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Unit 6: Be a Champion!
Lesson 33: 2800 Years of Sports
1. Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV?
What did you watch?
2. Do you think the Olympics are important?
Why or why not?
3. Are you and your classmates good athletes?
4. What sports are you interested in?
There are so many athletes at the Olympics.
athlete [ˈæθliːt] n. 运动员
The players compete with each other.
compete [kəmˈpiːt] v. 竞争
competition n. 竞争
She has been married for two years.
married [ˈmærid] adj. 结婚的;已婚的
marry v. 嫁;娶
be married 结婚的
host n.(男)主持人
He Jiong is a famous host in China.
He has hosted many TV programs.
host v.主持
He is amazed at the news.
amazed [əˈmeɪzd] adj. 惊奇的;惊讶的
be amazed at 对……感到惊讶
be amazed to do 对……感到惊讶
The players are in high spirits.
spirit [ˈspɪrɪt] n. 精神;精灵
represent v.代表,象征
The dove is the symbol of peace.
The dove represent peace.
BC (before Christ)
athlete /ˈæθliːt/
compete /kəmˈpiːt/
Olympia /əu'limpiə/
married /ˈmærid/
host /həʊst/
Olympic /əˈlɪmpɪk/
amazed /əˈmeɪzd/
spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/
represent /ˌreprɪˈzent/
公元前
n.运动员
v. 竞争;比赛
奥林匹亚(地名)
adj . 结婚的;已婚的
v.主办;主持(活动)n. 主人
adj. 奥林匹克运动会的
adj.惊奇的;惊讶的
n.精神;精灵
v. 代表;象征
Words
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words. The first letter is given.
1. Although Guo Wenjun was m and had a baby, she still practiced
hard for the Olympics and finally won a gold medal.
2. Xu Haifeng won the first Olympic gold medal at the Los Angeles
Olympics in 1984. Since then, Chinese a have achieved
excellent performances throughout the world.
3. London is an old but m_________ city. It was the h_____ of the 30th
Olympic Games. Over two hundred countries and districts c__________
in the games.
arried
thletes
odern
ost
ompeted
776 BC
do some research on ...
at the highest level
married women
take part in
a spirit of fair play
compete against...
every four years
take place
be amazed at
Good point.
公元前776年
做某方面的研究
以最高水平
已婚妇女
参加
公平竞争的精神
与……竞争;对抗
每四年
发生;举行
惊讶于
说得好。
Phrases
Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks.
The Olympic Games are _______ and ________. The ancient Olympics started in _______ BC and lasted for more than a thousand years. They took place every four years. ________ could not compete in the ancient Olympics. In 1896, a ___________ started the modern Olympic Games. He believed the games would help bring __________ and fair play to people all over the world. Now there are ________ and ________ Olympics every four years.
Women
Frenchman
friendship
new
old
776
Summer
Winter
Listening
1.Wang Mei searched the information on _____________.
2.What’s the purpose of the Olympics for the ancient Greeks?
The ancient Greeks wanted to have the best athletes compete against each
other.
3.What are the differences between first Olympics and today’s?
In those first Olympics, women couldn’t take part in the games.
And married women even couldn’t watch the games.
4.The model Olympics began in ____ and took place _____________.
5.What do the circled words “one thing” refer to?
Athlete compete in a spirit of fair play.
6.What do the athletes represent in the Olympic games?
They represent their countries at the highest level.
the Internet
1896
every four years
Reading
1. Did anyone find out when the Olympics began?
有人查到奥运会是从什么时候开始的吗?
find out 找出,查清楚。
Can you find out when the flight will take off?
你能查出这次航班何时起飞吗?
Language Points
2. The ancient Greeks wanted to have the best athletes compete against each
other.
古希腊人想让最优秀的运动员互相竞争。
compete against 与……竞争;对抗 =compete with
Our school football team competed against the team from Yuhua Middle
School.
我们校足球队和来自育华中学的足球队进行了比赛。
Now all the students compete with each other.
现在,所有的学生都在互相竞争。
have sb do sth让某人做某事
He has his brother make dinner.
他让他哥哥做饭。
have sth done 请某人做某事
I want to have my hair cut.
我想请人给我剪头发。
3. They held the event every four years in Olympia.
他们每四年在奥林匹亚举行一次运动会。
every four years 每四年 =every fourth year
He comes here every three days.
他每三天(每隔两天)来这儿一次。
He goes to Beijing every two months.
他每两个月就去一次北京。
She learns to play chess every other day.
她隔天学一次下象棋。
every few months 每几个月
4. Married women couldn’t even watch the games!
已婚女子甚至不能观看比赛!
married adj. 已婚的
be / get married to... 与……结婚
My parents have been married for forty years.
我的父母已经结婚40年了。
My aunt got married three years ago.
我姑姑三年前结婚了。
She wants to marry a rich man.
她想嫁个有钱人。
5. The ancient Greeks would be amazed at
how the Olympic Games have grown to become a world event!
古希腊人应该会惊讶于奥林匹克运动会已经演变成一场世界运动。
be amazed at… 惊讶于…… =be surprised at...
He is amazed at the news.
他对这条新闻感到很惊讶。
We were amazed to hear the news.
听到这条新闻,我们感到很惊讶。
6. They also represent their countries at the highest level.
他们也以最高水平代表他们的国家。
represent v. 代表;象征
They represented only a small section of public opinions.
他们仅代表了一小部分民众的意见。
John was chosen to represent his school at the meeting.
约翰被选在会议上代表他的学校。
1. The sports meeting (举行) last week.
2. Can you tell them to (竞争) each other?
3. The children are (吃惊) so many toys for them.
4. The old man (参加) the competition last year.
5. I went to see my grandparents _____ ____ ____(每两天).
6. In 2012, London _______ (主办) the 30th Olympics.
7. My parents have been _______ (结婚) for over 30 years so far.
took place
compete against
amazed at
took part in
every two days
hosted
married
Exercises
1. —As a student, we should take part in all kinds of after-school activities.
—_______.
A. I am sorry B. Excuse me C. Good point D. Me too
2. The kids were surprised when the teacher had them _____ their books.
A. closed B. to close C. closing D. close
3. —Why do you like watching the news?
—Because I hope to _____what's going on around the world.
A. try out B. find out C. listen to D. make up
4. The two basketball teams _______ each other for the championship.
A. competed against B. competed in
C. competed for D. competed about
5. Will you___________ the English evening?
A.take part B.join C.take part in D.to take part
6. They represent their countries_____the highest level.
A.at B.on C.in D.with
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