Unit 7 For the Glory of Sports

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Unit 7 For the Glory of Sports
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Part 1 Warming up

• 1)hemisphere
• the top or bottom half of a globe
• 2)Melbourne
• a seaport in Australia
• 3)Munich
• a city in Germany

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• 1)Paris
• 3)1932
• 4)Berlin
• 6)Tokyo7)1972
• 1-d
• 2-a
• 3-g
• 4-b
• 5-f 6-e
• 7-c

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• 1)charter
• a document/ a constitution
• 2)ideal
• very high and positive standards
• 3)IOC
• International Olympic Committee
• 4)Lausanne
• a city in West Switzerland

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• 5)Oceania
• The islands of the southern, western, and central
  Pacific Ocean, including Melanesia, Micronesia,
  and Polynesia. The term is sometimes extended to
  encompass Australia, New Zealand, and the Malay
  Archipelago.
• ???

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• 6) poster
• a large sheet of paper, usually with a picture
  and writing, publicly announcing
• 7) medal
• an award shaped in a circle

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• 8) sculpture
• ??

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• 5)English and French
• 6)five
• 7)Oceania
• 8)six years

• 1) in general
• 2) Paris
• 3) 23 June 1894
• 4) Swiss city

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• 9)rules
• 10)book
• 11)posters
• 12)medals

• 13)sculptures
• 14)Academy
• 15)Greece
• 16)history

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C. Vocabulary

• Winter Games Olympic Games held in winter.
  Athletes compete on the events like skating,
  skiing etc.

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• era
• a time period usu. with a character
• The Eisenhower era in the U.S.A was an era of
  peace and prosperity.

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host v.n.

• China will be the host country of Olympic Games
  in the of 2008.
• Beijing will host Olympic Games in the of 2008.
• abide by
• to act in accordance with to be faithful to sth.
• to abide by the rules/ a promise/ an agreement

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• monarch a supreme ruler, king, queen, emperor,
  empress

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• motto
• a short sentence or a phrase which states a basic
  belief of a nation or an organization
• The motto in the US dollar says in God we
  trust.

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While Listening

• Read the following questions. See if you can give
  answers to them then listen to the tape and write
  down the key points for each question.

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Answers to the questions.

• 1. first held/ Olympia / Greece
• 2. approx. 2 weeks
• 3. 1924/ since then/ same year/ Summer/ after
  1992/ between
• 4. five continents/ blue, black, red, yellow,
  green, white/ national flag

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• 5. flame/ ancient Games/ modern Games/ 1928/
  symbol / perfection victory / Olympia
• 6. yes/ no money/ only medals
• 7. display/ host country/ flame lit/ flag raised/
  Olympia oaths/ opened by monarch or political
  leader
• 8. faster, higher, stronger

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Part II. Sydney 2000

• Training focus numbers
• Pre-listening questions
• 1. Did you watch Olympic Games Sydney 2000?
• 2. What impressed you most?
• 3. How many gold medals did Chinese delegation
  win?
• 4. Do you know how many countries and athletes
  took part in OGS 2000?
• 5. In how many events did the athletes compete?

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Vocabulary

• 1. trampoline
• a sheet of strong fabric attached by springs to a
  frame, used by gymnasts for jumping high into the
  air to do somersaults

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pole vault ???
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• 4. triathlon An athletic contest in which
  participants compete without stopping in three
  successive events, usually long-distance
  swimming, bicycling, and running.
• ????
• related word pentathlon ???? decathlon ????

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• 5. Paralympics international games for the
  athletes who have a physical disability

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While listening

• A. Listen to the first part of a report on the
  Olympic Games in Sydney. Focus on some numbers
  and dates and the relevant information.
• Key
• new_page_1 Listening.htm

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B.

• The second part of the material is about a family
  in which three members compete in the same race.
  Listen to it and decide whether the statements
  are true or false according to the material you
  are going to hear
• Key 1. T 2. F 3. T 4 F 5. T

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Part III. News from the Olypics

• A. Figthing Against Drug use
• Pre-listening discussion
• 1. Why do you think some athletes use
  performance-improving drugs at the Olympic Games?
  What punishment do they get if they use drugs in
  the competition?

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Vocabulary

• 1. hormone
• a chemical from body organs that stimulates
  activity in the living systems
• ???, ??
• 2. urine
• liquid waste from the body ?

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While-listening

• What you are going to hear is the news about
  fighting against drug use in the world of sports.
  At the first listening focus your attention on
  the main ideas of the material. At the second
  listening, supply the missing information in the
  exercise.

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Key

• new_page_1 Listening.htm

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B. Vocabulary

• cornstarch
• ?????
• break down
• separate sth into small pieces disintegrate
• ??
• Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.

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Pre-listening questions

• What was the Olympics in Sydney called?

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While listening.

• At your first listening, focus on the main idea
  of the material. Get the answer to the
  pre-listening question. At you second listening,
  please complete the exercise.

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Key

• new_page_1 Listening.htm

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Post-listening

• Why was the Olympics in Sydney call the first
  environmental-friendly game?

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Part 4

• Go over the words and expressions that have been
  learnt in this unit.