Unit 2 Sports events
Period 2 Language points of Reading
一．Teaching design
通过真实语境归纳重点语言点用法，并配上形式多样的练习。 二．Teaching aims
1. To learn some important sentence structures and useful phrases in the text 2．To appreciate some beautiful expressions in the text 3．To put the language points in the text to practical use 三．Teaching Important and Difficult Point
Learn to analyze some long and complicated sentences. 四．Teaching Procedures Step 1. Lead-in
Revision : A quiz for “The Olympic Games”
Liu Xiang Perhaps the greatest female table tennis
player the world has ever seen
Deng Yaping Hung on to win the gold medal in badminton at
the age of 33
Zhang Ning The first Asian to win the gold medal in the
men’s 110-metre hurdles
Xu Haifeng Returned to the Olympics after 32 years’
absence
The Chinese women’s gymnastics team Won China’s first gold medal
The People’s Republic of China Won the gold medal for the first time in history
Muhammad Ali / Cassius Clay Won the second gold medal as a member of
the so-called “Dream Team”
Michael Jordan Lighted the Olympic flame in the 1996
Atlanta Olympics
Step 2 Important structures
1. (Line 2) I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games. ◎ to do (action which often happens or will happen) / to be doing (action in process) / to have done (past action)
1) Look! Tony pretends(假装)___ to be listening__________(to listen/to be listening/to have listened) carefully in class
2)Contrary to Tony, Lucie always works hard and is considered ____to be ____(be) the best student in class.
3)The old man came down with H7N9 a month ago. But now he is reported ______to have been cured (cure). → But now it is reported that _____he has been cured 4) Do let your mother know all the truth! She appears ______ everything. (高考链接)
A. to tell B. to be told C. to be telling
D. to have been told 答案：D
5）It’s important for the figures ______ regularly. (高考链接) A. to be updated
B. to have been updated C. to update D. to have updated 答案：A
6) Pierre de Coubertin was recognized to have brought the Olympics back to life（使奥运得以重生）
2. (Line 16) It was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics back to life.
◎ 强调句型“It is/was + 被强调部分 + that(指人可用who) …”，常用于强调句子的主语、宾语或状语。如强调谓语，则使用“do/does/did + 动词原形”。 1) Mary found a wallet in the clinic yesterday. ① ⑤ ② ③ ④ (请依次强调①②③④⑤
① It was Mary that/who found a wallet in the clinic yesterday. ② It was a wallet that Mary found in the clinic yesterday. ③ It was in the clinic that Mary found a wallet yesterday. ④ It was yesterday that Mary found a wallet in the clinic. ⑤ Mary did find a wallet in the clinic yesterday.
2) It was Coubertin who brought the Olympics back to life. (对划线部分提问) √ Who was it that brought the Olympics back to life?
× It was who/whom that / Whom was it that brought the Olympics back to life? 3) It was not until 1920 ______ regular radio broadcasts began. (高考链接) A. while B. which C. that D. since C
4) ---Where did you get to know her?
---It was on the farm ______ we worked. (高考链接) A. that B. there C. which D. where D
5) 是许海峰为中国在奥运会上夺得首金。
It was Xu Haifeng who won the first gold medal for China in the Olympics. 3. (Line 37) I am sure the whole of China must have felt proud when Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for his country.
◎ must have done
“一定做了某事”，是对已发生事情的肯定推测（情态动词用法为本单元语法重点） Past possibility
must have done 一定；想必 may/might have done 可能
can’t/couldn’t have done 不可能
Can/Could sb have done …? 可能…吗？ Present possibility
must be doing 一定在…；想必在… may be doing 可能在…
can’t be doing 不可能在…
Can sb be doing …? 可能在…吗？ 1）---Where’s our baby?
---Oh, it ______may be sleeping(可能在睡觉). ---Oh, it _____must be sleeping___(一定在睡觉). ---Oh, _____can it be sleeping____(不会在睡觉吧)? 2) The ground is wet.
It _____must have rained___(想必下雨了) last night.
It ______may/might have rained____(可能下雨了) last night. ____Can/Could it have rained___(可能下雨了吗) last night?
4. (Line 19) Now people all over the world are helping to realize this dream. Among them are many well-known athletes. ◎ Among them为地点状语，地点状语位于句首时，句子一般使用完全倒装。正常语序应为：Many well-known athletes are among them.
1) ____Under the same roof live ten children who lost their parents in the earthquake. 同一屋檐下住着十个在地震中失去了父母的孩子。
5. (Line 17) He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.
◎ it为形式宾语，to live side by side in peace为真正的宾语，possible为宾语补足语。
1) 能应邀前来这儿给你们作报告是一大荣幸。
I feel it an honour to have been invited here to talk to you. 2) 他试图向我们表明他的产品是受欢迎的。
He tried to make __ clear to us that his products were popular
6. (Line 10) At the ancient Olympics, by tradition the athletes were all men and they had to compete wearing no clothes.
◎ wearing no clothes为现在分词短语作状语，表示伴随情况。
1) Tony lent me the money, ______ that I’d do as much for him. (高考链接) A. hoping B. to hope
C. hoped D. having hoped A
2) ______ in a long queue, we waited for the store to open to buy a New iPad. (高考链接)
A. Standing B. To stand C. Stood D. Stand
A
7. (Line 41) At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang excited people all over Asia when he became the first Asian to win the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles.
◎ the first/second/…/last+n.后常用不定式的一般式to do(被动to be done)作定语。 eg. Madam Curie was the first female to receive the Nobel Prize in history. 居里夫人是历史上第一位获得诺贝尔奖的女性。
8. (Line 53) Join me in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.
◎ wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future(祝愿奥林匹克运动有一个成功的未来)
◎表示祝愿可用“wish sb + n.”或“may sb + v.”两种常见结构。
eg. 祝你成功! Wish you success! May you succeed!
1) I wish you __good health and a long life (健康长寿). 2) 祝你在即将到来的新的一年里取得更大的进步。
May you _gain/make/achieve even greater progress in the coming new year Step 3 --- Useful phrases
Replace the underlined words with the words from the text.
1. You should keep up with your present job until you can get another. You should _hang_ _on___ to your present job until you can get another.
2. Whatever happens, don’t be discouraged. You won’t lose as long as you don’t give up.
No_ _matter_ _what_ happens, don’t be discouraged. You won’t lose as long as you don’t give up.
3. According to custom, people eat moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. ___By_ __tradition__, people eat moon cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival. 4. The two children walked next to each other without even noticing what was happening behind them.
The two children walked side by side without even noticing what was happening behind them. 5. A goodbye party was held to celebrate his thirty years’ service to the university. A goodbye party was held in honour of his thirty years’ service to the university. 6. Everyone is working hard to make this dream come true. Everyone is working hard to realize this dream.
7. By and by his research results drew the attention of the public. By and by his research results came to public attention.
8. The Chinese took the lead at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 51 gold medals. The Chinese led the way at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning 51 gold medals. 9. Do you know the World Cup also takes place every fourth year? Do you know the World Cup also takes place every four years? Step 4 --- Beautiful language
◎ (Line 17) brought the Olympics back to life 译：_____使奥运会得以重生____ ◎ (Line 19) live side by side in peace 译：___和平共处 ◎ (Line 21) came to public attention 译：_引起公众瞩目
◎ (Line 40) the world has ever seen 译：__世界上前所未有的
◎ (Line 51) with their attempts to push the boundaries of human achievements 尝试着挑战人类极限
◎ (Line 53) Join me in wishing the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.
__让我们共同祝愿奥林匹克运动有一个成功的未来，彰显往日的荣光。
Step 5 Create a short dialogue
Pair work : Create a short dialogue, choosing any topic, using at least two of the following expressions ◎ to have done
◎ It is/was … that … ◎ must have done Sample:
--- I hear you have had a novel published. Congratulations! --- Thank you!
--- Why was it that you wrote it?
--- In honour of my friend Sally, who died in the earthquake. --- Oh, sorry to hear that. --- That’s all right. …
Step 6 Homework --- Finish the paper exercises and check your answers. Step 1 --- A quiz for “The Olympic Games” ( ) 1. How often are the Olympic Games held? A. Each four years B. Each two years C. Every four years D. Every two years
( ) 2. At the ancient Olympics, the athletes were ______ and they had to compete ______.
A. both male and female; wearing clothes B. all male; wearing clothes
C. all male; wearing no clothes
D. either male or female; wearing no clothes
( ) 3. Today, both male and female athletes can take part in the Olympics, ______. A. no matter what nation they come from B. as long as they are male
C. no matter what age they are at
D. as long as they are from Asia and Europe
( ) 4. Who was it that brought the Olympics to life?
A. It was an Italian, Pierre de Coubertin, who brought the Olympics to life. B. It was a Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin who brought the Olympics to life.
C. It was a American called Cassius Clay who brought the Olympics to life. D. It was an American, Muhammad Ali, who brought the Olympics to life. ( ) 5. When Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal, the whole of China ______. A. should feel proud B. should have felt proud C. must feel proud D. must have felt proud
( ) 6. In 2004, Liu Xiang became ______ the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles.
A. the first person to win B. the first Asian to win C. the second person to win D. the second Asian to win
牛津译林版高中英语必修四Unit2Sportingeventsreading
