Unit 3 Language in use

You were defeated last time. Liu was helped by a special programme. I wasn’t chosen this time. We’ll be asked to play in the Olympic Games. You won’t be allowed to watch with our fans. Will he be encouraged to spend more time away from sport? Language practice

Work in pairs. Ask and answer. when / the next Olympic Games / hold? When will the next Olympic Games be held? 1. who / choose / represent China / the next Olympics? the best sports stars / choose / represent China Who will be chosen to represent China the next Olympics? The best sports stars will be chosen to represent China.

2. what / Liu Xiang / ask / to do / in the future? He / ask / appear films and record music What will Liu Xiang be asked to do in the future? He will be asked to appear in films and record music.

3. how / Liu Xiang help / by a special prgramme in the past? his races /record /and his performance /compare /with best sports sports stars How was Liu Xiang helped by a special prgramme in the past? His races were recorded and his performance was compared with best sports stars.

4. how many gold medals/win/China at the Athens OlympIcs? thirty-two gold medals/win/China at the Athens Olympics How many gold medals were won by China at the Athens Olympics? Thirty-two gold medals were won by China at the Athens Olympics.

5. where/the most successful students at China’s sports school/train? they/train/at the National Training Centre Where were the most successful students at China's sports school trained? They were trained at the National Training Centre.

II. Complete the passage with the correct form of the words.

Millions of people around the world (1) ___________ (watch) the last Olympic Games. And the next Olympic Games (2)______________ (see) by millions more. Some stars of the last Olympics (3) ________ (train) at special schools. Special programme was set up help them. watched will be seen trained

There, students’ performance (4) _______________ (record) and (5) _____________ (compare) with the world’s beat sports stars. The coaches (6) _______ (use) the information to chaining programmes. The same programmes (7) ____ also __________ (help) to make the stars of the future. was recorded compared used will be helped

III. Look at the pictures and put them in the correct order.

Now work in pairs and discuss the true event of the Olympics in London, 1908, Use the words under each picture. 1.E 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A

IV. Complete the conversation with the correct form of the words in the box. compare competition defeat encourage fan match point team train win 1. fan 2. team 3. competition 4. points 5. won 6. encouraged 7. defeat 8. trained 9. compared

V. Choose the best answer. 1.A 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B VI. Listen and choose the correct answer. 1. ✔ 2. ✗ 3. ✗ 4. ✗ 5. ✗

VII. Listen again and choose the correct answer. 1. a 2. a 3. c

VIII. Put the sentences in the correct order to complete the conversation. c – d – f – a – h – e – b – g

The Paralympic Games In 1948, Sir Ludwig Guttmann, a doctor at a hospital in England, began using sport as part of his patients’ treat- ment. He set up a competition with other hospitals at the same time as the

London Olympic in that year. Over the next ten years, the competition grew bigger and bigger with more hospitals in England taking part. In 1960, at the Rome Olympics, Guttmann brought 400 athletes to compete. The modern parallel Olympics (or “Paralympics”) were born.

More and more people take part in Paralympics, and at the Paralympics in Sydney. a total of 125 countries took part. Crowded stadiums and enormous media coverage across the world made this the best Paralympics ever.

Time line : a.The modern Paralympics were first held. b. Use sport as part of the treatment. c. Such a competition grew bigger. d. The best Paralympics were held. e. Set up a competition at the London Olympics

Module task: Making a class sports survey QuestionsAnswers What sports do you like? How often do you …..? Do you like to….or…? What sports do you like to watch?

Work in groups. Find out about the sport people like to watch and do and carry out your survey. * Ask as many students as you can to answer your questions. ☺ Sample : I asked seven students “What sports do you like best?” and “What sports do you like to watch?” Three of them said they liked playing basketball and watching football, two of them playing football and watching basketball, and one of... …

Exercises : Recite the text ; 同步课课练 Unit 3 ; 辅导报部分习题 ; Learn the new words by heart.