高中英语 Unit 2 Sporting events Welcome to the unit讲义 牛津译林版必修.pptVIP

* Welcome to the unit 1. Do you like sports? Why? 2. What is your favorite sport? Why? 3. What sports do you know? Ball games: volleyball, basketball, football, baseball, badminton, table tennis, golf, rugby, ice hockey, etc. Track and field: long jump, high jump, pole jump, shot-put, race, relay race, etc. Water games: swimming, diving and water polo Gymnastics: Men’s events—rings, horizontal bar, double bars, parallel bars, vault, pummel horse, floor exercise, etc. Women’s events—balance beam, uneven bars, vault, floor exercise, etc. Can you play table tennis? Do you like it? When did you begin to play table tennis? How often do you play it? Who do you play it with? Do you think playing table tennis is a good way to build up your body? wrestling Wrestling is an ancient sport often appeared as the main event in the earliest Olympic Games. Wrestling exists in many different styles but only two styles feature in the Olympics, namely freestyle and Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman wrestling allows the use of only the participants’upper bodies; however, freestyle allows the use of legs. boxing Boxing became an Olympic sport in 688BC and is still popular today. The boxer uses his or her fists to punch the opponent’s head and body with the aim to knock the opponent out. *