Warming up
Questions:
1. Do you know the name of this Olympic theme song?
Hand In Hand.
2. In which Olympic Games was this theme song sung,
23rd or 24th ?
The 24th Olympic Games .
3. Where and when were the 24th Olympic Games held?
In Seoul, South Korea in 1988.
4. How many gold medals did our Chinese team win,
fifteen or five?
Only five gold medals.
手
手
看圣火在天空
我们在一起感受着心脉的跳
动
这是我们走向文明进步的时
刻
我们知道这是我们永恒的机
遇
直到永远
拉
我们手拉着手,生活在这片
热土
我们便能使这个世界成为
我们居住的乐园
我们手拉着手,开始相互理
解
我们便能知道爱永远充满
着我们之间的心田
Hand In
Hand
See the fire in the sky
We feel the beating of our hearts together
This is our time to rise above
We know the chance is here to live forever
For all time
Hand in hand we stand all across the land
We can make this world a better place
In which to live
Hand in hand we can start to understand
We can know the world that comes between us
For a time
All the love
Listen again:
Some difficult sentences and phrases:
1. See the fire in the sky,we feel the beating of our hearts
together ---- When we see the Olympic holy fire in the sky,
we feel very excited.
2. This is our time to rise above ---- It’s time for us to make
our human beings more civilized and progressive.
3. Hand in hand we stand all across the land --- Holding
hands together in the world …
4. We can make this world a better place in which to live
---- in which we can live.
5. All the love ---- Be full of the love.
Comprehension Exercise:
1. The “fire” in the song refers to _____ .
A. torch B. pigeon C. flag D. danger
2. One of the main themes of the song is _____ .
A.equality B. understanding C. doubt D. disorder
3. “Hand in hand” means _____ .
A. happily B. as enemy C. as friends D. unwillingly
4. The tone of the song is _____ .
A. sad B. hopeful C. unclear D. noisy
Hand in hand is the theme song of the 24th
Olympic Games held in Seoul, the capital of
Republic of Korea, in 1988. The first Olympic Games
were held in Greece in ancient times. Now, the
Olympics are held every four years. The Olympic
Flag is the five interlocking rings. This song tells us:
peace,friendship, mutual understanding and
progress.
Beijing will host the Olympic Games in 2008. Let
us cross our fingers for her!
1. In which year were the Olympic Games first held?
A.1896
B.1906
C.776 BC
2. When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
A.1986 in Sydney B.1896 in Athens C.1689 in New York
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How many times have the Olympic Games been stopped
1996
because of war?
A. Three
B. Four
C. Five
6. When did baseball become an Olympic sport?
A. 1972
B. 1992
C. 1976
7. Match the year and the host city of the following Summer
Olympic Games?
1984
2000
2004
2008
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Beijing
Los Angeles
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2008-北京
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7. Which of the following sports are in the Summer Olympic
Games and which in the Winter Olympic Games?
badminton
basketball
table tennis
track and field swimming
Summer:
Winter:
speed skating
soccer
skiing
Listening 1 (P.51)
What sports?
The teams
Who won?
What’s the
result?
VS
Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers
101 : 96
Miami Heat
Listening script
1. Let’s see what happened in sports today.
How about taking a look at the NBA? In
today’s basketball action, the Los
Angeles Lakers won against the Miami
Heat. The Lakers scored 20 points in
the last quarter, beating the Heat 101-96.
Los Angeles have now won their last five
games and may be on the way to this
year’s play-off.
Listening 2
What sports?
The teams
VS
Manchester United
Who won?
What’s the
result?
Tied
2 : 2
Leeds
2. And here are the results from today’s soccer
league games. Manchester United came
back from one goal behind to tie Leeds 2-2
in Wednesday’s game. Leeds scored their
first goal after only ten minutes. It looked
like Leeds would win when they took a 2-1
lead in the second half, but Manchester
scored their second goal with five minutes
left. Manchester is now two wins away
from their third title.
Listening 3
What sports?
VS
The teams
China
Who won?
What’s the
result?
Russia
China
Singles: 3:1,3:0 (China won)
Double: 1:3 (Russia won)
3. The masters of their game once again
showed that they cannot be stopped. China
won against Russia in Saturday’s table
tennis match. The Chinese team won the
two first singles matches 3-1 and 3-0, while
the Russians won the doubles match. China
did not give up, but won the singles match.
The win in the last singles match gave them
a final win of 3-1. China has not lost any
matches this year and it doesn't’t look like
any team can beat them.
Fill in the missing information (P.51)
Report 1
1. Basketball
3. 20
Report 2
2. won against
4. 101-96
1. Soccer / Football
2. 2-2
Report 3
1. Table tennis
2. won against
3. 3-1
4. 3-0
5. 3-1
Tellvolleyball
the names of
the following sports
football
basketball
tennis
table tennis
Weightlifting
badminton
bowling
golf
hurdle race
100-metre race/dash
relay race
tug-of-war
high jump
shot
figure skating
speed
skating
skiing
judo
boxing
wrestling
baseball
softball
shooting
cycling
horse riding
mountain
climbing
walking race
swimming
diving
Long
jump
javelin
discus
hammer
fencing
fishing
Hockey
rowing
shuttlecock
high-and-low
bars
flying rings
vaulling box
parallel bars
side horse
golf
hurdle race
speed skating
wrestling
baseball
diving
discus
hocky / hockey
gymnastics
parallel bars
badminton
bowling
relay race
tug-of–war
figure skating judo
shooting
cycling
softball
walking race
shot
javelin
hammer
weightlifting
shuttlecock
rowing
high-and-low bars
side horse
vaulling box
flying ring
Interview three of your friends about their
favorite sports
Name
Which sport do you like best?
Why?
Sample dialogue:
A: Hi. Can I ask you a question?
B: Sure.
A: What’s your favorite sport?
B: Hmm,let me think. Oh, basketball.
I think I like basketball best.
A: Why do you like basketball?
B: I like basketball because it is
fast and exciting. The players jump high
and the games are always very close.
Some games are decided in the last
few seconds.
Asking about interests and
hobbies:
 Which do you like, …or…?
 What’s your favorite sport?
 Which sport do you like best?
 Which do you prefer, …or…?
 What about…?
 Are you interested in…?
 Are you into…?
Are you crazy about…?
 Are you fond of…?
Are you a big fan of…?
Possible answers:
Sure. I love sports.
 Yes, very much./no, not really.
 Shooting, I think.
 I like…best.
 I prefer…to…
 I’d rather watch it than play it.
 It can make us brave.
 It enables us to react quickly.
 It gives us more confidence.
 It builds up our body.
 It lets us know more about
 teamwork