1、Unit 2 Sports eventsUnit 2 Sports eventsSection Section WelcomgWelcomg to the unit&Reading Pre-reading to the unit&Reading Pre-readingStep1Step1Step2Step2Step3Step3Step4Step4Step5Step51Whats Liu Xiangs attitude towards the winning medal?2What do you think makes Liu Xiang win more fans?Why do you pla
2、y sport?Thats the question Peter Barston from Connecticut,US,asked kids in youth leagues all over his town in 2010.From the data he gathered,reported the New York Times,Barston found the most important reason youngsters gave for playing sport was:to have fun.Liu Xiang,28,lives tens of thousands of m
3、iles away in China.The star hurdler may never have seen the results of that research.But he might have answered the same.Last Monday turned out to be dramatic(充满戏剧性充满戏剧性的的)for Liu at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu,South Korea.At first he took the lead in the 110m hurdles final.Then he wa
4、s obstructed(妨碍妨碍)twice by Dayron Robles of Cuba.Liu lost his balance and finished third.But he still won the silver medal.The sport governing body IAAF took away Robles gold medal because he obstructed Liu.The winning medal was given to American Jason Richardson.No matter what color of the medal,Li
5、u Xiang said that the most important thing is to have fun.It is especially important for him because he has just recovered from an injury.When asked if he was disappointed with his failure to win the gold,Liu said：“What is there to be disappointed with？We should just enjoy what sport brings to us,an
6、d thats enough.”Liu said he regretted what had happened to Robles.“I feel sorry for him since we are very good friends.The competition is just a game to me.I dont think Robles did it on purpose.He should not be blamed for what happened.”Liu missed out on a gold medal.But his generosity(宽容宽容)and spor
7、tsmanship won him even more fans.“Liu won a goldcolored silver medal，”said the Beijing News.Can you describe each picture using one sentence?Try to fill in the blanks.答案：答案：1.table tennis2.diving3.boxing4.gymnastics.Do you know these sportsmen？What do you know about them?Please fill in the blanks.1T
8、he most famous of all time;light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in the Olympic Games in Atlanta in .2The first Asian to win in the mens 110metre hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.3The highest for the goldmedalwinning USA basketball team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.boxer1996the
9、 gold medal scorerScan the text and choose the best answers.1What is the main idea of the passage?ATo talk about players in Olympics.BTo talk about the history and significance of the Olympics.CTo say something about ancient Olympics.DTo say something about the contemporary Olympics.2Which of the fo
10、llowing is TRUE about the ancient Olympics?ABoth men and married women were allowed to compete in the games.BThe ancient Olympics were always held at the same place named Olympia.CUnmarried women were allowed to take part in the Olympics in honour of Zeuss wife.DAthletes from different parts of the
11、world could take part in the games.3The ancient Olympics and todays Olympics have one thing in common.It is that _.Aboth are held every four yearsBthe sports are the sameCathletes speak different languagesDboth were held in honour of Zeus4Where were the Olympic Games held in 1984?AIn Los Angeles.BIn
12、 Athens.CIn Olympia.DIn Atlanta.5Mr Johnson mentioned several wellknown athletes in his speech.Among them _ won at least two Olympic gold medals.Muhammad AliMichael Jordan Xu HaifengDeng Yaping Liu XiangZhang Ning AB C D答案：答案：1.B2.B3.A4.A5.C.Read the text and decide whether the following statements
13、are true(T)or false(F)1The speech is about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.()2According to the speech,the speaker is an athlete.()3Only men were allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics.()TFT4The contemporary Olympics were first held in Rome in 1896.()5Jordan won two Olympic go
14、ld medals in all.()6To the joy of people all over Asia,Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the mens 100metre hurdles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.()FTFThe differences between ancient Olympics and contemporary OlympicsAncient OlympicsContemporary OlympicsWhen they were first heldIn 1.In 2.Host country On
15、ly 3.Countries from all over the worldCompetitorsOnly Greek 4 Both menand women776 BC.Read the text again and fill in the form.The Olympic Games1896GreecemenFamous athletes at the Olympic GamesNameNationalityWhich OlympicsOlympicachievementsMuhammad Ali5.1960 OlympicsGold medal,boxingMichael JordanA
16、merican1984 Los Angeles Olympics；1992 Barcelona OlympicsTwo gold medals,6 Xu HaifengChinese7.Los AngelesOlympicsGold medal,shootingAmericanbasketball1984Famous athletes at the Olympic GamesDengYapingChinese1992 Barcelona Olympics；1996 Atlanta Olympics8.gold medals,table tennisLiu XiangChinese9.Athen
17、s OlympicsGold medal,mens110metre hurdlesZhang NingChinese2008 Beijing OlympicsGold medal，10 Four2004badmintonFill in the blanks according to the text.Mr Johnson,who came from the IOC,made a speech in our school.He talked about the history and 1.of the Olympic Games.He shared some interesting facts
18、and stories with us.He stated that the 2.Olympic Games took place in 776 BC where by 3.the athletes were all men who had to 4.wearing no clothes.Single women were allowed to take part in their own separate competition in 5.of the wife of the Greek god Zeus.significanceancienttraditioncompetehonour N
19、owadays,not only men but also women are allowed to join in the games.More and more 6.from all over the world compete in many more events than ever before.He also added that a lot of excellent athletes came to public 7.and became sports stars.They have made important 8.to the Olympic Games.They broug
20、ht 9.to people across the world and won great honour for their own countries as well as themselves with their 10.to push the 11.of human achievement.In the end,he suggested we join him in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past 12.athletesattentioncontributionsjoyattemptsb
21、oundariesgloryMany people enjoy playing different sports while others just enjoy watching them.Why do you think sport is so popular?参考答案：参考答案：Because physical exercise can build up our body and refresh us after a days work,especially those who work in office.On the other hand,many people want to lose weight;especially for women,staying slim is very important.Exercising regularly helps us to improve our quality of life
