Unit2Reading(Ⅱ).ppt

1、Unit 2 The Olympic Games Reading (),1. Master the usage of some key words and phrases. 2. Learn some sentence patterns: what clause/ neither+ be+subject/asas 3. Train the students ability to solve the difficulties.,The Olympic Games includes two kinds, the _ and the _ Olympics. Both of them are _ ev

2、ery _ _on a regular basis. Athletes who have reached the _ _ for the games can take part, including women. The olive wreath has been _ by medals, but its still about being able to run _, jump _ and throw _ .,Summer,Winter,held,four years,agreed standard,replaced,faster,higher,further,Revision,1. How

3、 many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games? 有多少国家参加了古代奥运会竞赛？ compete vi. 比赛；竞争,He believed nobody could compete with/against him. 他认为没有人能和他竞争。 He has competed in two Olympics. 他已经参加过两届奥运会了。,【拓展】 compete in (a game, a match)参加,在方 面竞争 compete with/against sb.和某人竞争 compete for( a prize, a me

4、dal )角逐,为竞争,注意词性,competition n.比赛竞争 competitor n.比赛者;竞争者 competitive adj.竞争的;有竞争力的,【即学即练】 1. Its difficult for small markets to _ big ones. 2. Will you _the 100-metre race? 3. The two athletes will _ the gold medal. 答案：1. compete with/against 2. compete in 3. compete for,2. admit vt. 替换; 代替 Teachers

5、 will never be replaced by computers in the classroom. 课堂上电脑永远不会取代老师。 She replaced her husband as the local teacher. 她取代丈夫成了当地的老师。,【拓展】 replace(take the place of) sb./sth. 取代某人/某物 replace sth. with/by sth. 用替换 in place of sb.in ones place 代替 take ones placetake the place of sb. 代替 take place 发生；举行 i

6、n place 在适当的位置 instead of 代替；而不是,【重点短语】 1. Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games?谁不能参加古代奥运会？ take part in 参与；参加,How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games? 有多少个国家参加了上届奥运会? Are you going to take part in the first experiment? 你们会参与首次实验吗?,take part in/join in/join/attend take

7、 part in : 指参加会议或群众性活动等，重在说明 主语参加该项活动并在其中发挥一定的作用。 join in : 指参加正在进行的活动，如参加竞赛、娱乐、 谈话等。 join : 通常指参加某组织或团体，并成为其中的一员。 attend : 正式用语，指参加会议或婚礼、葬礼、典礼 或上课、上学、听报告等，强调的是这一动作本身， 而不是强调参加者在活动中所起的作用。,【辨析】,【即学即练】 Yesterday I decided to_ their team and play basketball for them. A. take part in B. join in C. join D

8、. attend 【解析】选C。句意：昨天我决定加入他们队并为 他们打篮球。join 通常指参加某组织或团体，并成 为其中的一员。,2. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for? 奥运旗上的五环代表什么？ stand for 代表；象征；表示 The sign X stands for an unknown number. 符号X表示一个未知数。 The olive branch stands for peace. 橄榄枝代表和平。,【拓展】 stand by 袖手旁观；无动于衷 stand by sb. 支持；帮助；忠于 st

9、and out (from/among) 显眼；突出 stand up 站起；站立；起立,【即学即练】 (1) 无论发生什么，我都支持你。 (2) 松树代表着勇气和力量。 (1) Ill stand by you whatever happens. (2) Pine trees stand for courage and strength.,several stadiums for competitions, and a gymnasium as well. 好几个供比赛用的体育场，还有一个室内体育 馆。 as well 也；又；还 I write my own songs and I pla

10、y the guitar as well. 我自己写歌，也弹吉他。 Im coming to London and my sisters coming as well. 我要来伦敦，我妹妹也会来。,【拓展】,(1) as well 在肯定句中，表示“也，又，而且”，用于 句尾。 (2) as well as意为“不仅而且,既又； 除了之外，还有；和一样好”。 as well as作介词用时，意思等同于besides, 意为 “除之外”，后跟动词时通常用v.-ing形式。,as well as连接主语时，谓语动词 的单复数形式取决于as well as前 面主语的单复数形式。 (3) may/m

11、ight as well 表示委婉 建议，一般是针对当时的情况提 出另外的提议。意为“不妨， 还是吧”。,【辨析】 as well/too/also/either as well意为“还；也”，相当于too，通常置于句 末。 too常置于句末，前面通常用逗号与句子其他部分隔开， 但有时候也可置于句首。 also通常用于肯定句中，位于动词之前，但有be动词、 助动词时置于其后。 either只用于否定句，且位于句末。,【即学即练】 John plays football _, if not better than, David. A. as well B. as well as C. so we

12、ll D. so well as 【解析】选B。句意：如果John的足球踢得不比 David好的话，那至少是跟他一样好。“as well as”意 思是“跟一样好”, as well常用在句末表“也”, so well 意为 “如此好” 。,【重点句型】 1. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. 我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”，我曾经写过很久以前 的奥林匹克运动会的情况。 (1)what 引导宾语从句，并在从句中作call的宾语

13、， “Ancient Greece”作宾语补足语。what相当于the place that。 The boss seems not satisfied with what we have done. 老板似乎对我们所做的事不满意。 We waited what seemed two hours. 我们等了大约两个小时。,(2)used to do“过去常常(做) ；曾经”。 My father used to smoke a lot. 我父亲过去抽烟抽得很厉害。 I used to live in the countryside with my grandmother. 我曾经和祖母在农村生

14、活。,used to 表示过去持续的状态或情况，客观地 陈述过去的规则行为，现在已不存在此动作，不与特定 的某一时间或时间段连用； would表过去不大规则的行为动作，现在可能仍 存在，常与 often, sometimes, frequently, for hours 等连 用，但不与表示状态的动词连用。 There used to be an old temple on the hill. 从前山上有座古庙。 She would sit there for hours doing nothing at all. 她总是一连几个小时坐在那儿，什么也不做。,辨析,used to/ would,

15、【即学即练】 1. He finds his daughter is quite different from _ she was five years ago. A. who B. what C. how D. which,2. There_many people _ in the office, but now nobody is allowed. A. used to be; smoking B. used to have; smoking C. used to be; smoke D. used to have; smoke,2. No other countries could jo

16、in in, nor could slaves or women! 别的国家不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参加。 “neithernor + be动词助动词情态动词+主 语” 意为“也不”，承接前面的否定句，用倒 装语序。 “so+ be动词助动词情态动词+主语”意 为 “也”，承接前面的肯定句，用倒装语序。,I cant afford a new car, neither/nor can he. 我买不起新车，他也是。 He is tired and so are you. 他累了, 你们也累了。,【即学即练】 I dont think I can walk any farther. _. Le

17、ts stop here for a rest. A. Neither am I B. Neither can I C. I dont think so D. I think so,3. Theres as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. 国与国之间争取奥运会承办权的竞争，就跟争夺 奥运奖牌一样激烈。 as.as“像一样”，引导比较状语从句。 as.as同级比较的形式： asadj./adv.as asmany/much复数名词/不可数名词as asadj.a/an可

18、数名词单数形式as,【拓展】 (1) 同级比较的否定形式为 not so/as.as. (2) 同级比较可修饰倍数、百分数、分数等。 (3) 此结构中第二个 as可为连词也可为介词，作连 词可引导一个比较状语从句，从句常用省略形式； 作介词时，后接名词，也可接数量词表示某性质达 到了什么程度。,Asia is about four times as large as Europe. 亚洲大约是欧洲的四倍大。 My father knows as much as my teacher. 我爸爸和我老师知道得一样多。 He is not so friendly to me as I am to h

19、im. 他对我不像我对他那样友好。 You must give flowers as much water as they need. 你必须给花浇足够多的水。,1.我对你今天所做的很满意, 但我过去认为你是一个 懒惰的孩子。 2.我对发生在那里的事情感到非常遗憾，我过去常 常认为那是不可能发生的。 3.他不知道现在该做什么，我也不知道。,翻译句子,I am satisfied with what you have done today but I used to think that you were a lazy boy.,I feel sorry for what has happene

20、d there and I used to think it impossible .,He doesnt know what to do now, neither/nor do I.,1. When he was there, he _ go to that coffee shop at the corner after work every day. A. would B. should C. used to D. might,2. What do you think of French? In my opinion, French is _ English. A. a subject s

21、o difficult as B. as difficult a subject as C. as a subject difficult as D. difficult as subject as,3. We Chinese team will compete _ the Korea team _ the gold medal. A. with ; in B. in; for C. in ;with D. with ; for,4. Many people expect that credit cards will eventually _ paper money for almost every purchase. A. trade B. exchange C. replace D. reduce,5. In my opinion, life in