1、Unit 2 Sports cultureWelcome to the unit & Reading (I)Lead-in Do you like sports? And why? Do you do any sports in your daily life or do you know some sports activities? is commonly held during the last two weeks of January. It was started in . Formula 1 is the worlds fastest motor race. The Chinese
2、 Grand Prix is held in in Shanghai. The Tour de France, held in summer, is a team competition that lasts for over weeks with stages.The Australian Open1905Aprilthree211. Which sporting events in the video do you like best? why?2. What other sporting events do you know about?DiscussionI like Because
3、What do you know about the Olympic Games? Have you ever watched the Olympics? How did you feel? Pre-readingRead the website article and write down the subheadings of the article.Read and learn about the structureSubheading 1History of the Olympic GamesSubheading 2Subheading 3Well-known Olympic athle
4、tesChinas contribution to the OlympicCareful Reading1. How often are the Olympic Games held？2.What are the spirits of the Olympics Games ?Para1 Friendship, solidarity, fair play.Every four years.3.When was it first celebrated?About 3000 years ago.4.Why do athletes participate in the Olympics?They ho
5、pe to be recognized as the best of the best.Careful ReadingPara 2-3 AncientOnly were allowed to participate.Held at Olympia in .ModernPeople from backgrounds have made .Held in citiesWhat is the differences and similarities between modern and ancient Olympics? Held every four yearsGreek menGreecediv
6、ersejoint effortsdifferentCareful ReadingPara 4-5 196019641996come to public attentionwin the World Heavyweight Boxing Championshiplight the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony2012 2016 won an Olympic gold medal(track and field)won a silver medal(after giving birth to her first child) Whats their
7、secrets being successful?great talent and personalityhard work and devotionconsistent trainingCareful ReadingPara 6-7 Xu Haifeng won our countrys first-ever gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Liu Xiang became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the mans 110-metre hurdles at the 2004 A
8、thens Olympic Games. Hosted the Olympics for the first time.Ranked first in the medal table. They won a hard-fought victory in the final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The upward trend for Chinese sport has been unstoppable!Read the website article again carefully and decide whether the following st
9、atements are facts (F) or opinions (O). If the statement is an opinion, find the evidence the author gives to support it.Distinguishing facts from opinions Fact: A fact is a piece of information that is known to be true and can be proved. Opinion: An opinion is a statement that reflects an authors p
10、oints of view, beliefs, personal feelings and values. In order for an opinion to be accepted by the reader, the author often supports it with evidence. 3 Since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the upward trend for Chinese sport has been unstoppable.1 The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in G
11、reece every four years until around the year 393.2 Many Olympic athletes have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence.FOThe evidence is in Para. 6.OThe evidence is in Para. 4 and Para.5.In pairs, discuss the following questions.1. What is the authors attitude to the Olympic Games? Use de
12、tails in the article to support your opinion.positivefull of admiration“highly trained and talented”“in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play”“This is the Olympicsan extraordinary sporting event”2. Do you think the Olympic Games can help people of different cultures live side by side in
13、 peace? Why or why not?Because sport focuses on a persons athletic capabilities and not on the colour of their skin or cultural background.The Olympic Games, by celebrating sportsmanship worldwide, draws attention to the hard work that athletes put in and the devotion they have to their specific spo
14、rt. Sports fans do not care about race or culture either, but instead, are impressed by the athletes physical and mental abilities and show their appreciation for every athletes effort.3. How do you understand Coubertins words at the end of the website article?As Coubertin believed, “With the Olympi
15、c Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith in the future, its ambition and its will to ascend.” 每一代人都在庆祝奥运会的到来，庆祝他们生活的喜悦，每一代人都在庆祝奥运会的到来，庆祝他们生活的喜悦，庆祝他们对未来的信念，庆祝他们攀登高峰的雄心壮志和进庆祝他们对未来的信念，庆祝他们攀登高峰的雄心壮志和进取的决心。取的决心。顾拜旦顾拜旦The Olympic Games would have a positive influence on the world well into the future. Homework1.Complete page 31-40(学法)。2.Underline the difficult words and phrases.
