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Unit 6 Be a Champion!
Lesson 34 Modern Olympics
1. To master the new words and phrases
continent, America, torch, peace, slogan, reflect, mascot, feature, fairly, stand for…, for example
2. To learn about modern Olympics.
3. To be able to talk about the things that are the same or different in the modern Olympics.
Learning objectives
Warm up
Can you name the mascots(吉祥物)
Miraitowa
Vinicius
福娃
New words and expressions.
continent
America
torch
peace
slogan
reflect
n. 洲；大陆
美洲；美国
n. 火炬；火把
n. 标语；口号
v. 显示；表明；表达
n. 和平
New words and expressions.
mascot
feature
fairly
n. 吉祥物
n. 特征；特点
adv. 公平合理地；公正地
Fill in the blanks.
1. The United Nations has done a lot for the ________(和平) of the world since it was set up in 1945.
2. An interesting ________(特征) of the city is the old market.
3. The weather in China is different from that in ________(美国).
4. It’s very important for all the athletes to compete ________(公平地).
5. The ________(大陆) of Africa has a long history and a rich culture.
peace
feature
America
fairly
continent
Think about it.
· Which mascot do you like best
· What do you think is the same in every Olympics
Look at the items below. Are they the same or different in every Olympics Read the lesson and write “S” for “same” and “D” for “different”.
1
1. The Olympic slogan ( )
2. The Olympic torch ( )
3. The Olympic mascot ( )
4. The Olympic symbol ( )
5. The Olympic motto ( )
6. The Olympic song ( )
D
S
D
S
S
D
The five rings stand for the five continents united together.
Language Points
代表
【探究】
stand for…代表，后可以接名词或代词作宾语，多指代某种抽象的意义。
eg: The letters USA stand for the United States of America.
The stars in the flag stands for the original thirteen colonies.
What do the letters UN stand _____ ( )
A. at B. on
C. for D. of
C
The Olympic slogan, for example, is created by the host city, and it reflects the spirit of those Olympics.
例如，奥运会的标语由主办城市创造，它反映了奥运会的精神。
【辨析】
for example通常在句中作插入语，可以说明任何成分，可位于句首、句中或句末，用逗号将其与句子的其他部分隔开。
such as通常位于它所引出的同位语之前。一般只能引出同位语，而且只能是名词性同位语。
eg: Ball games, for example, have spread around the world.
There are few poets such as Keats and Shelly.
Mr. Wang is good at several foreign languages, _____, English.( )
A. such B. for example
C. That is D. such as
B
【探究】
“…is created…”是被动语态，被动语态结构：
be+及物动词的过去分词
eg: The poem was written by a girl.
She is loved by all the children.
-Why does the earth look blue in space
-Because most of the earth’s surface _____ by water.( )
A. covers B. is covered
C. cover D. are covered
B
【探究】
reflect是及物动词，意为“显示；表明；表达”，还可以译为“反射”。
eg: Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community.
We can see colours because most of the things reflect light.
她忧戚的面容反映出她内心的想法。
Her sad looks _________ the thought passing through her mind.
reflected
Since 1984, each host city of the Olympic Games has invented a slogan to show the value of the Olympic spirit and express the common wishes of people all over the world. Search the Internet and fill in the chart.
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Year 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996
Host City London Beijing ______ Sydney ______
Slogan Inspire a Generation _______ _______ _______ _______ Welcome Home _______ ______________ The Celebration of the Century
One World,
One Dream
Share the Spirit
Greece
Atlanta
Can you find more things that are the same or different in the modern Olympics Talk with your partner.
4
Underline the comparative and superlative adjectives and adverbs.
2
1. Danny says that supper is more important than a world record.
2. Mine flew farther than Jenny’s airplane, but Brian’s flew the farthest.
3. My friend Sandra won the record for the largest book.
4. The ancient Greeks wanted to have the best athletes compete against each other.
5. Fewer countries take part in the Winter Olympics than in the Summer Olympics.
Choose the correct answer.
1. Do you know what the five rings _____ ( )
A. stand up B. stand for
C. stand in D. stand out
2. Millie _____ in this factory since 1990.( )
A. works B. worked
C. has worked D. have worked
B
C
Choose the correct answer.
3. -Could I borrow your dictionary, please
-_____. Here you are.( )
A. No, thank you B. Sorry, you can’t
C. Yes, I’d love to D. Of course
4. _____ difficult it is, we’ll never give up.( )
A. No matter how B. No matter who
C. No matter which D. No matter what
D
A
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1. All the people in the world wish to enjoy abeautiful and ___________(peace) life.
2. The panda is our ___________(nation) animal.
3. I ___________(keep) the books for three weeks.
4. Is the song you and me one of the ___________(popular) Olympic songs
5. Our teachers have always treated us very ___________(fair).
peaceful
national
have kept
most popular
fairly
Summary
continent, America, torch, peace, slogan, reflect, mascot, feature, fairly, stand for…, for example
GOOD JOB
