Unit 2 Sports Culture Welcome to the unit & Reading 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语译林版（2020）选择性必修第二册

Welcome to the unit & Reading Unit 2 Sports culture soccer volleyball basketball tennis table tennis hockey (曲棍球) badminton ice hockey softball(垒球) baseball golf bowling squash(壁球) rugby snooker Lead in:Do you know the following sports? More Sports 水上运动 Aquatics 射箭 Archery 田径 Athletics 羽毛球 Badminton 棒球 Baseball 篮球 Basketball 高尔夫球 Golf 拳击 Boxing 皮划艇 Canoeing /kəˈnuːɪŋ/ 自行车 Cycling 马术 Equestrian /ɪˈkwestriən/ 击剑 Fencing 足球 Football/ Soccer 体操 Gymnastics 手球 Handball 曲棍球 Hockey 柔道 Judo /ˈdʒuːdəʊ/ 现代五项 Modern Pentathlon 赛艇 Rowing 帆船 Sailing 射击 Shooting 垒球 Softball/Baseball 扔铁饼 discus throw 滑板 Skateboarding 冲浪 Surfing 乒乓球 Table Tennis 跆拳道 Taekwondo /taɪˈkwɒndəʊ/ 田径 Track and Field 铁人三项 Triathlon (swimming, cycling and running) 排球 Volleyball 水球 Water Polo 撑杆跳 Pole jump pentagon n.五边形，五角形；五角大楼 penta- 五个 /əˈkwætɪk/ More Sports A pentathlon is a contest featuring five events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente (five) and -athlon (competition). The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games. Five events were contested over one day for the Ancient Olympic pentathlon, starting with the long jump, javelin throwing, and discus throwing, followed by the stadion (a short foot race) and wrestling. Pentathletes were considered to be among the most skilled athletes, and their training was often part of military service—each of the five events in the pentathlon was thought to be useful in war or battle.With the revival of the Olympic Games in the modern era, the pentathlon returned in two formats. The athletics pentathlon was a modern variation on the original events, with a competition over five track and field events. The modern pentathlon, invented by Pierre de Coubertin (father of the Modern Olympics), was a variation on the military aspect of the Ancient pentathlon. It focused on the skills required by a late-19th-century soldier, with competitions in shooting, swimmin