1. Unit 8 Sports

2. Competition

3. In what year were the Olympic Games first held?
Warming up 1.
In what year were the Olympic Games first held? A B C
1896
776BC
1906

4. A B C 2.When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
1986 in Sydney A B
1896 in Athens C
1698 in New York

5. Shapes: 5 rings joined together
3.What do the five Olympic rings stand for? A
Five continents
Five famous athletes
Europe
Africa B
America
Asia
Oceania
Five important events C
Shapes: 5 rings joined together
the friendship of the 5 continents

6. 4.How many gold medals did China win in the 2000 Olympic Games?16 B 36 28
5.How many times have the Olympic Games been stopped because of war? C A B
Three
Four
Five

7. 6.When did baseball become an Olympic sport?
1972 B
1992 C
1976

8. 7. Match the year and the host city of the following Summer Olympic Games.
Sydney
Athens
Beijing
Los Angeles

9. 8. The Summer Olympic Games:
badminton, basketball, soccer, table tennis, track and field, swimming
The Winter Olympic Games:
speed skating, skiing

12. The founder of the Olympic Games
The Olympic creed(信条)
was first stated in 1896
by Coubertin.
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the winning but the struggle. ”

13. The first Olympic Torch Relay in Athens

14. the Olympic motto
Faster
Higher
Stronger

15. Los Angeles Barcelona Atlanta Sydney Athens Beijing
       

16. The modern Olympic Games includes the Summer Olympic Games and the Winter Olympic Games.

17. Hold the Olympic Games
torch relay
opening ceremony
light the torch
competitions & sport events
closing ceremony

18. take a 2-1 lead in the second half
Pre-listening: be familiar with the new words in sports news
win against
Play-off
basketball action
the Miami Heat
the Los Angeles Lakers
score their first goal
soccer league games
Leeds
take a 2-1 lead in the second half
table tennis match
Manchester United
doubles match
singles match

19. Listening VS
Miami Heat
Los Angeles Lakers

20. What sport were they playing?
Report 1
What sport were they playing?
Who won?
The Los Angeles Lakers_____ ________the Miami Heat.
What was the result?
The Lakers scored____ points in the last quarter, beating the Heat_______.
Basketball
won
against 20
101-96

21. Manchester United VS Leeds Soccer/Football 2-2
What sport were they playing?
What was the result?
Manchester United tied Leeds_____.
Soccer/Football
2-2

22. Report 3 Table tennis 3-1 3-0 3-1 What sport were they playing?
Who won?
China _____ ___________________Russia.
What was the result?
The Chinese team won the first two singles matches______and______, while the Russians won the doubles match. The win in the last singles match gave them a final win of______.
Table tennis
won against /beat/defeated
3-1
3-0
3-1

23. 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 Los Angeles have now won their last five games and may be on the way to this year’s play-off.

24. 2. And here are the results from today’s soccer league games
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.

25. 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.

26. badminton
wrestling
shooting
weightlifting

27. Football
Basketball
Volleyball

28. running
gymnastics
boxing

29. TENNIS
BASEBALL
TABLE TENNIS

30. Swimming
Boating
Cycling
Sailing
Surfing

31. Speed skating
Figure skating
Skiing

32. Which sport do you like best?
Interview three of your friends about their
favorite sports
Name
Which sport do you like best?
Why?

33. Dialogue I 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.

34. Dialogue II (Student C and Student D are talking about sports. )
C: Which do you prefer, badminton or tennis?
D: I prefer badminton to tennis.
C: Are you good at it?

35. D: No. I can play neither of them. I’d rather watch it than play it.
C: Which sports do you 1ike best?
D: I like volleyball than any other sport.
C: Why?
D: Because the spirit of our Chinese

36. Women Volleyball Team in the competition is always encouraging me in my study．
C: Do you do well in it?
D: No. I’d rather watch it than play it.
C: Could you tell me the reason?
D: Because I’m near-sighted．
C: What a pity!

37. 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 like watching it.
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

38. Name
Which sport do you like best?
Why?
Zhang Lin
basketball
Love Yao Ming very much.
He’s tall enough to play basketball.

39. Name
Which sport do you like best?
Why?
Liu Fei
swimming
Born in a seaside city. The coach says her muscle is good for swimming

40. Name
Which sport do you like best?
Why?
It’s exciting enough.
Love Ronaldo very much. He’s so cool!
Wang Haitao
football

41. Discussion
Which Chinese sports star do you think should be chosen as a sports star of the year.

42. A: I think Yao Ming should be the sports star of the year
A: I think Yao Ming should be the sports star of the year. He is a Chinese basketball superstar, also of the world. He scored 32.4 points per game in last season. Now he is one of the best players in the NBA. He’s a pride of China.

43. B: Yao Ming is good. But I’d prefer Deng Yaping
B: Yao Ming is good. But I’d prefer Deng Yaping. She is one of the best table tennis players. She works harder than anyone else in her training and overcomes many difficulties. She won world championships for many times in

44. the international competitions
the international competitions. So I think she should be the sports star of the year.
C: In my opinion, Li Xiaopeng is the best player. Li Xiaopeng is one of the main athletes in the gymnastic team of China. In 2000 he got

45. several gold medals in the Sydney Olympic Games, pointing the aim straightly to Li Ning. In 2001, the International Gymnastic Association named one of his high difficult actions of pommel led horse after Li Xiaopeng. So I think the great honor should be given to him.

46. 姓名：
Ronaldo
出生：
1976年
9月22日
身高：
183 厘米
体重：
77 公斤
                                                  

47. Listening on Page 127 Part 1 Sports star No. 1 Name:________
Reasons:____________________
____________________
_______________
Ronaldo
Soccer / Football
He scored many goals.
He overcame diffculties.
He helped the UN make
the world better.

48. 位置：后卫
生日：
3/23/73
高度：
1.93M
体重：
96.2Kg
毕业学校：
California
                         
Jason Kidd

49. Part 2
Sports star No. 1
Name:__________
Sport:____________
Reasons:________________________
_______________________
____________________
___________________________
_________________________
Basketball
Jason Kidd
He led his team to victory.
He helped his teammates become better players.
He helped young people follow their dreams and love school.

50. Listening text
Part 1
Ladies and gentlemen! The time come for you to decide who the sports star of the year will be. You have three stars to choose from. Let’s hear about the stars!

51. The first star is the football player Ronaldo, from Brazil
The first star is the football player Ronaldo, from Brazil. Ronaldo has had a very good year. He scored many goals for his club and for his country. Perhaps more importantly, Ronaldo also showed the world that he was able to overcome difficulties.

52. He was hurt twice in the past few years and had to spend a lot of time in hospital and improve his skills. But Ronaldo has done more than just play football, he has also helped the United Nations make the world better.

53. The second star won a gold medal in the 2000 Olympic Games and seems to get better every year. Jason Kidd led his team to victory after victory after victory, and he helped his teammates become better players. Basketball is important to Kidd and he likes to

54. show everybody that he loves this game
show everybody that he loves this game. Jason Kidd has also helped children and teenagers love the game and love school, telling them that they can make their dreams come true if they do their best.

55. Part 2
The third star is …Well, we need your help with this one. The third star is one of China’s many great athletes. There are so many stars to choose from that we can’t pick one. Please help us. Work together in groups or pairs and decide which Chinese sports

56. star you think should be chosen as sports star of the year
star you think should be chosen as sports star of the year. Don’t forget to write down reasons for your choice. When you have finished. Use the cards to decide who should be chosen. Report your decision to the class. Thank you and good luck.

57. Bye-bye