M9U1Project201209.ppt

1、Unit1 Project,Is Australia really a sporting nation?,How much do you know about Australia?,THE DISCOVERY OF AUSTRALIA,Australia,national flag,Sydney,Kangaroo,koala bear,the Great Barrier Reef,Who is he?,鱼雷索普,tennis,休伊特,Olympic Champions, 2012,surfing,sailing,horse -racing,cricket,Is Australia really

2、 a sporting nation ?,Fast reading,1.How many kinds of sports are mentioned in the text? 2.What are they ?,Water sports,Ball games,Listening,swimming surfing,1.most of the population live near the coast 2.the sun shines most of the time 3.a long coastline full of beaches 4.a two-day weekend to enjoy

3、the outdoor,tennis, Rugby, Soccer, Football cricket,1. well-equipped facilities,2. after-school lessons are given,3. encouragement from parents and teachers,4. Its an art form,Popular sports in Australia,Para 4,Para 5,Para 6,Para 7,Swimming and surfing,tennis,football,cricket,Careful reading,Read th

4、e passage again and try to answer the following questions:,1. How popular is sport in Australia? 2. Do all Australians join in sports? 3. How many typical sports games are there in Australia ? 4. Why do you think Australia is a sporting nation?,Check the answers,1. How popular is sport in Australia?

5、 Their absolute love of it seems compulsory./ It seems to be the only topic of conversation. 2. Do all Australians join in sports? NO. In fact,statistics show that only about one quarter of Australians exercise enough.,3. How many typical sports games are there in Australia ?,This passage shows us a

6、bout six,While a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them , as far as most of its population is concerned, it is indeed a great sporting nation. And the satatistics have proved it.,4. Why do you think Australia is a sports nation?,What factors help make Austr

7、alia a sporting nation?,Discussion,What factors help make Australia a sporting nation?,climate,sunshine,space,weather conditions,spare time,Part B Work in groups of four and discuss the questions in Part B. One of you in each group should write down the answers to questions 6-8. First choose country

8、 to discuss. Assign different jobs to each group member.,Language points,1. The Australians devotion to sport , however, does not mean that most of them really do much sport. (P14) devotion to sb./ sth.献身; 奉献; 忠诚; 热心, 专心,devotion to the cause of education devotion to duty the devotion of ones time t

9、o scientific research,对教育事业的热爱,忠于职守,把时间用于科研,2. The rest are content to just sit in their cosy armchairs and watch . (P14) rest n. the rest 余留者；其余的 Take what you want and throw the rest away. John and I are going to play tennis; what _the rest of you going to do? The rest of the time _spent swimming

10、.,are,was,content 1. adj.满足的, 满意的, 通常在句中作表语 be content with sth. / to do sth . 人的欲望无止境. No one is content with what he has . 我喜欢维持现状 I am content to remain where I am now . 注:作定语时应用contented She looked at me with a contented expression . 2.vt. 使满足 content sb./ oneself with 使某人(自己)对满意 Simple praise i

11、s enough to content him . 一点点表扬就使他很满足,content We should never content ourselves with book knowledge only . 我们决不能只满足于书本知识. 3. n She dropped her purse and the contents fell out on the floor. I always read the contents of a book first of all . I didnt understand the content of her speech,目录,内容,所含之物,3.

12、It is one of of being overweight and unfit. unfit 不健康的,不适宜的，无能力的,不胜任的 be unfit for sth / to do sth The army rejected him as medically unfit . 他因体检不合格而未能入伍 不适合居住的房屋 他现在这样不能开车 The toothache unfits him for having rice.,houses unfit for people to live in,He is unfit to drive in his present state.,v. 使不相

13、宜;使不合格(+for),Test yourself:,Although most of his colleagues are for him, the boss always thinks he is _ a manager in one of branches. A. sensitive to B. unfit for C. content with D. available to,Many people owe their love of sport to the perfect weather conditions for it . A owes B to C 归功于(to);欠(债等

14、) 1.他的成功归功于你的努力. He owes his success to your efforts. 2. 我有今日是父母的功劳. I owe what I am to my parents . 3. 他后来成为伟大的科学家乃得益于他少年时代的辛勤工作 He owes it to his hard work in his boyhood that he became a great scientist afterwards .,I owe you one. 我欠你一个人情。 He owes me five dollars. 他欠我五美元 owing to because of; on a

15、ccount of: 因为；由于： I couldnt attend, owing to illness. 因为有病，我不能参加,4.Since most tennis courts are equipped with lights, many people often play after dusk . equip 装备, 配备, 训练, 准备行装,穿着 这位旅行家装备齐全。 The seamen equipped a ship for a voyage. The soldiers were equipped with the latest weapons. We equip our chi

16、ldren with a good education. 她穿上最好的衣服。,The traveller was well equipped. 水手们装备船只准备出航。 士兵们配备着最新式的武器。 我们使孩子们受到良好的教育。 She equipped herself in all her best clothes .,常见短语： be equipped for 准备好, 对.有准备 be equipped with 装配备; 安装 equip for 为.装备; 为.作准备 equip sb. with 用.装备起来, 使装具备 equip sth. with 用.装备起来, 使装具备 eq

17、uip oneself 整装,5.Australian performers often win a greater percentage of medals than many of their competitors. While a high percentage of Australians may be people who watch sports rather than do them a percentage of +n. 其后面的谓语动词的数要与所接名词符合原则上，在数词后用percent ，数词以外的用 percentage(百分数, 百分率, 百分比) Only a sm

18、all percentage of the patients are children. 80 percent (the highest percentage ) of the people are against it .,Today,Chinese- Americans live in all parts of America,although a large percentage have chosen to stay in the “Chinatown “ of Los Angeles and San Francisco. 今天，华裔美国人散居在美国各地，不过很大比例的人选择了居住在洛

19、杉矶和旧金山的唐人街 加利福尼亚是一个移民比例很高的城市 California is a city with a high percentage of immigrants .,be worthy of 是一个非常有应用价值的词组，其用法最易与常见词组be worth混淆。 be worth 后常接金钱类或价格类名词以及doing(主动表被动），而be worthy of 仍接被动式being done或其它名词。另外be worthy to be done也常见。 worth与worthy也有些微差别。都作表语，但作定语是只可用worthy.,1.这地方值得参观。 The place is

20、worth a visit/ visiting The place is worthy of a visit / of being visited / to be visited It is worthwhile visiting / to visit the place. 2.这值多少钱? What is it worth?/How much is it worth? 3.a worthy cause 正义的事业 a worthy life 有价值的生活 a worthy man 高尚的人,worthy of praise,worth praise/ worth praising/ wort

21、hy of being praised/ worthy to be praised,Sentence analysis,1.There is nothing ambiguous about Australians love of sport.,=There is no doubt about Australians love of sport.,=There is no doubt that Australians love sport.,澳大利亚人热爱体育，这点毫无疑问。,2. Indeed , _ (sit) in front of the television _ (watch) a s

22、porting event, with a drink in one hand some fast food in the other, is very common in Australia.,sitting,watching,的确，人们一手握饮料一手捧快餐，坐在电视机前看体育赛事，这在澳大利亚非常普遍。,3. The sport that most of the world calls football is known as soccer in Australia, to distinguish it from Australian rules football.,is known as

23、,is called/is referred to as/is named,distinguish,tell,世界大部分地区将足球叫做football, 而在澳大利亚叫soccer,以区别于澳式足球。,4. Another popular sport, cricket, is originally from the UK, and has been exported to and followed religiously in countries influenced by it.,which,influenced,affected/impacted,另一项流行的体育运动起源于英国，它被介绍到

24、受英国影响的国家，且大为盛行。,5. Considering Australias small population, its outstanding performance in the Olympic Games was really amazing.,Considering,Given,Australias small population taken into consideration /account, its remarkable /excellent performance in the Olympic Games was really amazing.,考虑到澳大利亚人口相对

25、较少，它在奥运会上的出色表现着实令人惊讶。,Important Phrases,1.把一个国家与其文化的一些著名方面联系起来 associate a country with some famous aspects of its culture 2. 一个体育之国 a sporting nation 3. 义务教育 compulsory education 4. 对教育事业的热爱忠诚 devotion to the cause of education 5. 乐于做某事 be content to do sth. 满足于， 对.感到满足content oneself with sth. 6.

26、a two-day weekend 7. enjoy the outdoors 享受户外 8. 配有灯光设备be equipped with lighting facilities 9. take after-school tennis lessons regularly 定期参加课后网球班 10. participate in 参加 11. distinguish right from wrong区分对错,12. lead to serious injuries导致严重伤害 13. active participant积极的参与者 14. international competitions

27、国际竞争 15. in particular尤其是,特别 16. win a greater percentage of medals 17. in total总共 18. outstanding performance杰出表现 19. be worthy of praise值得称赞 20. as far as is/are concerned就而言 21.the most impressive athelets 给人印象最深刻的运动员 22. rather than 而不是,23. 不同运动员的优势和劣势 the strengths and weeknesses of different p

28、layers 24. be dressed in white 穿着白色的衣服 25. weather conditions天气条件 26. owe sth to sb. /owe sb. sth. 欠 27. watch the game live or on television 28. ambiguous meanings 含糊不清的意思 29. a high percentage of Australians 大部分澳大利亚人,be equipped with ; in total ; be worthy of ; as far as be concerned; in addition to ; be distinguished from ; lead to,The course