1、 Unit 2 Sports events【美文阅读】 运动是我们生活中必不可少的一部分，它不仅是一种锻炼身体的方式，同时也是一种娱乐手段，并可以培养合作精神、锤炼意志。那么，运动到底是如何定义的？影响它的因素有哪些呢？读一读下面这篇文章吧，你会对运动有更多的了解。Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of rules or customs and often engaged in competitively.Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical abilities
2、of the competitor are the only or main determiner of the outcome(winning or losing)，but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor sports.“Sports”develops from the old French“disport”meaning“leisure”In British English，sporting activities are commonly represented by the
3、 collective noun“sport”In American English， “sports”is more used.In all English dialects， “sports”is the term used for more than one specific sport.For example， “football and swimming are my favorite sports”，would sound natural to all English speakers，whereas“I enjoy sport”would sound less natural t
4、han“I enjoy sports”to North Americans.Art is close to sports.Perhaps the best example is Bullfighting，which in Spain is reported in the arts pages of newspapers.There are other activities that have elements of sport and art in their execution(实行 )，such as artistic gymnastics，Body building，Free runni
5、ng，performance art， professional wrestling，Yoga，baseball ，etc.Technology has an important role in sports，whether applied to an athletes health，the athletes technique，or equipments characteristics.As sports have grown more competitive，the need for better equipment has arisen.Golf clubs，football helme
6、ts，baseball bats，soccer balls，hockey skates，and other equipment have all seen considerable changes when new technologies have been applied.Ranging from nutrition to the treatment of injuries，as the knowledge of the human body has deepened over time，an athletes potential has been increased.Athletes a
7、re now able to play to an older age，recover more quickly from injuries，and train more effectively than previous generations of athletes.Advancing technology created new opportunities for research into sports.It is now possible to analyze aspects of sports that were in the past out of the reach of un
8、derstanding.Advancing technology has greatly increased an athletes ability to understand what they are doing and how they can improve themselves.【诱思导学】1The underlined word“term”in the second paragraph probably means .2What sporting activities can you think of?3Besides technology，what do you think in
9、fluences sports?【答案】 1.expression 2.Long jump，ball sports， swimming，wrestling，boxing，diving，hockey，race，surfing，bowling，climbing，cycling ，shooting sports， electronic sports，fishing，card games，chess ，flying discus sports， flying sports，ballooning，gymnastics，hunting ，kites sports，motorboat racing，raft
10、ing，rowing，running，sailing，skiing ，weight lifting. 3.The entertainment aspect of sports，together with the spread of mass media and increased leisure time，has led to professionalism in sports.At times，sports and politics can have a large amount of influence on each other.Period Previewing(教师用书独具)教学目标
11、本课时主要是通过学生对学案所给出的内容的学习，了解本课文中所出现的词汇，初步了解课文以及相关的背景知识，就下一堂课对课文的全面理解起到一个铺垫作用。教学地位本单元让学生阅读有关体育赛事的文章，提高学生的体育参与意识和运动健康观念。(教师用书独具)新课导入建议通过两个问题引发学生思考：Question 1：“Do you like having sports？”Question 2：“Do you know something about The Olympic Games？”教学流程设计 导 入 新 课 。 学 生 阅 读 “美 文 阅 读 ”与 “诱 思 导 学 ”见 学 案 第 25页 。
12、学 生 就 “话 题 美 文 导 读 ”进 行 讨 论 ，统 一 答 案 。学 生 再 次 阅 读 课 文 课 本 第 22 23页 并 完 成 “语 篇 理 解 ”见 学 案 第 26页 。师 生 共 同 讨 论 并 统 一 答 案 。让 学 生 快 速 阅 读 课 文 ，见 课 本 第 22 23页 并 完 成 “篇 章 结 构 ”见 学 案 第 26页 。学 生 共 同 讨 论 ，并 让 学 生 发 表 各 自 见 解 ，最 后 统 一 答 案 。学 生 再 次 仔 细 阅 读 课 文 ，课 本 第 22 23页 进 行 深 度 理 解 ，并 完 成 “课 文 缩 写 ”见 学 案 第
13、26页 。 老 师 指 导 学 生 讨 论 ，共 同 找 出 答 案 。让 学 生 根 据 所 给 出 的 表 格 进 行 自 我 评 估 。见 学 案 第 27页 。学 生 讨 论 ，并 让 学 生 代 表 发 表 他 们 讨 论 得 出 的 答 案 。老 师 予 以 更 正 。让 学 生 完 成 “知 识 初 探 ”部 分 见 学 案 第 26页 。老 师 布 置 作 业 ，并 让 学 生 预 习 学 案 Period 见 学 案 第 27页 。.篇章结构根据课文内容，完成下列表格【答案】 1.Olympic 2.Beginning 3.Ancient 4.Place5Olympia 6.
14、men 7.Athletes 8.Host peted10different.语篇理解根据课文内容，选择最佳答案1Which of the following is TRUE about the ancient Olympics?ABoth men and married women were allowed to compete in the games.BThe ancient games were always held at the same place named Olympia.CUnmarried women were allowed to take part in the Ol
15、ympics in honour of Zeuss wife.2The ancient Olympics and todays Olympics have one thing in common.It is that .Aboth are held every four yearsBthe sports are the sameCathletes speak different languages3At the Atlanta Olympic Games，Muhammad Ali .Awon the gold medalBchanged his nameClighted the Olympic
16、 flame4Mr.Johnson mentioned several wellknown athletes in his speech.Among them won at least two gold medals.Muhammad Ali Michael Jordan Xu HaifengDeng Yaping Liu Xiang Zhang NingA B C5What didnt Mr.Johnson mention about Chinese athletes and Chinese history of taking part in the Olympics?AWhen China
17、 first took part in the games.BWho won the first gold medal for China.CHow many gold medals Deng Yaping won.【答案】 1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.A.课文缩写Mr.Johnson，who came from the IOC，made a speech in our school.He talked about the history and 1. of the Olympic Games.He shared some interesting facts and stories w
18、ith us.He stated that the 2. Olympic Games took place in 776 BC where by tradition the athletes were all men who had to 3. wearing no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own separate competition in 4. of the wife of the Greek god Zeus.Nowadays，not only men but also women are allo
19、wed to join in the games.More and more 5. from all over the world compete in many more events than ever before.He also added that a lot of excellent athletes came to public 6. and became sports stars.They have made important 7. to the Olympic Games.They brought 8. to people across the world and won
20、great honour for their own countries as well as themselves with their 9. to push the boundaries of human achievement.In the end，he suggested we join him in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past 10. .【答案】 1.significance 2.ancient pete 4.honour 5.athletes 6.attention 7.con
21、tributions 8.joy 9.attempts 10.glory.词义搭配1delighted Aa very old custom，belief or story2significance Bto take part in a game or contest3tradition Cvery happy4compete Dthe importance of something5honour Eto make sb.feel happy about sth.6contemporary Fthe great respect and admiration for a person or a
22、country7absence Gmodern or relating to the present time8excite Ha period of time when someone is not where they should be9attempt Ia system for carrying people orgoods from one place to another using vehicles10transport Jto make an effort to try to do sth.especially sth.difficult【答案】 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B
23、 5.F 6.G 7.H 8.E9J 10.I.短语填空side by side， lead the way， bring .back to life， take part in， make contributions to， hang on， pass .on to .， in honour of1We respect and admire the scientist because he has environmental protection.2As he grew up，he his clothes his younger brother.3Do you know the two me
24、n sitting behind the desk ？4They are going to hold a party the opening of their new play.5Though my daughter doesnt like her present job，she wants to until she gets a new one.6It is said that the Swedes have in data protection all over the world.【答案】 1.made contributions to 2.passed；on to3side by si
25、de 4.in honour of 5.hang on 6.led the way.句型背诵1Many people enjoy playing different sports while others just enjoy watching them.许多人喜欢参加不同的体育比赛，而另外一些人只是喜欢观看比赛。2At the ancient Olympics，by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes.在古代奥运会上，按照传统运动员全是男子，而且他们不得不光着身子参加比赛
26、。3Today ，both male and female athletes from around the world can take part，no matter what nation they come from.如今，全世界的运动员，无论男女，无论他们来自哪个国家都可以参加。4It was a Frenchman，Pierre de Coubertin，who brought the Olympics back to life.复兴奥运会的是一个法国人，名叫皮埃尔德 顾拜旦。5Among them are many wellknown athletes.在他们中间有很多著名的运动员
27、。较好 一般 较差对教材整体结构的理解程度对文章大意的理解程度记住了多少词汇，背会了几个句型 自己的不足： Period Welcome to the unit & Reading(教师用书独具)教学目标(1)熟记学案中所列出的单词和短语。(2)通过学案中所给出的重点单词和重点短语的学习，让学生能够正确理解和使用这些单词和短语，能够运用这些词语造句。(3)通过对这些词汇的理解能够更深层次的理解课文，并通过课文加深对这些词汇的理解，更加熟练的运用这些词汇。(4)通过对本课文的理解，让学生能够用英语简单描述奥运会的情况，以提高学生的口语及书面表达能力。教学地位单词和短语是构成句子的最小单位，在语言
28、学习中起至关重要的作用，所以理解和正确使用英语单词和短语是英语学习的重点所在。(教师用书独具)新课导入建议“Now lets know something about The Olympic Games.”开门见山，直入主题。 教学流程设计 老 师 检 查 上 堂 课 所 布 置 的 作 业 ，检 查 学 生 对 学 案 预 习 的 情 况 。 导 入 新 课 。让 学 生 就 “互 动 探 究 ”见 学 案 第 27页 进 行 讨 论 ，让 学 生 各 自 发 表 自 己 的 见 解 ，然 后 让 各 个 讨 论 组 派 代 表 汇 报 各 自 讨 论 结 果 。让 学 生 再 次 阅 读
29、课 文 以 加 深 对 所 学 单 词 与 短 语 的 理 解 。老 师 针 对 难 点 和 重 点 词 汇 进 行 讲 解 ，并 补 充 学 案 中 所 遗 漏 的 重 点 词 汇 ，补 充 一 些 必 要 的 练 习 。让 学 生 针 对 各 自 不 同 的 意 见 展 开 讨 论 ，然 后 老 师 给 出 详 细 正 确 答 案 。让 学 生 完 成 “自 我 评 估 ”学 案 第 33页 。 布 置 作 业 并 预 习 Period 见 学 案 第 34页 。1play a role in 在中扮演的角色，在中起作用Sport plays a very important role i
30、n our lives.(P21)运动在我们生活中起着非常重要的作用。She is going to play a role in that film.她将在那部影片中扮演一个角色。The UN.plays an important role in international relations.联合国在国际关系方面扮演着重要的角色。play an important role/part in 在起重要作用play the leading role/part in 扮演主角Advertisements play an important role in our daily lives.广告在我
31、们日常生活中起着重要作用。单项填空The role she played the movement was great.Aon BinCat Dwith【解析】 play.role in.在中扮演角色。句意：她在这次活动中发挥了巨大的作用。【答案】 BShe was chosen to play the leading in the play，which made other girls envy her.Arole BpartCact Dboth A and B【解析】 play the leading role/part in the play 表示在剧中扮演主角。【答案】 D完成句子Yo
32、u cant imagine what a great role (他所起的)in the company.【答案】 he played2I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.(P22)很高兴能够应学校之邀来与你们谈谈奥运会的历史及其重要意义。(1)delighted adj.高兴的；愉快的；欣喜的My parents will be delighted to see you.我父母见到你会
33、很高兴。He was very much delighted with the results.他对这个结果感到非常满意。be delighted at/by/with 因而高兴be delighted to do sth.因做某事而高兴be delighted that 因而高兴delight nU高兴，快乐C乐事to sb.s delight to the delight of sb.令某人高兴的是take/find/have delight in 喜好；以为乐with/in delight 高兴地He was delighted at/with/by her reaction.她的反应令
34、他高兴。I am delighted to hear that you will pay me a visit.得知你要来看我我很高兴。单项填空When I heard the news that I had passed the driving test，I felt very .Adelighted ；delightfulBdelighted ； delightingCdelightful ； delightingDdelightful；delighted【解析】 句意：得知我通过了驾驶考试这一令人愉快的消息时，我很高兴。 delightful令人愉快的；delighted 高兴的，指人的
35、感受。【答案】 D完成句子The boy always (以为乐)finding others errors in class. (使我们高兴的是 )，everything goes well.【答案】 takes delight in To our delight(2)significance n重要性；意义；意思；含义Few people realized the significance of the discovery.很少有人意识到这一发现的重要性。The suggestion they put forward at the meeting was of little signifi
36、cance.他们在会上提出的建议无足轻重。significant adj.重要的；重大的；影响深远的significantly adv.意味深长地；意 义深远地be of great/no/little significance 意义重大/ 没有/几乎没有意 义He smiled to me significantly when he saw me.见到我时，他对我意味深长地一笑。There are no significant differences between the two groups.这两组没有明显差别。单项填空So far，research has not produced a
37、nything .Aof great significance Bof very significanceCgreat significant Dvery significance【解析】 考查“beof 抽象名词”结构。of great significancevery significant，在句中用作定语，修饰 anything。故 选 A。【答案】 A3compete vi.竞争；对抗；比赛；竞赛At the ancient Olympics，by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing n
38、o clothes.(P22)在古代奥运会上，按照传统，运动员都是男性，他们必须裸体竞技。Several advertising companies are competing against each other for/to get the contract.几家广告公司正为争取一项合同而互相竞争。Small，independent bookstores cant compete with the big national chains.小规模的个体书店无论如何也竞争不过大型的全国连锁店。compete against/with each other 互相竞争compete in sth.
39、参赛compete for sth.为而竞争cant compete with sb./sth.in.在某方面敌不过某人/ 某物competition nU竞争，角逐； C比赛， 竞赛；竞争者，对手(集合名词)in competition with.for.与 竞争competitor n竞争者，对手；参赛者How many runners will be competing in the marathon?有多少赛跑选手将参加这次马拉松比赛？These paintings cant compete in expressive power with those ones.这些水彩画在表现力方面
40、比不上那些。Apple and Microsoft with each other for the world market to sell more PCs with their own free software.Acompare BcompeteCfight Ddeal【解析】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：苹果公司和微 软公司在世界市 场上为了卖更多的带有自己免费软件的电脑而相互竞争。 compete with 与竞争，符合句意及句子结构的要求。【答案】 BMany competitors compete the game the gold medal every year.Ain；for
41、Bfor；inCagainst；in Dwith；for【解析】 句意：每年都有很多选手参加这个比赛角逐金牌。表示“参加比赛”用compete in，第二空用 for 表示目的。【答案】 A4. in honour of 为了向表示敬意；为庆祝 ；为纪念Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition，at a separate festival in honour of Hera，the wife of the Greek god Zeus.(P22)为了纪念希腊天神宙斯的妻子赫拉，单身女性可以在一个单独的节日里参
42、加比赛。We built this temple in honour of a great man.我们建这座庙是为了纪念一位大人物。They gave a banquet in honour of the delegation.他们设宴招待代表团。honour nU尊重，敬重； C被引以为荣的人或事物It is an honour to do sth.很荣幸做do sb.an honour 给带来荣誉honour vt.尊敬be/feel honoured(to do sth.)(做某事)感到荣幸I was honoured to have been mentioned in his spe
43、ech.他在讲话中提到了我，我很荣幸。Would you do me the honour of dining with me?你能赏光跟我一块吃饭吗？单项填空While in London，we paid a visit to the hospital founded Florence Nightingale.Ain honour of Bin favour ofCin line with Din place of【解析】 A 项“为庆祝 ，为纪念” ；B 项“赞同，支持” ；C 项“与成一排/一致” ；D 项“代替” 。由语意可知 A 项正确。【答案】 A完成句子All the flags
44、 were flying at halfmast (为纪念)a famous dead person.【答案】 in honor/memory of5Today ，both male and female athletes from around the world can take part，no matter what nation they come from.(P22)如今，世界各地的男女运动员不管他们来自哪个国家都能参加奥运会。no matter what 无论什么(whatever)引导让步状语从句。No matter what/Whatever you say，I wont be
45、lieve you.无论你说什么，我都不会相信你的。No matter what happens，I will stand by you.不管发生什么事，我一定会支持你。no matterwh( 疑问词)Error!“wh ever”的用法：Error!You can go wherever you want to go.你想去哪儿就可以去哪儿。I would like to see whoever is in charge of the department.我要见这个部门的负责人。【对接高考】(2013辽宁高考)One can always manage to do more things
46、，no matter full ones schedule is in life.Ahow BwhatCwhen Dwhere【解析】 句意：无论一个人的生活日程有多么满，他 总能 设法做更多的事情。本句中“no matter疑问词” 结构引导让步状语从句，因为要修饰空格后的形容词 full，故用how，no matter how 意为“无论多么” 。no matter what 意为“无论什么” ；no matter when意为“无论何时” ；no matter where 意为“无论何地” 。【答案】 A完成句子Ill be on your side， happens.不管发生什么，我都
47、站在你一边。 I see him，he is busy with his research work.无论什么时候我看见他，他都在忙他的研究工作。 you are，you must obey the rules.无论你是推，你都要遵守规则。He liked reading very much ， he went，he took a book with him.他非常喜欢阅读。他不管去哪里，都随身带一本书。【答案】 whatever/No matter what Whenever/No matter when Whoever/No matter whowherever/No matter whe
48、re6It was a Frenchman，Pierre de Coubertin，who brought the Olympics back to life.(P22)让奥运会得以重生的是法国人皮埃尔德 顾拜旦。该句是一个强调句型，被强调的部分是主语“a Frenchman ，Pierre de Coubertin” 。It was I that/who met Li Ming at the railway station yesterday.(强调主语) 是我昨天在火车站碰到李明的。It was Li Ming that/who I met at the railway station yesterday.(强调宾语) 我昨天在火车站碰到的是李明。It was at the railway station that I met Li Ming yesterday.(强调地点状语 )
