人教高中英语必修二2Unit-2-The-Olympic-Games

TheOlympicGamesUnit2WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympicGames?WhataretheofficiallogoandmascotoftheBeijingOlympicGames?HowmuchdoyouknowaboutOlympicGames?Let’shaveaquiz.WarmingupWhatdothefiveringsmean?Thefiveinterlockingringsstandforfriendshipoffivecontinents.AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceaniaDoyouknowanySummerOlympiceventsswimming,relay,gymnastics,weightlifting,tennis,tabletennis,running,softball,diving,wrestling,volleyball,football,basketball,judo,pentathlon,javelin,highjump,longjump,marathonskating,skiing,skijumping,sledding,snowboarding(滑雪板运动),icehockey(冰球）WinterOlympiceventsEventsoftheOlympicGamesGymnasticsrunningBadmintonBaseballBasketballBoxingSwimmingDivingHorseridingfootballQuestionsAnswers1.WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?2.HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?3.WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?4.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?Olympia(Greece)One(Greece)slavesandwomen(exceptinchariotraces)Athensin1896QuestionsAnswers5.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?6.WhatarethethreewordsthatshowthespiritoftheOlympicGames?7.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?8.WhataretheofficialmascotsfortheBeijingOlympics?XuHaifengforshootingswifter,higher,strongerThefivecontinentstheFiveFriendliesPausaniasLiYanPredictionawriterafortheBeijingOlympicGamesGreekvolunteeronajourneymagicalAnInterviewWhatwilltheytalkabout?Prediction1.Whatdotheymainlytalkabout?2.WhatdoyouthinkPausaniaswillwriteabouttheOlympicsGamesaftertheinterview?TheymainlytalkabouttheancientandmodernOlympicGames,thesimilaritiesanddifferences.Greatchangeshavetakenplace.QuickreadingReadingComparingtheancientandmodernOlympicGames•1.GamesTime.•Ancient:•Modern:the•2.Countries:•Ancient:only•Modern:from•3.Events:•Ancient:•Modern:DifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGamesWinterandSummerOlympicsGreekcitiesallovertheworldonlySummerOlympicsrunning,horseriding(several)skiing,skating,swimming,sailing,andalltheteamsportsCarefulReading•4.Competitors:•Ancient:•Modern:menandwomen,athleteswhohavereachedthe•5.Prize:•Ancient:•Modern:onlymenagreedstandardMedalsolivewreathDifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames1.HowoftenaretheOlympicsheld?Everyfouryears2.WhatisthespiritoftheOlympics?Swifter,HigherandStrongerDifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGamesPost-readingWhatcanwelearnfromthedifferencesandsimilarities?LimitedareaAllovertheworldunequalequalHumanshavemadeprogressinbothmaterialandspirits.progressButtheystillhavethesame.mottoWhatotherideascanyoufindthatpeoplestillkeep?peacefriendshipdreams……differencesprogresssimilaritiesdreamsIsitgoodtohosttheOlympicGamesornot?Whyornot?DiscussionreasonstohosttheOlympicGamesagreathonortourismnewsportsfacilitiesnationalpridegreatresponsibilitynewinvestmenttooexpensivereasonsnottohosttheOlympicGamesmuchplanningpressureaccommodationbuildingmanystadiumsaccidents1.HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?competevi.比赛，竞争，对抗,比得上Companiesmustbeabletocompeteinthemarketplace.Severalcompaniesarecompetingforthecontract.Myhandwritingcannotcompetewithhis.competein参加......的竞争competewith/against与……竞争competefor为……竞争Languagepointscompetitionn.竞赛；比赛competitorn.竞争者competitiveadj.有竞争力的4).Thestudentscompeted____thehonorofwinning____eachother_____theschoolsportsmeet.A.for,against,inB.in,with,againstC.against,for,atD.about,in,with1).Shedecidedtocompete_____themodelcontest.2).Severalcompaniesarecompeting___________eachotherforthecontract.3).Wedon’tonlycompete_____medal,butfriendship.inagainst/withforA2.WhocouldtakepartintheancientOlympicGames?takepartin参加Areyougoingtotakepartinthefirstexperiment?Alotofstudentstookpartinthethoroughcleaningyesterday.整天在办公室工作的人应该积极参加体育运动。(takepartin)Thosewhoarealwaysworkingintheofficeshouldtakeanactivepartinthesportsactivities.attend,join,participate,takepartin这些动词或词组均含“参加，加入”之意。attend:侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等。join:普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等。participate:正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加。takepartin:侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用。3.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?standfor代表；象征；表示；容忍WhatdothelettersUNstandfor?Whatshecan'tstandforisthathesmokesinheroffice.standby旁观，准备，待命，不关心standout突出standup起立4.…IusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.usedtodo…过去常常做某事Theyusedtobegoodfriends.Iusedtogetupearlyandtakeanhour'swalkbeforebreakfast.usedto,beusedto,getusedto这三个词组都包含used这个单词。usedto意为“过去常常(做某事)”，后接动词原形。常用来表示今昔对比，含“(现在)已不那样做了”之意。beusedto有两个含义：①“被用来做某事”，后接动词原形。②“习惯于；适应”，后接名词、代词或v-ing，表示一种状态。getusedto意为“习惯于”，表示一个动作，含“由不适应向适应的转变”，其后接名词、代词或v-ing。1)HanshaslivedinEnglandforoverayearsohe_________drivingontheleftnow.2)I_______smokeapacketadaybutIstoppedtwoyearsago.3)Ididn'tunderstandtheaccentwhenIfirstmovedherebutIquickly__________it.Completethesentenceswithusedto,beusedtoorgetusedto.isusedtousedtogotusedto4)Computers__________domanythingsforpeoplenow.areusedtoThere_____manypeople_____intheoffice,butnownobodyisallowed.A.usedtobe;smokingB.usedtohave;smokingC.usedtobe;smokeD.usedtohave;smoke答案：A解析：第一空thereusedtobe意为“过去曾经有”；第二空smoking作前面manypeople的后置定语。句意为：过去很多人在办公室里吸烟，但现在谁也不允许这样做了。ev