1. 人教修订版 高中二年级 ( 下 ) Unit 17

3. Some pictures for Special Olympics

5. 国际特奥会主席与智障小朋友击掌祝福。 Timothy P. Shriver ）

6. 1.How often is the Special Olympics held? 2.When was it started? 3.How many are mentioned? 4.Compare the mentioned Special Olympics and fill in the chart. 5. Who participate in it? 6. What’s the benefit of it?

7. Compare the Special Olympics and the regular Olympics to find out their similarities and the differences between them: similarities: every four years be surrounded by grand ceremony The competition is fierce a strong sense of unity and friendship Differences train for many years and overcome more fear a n d hardships to reach the games taking part in the games is a victory the spirit is stronger

8. Answer the following questions: 1.How do you understand “the events are surrounded by grand ceremonies”? 2. Why do many Special Olympics athletes think that “taking part in the Games is a victory”? 3. How do you understand “Athletes at the Special Olympics are fighters in more than one way”? 4. what’s the main idea of this passage?

9. The special Olympic Games is for _______ disabled athletes. It is usually held _____ ____ ______. Like the ______ Olympic Games, it ’ s opened and closed with ____ _______. Although the competition in each event is ______, they still have a strong _____ of _____ and friendship. They should be ______ for many years, and there is much more to overcome such as ______ and _______. In fact a ______ does mean ___________, and try to be the best you can be,but not simply being the first one to ______ the finish line or _______ the most goals. mentally every fourth year regular grand ceremony fierce sense unity trained fear hardships victory participating cross score

10. Why do you think the Special Olympics is becoming more popular?

18. whenwhere countries participants events 1968 2003 2007 Chicago Ireland Shanghai 2 150 1000 6500 3 21

20. 6 月 10 日，姚明和演艺界明星庾澄庆（下排左）、 孙楠（下排右）、金海心（上排右）在媒体见面会 上合影留念。当日， “ 超级明星关爱特殊奥林匹克 ” 活动在沪举行。将于 2007 年在上海开幕的世界特殊 奥林匹克运动会引起了众多明星的关注。

21. Held every four years, the Special Olympics has been widely praised as “opening a door to the world for mentally retarded( 智力迟钝的 ) people, winning once rejected( 被遗弃的） people social recognition and applause." The Shanghai Special Olympics Games will provide venues （比赛地点） for 18 competitive events for about 7,000 athletes from over 150 countries and regions competing. This is the first time a developing country, or an Asian nation, host the event. Timothy Shriver, chairman of the Special Olympics International Committee, whose mother Eunice Kennedy Shriver was the founder of the Special Olympics Committee in 1968,called China a "leading force'' in world Special Olympics activities. Through the 2007 big event, China will serve as a model for other countries in the world to melt away differences and turn them into friendship and understanding.

22. The reason why taking part in the Special Olympics is a victory is that _____. A. the Olympic spirit at the Special Olympics is as strong as at the regular Olympic Games B. winning is about being the first one C. winning is about being the best one you can be D. winning is about scoring the most goals C

23. How to understand “Athletes at the Special Olympics are fighters in more than one way”? A.They don't only fight for one award. B.They fight against more than one disability. C.They have to fight against the disabilities as well as other athletes, and maybe some other difficulties. C

24. This passage mainly wants to tell us _____. A. that taking part in the Special Olympics is an honor B. athletes at the Special Olympics are fighters in more than one way C. the Special Olympics is not as important as the regular Olympic Games D. the Special Olympics helps society to improve the quality of life for all its citizens C

25. 1.every 4 years /every fourth year every two years=every second(other)year e.g.He comes here every three days/every third day. 2. a sense of 感 觉，意识 make sense 讲得通，明智 There is no sense (in) doing sth 做 某事毫无意义 / 没用 eg. I like those with a good sense of humour. No matter how you read it, this sentence doesn't make sense. There is no sense arguing about it any more. Language points

26. 3. Athletes at the Special Olympics are fighters in more than one way. e.g. The travel to Beijing is more than sightseeing. He has more than twenty yuan with him. 4. fail vi. & vt. e.g. I failed in persuading (to persuade) him. Don’t fail to ring me up. Time failed me to finish my talk. Language points

27. 5. consider +n./ pron. / doing e.g. He is considering changing his job. consider +sb. +(to be) +n. / adj. e.g. They considered themselves very important. Language points

28. 6.participate vi. = take part e.g. I participated (took part) in the game.

29. 7.compete in + (game, competition etc) compete for+(medal,honour etc) compete with /against +(sb,team etc) e.g. Cities in the world are now competing for the honour to host the Olympic Games. Language points