(共28张PPT)
Unit 2 Sports and Fitness
Writing Workshop
Ismael Esteban
伊斯梅尔·埃斯特班
a fast running to the finishing line
puncture
刺孔
Read the story “The Final Sprint” quickly. Answer the questions.
1. Where and when did it happen
2. Who were the main characters
What was their relationship
3. It is a story of _________. (Theme)
1. Where and when did it happen
It happened in the Santa Barbara XV Grand Prix cyclo-cross race in Spain .
2. Who were the main characters
What was their relationship
Ismael Esteban and Agustin Navarro(奥古斯丁·纳瓦罗).
They were competitors.
3. It is a story of _________. (Theme)
sportsmanship(体育精神);
perseverance(毅力);
determination(决心)
respect(尊重)
fair competition...
Development
Climax
Ending
The Story of _______________
1. From the beginning of the competition, __________.
2. Then,__________________.
3. Just a few seconds later,_________________.
4.Finally, _________.
Read the passage carefully, complete the plot diagram, making clear the main plot of this story.
Development
Climax
Ending
The Story of _________________________
1. From the beginning of the competition, __________.
2. Then,Suddenly__________________.
3. Just a few seconds later,_________________.
4.Finally, _________.
Esteban was in the third place with only 300 metres to the finishing line.
Esteban got a puncture, threw his bike over his shoulder and raced towards the finishing line.
Navarro caught up with him. Navarro slowed down and let Esteban run ahead of him.
Navarro let Esteban finish in third place, while he came fourth.
Sportsmanship
Beginning
5
Comments
Feeling (Theme)
2
Development
3
Climax
4
Ending
Plot diagram (Narration)
1
Setting;
Characters
time order
What opinion
Where
When
Who
How
What
result
Telling a story is like climbing a mountain!
A True Story of_________
A True Story of_________
Your Story
Setting
Characters
Development
Climax
Ending
Theme
Esteban had been cycling as hard as he could for hours and with the finishing line in sight all the cyclists began to speed up to cross it.
埃斯特班尽最大努力骑了好几个小时了,终点线就在眼前,所有的自行车运动员开始加速通过终点。
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sight n.视野;视力;景象
catch sight of看见
at first sight初次见到;乍看上去
at the sight of一看见……就……
come into sight 进入视野
in/within sight 在视野内,看得见
lose sight of看不见
out of sight看不见
Language points
(1)He was about to give up when he caught sight of a car in the distance.
他正要放弃,这时他看到远处有辆车。
(2)The crying baby smiled its mother coming.
这个正在哭的婴儿一看到妈妈来了就笑了。
(3)Suddenly the driver the car he was following.
突然司机看不见他所跟随的车了。
(4)The old woman stood there until the train was .
老太太站在那里,直到火车驶出了视线。
at the sight of
lost sight of
out of sight
speed up (使)加速
at a speed of...以……的速度
at low/high/full/top speed以低/高/全/最高速
pick up speed加速
slow down减速
(1)The instructor kept repeating the words,“Speed up!” “Slow down!” “Turn left!”
教练重复着这些话:加速!减速!向左转!
(2)Modern inventions have sped people’s lives amazingly .
现代发明大大加快了人们的生活节奏。
(3)On the top of my house,I can see a train is going .
在我家的房顶上我可以看到火车正在高速行驶。
(4)Once outside the station,the train began to .
一出车站,火车就开始加速。
up
at high speed
speed up/pick up speed
Esteban had been cycling as hard as he could for hours and with the finishing line in sight all the cyclists began to speed up to cross it.埃斯特班尽最大努力骑了好几个小时了,终点线就在眼前,所有的自行车运动员开始加速通过终点。
with the finishing line in sight为“with+宾语+介词短语”构成的with复合结构,表示伴随、方式、条件、原因等。
其具体构成如下:
①with+宾语+介词短语
A young girl went in,with a book in her hand.
一个年轻女孩进来了,手里拿着一本书。
②with+宾语+形容词/副词/名词
He left in a hurry with the door open.
③with+宾语+现在分词(表示主动和动作正在进行)
With so much work filling in his mind,he couldn’t sleep well.
心里装着那么多工作,他睡不好觉。
④with+宾语+过去分词(表示被动或动作已完成)
The man was brought in with his hands tied behind his back.
这个人被带了进来,双手绑在身后。
⑤with+宾语+动词不定式(表示动作尚未发生)
With a lot of homework to do,I can’t go to the cinema with you.
有很多作业要做,我不能和你一起去看电影。
Just a few seconds later,fourth-placed Navarro caught up with him.
仅仅几秒钟之后,位列第四的纳瓦罗就追上了他。
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catch up with追上;赶上
catch sb. doing sth. 发现某人正在做某事
catch sight of察觉;看见
catch hold of抓住
be caught in陷入;被卷入;遇上
e.g.They asked the driver to speed up to catch up with the truck.
他们让司机加速去赶上那辆卡车。
(1)The boy was caught (cheat) in the exam last week.
上周这个男孩被发现考试作弊了。
(2)I turned around and the beautiful bike.
我转过身来,看到了这辆好看的自行车。
(3)When the opportunity comes,he will it.
当机会来临时,他会抓住它。
(4)The man the traffic jam that day.
那天这个人遭遇了堵车。
cheating
caught sight of
catch hold of
was caught in
Navarro had let Esteban finish in third place,while he came fourth.
纳瓦罗让埃斯特班第三,而他得了第四名。
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本句是while作并列连词连接的并列句,表示对比,意为“然而”。
while可用作从属连词,引导时间状语从句,意为“当……时候”
while可用作从属连词,引导让步状语从句,意为“虽然,尽管;只要”
while可用作名词,意为“一会儿”。
(1)I’m good at playing table tennis,while my brother is good at playing tennis.
我擅长打乒乓球,而我弟弟擅长打网球。
(2) I find her a little annoying,I often help her out.
虽然我觉得她有点烦人,我还是经常帮助她。
(3)The man found a hole he was traveling in the mountain.
这个人在山中旅行时发现了一个山洞。
(4)The girl worked in a bank before studying law.
这个女孩在学习法律之前在银行工作过一段时间。
While
while
for a while
The audience was amazed at his show of sportsmanship and cheered and clapped for the cyclists.观众们对于他所展现的运动精神感到震惊,为自行车选手们热烈地欢呼、鼓掌。
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amazed adj.大为惊奇的,惊讶的
be amazed at sth. 对某事感到惊讶
be amazed to do sth. 对做某事感到惊讶
amaze vt.使惊讶
amazing adj.令人惊讶的
amazement n.惊奇
to one’s amazement让人惊奇的是
(1)The performance of the actor really made us amazed.
这位演员的表演确实让我们惊讶。
(2)All of us were amazed (see) him in this village.
看到他在这个村子里,我们都很惊讶。
(3)His (amaze) success made his parents very happy.
他令人惊奇的成功让他的父母很高兴。
to see
amazing
However,Navarro refused,and his response was:“Offering me the prize was worth more than what I did for him.”然而,纳瓦罗拒绝了,他的回答是:“他给我这个奖牌超过了我为他做的。”
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response n.回答,答复
in response to回答……;回应……
make a/no response to对……做出/不做出回应
respond vi.回答;响应;做出反应
respond to回答……;回应……
(1)I suggested he work out a new plan but he didn’t make a response to it.
我建议他制定一个新计划,但是他没有回复。
(2)How did he respond the news about his personal life?
他对与他的私生活有关的消息是如何回应的?
to
The two cyclists made amazing sporting gestures—Navarro for refusing to take advantage of Esteban’s troubles,and Esteban for offering Navarro his medal.两位自行车手表现出了高度的体育精神——纳瓦罗拒绝利用埃斯特班碰到的麻烦,埃斯特班把他的奖牌给纳瓦罗。
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take advantage of利用
to one’s advantage对……有利
have an advantage over优于……,胜过……
at a disadvantage处于劣势
(1)They took advantage of the fine weather to play tennis.
他们利用好天气去打了网球。
(2)Now we can see the present situation is our advantage.
现在我们可以看到目前的形势对我们有利。
(3)My friend has an advantage me in chemistry.
我的朋友在化学方面比我有优势。
(4)This matter put our country a serious disadvantage.
这个事件使我们国家处于非常不利的地位。
to
over
at
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1.In his opinion,good friends are to be taken advantage .
2.He was advised not to speed at the crossing many times.
3.The runner fell down,so he couldn’t catch up the others.
4.The actor will hold a party in (respond) to the bad news.
5.My sister is good at English my brother is good at Chinese.
6.The traveler jumped with joy when he caught sight the big lake.
7.Seeing the (amaze) scene,the children all began to shout.
8. the other hand,she was eager to be independent of her parents.
达 标 检 测
of
up
with
response
while
of
amazing
On
Ⅱ.完成句子
9.We the news that he was badly hurt.
听到他受重伤的消息,我们都很惊讶。
10. ,the girl turned off the computer.
回复了所有的电子邮件后,女孩关了电脑。
11.Tom is very good at science, .
汤姆很擅长理科,而他兄弟喜欢文科。
12.It was very quiet all around with nobody .
周遭静悄悄的,不见一个人。
13.Hua Wei has been making progress customers’ demands.
为了满足顾客的需要,华为一直在提高。
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were amazed at
With all the emails answered
while his brother likes arts
in sight
in response to
Homework
Finish and polish your retelling story. Pay attention to the necessary details and emphasize the theme of the story in the end.
Review the structure and typical language of a narration.