cause
of the ozone loss
Because the ozone layer blocks much of the sun’s dangerous ultraviolet radiation.
No, they have not.
3) What are the two purposes of the American scientists’
trip to Antarctica
4) Have the American scientists found any solution to the
problem of the ozone decrease over Antarctica or not
How do you know
5) Did British scientists and American scientists have the
same discovery Underline the evidence in the text.
No, they have not.
Yes. The evidence can be found in Para. 2.
They hoped to discover some reason for the yearly change
in the Antarctic atmosphere, and find out if the decrease
in ozone could be the beginning of a worldwide problem.
5.
A
B
(p.64, Task 3 in the student book)
C
C
C
attempt [ 'tempt]
v. attempt to do sth. = try to do sth.
n. make an attempt to do sth./in an attempt to do sth. (in para. 4)
Work out the new words or phrases in the text with partner.
to show sth. is true
continuing for a short time
happening or done at once without delay
tools
n.
Find the words or expressions that describe “changes on the amount” in the text.
a decrease in the amount of …
return to normal
loss
about the same
increase steadily
40% below…
grow in size
the yearly change in…
…
Homework
Scientists hope to find out if the decrease in ozone
could be the beginning of a worldwide problem. Discuss
with your group members some other worldwide problems
you know and do a report next class.(共58张PPT)
For the future, don’t we need people who can think clearly, who know how to get information quickly and use it well
What can computers do for these people
secretaries
sales staff
astronauts
librarians/readers
What are computers’ future uses
Write the word in front of its definition
database
hardware
network
program
software
virus
junk mail
blog
update
hardware
junk mail
terribly
software
virus
database
update
program
blog
What’s the synonym of era
Guess the meaning: keep in contact with sb
It can be replaced by…
Make a sentence using as soon as.
In future VS in the future
Can you make a sentence using remove
contain VS include
E.g.
The era of the miniskirt
We are living in the computer era.
era
E.g.
Christmas is almost upon us again.
upon sb
通常用单数形式
A shoe shop
a flower garden
a stone bridge
特殊：A sports car, sports shoes
名词作定语
contain
E.g.
This product may contain nuts.
c.f. include
Our class includes 26 students.
have an effect on
have a great/big/little/no effect on=affect (vt.)
have a great/big/little/no influence on=influence (vt.)
thanks to
E.g.
Thanks to the computer technology, our life becomes more and more convenient.
Thanks to your help, we can finish the task in time.
in the future
E.g.
Our life will change tremendously in the future.
c.f. in future
I will never make such a mistake again in future.
Explode here means to ___.
A. increase suddenly
B. break into pieces
with a loud noise
C. cause to release energy
explode
biotechnology
What’s the main idea of the text
√
What can computer technology do
gradually becomes brighter,
switches on,
begins to make coffee
switched on by phoning your home computer system
The security system and the video phone as well as lots of TV sets, the mini-cinema and the satellite system
make sure the coffee-pot is switched on so that you can have coffee as soon as you get in.
mobile telephone, Internet terminals, music system, cameras and other uses.
1: What can computer technology do
2: What are their future uses
contact
provide
remove
contain
reflect
foresee
translate
affect
Thanks to
have an effect
switch on
as well as
access to
Take care
in an emergency
show off
disagreed
unequal
foretell
uncomfortable
uncertain
homeless
unfair
unable
unhappy
discouraged
forefather
careless
careless
unfair
foretell
homeless
unequal
unable
uncertain
forefathers
disagreed
uncomfortable
discouraged
unhappy
Preview Further Reading and finish the two questions on p.94.
online smiley face
World Wide Web
Google
Microsoft
Underline the attributive clauses in the passage.
Guess its meaning!
Make a sentence with “follow one’s advice”.
Please review the usage of “spend”.
Word formation
co- + president co-president
co- + author co-author
co- + existence co-existence
co- +relation co-relation
bachelor’s degree
master’s degree
doctor’s degree
turn… into …
e.g.
The sofa turns into a bed.
The witch has turned them all into stone.
A few weeks later, winter had turned into spring.
be in charge
e.g.
Jim is in charge of the company.
= The company is in the charge of Jim.
under the charge of sb= under one’s charge
F
F
F
T
T
T
1973
October 28, 1955
He encouraged him to study the mathematical processes.
Gates struck a deal with IBM that put Microsoft’s Windows on IBM computers.
Scan the text and exchange the
information you get with your partner.
Discuss how Larry Page and Bill Gates succeeded with your partner and write down personal qualities and influences that helped them succeed.
Surf the Internet and find out the life story of Scott Fahlman and Tim Berners-Lee. Then make
a report to the class.
