1. Hangzhou No.2 Middle School

2. Some kinds of sports meeting:

3. golf badmintonice hockey bowling baseball

4. discus throw javelin shooting

5. ringsdouble bars

6. Events of sports: Ball games: volleyball, baseball, football, tennis, table tennis, golf, badminton, bowling, ice hockey, etc. Track and field: relay race, long jump, high jump, discus throw, javelin, etc. Gymnastic: rings, double bars, high and low bars, etc. Others: shooting, swimming, diving, surf- riding, weightlifting, etc.

7. Asking about interests and hobbies: Which do you like,…or …? What’s your favorite sport? Which sport do you like best? Which do you prefer,…or …? What about…? Are you interested in …?

8. Possible answers: Sure. I love sports. Yes, very much. /No, not really. Shooting, I think. I like…best. I prefer…to… I like watching it. I’d rather watch it than play it.

9. Report 1 They were playing__________. The Los Angeles Lakers________________________ _the Miami Heat. The Lakers scored____points in the last quarter, beating the Heat_________. baseball won against/beat/defeated 20 101-96

10. Report 2 They were playing_______________. Manchester United tied Leeds__________. soccer/football 2-2

11. Report 3 They were playing________________. China_______________________________ Russia. The Chinese team won the first two singles matches_______and_______, while the Russians won the doubles match. The win in the last singles match gave them a final win of_______. table tennis won against/defeated/beat 3-1 3-0 3-1

12. Group discussion: Please talk in groups about the sports the Chinese team do well in the Olympic Games and the competitors who do well in these sports or games. Then each group choose one student to make a report about what you talk.

13. Homework: Finish the warming up exercises about the Olympics. Try to get more information about the Olympics from reading part on Page52-53, SB and also by the Internet.