Book2unit2 Reading
一、Pre-reading
1. Do you know any differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games? List two of them.
2. When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?
3. Do you know him?
二、Learning about Present Future Passive Voice
Reading
1. Fast reading for general ideas
What are they mainly talking about?
The similarities and differences about the ancient Olympics and modern Olympics.
2.Scan the passage to find out the characteristics and similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics.
3.Detailed Reading
三、Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions. 1．What mazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games?
Pausanias is amazed that many countries tale part in the Olympic Games and women too and there are two sets of Games – the winter and the Summer Olympics.
2．Why does he think Athens and Beijing should feel proud?
Because Li Yan has explained that it is a great honour to host the Olympic Games.
3．Why does he think people may be comparing for money in the Modern Olympic Games?
He thinks that so many things have changed in the Olympic Games that he fears that spirit of the Olympics may
have changed too.
Discuss this questions in groups: Why do many countries want to host the
Olympic Games while others do not? Use the mind map below to help you. Summary of the interview
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world, which include two kinds, the ________and the ______ Olympics. Both of them are _____ every _____ ____. All
countries can take part if their athletes reached the ________ to the games. Women are not only _______ to join in but playing a very _________ role. A ______ ______ is built for the competitors to live in, a ________ for competitions, a large swimming pool, a __________ as well as seats for those who watch the gam es. It’s a great _____ to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run ______, jump ______ and throw _______.
四、Language points
1.Ancient
He used to drive his ancient car.
他过去常常开他的老式车。
To my surprise, the ancient custom is popular today.
让我惊奇的是, 这种古代习俗今天还流行。
2. compete
compete (with / against sb.) (for sth.)
vi. to try to be more successful or better than sb. else who is trying to do the same as you 比赛；竞争
We can’t compete with them on price.
我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。
compete (v.)—competition (n.)
competitor (n.)—competitive (adj.)
I know my English cannot compete ____ ______ his.
3. take part in 参加；参与
1) He mustered all his courage to take part in the game. 他鼓起全部的勇气参
加比赛。
2) We all had to take part in the training run, with nobody excepted.
我们大家都得参加跑步训练, 无人例外。
4. prize / medal / reward / award
(1)It’s certain that he will win a silver ______ for racing.
(2)He did win the first ____ in the 100 meters race.
(3)The winner received a gold medal as an ______.
(4) A large ______ will be offered to whoever finds the missing ring.
5. stand for代表；象征；表示
1) What does ―ESL‖ stand for?
―ESL‖代表什么?
2) She also learned a kind of alphabet for the blind, in which different finger positions stand for different letters of the alphabet.
她还学了一种盲人用的手语字母，即用手指的不同位置代表字母表上不同的字母。
6．interview (n. / v.) 采访, 会见, 面试
interviewer (采访者)
interviewee (被采访者)
Tomorrow I’ll have a in terview for a new job.
I interviewed 20 people for the job.
a jo
b / telephone / TV interview
7.admit sth. / doing sth. / that-clause容许, 承认, 接纳
(1)The thief admitted his crime.
(2)I had to admit that I had done wrong.
(3)She admitted having stolen the necklace.
8.as well
副词短语，其义为―也‖，相当于too，它一般放在句末，有时和连词and或but 搭配使用。例：
He is a worker, and a poet as well．
他是工人，但也是诗人。
China possesses enormous quantities of coal and is rich in other minerals as well．
中国拥有大量煤炭，其他的矿藏也很
丰富。
9. host
n. 主人
At the end of the party, we thanked our host and went away.
宴会结束时，我们谢了主人后便回家了。
vt. 做东；主办；招待
Which country is hosting the Games this year?
今年的运动会由哪国主办?
10.replace vt. 取代；替换；代替
The old machine should be replaced by new ones.
You have to replace the book where they were.
11. swift adj. 快的；迅速的
1) They’ve been very swift to deny these rumors.
他们在辟谣方面反应迅速。
2) The president promised swift and effective retribution against the terrorists. 总统答应会迅速有效地惩罚恐怖分子。