2. Tao Luna

4. Unit Nine
Lesson 34
GYMNASTICS

5. Outline: Part 1 (Para.1) The_______ of gymnastics.
Part 2 (Para.2) The role of_______in gymnastics training.
Part 3 (Para.3-4) The _____when gymnasts start doing gym and
win success and the _______why the boy gymnasts
are generally older than girls.
Part 4(Para.5--6) Different __________in gymnastic competitions.
Part 5 (Para.7) _______________that gymnasts should follow
while training.
history
dance
age
reason
equipment
Safety measures

6. My daughter is now a student of a school for children of 2-5 years
of age. She loves her teacher and her school very much . While at
school, the first thing she and her classmates need to do is to do morning
exercises, the purpose of which is to make them strong. Now my daughter
can stand in a position without shaking, and she can even stand on her
hands with her feet in the air, but while doing so she can’t remain
unshaking. She has learned to make her own bed. Her teacher says my daughter’s bed clothes are very tidy and in good order.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
A.aim
B. neat
C. kindergarten
D.require
(3)
E.keep balance
F. hold a position steady
G. do handstand
(6)
(7)
(4)
(5)
(1)
(2)

7. 1. What should we do to avoid danger?
2.Why do girls win Olympic gymnastics earlier than boys?
3.When and where was the earliest
modern gymnastics probably held?
4. What exercises do both men and
women do ?
5. Why do dance play an important part in training?
Part 1 (Para.1)
History of gymnastics
Part 2 (Para.2)
Role of dance
Part 3 (Para.3-4)
Boy gymnasts win
medals later than girls.
Part 4 (Para.5-6)
Different equipment
Part 5 (Pare. 7)
Safety measures

8. Part 1 History of gymnastics
1. According to the text ,when and where was the earliest
modern gymnastics probably held?
A. In Asia in B. In Europe in 1811
C. In Greece in D. In America in 1912
2. What is a keep-fit program?
A. A program that is only suitable for children.
B. A program that is to help fat children to lose weight.
C. A program that is to choose those children who are fit to
become gymnasts in the future.
D. A program that is to keep children in good condition.

9. Part 2 Dance is very important in gymnastic training.
Why is dance an important part of training?
A. Because it helps you keep your balance
B. Because it helps your body bend easily
C. Because it includes the types of movements required
in gymnastics
D.Because it makes your body stronger for jumps and turns

11. Part 3 The reason why the boy gymnasts are generally older than girls
Why do girls win Olympic gymnastics earlier than boys?
A. Women are physically stronger than men.
B. Boys cannot move as neatly and easily as girls.
C. Girls develop physically earlier than boys.
D. Women are better at performing exercises.

12. Part 4 Different types of exercises that men and women do
1. Floor
1.Floor
2. Horse
2. Horse
3.Rings
3. High-and-low bars
4. Beam
4. Double bars
5. High bar
6. Horse with 2 handles

13. Floor
Horse
High-and-low bars
Beam

14. Floor
Horse
Rings
Double bars
High bar
Horse with 2 handles

15. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Only men perform on the rings.
B. Women don’t play on the double bars.
C. Both men and women do floor exercises on the mat.
D. Only women jump over a “horse”.

16. Li Xiaopeng
Double bars champion

18. Part 5 Safety measures 1.We can’t train ________________.
2.We can’t wear_________________________
while training.
3.We can’t wear ___________________________
because it may_____________________.
4.We can’t go on _________if we are not feeling well.
by ourselves/alone
any watches,rings or necklaces
loose clothing with collars or belts
catch on the equipment
practising

19. Gymnastics Outline: Part1: History
Part2 &Part3: Important things in gymnastics
----dance and age
Part4: Different equipment
Part5: Safety measures

20. Language points:
1. It was in Greece that Olympics competitions started.
Greece is the place where Olympics competitions started.
He didn’t go to bed until midnight.
It was not until midnight that he went to bed.
It ___I who ____going there.(be)
It ___he who____going there.
It ___they who ____going there. is am is is is
are
It’s in four years _____he ‘ll come here.
that
It’s four years _____he came here.
since
It was four years ______he came here.
before
It will be four years ______he come here.
before

21. 2. There are also records of gymnastics
being performed in China and some
other Asian countries.
(Mod) I am sorry for his head being injured.
Their team is weaker than ours. I think there is _________
_______________________ ( 他们没有赢得比赛的希望）
no hope of
their team winning the match.
Do you hear_______________________________?
(开门的声音）
the sound of the door being opened

22. 3.Dance prepares you for the types of movements required in gym.
prepare sb. for sth.
prepare sb. to do sth.
我们得让他为明天要开的会作好准备。
We have to prepare him for the meeting to be held tomorrow.
他们对最坏的情况做好了准备。
They prepared themselves for the worst /to face the worst.

23. Ex.1 Fill in the missing words according to the passage. Greece
________is the place where Olympic competition started and it
was in the _________ century that modern gymnastics began. As
early as 1811, men in Berlin could do ____________and exercises
on different pieces of _________ and gymnastics was developed
in Sweden as a _______ programme for school.
_______is an important part of training because it ________ you
for the types of movements ________ in gymnastics. It makes
your body ________for jumps and turns, helps your body ____
forwards, backwards and sideways and ________ the way you
_____ your body.
Generally speaking, boys win Olympics medals _____than
girls, because boys _______physically later than girls and
some pieces of equipment require great physical ______
and boys need to develop their bodies ____ before_________
such difficult exercises.
Doing gymnastics exercises is __________,so we should
follow some ______ _______ .
Greece
nineteenth
bodybuilding
equipment
keep-fit
Dance
prepares
required
stronger
bend
improves
hold
later
develop
strength
fully
attempting
dangerous
safety measures

24. Huang Xu

25. Thank you !