Unit 2 Sports events
第一-第三课时 welcome to the unit & Reading 课前预习 I. 重点单词
1. 愉快的 _____________ 愉快（n）___________ 使愉快(v)_______________ 2. 重要性______________ 重要的（adj）______________ 3. 传统（n）____________ 传统的（adj）________________
4. 比赛（v）______ 比赛（n）_______ 参赛者（n）_______ 竞争力的（n）___________ 5. 缺席（n）_________缺席的（adj）__________ 出席（n）_______ 出席的（adj）___________ 6. 使兴奋（v）______令人兴奋的（adj）__________ 兴奋的_______ 兴奋（n）_______ II. 重点短语
1.在……起重要的作用 ________________________ 2. 很高兴做某事_________________________ 3. 奥运会的重要性_________________________ 4. 为了纪念________________________
5. 使……复活，给……带来重生 _______________________ 6. 肩并肩_____________________
7. 和平地，宁静地_______________________ 8. 实现这个梦想_______________________ 9. 被公众注意________________________ 10. 继续做某事________________________ 11. 点燃奥运火焰_________________________ 12. 在开幕式上___________________________
13. 对……作出重要贡献______________________________ 14. 在缺席32年之后_____________________________ 15. 领先__________________________ 16. 坚持________________________
17. 给……带来快乐__________________________
18. 用他们的努力来推动人类成就的极限__________________________________ 19. 和……一起做某事(加入某人行列一起做某事)____________________________ 20. 愿奥运有成功的未来_____________________
21. 和它过去的荣耀相配__________________________ 22. 站起来_____________________________(p25) III. 语篇导读
Get the main idea of each part of the passage: Para 1:___________________________________________ Para2-4:_________________________________________ Para5-8:______________________________________ Para 9:________________________________________
要点探究
1. As a member of the International Olympic Committee, I am delighted to have been
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invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.
作为国际奥委会的成员，我很高兴受邀到你们学校来给你们讲讲奥运会的历史和意义。 delighted(adj) 感到愉快的 令人愉快的______ 使愉快（v）_________ 愉快（n）____
be delighted to do 高兴地去做某事
be delighted at/ by/ with sth 对……感到高兴 to one’s delight 使某人高兴的是 with/ in delight 高兴地
看到人们对广告作出的反响，这个公司非常高兴。
________________________________________ the response to the advertisement. 我很高兴受邀参加奥运会的开幕式。
_______________________________________________________________________. 使我高兴的是， 学生都在为他们的梦想而学习。
________________________________________________________________________ _____________ with what his students had done, the teacher praised them. A. Delightful B. Delighting C. Delighted C. To be delighted significance(n) ___________ adj _______________ of significance = ___________________ 实验结果意义重大。
______________________________________________________.
2. At the ancient Olympics, by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes. 在古代奥运会，按照传统运动会都是男的并且他们必须不穿衣服比赛。(wearing no clothes 现在分词作伴随状语) compete (v) 比赛 比赛(n) _______ 参赛者（n）_________ 有竞争力的（adj）_______ compete in… 参加……比赛 compete for… 争夺……
compete against/ with 和某人竞争
Her dream was to compete _______ the Olympics.
Young children usually compete _______ their mother’s attention.
They found themselves competing _____ foreign companies _________ a share of the market.
3. Single women were allowed to take part in their own competition, at a separate festival in honor of Hera, the wife of the Greek god Zeus.
单身妇女被允许在单独的纪念希腊之神宙斯妻子的节日里参加她们自己的比赛。 in honour of …=in memory of 为了纪念… 为了纪念Whitney Houston，发行了一张新专辑。
______________________________, a new album was issued. 相似短语：
in favour of 支持……
in view of …. 由于……， 鉴于…… in need of … 需要……
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in terms of… 就……而言
Many Chinese universities provide scholarships for students _________ financial aid.
A. in favour of B. in honour of C. in face of D. in need of It is an honor for sb to do sth. 对于某人来说，做某事是一种荣耀。 feel/ be honored 感到荣幸
我认为受邀参加晚宴是很大的荣幸。 I consider ______________________________. 我很荣幸能成为你们的老师。________________________________________
4. He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace. 他梦想着奥林匹克将使所有国家的人民有可能和平地生活在一起。
make it +adj/n + （for sb） + to do 使做某事对于某人…… 他是外国人这一事实使他很难在这个国家找到工作。
The fact that he is a foreigner _______________________________________ in the country.
老师把学生上课保持安静制定成为一个制度。
The teacher made ____________________________________________________. 相似结构：
think/ find/ feel it + adj+ to do(doing/ that-从句)
我觉得学英语很重要。_____________________________________
我认为看这部电影是很值得的。_____________________________________
5. Among them are many well-known athletes.
介词短语(doing/ done/ adj)在句首，引起部分倒装。 On the top of the mountain stands a temple.
Sitting around the teacher were a group of children. Buried in the sand was an ancient village.
Present at the meeting were some important people.
6. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the People’s Republic of China returned to the Olympics after 32 years’ absence.
在1984年洛杉矶奥运会上，中华人民共和国在缺席32年后回到了奥运会。 absence (n) 缺席
in/ during one’s absence 当某人不在的时候 absence from classes 缺课 absence of mind 心不在焉 absent (adj) 不在的，缺席的 be absent from…. 缺席…… absent-minded adj 心不在焉的
Nobody believed his reason for being absent from the class.
= Nobody believed his reason for ________________________ the class. I shall take your place when you are absent.
= I shall take your place _________________________________.
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7. I’m sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country.
我确信当许海峰为他的祖国获得了第一块金牌时，全中国一定感到无比自豪。 must 在肯定句中表示“一定，准是”
must have done 一定做过某事 （表示对过去的动作的肯定的推测）
Someone is knocking at the door. It ________________ Tom. (一定是Tom) I didn’t hear the phone. I __________________________.(一定是睡着了)
It _________________ have been Tom that parked the car here, as he is the only one with a car.
A. may B. can C. must D. should
8. Yet, she hung on to win the gold medal in the final match. 然而，她坚持赢得了决赛的金牌。 hang on 坚持
hang on to sth 坚持……，紧握…… hang up 挂断电话
hang around/about 四处闲荡
_________________ your present job until you can get another. If you see anyone ___________________ here, tell them to leave.
All right. I’ll call you back. Will you ___________________, please?
9. These are some of the Olympic athletes who have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievement. 以上是努力推进人类成就极限，给世界人民带来快乐的奥林匹克运动员中的一部分。 attempt (n)/ (v) 尝试，努力，试图
make an attempt to do 努力做某事= attempt to do
After repeated ____________ they finally succeeded in doing the experiment. 区别：
attempt to do =try to do ______________________ manage to do _______________________________ 她试图和家人取得联系但未成功。
____________________________________________________ but failed. They __________ to finish their work on time but failed. A. succeeded B. attempted C. advised D. offered
10. Join me in wishing the Olympics Movement a successful future to match its past glory.
和我一起祝愿奥林匹克运动有一个成功的未来以衬托它过去的荣耀。 Wish sb + n 祝愿某人……
祝你成功。 Wish you every success.
祝你旅途愉快。 ____________________________.
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