Unit 1 Sporting events.docVIP

Unit 1 Sporting events Summary Vocabulary n. athlete athletics category competition desire endurance event humanity instructor resort ski slope success suit tip v. combine compete cross floodlight participate point promise require scramble soar adj. all-round gentle physical straight adv. definitely nevertheless sideways prep. despite Phrases a series of be dying to be equal in check in field event get straight A’s in case in many ways keep one’s word manage to refer to to be honest the Olympic Games track event Reading Read an essay by a high school student to learn about her favourite sport skiing. Grammar A Adverbial phrases and clauses of purpose B Adverbial phrases and clauses of concession Skills Listening: Learn to understand numbers quickly when listening to spoken English. Writing: Learn to write a personal essay. More reading Read a leaflet for the Olympics to learn about athletics Culture 1 Learn the importance of sports in people’s life. 2 Learn about the Olympics, and discover the significance of the Olympic motto, “ Faster, higher, stronger”. Reading Lead-in As a warm-up for the main Reading passage, this section can help students think and talk about the topic of this unit. Questions: 1. At the topic of Unit 1, do you know what question I’ll ask? The Olympic Games. 2. How many types of the Olympics, and can you list them? Three, including the Summer ones, the winter/white ones, and the Paralympics. 3. About each type of the Olympics, what events can you list? Skiing and skating for the Winter/White ones. Today, we will learn Reading “skiing”. Skimming Go through the heading and Para.1 to finish the questions on Page 2 B. Scanning Finish C(on Page2) and E2 on Page5. Reading Finish D and E1 to understand the