learning the olympic standard for love.ppt

1、New Horizon College English,Unit 2 Section A,Learning the Olympic Standard for Love,新视野,Background information Compound dictation Questions still, she was quite nervous.,读写教程 2: Ex. I, P 32,I. Answer the following questions.,下一页,上一页,No. Actually she was quite surprised when Nikolai suggested that.,2

2、. As a self-confident amateur skier, the writer was already thinking of participating in the Olympics before she met Nikolai, wasnt she?,Back,下一页,上一页,上一页,They went through a lot of hard training sessions full of pain and tears. Yet .,3.How would you describe the training sessions after Nikolai began

3、 to coach the writer?,Back,4. Did Nikolai himself try very hard at skiing when he was young?,Yes, he did. He was always practicing while others were relaxing themselves.,下一页,上一页,5. How would you describe the relationship between the writer and her coach?,In training, they were strict coach and deter

4、mined athlete; at other times, they were on good terms with each other, like friends.,Back,下一页,上一页,6. Why did a lady friend of the writers grandfather once asked whether Nikolai also taught dance?,Because Nikolai sang out instructions in a regular manner, similar to those of a dance instructor.,Back

5、,下一页,上一页,7. What did they achieve through hard training? Did they participate in the Olympics as they had expected?,The writer achieved a forth place in the nation, but they didnt manage to participate in the Olympics.,Back,下一页,上一页,8. What did the writer learn from Nikolai?,Besides improving her ski

6、lls under Nikolais instruction, she also learned the importance of determination with courage, heart, and discipline; most important of all, she learned to be thankful and loving while living in this world.,Back,下一页,上一页,读写教程 2: Ex. III, P 32,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change

7、 the form where necessary. amusing, lower, presence, promising, indifferent, frown, approximately, rank, swear, outburst, persist, unfair, tropical, fuss,I would like to find a job in a(n) _ company after I graduate.,promising,Back,下一页,上一页,2. The mother couldnt help laughing at her little boys _ app

8、earance.,amusing,3. The tall man _ his head so that he could enter the room.,lowered,Back,4. Though the plan didnt work well, he _ in following it.,persisted,下一页,上一页,5. Should it be a failure, as many experts predict, it would _ as one of the worst man-made disasters.,rank,6. dont _ at others in any

9、 situation no matter how angry you are.,swear,Back,7. It is really _ that she didnt get promoted just because of her skin color!,unfair,下一页,上一页,8. She was very glad to see the _ of many old friends at her birthday party.,presence,9. Why are you _ all the time? Try to look happy!,frowning,Back,上一页,10

10、. I cannot tell the exact number; _ 100 students will be presented with medals as recognition of their excellence.,approximately,Back,下一页,上一页,读写教程 2: Ex. IV, P 33,IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb.,Back,1. Ellen is a devoted friend; you can always count _ her whene

11、ver you are in trouble.,on,2. The other day I came _ a friend when I was walking aimlessly on the street.,upon,下一页,上一页,3. The woman in red looks so familiar to me; I must have met her _ some occasion.,on,Back,4. Why didnt you ask him to prepare for the test _ advance? He could have done it better.,i

12、n,5. I will _ no means give up my plan, despite all kinds of challenges and difficulties.,by,下一页,上一页,6. Thinking little of other people, the young man is always indifferent _ others sufferings.,to,7. The little girl felt ill at ease _ the presence of a lot of people.,in,Back,8. Taking little notice

13、_ what people said about her, Ann went on with her own life.,of,上一页,9. I saw Laura sitting by the window in a caf across the street, obviously reflecting _ something.,on,Back,10. As my true friend, Joseph never fails to point _ my mistakes.,out,读写教程 2: Ex. V, P 34,V. Fill in the blanks in the follow

14、ing passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank.,O: rejected 2. K: involved 3. D: commitment 4. H: exemplify 5. J: appreciate 6. E: perfect 7. M: claiming 8. G: hostile 9. B: encouraged 10. A: remarked,下一页,上一页,Back,下一页,上一页,VI. The suffixes er and or can be added to verbs to form agent nou

15、ns-names of persons who perform the action of the verb. For example:,读写教程 2: Ex. VI, P 34,Sometimes a noun formed in this way means an object instead of a person. For example:,Back,下一页,上一页,Now form nouns by adding er or or to the verbs below and then define them in English.,Back,observe observer: on

16、e who observes a person or an event ski skier: one who skis visitvisitor: one who visits somebody or some place learnlearner: one who learns something,上一页,5. report reporter: one who reports on persons or events for newspaper 6. drink drinker: one who often drinks alcohol, esp. too much,Back,下一页,上一页

17、,读写教程 2: Ex. VII, P 35,VII. The suffix -ous can be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning of having much, full of or causing. For example:,The suffix al can also be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning of For example:,Back,下一页,上一页,Now form adjectives by adding ous or al to

18、the nouns given below. Make changes in spelling where necessary. Then complete the following sentences with the adjectives which have been thus formed.,Back,下一页,上一页,Now complete the following sentences with the adjectives which have been thus formed.,Back,1. They are planning a trip to _ countries s

19、uch as Singapore and Indonesia.,tropical,下一页,上一页,3. Sometimes people get drunk and fight in the street, but these happenings are only _.,occasional,Back,musical,2. The young girl playing the violin on the stage comes from a _ family: her father writes songs for films and her mother is a well-known p

20、ianist.,下一页,上一页,5. All the nations in the world should join hands to fight against AIDS; on a _ level, the disease may well become the leading cause of child death.,global,Back,4. If we do not take measures to reduce pollution, the _ effect of this new factory could be a disaster.,environmental,下一页,

21、上一页,6. The river is very deep. Its _ for a child to swim in it.,dangerous,7. The country is rich in _ resources, which include forests, coal and oil.,natural,Back,8. Because the cost of living is too high in downtown areas, the company is moving from its _ place to new offices at the edge of the cit

22、y.,central,下一页,上一页,读写教程 2: Ex. VIII, P 35,VIII. Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with the preposition “despite”.,Back,Model: The president went to the dinner though he was seriously ill. They decided to carry out the plan though many people were opposed to it.,The pre

23、sident went to the dinner despite his serious illness. They decided to carry out the plan despite so much opposition.,上一页,Back,They didnt lose heart though they experienced lots of frustration.,They didnt lose heart despite lots of frustration.,2. Though it was raining heavily, the boys played footb

24、all in the yard all afternoon.,Despite the heavy rain, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon.,下一页,3. I will try my best though the chances of success are slim.,Back,下一页,上一页,I will try my best despite the slim chances of success.,4. Though they searched for the escaped prisoner in the mo

25、untain thoroughly, no sign of him was found.,Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain thoroughly, no sign of him was found.,Back,上一页,下一页,5. Though their income was increased, their life became poorer because of the rising prices.,Despite their increased income, their life b

26、ecame poorer because of the rising prices.,V. Exercises Structure,下一页,上一页,IX. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using “nor”.,读写教程 2: Ex. IX, P 36,Back,1. I wont apologize to him for doing this, _ (我也不觉得有这个必要).,nor did I think it necessary to do so,2. My parent

27、s said they wouldnt come to us for the Chinese New Year, _(他们也不会去我妹妹家).,nor would they go to,my sisters,下一页,上一页,Back,3.We have no idea about where the girl lives, _(我们也没有她的电话号码). I dont feel like continuing my study after graduation, _ _ (我也不想马上去工作). 5. Father and I worked out this plan together; he

28、 wouldnt change it no matter what happened _ (我也不会).,nor do we have her telephone number,nor would I like to work,nor would I,immediately,下一页,上一页,读写教程 2: Ex. X, P 37,X. Translate the following into English.,Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents

29、.,1.尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。(despite),Back,下一页,上一页,Mike didnt come to the party last night, nor did he call me to give an explanation.,2.迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。(nor),Back,下一页,上一页,The man sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer.,3.坐在他旁边的哪个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。

30、(next to; by no means),Back,下一页,上一页,He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses.,4.他对足球不感兴趣，也从不关心谁输谁赢。(be indifferent to),Back,上一页,The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence.,5.经理需要一个可以信赖的助手，在他外出时，由助手负责处理问题。(count on),下一页,Ba

31、ck,.这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲。(in the presence of sb.),This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience.,下一页,上一页,尽管那项计划一开始就证明是不切实际的，但他们还是坚持要实施。,1. They persisted in carrying out the project despite the fact that it had proved unworkable at the very beginning,XI. Transla

32、te the following into Chinese.,读写教程 2: Ex. XI, P 37,Back,我无法说服他接受这项计划，也无法使他认识到这项计划的重要性。,2. I could not persuade him to accept the plan, nor could I make him see its importance.,下一页,上一页,Back,你是怎么把那么多东西塞进这个小行李箱的？,3. How did you manage to pack so amny things into such a small suitcase?,下一页,上一页,Back,4.

33、He is completely indifferent to what others think of him.,别人对他怎么看，他全不在意。,我能否指出你犯了个小错误？,5. May I point out that you have made a small mistake?,上一页,Back,6. His mother asked him to drive slowly, but he never took any notice of her words.,他母亲让他开车慢一点儿，但是他从不把她的话放在心上。,下一页,Back,下一页,上一页,读写教程 2: Ex. XII, P 38

34、,XII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank.,15 BDBCB 610 CAABD 1115 BDBCD,Section B,Reading skills(P41): I. DAACB,Comprehension of the Text(P47): II. DBCDACAB,下一页,上一页,III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.P48,1. sake 2.