Talk about LiuXiang and read the following dialogue:

Read the following dialogue: A: Did you know that Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win a gold medal for the men’s 110-metre hurdles in the Olympic Games? B: Yes! Everyone knows that he is a very hard-working sportsperson. He is a well- trained winner.

Questions: 1. Do you know the meanings of the italicized words? 2. Do you know how the words are made?

110-metre(n.)--- hard-working (adj.)--- sportsperson (n.)--- well-trained (adj.) (num.) meter (n.) hard (adv.) working (v-ing) sports (n.) Person (n.) well (adv.) trained (V-ed)

A compound word is made when two or more than two words are joined together to form a new word.

Group work: Think about other words that are created this way.

tea-cup: a cup that contains tea three-day: lasting for three days sightseeing: the activity of seeing sights as a tourist. long-lasting: that can last for a long time

How are the words formed? Go through page 26 to understand the formation rules of compound adjectives and compound nouns.

To form compound adjectives: Formation Compound (adj.) adj.+n.+-ed adj.+v-ing adv.+v-ing n.+adj. n.+v-ed adj.+ v-ed adv.+ v-ed warm-hearted, cold-blooded easy-going, ordinary-looking hard-working, long-lasting tax-free, world-famous air-conditioned, man-made soft-boiled, clear-cut well-educated, well-paid

To form compound nouns: Formation Compound (n.) n.+n. n.+v-ing handbag, bookmark, website, motherland sightseeing, window- shopping, housekeeping, day-dreaming

Question When you come across unfamiliar words, do you often use the knowledge of word formation to guess the meaning of the new word? If so, can you think of some examples?

match the words in column A with the ones in column B A B 1.black room 2.broad eyed 3.every cast 4.bed case 5.blue where 6.suit board

7.pig ground 8.bus tail 9.reading driver 10.passer room 11.play paper 12. news by

Put the following into English: 1. 项链 2. 雨衣 3. 男朋友 4. 聚会 5. 书店 6. 地震 7. 消防队员 necklace raincoat boyfriend get-together bookstore earthquake firefighter

8. 气象员 9. 金鱼 10. 说英语的 11. 握手 12. 电影制片人 13. 伐木工 weatherman goldfish English-speaking handshake film-maker woodcutter

mouth-watering well-known happy-go-lucky brand new suitcase outgoing sightseeing Dear Li Su, Guess what? I finally booked my trip to Greece! I am staying in a (1) _____________ hotel in the city center. I think it will be very convenient. Although I am traveling alone, I think I will make new friends easily because I am pretty (2)___________.I have not made a brand new outgoing Recognize the formation of the following compound words. Use them in the letter below.

travel plan because I am fairly(3)____________ and like to take my time (4)__________.Greece will be so interesting. I am looking forward to seeing all the (5)__________ ancient buildings and trying the (6)_______________ food. Well, I have to finish packing my (7) ________. I promise to send you a postcard from Athens. Your friend, Yang Jie happy-go-lucky sightseeing well-known mouth-watering suitcase

Olympic sports & Events:

A Match each sentence with the sport pictured.

In the long jump, competitors try to jump as far Forward as possible. Long jump

The discus involves throwing a flat, round object. discus

golf There are 9 or 18 holes in a game of golf.

In a archery you need to know how to use a bow and an arrow. archery

Answers: Part A: a (3) b (2) c (1) d (4)

Part B: Track and field events GymnasticsWater sports javelin throw asymmetric bars 100m freestyle 20km race walk 100 sprint discus throw balance beam floor exercise horizontal bar 200m butterfly platform dive springboard dive

high jump long jump marathon relay race parallel bar individual all-round rings uneven bars water polo 100m backstroke 100m butterfly 200m freestyle