创新大学英语预备级Unit-4-讲义

Unit 4 Sports

Part One Lead-in

Leading-in

1.As we see just now, the title of this unit is sports, then could you tell me what is your favorite sport? Or to be more specific, what is your way to like the sport?

Watching the match or participating in the game?

2.Who is your favorite sport star? And why?

Basketball, tennis, football, Ping-Pong and so on.

3.Besides it, what is the significance of sport in life?

Relax.

Task I Reading Comprehension—Viedo Games

1.Give Ss time to read the two passages and do the multiple choices.

Tell Ss to actively read the passage and analyze the text organization while reading.

Try to guess what will be told in the following part will be interesting for you to read.

As for passage one, the author first gives us a brief introduction, then its history, and then what is needed to go surfing.

2.Explain the difficult sentences.

Task I Reading Comprehension—see video game from another perspective

1.Read through the passage and do the exercise. (15')

As for passage two, what do you think would be said about boxing? Yes, the reason why boxing is the legalized murder will be rendered. In this case, why does boxing still exist in the world?

Remind them to make full use of the same words appearing in the passage and the questions and take

a guess. And tell them nearly all the answers can be found in the passage.

2. Check the answers in the fast reading. (5')

Task II Fast Reading—Learn English Expressions Related to Video Game

1.Read the statements in the exercise so as to focus the attention on the relevant sentences.

2.Read the blank-filling part and get known that special attention should be made on these two

persons: Coubertin and William Brooks.

3.Let Ss read the passage in a limited time and finish the exercise, try to apply the reading skill,

like skimming and scanning.

Part Two Text B

Leading-in

There are some words and expressions about sports:

裁判：referee 教练：coach 参赛选手：contestant 业余选手：amateur 冠军：championship 记录保持者：record holder 武术：martial arts 运动场馆：sports venue 锦标赛：tournament 健身房：gymnasium 拉拉队长：cheer-leader 亚军：runner-up 季军：bronze-medalist 田径：track and field 跳远：long jump 跳高：high jump 撑杆跳：pole jump 三级跳：triple jump 接力赛：relay race 障碍跑：hurdle race 竞走：walking race 杂技：acrobatics 单杆：horizontal bar 双杆：parallel bars 高低杆：uneven bars 举重：weightlifting 拳击: boxing 摔跤: wrestling 速滑: speed skating 花样滑冰: figure skating 越野滑冰: cross country ski 蛙泳: breaststroke 蝶泳: butterfly stroke 潜泳: dolphin stroke New words and expressions

1. Let Ss read the new words by themselves. While reading, try to get familiar with their meaning and usage. (8')

2. Let Ss read after the teacher and guide Ss to remember the words. (15')

Track and field:

Track: a course on which runners, cars, etc. race

Compete: to try to win sth. in competition. Compete with sb.

She competed with her rival for a prize

Compete--competitive—competition—competitor

Record: as a noun, break world records, hold the records, record holder

as a verb: record what you heard just now

Checking out: to find out about sb./sth.

Tom checked out the difference between those two pictures. (查看，核查)

I am checking out early tomorrow morning. （结账）

Share: share passion for sth. with others,