Unit 2 Sports events Word power
Talk about LiuXiang and 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.
Do you know the meanings of the italicized words? Do you know how the words are made? Questions
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)
Compound words A compound word is made when two words are joined together to form a new word.
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, 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
To form compound nouns formationcompound n n+n handbag bookmark motherland website n+ving sightseeing housekeeping peace-loving
Question When you come across unfamiliar words, do you often use the knowledge of word formation to guess the meaning of the new word?
1.brand new 2. outgoing 3.happy-go-lucky 4.sightseeing 5.well-known 6. mouth-watering 7.suitcase Answers:
Olympic sports and events
banlance beam
discus throw
floor exercises
asymmetric bars
Parallel bars
archery
dive (springboard dive) (platform dive)
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 rings water polo 100m backstroke 100m butterfly 200m freestyle
1. Finish the workbook. 2. Pre-view grammar and usage. Homework