Unit 2 The Olympic Games

Unit 2 The Olympic Games
STUDY AIMS
1. can read and understand the text clearly
2. can understand some important words and phrases in the text
3. can finish some exercises according to the text alone
4. can master some important phrases and structures in the text
STUDY COURCE
Step1.Warming up
Read Warming up and finish the following exercises
1.Translate: take part in _________________
stand for______________
2.My grandpa was in the Red Army,and he ___the Long March.
A. joined B.attended C. took part in D. took
3.After he ____the golf club,he has ____a number of competitions.
A. took part in; taken part in B.joined in; joined in
C.joined ;joined D.joined; taken part in
ANSWERS: 参加； 代表 CDD
Step2.READING
AN INTERVIEW
1. Scanning: scan the text and fill in the chart
Item The ancient Olympic Games The modern OlympicGames
Frequency Every____years Every ____years
Types Only summerOlympic Games The Summer and___ Olympic Games
Events Fewer ________________
Athletes Only men from__city _____can take part in ,including________
Places Greece _______________
Prize ____________________ _________________
2. Read the text again and fill in the blanks
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world.There are two kinds of Olympics.One is ____ ____ _____ ______,and the other is ____ ____ ____ _____.Both of them are____ held every ____ years. All countries can take part if their athletes are ____ _____.Women are not only ___ to join in but play a very important___.A ___ ____ is built for the competitors to live in,several ____for competitions,a ____ as well as seats for those who watch the games.It’s a great____ but also a great____ to host the Olympic medal.The olive wreath has been____by medals.But it’s still about being able to ____ _____, _____
______ and ____ _____.
ANSWERS:1. ____ ,Greek, the olive wreath; 4, the Winter , over 250 sports, Any country, slaves and women, every country , prize medals
2.the Summer Olympic Games , the Winter Olympic Games, held ,4, good enough, allowed, role, special village, stadiums, gymnasium, honour, as much, as , replaced, run faster, jump higher, throw further
Step3.languages points
1.I ’ve come to your time to find out about the present-day Olympic Games because I know that in 2004 they were held in my homeland. find out ________________
区别find out ; find; look for;
Find 表示“发现，找到”；find out 是 弄清，查明，强调经过调查，询问，研究而得出某个结论,look for 意为“寻找”，表示动作
Eg .⑴-How much does a short-wave radio cost
-Sorry.I’m not sure.I’ll ___and tell you tomorrow.
A. find B.know C. understand D. find out
⑵I am___my pen everywhere but I haven’t____it yet.
A. found; found B. looking for;looked at
C. looking for;found D.looking for ;found out
ANSWERS: 查明真相 DC
3. How often do you hold your Games
how often ____________;是用来提问频率的 拓展：how soon是提问将来
eg. ⑴____________(多久一次 )does he go home
⑵____________(什么时候)will he come
4. Every four years.
Every 与数词或few,other连用，表示时间或空间的间隔其几个主要结构如下：
⑴ every+基数词+复数名词
I go there every thtee days. ( translate)
_____________________________________.
⑵ every+序数词+单数可数名词，意思是“每…
He comes to see his uncle every third week. ( translate)
______________________________________.
⑶ every+other +单数可数名词， “每…
He goes to town every other day. ( translate)
________________________________.
⑷ every +few+复数名词， “每隔几…
He stopped and turned around every few metres.
⑸-How often do you go home
-_________.
A. For three weeks B. Three weeks ago
C.Every three weeks D. In three week’s time
⑹ The National Games are held____in China.
A. every four years B. every the fourth year
C. every fourth year D. both A and C
⑺ The teacher asked us to write______.
A.every other line B. every second lines
C. each other line D. each other lines
ANSWERS:1.我每三天到那儿去一趟。2.他每三周去看一次他叔叔。3.他每隔一天进一次城。4.他每走几步就停下来四处看看。 CDA
5. Women are not only allowed ,but play a very important role in gymnastics,athletics,team sports and…
Translate: allow sb to do sth____________________
Play an important role in______________
拓展：allow doing sth 允许做某事
Eg.⑴ He is said to _____to his country because a new president comes into power.
A. be allowed to return B. allow to return
C. allow returning D.be allowed returning
⑵She will tell us why she feels so strongly that each of us has a role____in making the earth a better place to live.
A. to have played B.to play
C. to be played D. to be playing
⑶ The role he ____in the play is important.
A. played B. took C. made D. did
ANSWERS:允许某人做某事； 在…起作用，在…扮演角色； ABA
6.For each Olympics, a special village is built for them to live in,a main reception building, several stadiums for competitions,and a gymnasium as well.
As well___________
拓展：as well as 连接两个主语时谓语动词的数与前一个主语保持一致。如：
⑴ The mother as well as her children____ do some shopping tomorrow morning.
A.is going to B.are going to
C. is about to D. are about to
⑵The wise little girl can ride a horse and swim,and she can shoot ____.
A. as well as B. as well C.either D. also
ANSWERS: 也， AB
Step4. some difficult sentences
1.Pausanias, who was a Greek writer2000 years ago,has come on a magical journey to find out about the present Olympic Games.帕斯纳亚斯是一位两年前的古希腊作家，为了了解现代奥运会他进行了一次神奇的旅行。
这是一个主从复合句。Who was a Greek writer 2000 years ago是一个_____-从句，修饰Pausanias. To find out about the present Olympic Games 是不定式作_______.
又如He gets up to learn English.
2.No other country could join in, nor could slaves or women.其他的国家都不能参加，奴隶和女人也不能参加。
Neither/nor+助动词/情态动词/be动词+主语 表示的意思是前者不怎样，后者也不怎样。
Eg. Tom今天不上学，我也不去。
Tom won’t go to school today,____ ____ I .
ANSWERS:定语从句 目的状语 neither/nor will