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• Unit 9

Sports

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Passage 1
Michael Phelps Forced to Pay High Price for Folly
Language Features

Background Information
Warming-up Questions
Organization Analysis
Detailed Reading
Post-Reading
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Language Features
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1. ????????

• I can , however, discuss this when I see you.
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2. I slept late yesterday morning worse still,
my bike was out of order.
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3. On the contrary, we should strengthen our
ties with them. ??,?????????????(???
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4. Considering his age, he did very well.
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5. Thats a wonderful idea, to be sure.
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II. ?????????

• That would be a good beginning , I hope .
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2. Its a great mistake, I think, not to accept
their proposal. ??,??????????????
3. The old man, it is said, was an artist but
people hardly know anything about this side
of his life. ??,????????
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1. Still, he could not help thinking that if
anything should happen, the nearest person he
could contact by radio, unless there was a ship
nearby, would be on an island 885 miles away.
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contact by radio.??????,????????????
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2. Yet this other life has its interests, its
enjoyments, its satisfaction, and, at certain
rare intervals, a peaceful glow or a sudden
excitement.
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3. Our knowledge of social systems, therefore,
while it is in many ways extremely inaccurate, is
not likely to be seriously overturned by new
discoveries.
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4. What I was being blamed for, it turned out,
was a newspaper strike which made it necessary to
hand-deliver the advertising inserts that
normally are included with the Sunday paper.
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Background Information
Phelps------ What makes the swimming talent?
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hero
dope
Im sorry
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• Listen again and fill in the blanks

easy going through some of
Uh, you know, it hasn't been
__________________________ _________________, but
I think its made me a stronger person.
_______________________. And you know like I
said, I am always ___________________________ go
through some of the things that I've gone through
with the mistakes that Ive made.
mistakes Ive made
It made me a better person
trying to help people never ever
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• Listen again and fill in the blanks

People don't make excuses, but some of the
best ________ there, the greatest athletes in the
world do things when they are _____________. You
know, everybody can _________when they're feeling
good, happy, excited, ________, but it's the best
people who can overcome when they're tired, sore,
not in the great mind, you know, not in the best
mind set, and I think ____________________________
_________________________________. You know, I
said to myself I am gonna do this, and no ones
gonna stop me.
atheletes
uncomfortable
compete
rested
mental power that the greatest athletes have can
push all the pain aside
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Can you name some other sport super stars
reported to have taken drugs? What do you think
of the problem?
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Warming-up Questions

• Who is your favorite sport star? Are you going
  to take him as your role model if they make
  mistakes? Why?

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Organization Analysis
Para.1-3 How the incident happened
Para.4-7 The impact of the incident on Phelps
Para.8-12 Phelps reaction to the incident
Para.13 Phelps has to be psychologically ready
for the match in July
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Organization Analysis

• Part I (Para.1-3)
• Main Idea How the incident happened
• Para.1 Phelps was caught smoking cannabis and was
  
• banned
• Para.2 Phelps was caught just a day after Murray
  and
• Nadal claimed they were being hounded
  by anti-
• doping authorities.
• Para.3 Phelps was caught before the introduction
  of the
• strict regime.

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Organization Analysis

• Part II (Para.4-7)
• Main Idea The impact of the incident on
  Phelps
• Para.4 Phelps lost his reputation as well
  as earnings
• Para.5-6 Kelloggs was the first sponsor to
  abandon
• Phelps
• Para.7 Other sponsors support may not last
  long

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Organization Analysis

• Part III (Para.8-12)
• Main Idea Phelps reaction to the incident
• Para.8-9 The big pressure made him think of
• quitting
• Para.10-12 Phelps had turned to his mum and
• the swimming pool for comfort

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Organization Analysis

• Part IV (Para. 13)
• Main Idea Phelps has to be psychologically
  ready
• for the match in July

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Detailed Reading
Passage Reading
Understanding Sentences
Word Study
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Understanding Sentences

1. In the space of a week, Phelps the Olympian, who
   went home from Beijing the hero with his record
   haul of eight gold medals, (para. 1)

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Translation
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Comments
1. No one really knows why wolves walk single
file. ????????????????
Examples
Back to the Text
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Understanding Sentences
Examples
2. Rain or shine, we must arrive there on time.
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3. Please turn the table end for end. ????????
4. we should serve people heart and soul.
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Understanding Sentences
2. If only he was as wise out of the swimming
pool as he is fast in it. (para. 4)
Translation
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if only ????????????,??????????,????????
was,?????,???????????? is ????????
Comments
Back to the Text
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Understanding Sentences
Examples
1. If only Dad could see me now. (????)
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2. If only he arrives in time! (????)
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Understanding Sentences
3. Whoever it was who had the camera to hand to
snap Phelps apparently smoking marijuana through
a glass pipe, Phelps lost his reputation
(para. 4)
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Translation
Whoever ??????,who???????,??? it ???
whoever ???????????? who??????
Comments
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Understanding Sentences
Examples
1. Whoever breaks this law deserves a fine.
(????????)
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2. Ill take whoever wants to go. (????????)
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Understanding Sentences
Examples
3. Whoever telephones, tell them Im out. (????)
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4. Whoever told you that? ( who ?????)
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Understanding Sentences
4. he has told his local newspaper that the
thought of having his picture plastered all over
newspapers around the world for the wrong reason
had put the thought of quitting into his mind for
the first time. (para. 8)
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Translation
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of having for the wrong reason ???,??
thought?
Comments
To be continued
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Word Study
1. folly n. (see title )
1) lack of good sense foolishness ??,??
The judge described the incident as an act of
folly.
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2) a foolish idea, act or practice ??,??
Dont support him in his folly.
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fool n. foolish a.
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Word Study
2. errant a. behaving in a way that is bad or
wrong ?????,???,??? (para.
1)
She went to London to bring back her
errant daughter.
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Scold an errant child
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Word Study
3. hound v. to follow someone in a determined
way in order to get
something from them
??,????? (para. 2)
She was sick of being hounded by the
press.
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The police are always hounding him.
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Word Study
4. regime n. (para. 3)
1) a government, especially an authoritarian one
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Things will change under the new regime.
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2) a system or ordered way of doing things
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the school regime ??????
establish a new industrial regime
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Word Study
5. indiscretion n. behaviour or speech that

displays a lack of good judgement
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They were embarrassed at his indiscretion
in talking about family matters in front of
strangers.
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How could he commit such an indiscretion?
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Word Study
6. adorn v. make more beautiful
or attractive ??,???
(para. 5)
The walls are adorned with paintings.
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Every scene of his boyhood was used to
adorn a moral tale.
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Word Study
7. brag v. boast (about, of)
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He bragged about his new car. ?????????
The farmer bragged that his crops were the best
in the country. ????????????????
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Word Study
8. humiliating a. making you feel embarrassed
and ashamed
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a humiliating withdrawal ??????
a humiliating mistake ?????
humiliate v. ??,??? humiliation ??,??
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Word Study
9. ingrained a. (of a habit, belief, or
attitude) firmly fixed or
established difficult to change
(??,???)????? (para. 11)
an ingrained way of life ?????????
The belief that one should work hard is
ingrained in our culture.
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Word Study
10. brace v. to get ready for something
unpleasant ???,???
(para.13)
1. I braced myself for the results of my blood
test.
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2. The city is bracing itself for the hurricane.
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Post-Reading
1. Comprehension

2. Translation
3. Question on the Article
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1. Comprehension

• According to the author, who do some people watch
  those
• famous sport stars closely?
• A. Because they admire the stars and want to
  know more
• about their lives.
• B. Because they are employed to ruin the
  stars reputation.
• C. Because they can make money quickly if they
  catch the
• stars making mistakes.
• D. Because they are interested in the private
  lives of famous
• people.

C
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2) Phelps was thinking of quitting for the first
time because ______________. A. he was tired of
the life of being watched every day B. he hated
to have so many of his photographs put in
newspapers C. he did not deserve the reputation
after he made the mistake D. he is
afraid of being reported all over the world for
his mistake
D
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3) Phelps said that he made such a mistake
because he ________________. A. is young and
thus is liable to act in an improper way B.
does not have an adequate knowledge of the drug
law C. is inexperienced about how to act at a
party D. does not know how to behave properly
because of his age
A
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4) The author seems to believe that
________________. A. Most of Phelps' sponsors
will support him no matter what
happens. B. It is impossible for Phelps to
restore his lost reputation. C. Phelps
is not mentally mature despite his physical
strength. D. American people will never
forget Phelps mistake.
C
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5) Which of the following statements about Phelps
is not true? A. He was once accused of drunk
driving. B. He is going to miss the World
Championships in July. C. He has been abandoned
by some of his sponsors. D. He seems accustomed
to turning to his mum whenever in trouble.
B
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2. Translation
Translate the following sentences into English.
1) ???????????
She bragged that she could run faster than me.
2) ???????????????
The city braced itself for a possible new quake.
3) ?????????????????
They were humiliated at having to accept relief.
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4) ?????,????????
Whoever you ask, the answer is always the same.
 
5) ???????????????
The failure in the election put the thought of
retiring into his mind.
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3. Questions on the Article

• What do you think of Phelps apology made soon
  after he was caught smoking marijuana? Do you
  think it acceptable or not? Why?
• Do you think Phelps can still be viewed as a
  hero or role model after his mistake? Give your
  reasons.

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