Unit 2The honourable gamesReading(1)Talk about the Olympics:As we all know, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the games. How much do you know about the Olympics, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events?1.How many Olypmic games did you see? Where were they held?2.Do you think they are exciting?3.Who is your favourite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian? Fast reading:Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A.1.What is the speech about?2.Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?3.Who restarted the modern Olympic Games?The history and significance of the Olympic Games.At Olympia in Greece.Pierre de Coubertin.Read the passage again and complete Parts C1and C2 individually.1.According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.2.The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776.3.In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete.4.The aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make countries and people compete side by side.an LOC member776BCGreeklive peacefully5.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896.6.Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis.RometennisAthenstable tennisC2:Name Nationality Which OlympicOlympic achievementsOther informationMuhammand Ali1960 Rome OlympicsMichael JordanHaile GebrselassieEthiopianXu HaifengDeng YapingLiu XiangAmericanGold medal, boxingoriginal name Cassius Clay,won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964;lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta OlympicsAmerican1984 Los Angles Olympics;1992 Barcelona Olympicstwo gold medals, basketballthe highest scorer for the USA basketball team at the 1984 Olympics 1996 Atlanta Olympics;2000 Sydney Olympicstwo gold medals, distance runningfirst became famous in 1992;broke world record for the 10 km runChinese1984 Los Angles Olympicsgold medalwon the first Olympic gold medal for ChinaChinese1992 Barcelona Olympics;1996 Atlanta Olympicsfour gold medals, table tennisbecame an IOC member in 2000Chinese2004 Athens Olympicsgold medal, mens 110-metre hurdlesthe first Asian to win this raceQuestions:1.What characteristics do the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics share?2.What are the differences between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games?3.Muhammad Ali and Michael Jordan are mentioned in the passage. What do these two sportspeople have in common?4.Do you think Chinese athletes such as Deng Yaping and LiuXiang are as great as Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan?Complete Part D and E:Answers:D : 1 a; 2 c; 3 e ;4 f; 5 d ;6 bE:1. significance 2. ancient 3. compete 4. peacefully 5. athletes 6. achievement 7. gold medal 8. mentionedReading strategy: reading a speechA good speech should keep the audience interested in all the time.Tell: an interesting story Use: quotations or present statisticsAsking questions can also very effective.Unit 2 The honourable gamesReading (2)Discuss the following questions(Part E on page 25):1.Do you think the Olympic Games help countries and people live peacefully side by side?2.Who do you think are the greatest Olympic athletes and why?3.What kind of example do you think athletes like Liu Xiang and Muhammad Ali have set for young people around the world?Further discussion:Hosting the Olympic Games is great honour for a country, but at the same time it costs a lot of money. Do you think hosting the Olympics will be a good opportunity to develop the host countrys economy and tourism, or will it be a heavy burden on the economy?Language points:delighted; significance; briefly; compete; allow; honour;in honour of;no matter what; separate; side by side; recognize; record; contribution; make contributions to; absence; attempt; limit1)delighted adj.愉快的；高兴的；欣喜的愉快的；高兴的；欣喜的1.He feels delighted when I tell him the message.2.I am delighted to inform you of the coming vocation.2)significance n.意义；意味；重要性意义；意味；重要性1.Im glad to see you have realized the significance of sports.2.You should pay attention to the significance of ones childhood experience.significant adj.有意义的；重要的有意义的；重要的3)briefly adv.短暂地短暂地;简短地简短地;扼要地扼要地 (brief adj.简短的简短的)Everybody should first briefly introduce his idea about the topic.4)compete(v.) to try to win something by contesting someone elsecompete with sb.与人竞争与人竞争1.Every athlete has to compete with others in each time.2.I am not so confident to complete with the superstar.competition n.竞争；比赛竞争；比赛competitor n. 竞争者；选手竞争者；选手Unmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honour of the wife of the Greek God Zeus.5)allow: 1.to let someone do something without trying to prevent it from happening Mr Wang did not _his daughter to go camping with the outdoor activity club.2.to let something happen or occurSmoking is not _ here.allowallowed6)honour n.the great respect and admiration which people have for a person or a countryin honour ofhonourable adj.1.That was a great _ for his parents , as well a himself.2.We are going to have a special party _ his recent promotion.3.They had a parade _ the heroes who librated the city sixty years ago.honourin honour ofin honour of4.Teaching is an _ career.5.The Olympic Games are considered as _ games.honourablehonourable7)no matter what=whatever no matte how/whether/when1.No matter what difficulty she meets with, she will never give up.2.No matter how I tried to persuade him, he just didnt take my words seriously.3.No matter whether it is rainy or sunny, the football match will be played as planned.8)separate adj.单独的；分开的；不同的 v. 分开；隔离 separatefrom使和分离1.1.The twins were bought up in _ families2.2.The English Channel _the Uk and the France.3.The child was _ from his mother during the war.separateseparatesseparated9)side by side 肩并肩肩并肩=should by shouldA true friend is someone who works with you side by side whenever you are in trouble.10)light v.点燃，照亮点燃，照亮The previous champion returned gladly to light the Olympic Flame.light a fire/make a fire 点火，生火点火，生火set fire to sth./set sth. on fire 放火，纵火放火，纵火11)be recognized as1.The Great Wall is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.2.The invention of computer was recognized as a milestone in the history of man.3.New York City is recognized as a city of great international influence. recognize v.1.to know or to realizeI did not recognize her when she entered as she had had her hair dyed.2. to admitThey suddenly recognized that this was a good chance for them3.to approveThe board finally recognized him as the new CEO.12)record n. 记录，记载，唱片记录，记载，唱片 v. 记录记录He _a lot of language points and grammar in his _book.keep a record保持记录保持记录break the record打破纪录打破纪录make a record创造一个记录创造一个记录recorder n. 录音机录音机recordedrecord13)contribution n.贡献贡献 make contributions to doing 为为 做贡献做贡献He has made contributions to the film industry all though his life.contribute vt.捐献，捐助；投稿捐献，捐助；投稿 contribute to起一份作用，有助于，促成起一份作用，有助于，促成14)absence n. 缺席，缺乏缺席，缺乏-presence n.出席，到场出席，到场He tried to find an excuse for his absence from the meetingabsent adj. 不在场，缺乏的不在场，缺乏的absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的心不在焉的15)attempt n. 企图企图 an effort or a try v.尝试；试图尝试；试图1.He _ to achieve high grades by making extra efforts.2.I hope I can pass the driving test at his first _.16)limit vt.限定，限制限定，限制 limit n.极限，限制极限，限制There is a time limit for each performer in this problem.attemptedattemptDo PartA1and A2 on page98.Homework:1.Keep in mind the useful words, phrases and sentence patterns and know how to use them.2. Finish some additional exercises.