人教新课标高中英语 选修9 Unit 1 Breaking records Learning about language 课件.pptVIP

1. He is _______ to his wife and gives her anything she asks for. 2. Can you tell me the ___________ number of athletes in your club? 3. It was a huge _______________ for her to be able to reach the top of the mountain. 4. Some people have the ability to ______ others to try to achieve their goals. 5. She has _________ to the fact that she will never win the 400 metre swimming event. 2 Find new words in the reading passage that are similar in meaning to the underlined words on page 5. Write down the pairs of words. 1. usual ___________ 2. severe ______ 3. sacred _________ 4. spirit _______ 5. hard _______ 6. begged _______ 7. truth _______ 3 In groups of four, add as many words as you can to each box. Compare your lists with another group. Then share your lists with the class. Events: gymnastics, marathon, triathlon, diving, cycling, swimming (freestyle, breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly), hockey, judo, archery, tennis, shooting, football, volleyball, basketball, rowing, canoeing, wrestling, boxing, sailing, athletics, ... The training is ... tough, tiring, stressful, hard, painful, time/energy consuming, frightening, dangerous, skilful, systematic, organized, developmental, worthwhile, strict, ... The event is ... fascinating, exciting, interesting, challenging, inspiring, thrilling, rewarding, worthwhile, demanding, frustrating, ... 1 Underline the subject in th sentences on page 5. In groups, check your answers. Then discuss whether you agree with the ideas in the sentences or not. 1 Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another. Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward. (Henry Van Dyke) 2 Some conceptions of a gentleman are these: a gentleman is always considerate for the feelings of others; he has tact, — he knows how to say and to do the fight thing at the right time. 3 To regret one’s errors to the point of not repeating them is true repenta