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XB2 Unit 2
Sports Culture
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1. Have you wacthed the 19th Asian Games?
Sport teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose- it teaches you about life.
运动教你坚强的品格,教你遵守规则,教会你感悟输赢
——它教 你 生活的真谛。
-Billie Jean King
Sports
culture
Sports
Benefits of playing sports
Sportsmanship
球类运动ball games
田径运动track and field
冰上运动ice sports
游泳项目swimming events
体操运动gymnastics
团队合作teamwork
坚定的决心strong determination
尊重show respect for
努力取得优秀成绩
work hard to achieve excellence
Benefits
of playing sports
增强体质
保持健康/身材
增强免疫力
降低患病的风险
减轻压力
克服负面情绪
专注内心的平静
对生活持积极的态度
build up one’s body
keep fit/ one’s figure
strengthen the immune system
low the risk of suffering diseases
reduce stress
get over negative feelings
focus on peace of mind
feel position about life
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There are also many sporting events around the world.
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澳大利亚网球公开赛
一级方程式赛车
环法自行车赛
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is commonly held during the last two weeks of January. It was started in .
Formula 1 is the world’s fastest motor race. The Chinese Grand Prix is held in in Shanghai.
The Tour de France, held in summer, is a team competition that lasts for over weeks with stages.
The Australian Open
1905
April
three
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What other sporting events do you know?
Olympic Game
Winter Olympics
World Cup
Discussion
NBA
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What do you know about the Olympic Games?
Pre-reading
Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Oceania
/ˌəʊsiˈɑːniə/
The Olympic flag
The Olympic motto
Faster, Higher, Stronger
The holding time
Every four years
Here is a website article about this extraordinary event. Let's read it together.
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Reading
The Olympic Games
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Skim the website article and write down the subheadings.
Part 2
Subheading 1
History of the Olympic Games
Part 3
Subheading 2
Part 4
Subheading 3
Well-known Olympic athletes
Skimming
Part 1
General introduction to the Olympic Games
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