2. Unit 12 Sports in Britain Part 3 Reading Welcome to the unit

3. The contents Lead-in Lead-in Fast reading Fast reading Careful reading Careful reading Language points Language points Listening and consolidation Listening and consolidation Summary and homework Summary and homework The design of the writing on the Bb The design of the writing on the Bb

4. The badge( 会徽） of the 30 Olympic Games

5. 出现在 2008 北京奥运会闭幕式上的英国伦敦红色 大巴士

6. Rugby and soccer

7. David Beckham and his fellows

8. How do you think of rugby?

9. A kind of pretty rough and terrible, but exciting game--------Rugby.

10. Fast reading （ 1 ） Sporting (a) 喜爱运动的 The British are a very sporting people. Sporting (a) 喜爱运动的 The British are a very sporting people. Emphasis (n) 强调、重视 Our English course place great emphasis on\upon conversation skills. Emphasis (n) 强调、重视 Our English course place great emphasis on\upon conversation skills. Professional (a) 职业的 David Beckham is a professional football player. Professional (a) 职业的 David Beckham is a professional football player. Consideration (n) 考虑 consider (v) Consideration (n) 考虑 consider (v) Doubt (n) 怀疑、疑惑 Doubt (n) 怀疑、疑惑 Rugger/rugby (n) 橄榄球 Rugby is another kind of football, which is pretty rough, but exciting game. Rugger/rugby (n) 橄榄球 Rugby is another kind of football, which is pretty rough, but exciting game. Pretty (ad) 相当、颇 I feel pretty tired. Pretty (ad) 相当、颇 I feel pretty tired. Rough (a) 粗野的 He has a rough tongue. Rough (a) 粗野的 He has a rough tongue. Compulsory (a) 必修的 English is a compulsory subject for all of us. Compulsory (a) 必修的 English is a compulsory subject for all of us. Wherever (ad) 无论何处（地） I will go wherever you go. Wherever (ad) 无论何处（地） I will go wherever you go. Oval-shaped (a) 椭圆形的 P203 Word Formation n.+ved. Oval-shaped (a) 椭圆形的 P203 Word Formation n.+ved.

11. Fast reading(2)  What are many of the British more interested in than in anything else?  What do the British most often talk about besides the weather?  How does the writer think of rugby?

12. The keys: Sports. (Paragraph 1) Sports. (Paragraph 1) Football. (Paragraph 4) Football. (Paragraph 4) It ’ s a pretty rough and terrible, but exciting game. It ’ s a pretty rough and terrible, but exciting game.

13. Careful reading reading(1)words and expressions The British are a very sporting people. The British are a very sporting people. In Britain, wherever you go, you ’ ll see people of all ages knocking a ball about with a stick or something as if they just couldn ’ t live without sports of some kind. In Britain, wherever you go, you ’ ll see people of all ages knocking a ball about with a stick or something as if they just couldn ’ t live without sports of some kind. In Britain, if you take all amateur and professional sports into consideration, there can be no doubt that … In Britain, if you take all amateur and professional sports into consideration, there can be no doubt that … Besides the weather, football is the thing most talked about in this country. Besides the weather, football is the thing most talked about in this country.

14. The keys to the questions on Page 111. 1. A. 1. A. 2. B. 2. B. 3. A. 3. A. 4. C. 4. C. 5. C. 5. C. 6. B. 6. B.

15. Language points. Words and expressions Words and expressions Place emphasis on\upon, go in for, as if, take … into consideration, at the top of, as well as, a large number of, knock down, that ‘ s to say … Place emphasis on\upon, go in for, as if, take … into consideration, at the top of, as well as, a large number of, knock down, that ‘ s to say … Sentence patterns: Sentence patterns: 1. … there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. 1. … there can be no doubt that football is at the top of the list. 2. Besides the weather, football is the thing most talked about in this country. 2. Besides the weather, football is the thing most talked about in this country. Some attributive clauses: Some attributive clauses: 1 Another popular sport in Britain is rugby football----which is a kind of football played by two teams of 15 players each. 1 Another popular sport in Britain is rugby football----which is a kind of football played by two teams of 15 players each. 2. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked. 2. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked.

16. Listening Hey, pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation ! Hey, pay attention to your pronunciation and intonation !

17. Homework Make sentences with the phrases underlined in your book. Make sentences with the phrases underlined in your book. Copy all attributive clauses in the reading material and underline the key words. Copy all attributive clauses in the reading material and underline the key words. If you have chance to surf on line,try to find some information about soccer and rugby, and then write a composition about the differences between rugby and soccer. If you have chance to surf on line,try to find some information about soccer and rugby, and then write a composition about the differences between rugby and soccer.