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Module 8
Unit 3
Language in use
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Do you know anything about the paralympics?
How do you feel after watching this video?
Daming wasn't chosen for the team last time.
He was invited to competitions around the world.
Language practice
1. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box. You need to use some words more than once.
Lingling: Let's answer these questions about sport in the school magazine. Are you ready?
Betty: Sure, I love sport. Go on, ask me the first question.
choose hold win
Lingling: Where (1) _______ the Olympic Games ________ in 2008?
Betty: That's too easy! They (2) ___________ in Beijing.
Lingling: And how many gold medals (3) _______ China _______ at the Beijing Olympics?
Betty: Oh, I know. Fifty...no, fifty-one gold medals (4) __________ by China at the Beijing Olympics.
were held
were held
choose hold win
did win
were won
Lingling: Correct. Next, what competition (5) ______ Liu Xiang _______ at the 2004 Olympic Games?
Betty: Was it the hurdles?
Lingling: Well done! Yes, it was. And one more question. Who (6) _____________ for the school basketball team last week?
Betty: Ha ha! I don't know. Let's go and find out!
choose hold win
did win
were chosen
2. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
Millions of people across the world (1) ___________(watch) the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The excellent results at the Games were the products of many years of hard work. Young Olympic players (2) _______________(train) by their coaches. Their training (3) _________________(record) and (4) _________________ (compare) with those of the world's best players.
watched
were trained
was recorded
were compared
3.Look at the pictures and tell the story with the
help of the words and expressions.
an Italian marathon runner, Dorando Pietri / enter the stadium / take / wrong turn
/during the race / he
/ fall down
he / treat / a doctor
①
②
An Italian marathon runner, Dorando Pietri, entered the stadium and took a wrong turn
during the race. He fell down.
He was treated
by a doctor.
after a discussion, the American, Johnny Hayes /
give / first place
he / give /first place/
the American,
Johnny Hayes/
give/ second place
④
⑤
he / help / across
finishing line
③
He was helped across the finishing line.
He was given the first place, and the American runner Johnny Hayes was given second place.
But after a discussion, the American Johnny Hayes was given first place instead.
Millions of people across the world (1) _________ (watch) the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The excellent results at the Games were the products of many years of hard work. Young Olympic players (2)___________(train) by their coaches. Their training (3)____________(record) and (4)_______________( compare) with those of the world’s best players. The information (5)________ (use) to make training methods better. Hard training and proper methods helped many players become successful at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
watched
were trained
was recorded
Complete the passage with the correct form of the words in brackets.
was compared
was used
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Language practice
Look at the pictures and tell the story with the help of the words and expressions under the pictures.
an Italian marathon runner, Dorando Pietri / enter the stadium /take / wrong turn/ during the race/he /fall down
he/treat/a doctor
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Language practice
①An Italian marathon runner, Dorando Pietri, entered the stadium and took a wrong turn during the race. He fell down.
②He was treated by a doctor.
③He was helped to run across the finishing line.
④He was given the first place. The American, Johnny Hayes, was given the second place.
⑤After a discussion, the American, Johnny Hayes, was given the first place instead.
4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box.
1.What ___________ do the sportspersons use to prepare for the Olympic Games?
2.They chose Daming for the team, and this was a good________.
3.We waited in our ________ for the ________ to start at noon.
method
decision
seats
ability Asian decision method neck pride race seat
race
7 Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1.What did Chen Zhong do before she changed to taekwondo?
a) She did a project on the Internet.
b) She played basketball.
c) She almost gave up sport.
2.Who encouraged Chen Zhong to continue with her training?
a) Her coach. b) Her friends. c) Her mother.
3.How did Chen Zhong show she was happy after
winning a gold medal?
a) She cheered. c) She smiled for a photo.
b) She put her arms round her coach.
8.Put the sentences in the correct order to make a
conversation.
a) Well, don’t stop looking. It’s important to find a club that fits you. There’s always a better one.
b) People say I’ve got no chance of becoming really good at taekwondo in five years. What do you think?
c) I also want to find out whether I am too old to start taekwondo.
d) Of course not! People of all ages can do taekwondo. First of all, you need to find a club.
e) Thank you. I think I’ll be a good player in three years.
f) There’s one near my school, but I don’t think it’s good.
g) Well, it usually takes about five years, but it can be done in about two or three years, so go for it!
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Listen and check(√) the true sentences.
Betty is reading a book about Chen Zhong.
Chen Zhong found her training difficult when she first started doing taekwondo.
Chen Zhong did not win a gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games.
√
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Language practice
Listen again and choose the correct answer.
1 What did Chen Zhong do before she changed to taekwondo?
a) She did a project on the Internet.
b) She played basketball.
c) She almost gave up sport.
√
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Language practice
More and more people take part in Paralympics, and at the 2008 Paralympics in China, more than 140 countries took part. Great players, excellent records, crowded stadiums and enormous media coverage across the world made this the best Paralympics ever.
Go around and ask as many students as you can. Write their answers in the table.
11 Write up the results of your survey. Use words like and, although, but, etc.
Betty: Yes, I think so too. And at first she didn’t think it was the right
decision: She found the taekwondo training very difcult. In fact,
she almost gave up. But she was encouraged by her mother to
continue with training, and in the end, she was successful.
Daming: Was she in the Chinese team at the Olympics?
Betty: Yes. She won a gold medal in Sydney and then another one in
Athens. Look at the photo! She was cheered by everyone. She
was so happy that she hugged her coach and wore the Chinese
national flag on her shoulders.
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Put the sentences in the correct order to make a conversation.
Well, don’t stop looking. It’s important to find a club that fits you. There’s always a better one.
People say I’ve got no chance of becoming really good at taekwondo in five years. What do you think?
I also want to find out whether I am too old to start taekwondo.
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Language practice
Of course not! People of all ages can do taekwondo. First of all, you need to find a club.
Thank you. I think I’ll be a food player in three years.
There’s one near my school, but I don’t think it’s good.
Well, it usually takes about five years, but it can be done in about two or three years, so go for it!
a)—❻ b) —❶ c) — ❸ d) —❹ e) —❼ f) —❺ g) —❷
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