2. Unit 2 Sports events Word power

3. Talk about LiuXiang and Read the following dialogue:

4. 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.

5. Do you know the meanings of the italicized words? Do you know how the words are made? Questions

6. 110-metre (n.)--- hard-working (adj.)--- sportsperson (n.)--- well-trained (adj.)--- 110 (num.) meter (n.) hard (adv.) working (v-ing) sports (n.) Person (n.) well (adv.) trained (V-ed)

7. Compound words A compound word is made when two words are joined together to form a new word.

8. Go through page 26 to understand the formation rules of compound adjectives and compound nouns

9. 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, left-handed easy-going, ordinary-looking hard-working, never-ending tax-free, duty-free air-dropped, heavy-headed soft-boiled, full-bodied well-educated, well-behaved

10. To form compound nouns formationcompound n n+n handbag bookmark motherland website n+ving sightseeing housekeeping peace-loving

11. Question When you come across unfamiliar words, do you often use the knowledge of word formation to guess the meaning of the new word?

12. 1.brand new 2. outgoing 3.happy-go-lucky 4.sightseeing 5.well-known 6. mouth-watering 7.suitcase Answers:

13. Olympic sports and events

14. banlance beam

15. discus throw

16. floor exercises

17. asymmetric bars

18. Parallel bars

19. archery

20. dive (springboard dive) (platform dive)

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

22. 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

23. high jump long jump marathon relay race parallel bar rings water polo 100m backstroke 100m butterfly 200m freestyle

24. 1. Finish the workbook. 2. Pre-view grammar and usage. Homework