牛津M4U2--reading

Unit2SportingEventsReadingSomesimplequestions.1).HowoftenareOlympicGamesheld?2).HowmanygoldmedalsdidChinawininthe2008OlympicGames?Swifter,Higher,StrongerEuropeAsiaAfricaAmericaOceaniaBeibeiJingjingHuanhuanYingyingNiniSlogan:OneWorldOneDreamEmblemOlympictorchMrJohnson(IOC)ReadingstrategyReadingaspeechDefinitionofaspeechWaystomakeagoodspeechaformaltalkthatapersongivestoanaudience1.tellaninterestingstory2.usequotations3.presentstatistics4.askquestionsThewriteractuallywantsto_______byaskingthequestion“Doyouknowwhentheancientgamesbegan?”A.gettherightanswerB.gettheaudienceinterestedinhistopicC.giveyouachancetospeakD.showwhatheknowsaboutthegamesReadthespeechquicklytogettheanswersFastReading1.Whatisthespeechabout?2.WhatwasPierredeCoubertin’shopewhenhebroughttheOlympicGamesbacktolife?3.Whatdoesthespeakerwishforattheendofthespeech?FastreadingGetthemainideaofeachpartReadingforstructuresPart1:Part2:Part3:Part4:(Para.1)thetopicofthespeech(Para.2-4)thehistory&significanceof…(Para.5-8)somefamoussportsstarsandtheirgreatcontributions(Para.9-10)theendofthespeech2.Whichofthefollowingshowstherightstructureofthepassage?ABCD1234123412341234GetdetailedinformationDetailedreadingPartIIDetailedreadinghistoryTheancientgamesThecontemporarygamesin776BCatOlympiainGreeceonlyGreekmen(unmarriedwomen)in1896inAthensathletesfromaroundtheworldPierredeCoubertinbroughttheOlympicsbacktolifeHisdreamwasthat…PartIIIDetailedreadingSixMuhammadAliMichaelJordanZhangNingXuHaifengDengYapingLiuXiangNameNationalityAchievements:MuhammadAliAmerican1.wonthegoldmedalforAmericainthe1960RomeOlympics2.wentontowinthe1stWorldHeavyweightBoxingChampionshipin19643.returnedtolighttheOlympicflameattheopeningceremonyinAtlantain1996NameNationalityAchievements:MichaelJordanAmerican1.wasthehighestscorerfor...atthe1984LosAngelesOlympics2.wonthe2ndOlympicgoldmedalatthe1992BarcelonaOlympicswon4goldatthe1992&1996OlympicsbecameanIOCmemberin2000wonthefirstgoldmedalatthe1984LosAngelesOlympicsthe1stAsiantowinthegoldmedalinmen’s110-meterhurdlesatthe2004AthensOlympicshungontowinthegoldmedalinthefinalmatchExtensionWhatfinequalitiesdoyouthinktheseathleteshaveincommon?1.Theyworkveryhardtoachievetheiraims.2.Theyhavepassion/loveforbothsportsandtheircountries.3.Theyarenotsatisfiedwiththepresentandtheystruggleforbetter.Whichofthefollowingproverbs(谚语）bestsuitstheathletesmentionedinthispassage?A.Lifeismadeupoflittlethings.B.It’snevertoooldtolearn.C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.D.Lookbeforeyouleap,seebeforeyougo.ConsolidationFillintheblankswithproperwordsaccordingtothetext.TopicThehistoryand(1)______________oftheOlympics(2)_________ofthegamesTheancientgamesbeganin776BCinGreece(3)___________themodernonesin1896inAthens.(4)________betweentheancientandmoderngamesOnlymenwereallowedtocompetewhiletodayathletesacrosstheworldcantakepart(5)___________languagetheyspeak.Theancientgameswereheldatthe(6)__________place,butcountriesandpeoplecanlive(7)_____________togetherinthemodernones.Somewell-knownathletesandtheir(8)____________MuhammadAliwonthegoldmedalin1960andHisfirstWorldHeavyweightChampionshipin1964MichaelJordanwonthegoldatthe1984and1992Olympics.Chineseathleteshavealsoplayedanimportant(9)____________intheOlympicGames.ConclusionTheOlympicswillhaveasuccessfulfutureto(10)_________hisgloriouspast.significanceHistorywhileDifferenceswhateversamepeacefullyachievementspart/rolematchPresentingatalkshowYoumaybeginlikethis:Ladiesandgentlemen,it’sagreathonourtohavethreemembersfromIOC.We’lltalkabouttheOlympics.Presentingatalkshow1.Rereadandrewritethetextinnomorethan150words.2.FinishPartEonpage25.Assignment