1、Unit 1 SportsPart AListening StrategyIdentifying Numbers Numbers appear very often in every kind of listening material. The ability to catch the exact numbers spoken in English is an important but difficult skill for a Chinese learner. A good way is to practice over and over again the pronunciation

2、of the numbers, particularly the different ways to say thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc. It also helps to practice writing down the numbers you hear quickly in numerical forms, without translating them into Chinese. Youre going to hear a passage about Michael Jordan, a retired American p

3、rofessional basketball player. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing numbers. Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He was born on Feb. 1) 17, 2) 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He is 3) 1.98 meters tall and weighs 4) 216 pounds. Jordan joined the Chicago Bull

4、s team for the 5) 1984 season. In the 6) 1986 season he shot 7) 3041 points, the 8) third highest score ever. He was named NBA Slam Dunk Champion (扣籃冠軍) in 9) 1987 and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 10) 1988, an honor repeated 11) four times in the next 12) ten years to 13) 1998. Jordan guide

5、d his team to win 14) six NBA championships during the 15) 1990s, scoring 16) 45 points during the 17) sixth and last game of the 18) 1998 NBA finals. In 19) Jordan left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-1994 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball. Since his baseball game wasnt quite as good a

6、s his basketball games, he finally gave it up to rejoin the Bulls in 1995. Yet, after playing for 20) five more years, he once again announced his retirement in 21) 1999. But he returned for two more NBA games in 22) 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.Part BPre-listening TaskQuestions for Di

7、scussionYou are going to talk about sports. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.1. Do you like sports? What is your favorite sport?2. What sports do most young people go in for?3. What sports are suitable for old people?4. Do you like jogging? Why or why not?5. Why do peo

8、ple need to play sports?Demo:2. What sports do most young people go in for? Well, people in different parts of the world may prefer different kinds of sports. For example, many Chinese people play ping-pong or table tennis, and it is considered to be our national sport. Chinese ping-pong players hav

9、e won numerous championships in world competitions, which boosts the enthusiasm for the game among young people in China. However, in North America, many young people like playing American football and basketball. Almost every teenager has his or her own idol in these games. For example, Michael Jor

10、dan has a lot of fans in the US.Additional Question for Discussion What do you know about the Olympic Games?Demo: The Olympic Games are one of the most important international events in the world today. The modern Olympic Games are named for athletic contests held in ancient Greece for almost 12 cen

11、turies. They were banned in AD 394 but were revived and made international in 1896. The Winter Games were added in 1924. World War I and World War II forced cancellation of the Olympics in 1916, 1940, and 1944, but they resumed in 1948 and are held every four years. After 1992 the Winter and Summer

12、Games were no longer held within the same calendar year. Winter Games were scheduled for 1994, after only a two-year interval, and every four years thereafter. The Summer Games were scheduled for 1996, and every four years thereafter. Beijing successfully hosted the 2008 Olympics.Language FocusHere

13、are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions.I like sports a lot / very much.I enjoy / am keen on / am fond of playing sports.I like swimming / jogging / fishing / tennis, etc.My favorite sport is basketball / volleyball / football, etc.Young people

14、go in for such sports as running / playing basketball / tennis / football, etc.Jogging / Walking / Fishing is good for old people.Jogging is considered a healthy sport for both the young and the old / people of all ages.Many people begin jogging because they believe it is a very good form of exercis

15、e / can make their hearts stronger / can help them lose weight.Jogging against the cold wind is also a test of ones will power.Playing sports can help us to relax.Sitting in a chair all day has made me very lazy.I can get my figure back if I play a sport.I can make new friends when I play sports.Peo

16、ple play sports because they want to keep fit / live an active life. Playing a sport we like is an essential part of our life.Listening TasksWhy Dont You Join Me at the Gym Sometime?Word Bankgym n. a special hall or room with equipment for doing physical exercise 體育館head v. to go to 到去cycle v. to ri

17、de a bicycle 騎自行車stay in shape to keep a good figure 保持體形work out to exercise to improve physical fitness 進行健身鍛煉guest pass a card or permit giving authorization for the holders friend (a guest) to enter or have access to a place 貴賓卡Script:Peter: Hi Laura. Where are you heading with that big bag?Laur

18、a: Hi, Peter. Im off to the gym. Ive got to stay in shape, you know. I try to go three times a week, but Im busy so I cant always make it.Peter: I know more women who work out than men. Whats the main reason you work out? For your health, or to look good?Laura: To be honest, for both. With women, go

19、od looks are always a very important consideration.Peter: If they were honest, most men who work out would admit that they also do it to look better, and not merely for health reasons.Laura: How about you? Do you get any regular exercise?Peter: I do a lot of walking, for exercise and enjoyment somet

20、imes ten to twenty kilometers at a time but I never go to the gym like you do.Laura: Well, walking is good exercise. How about sports?Peter: Not since my school days. I used to love playing baseball, but its impossible to get enough people together for a game now. Mostly I just watch sports on TV.La

21、ura: I play tennis fairly regularly with my friends, and sometimes go swimming and cycling by myself.Peter: Oh, I forgot about that. I go cycling sometimes too. And I often go swimming on vacation, but only recreational swimming.Laura: Why dont you join me at the gym sometime? I can get you a guest

22、pass.Peter: Well, maybe someday, but Im pretty lazy about things like that.Language and Culture Notes1. Background information Nowadays many people work in offices, spending most of their time indoors. In the evening they usually sit watching TV or reading newspapers. Their daily activities do not p

23、rovide them with the exercise needed to keep them fit and healthy. Therefore, many of them devote part of their spare time to doing regular physical exercises and playing some sports. Some people go to the gym for a workout three times a week in the evening. The exercises they do there can help them

24、 stay in shape and feel relaxed. 2. Im off to the gym. Im going to the gym.3. I cant always make itSometimes I cant go to the gym for exercise (probably because I have no time).4. recreational swimming swimming for exercise rather than for competition5. guest pass You need to pay for a membership pa

25、ss to go and work out in a gym. But sometimes the gym will allow you to invite a friend to go with you. A free guest pass will be issued for your friend.Exercise 1Listen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions.1. What do you know about Peter?a. He is an active sportsman. b.

26、 He is a keen cyclist.c. He enjoys playing baseball. d. He exercises regularly.2. Where might the two speakers be having this conversation?a. In Peters home.b. In the street.c. In the gym.d. On their way to the gym.Exercise 2Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.1. Why is La

27、ura so keen on sports? Because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good.2. What sports do Peter and Laura go in for? Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly. Speaking TasksCommunicative Function: Inquiring About Future Ac

28、tivitiesInquiring About Future ActivitiesResponding to Inquiries About Future ActivitiesWhat are you doing this weekend? Im thinking of going to the gym. / I havent decided yet, but I think Ill go and play tennis with my roommate.Do you have any plans for tomorrow? Not really. Ill probably just stay

29、 home and watch some sports programs on TV.Are you doing anything special this evening? No. Why do you ask?Whats your plan for this weekend? Im going to do some cycling. / Id like to go to the volleyball match at the big stadium, but I cant get a ticket.I wonder if youre going to the gym after class

30、.If I feel like it, Ill go.Is it your intention to join the school footballteam?Yes. Football is my favorite sport and Ive always wanted to play in the school team.Are you going to watch the Olympic Games on TV?Sure. I cant wait to watch them.Would you care for a game of tennis? Well, Id like to, bu

31、t you have to teach me how to play it first.Are you planning to enter for the annual cycling competition?Of course. I always do. What about you? / No. Im no good at cycling.Do you plan to be a professional athlete oneday? No, I dont think so. I dont think I have what it takes to be a professional at

32、hlete.Additional VocabularyBall GamesTrack and FieldOthersfootball / soccer (AmE) basketballvolleyballtennistable tennisbadminton (羽毛球)rugby (橄欖球)baseballsoftballgolf cricket (板球) runningjoggingdiscus (鐵餅) throwing high jump long jump pole jumprelay (接力賽跑) javelin (標槍) throwing skatingboxingbowlings

33、wimmingskiingmountain climbingrock climbingdivingsurfing (沖浪)fishingboatingListen to the following conversations and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner.Conversation 1 A: Whats your plan for this evening?B: Well, theres a good game at the stadium but I havent got a tick

34、et yet. A: Im going to the gym. Would you like to come along? I can get a guest pass for you.B: Thats wonderful. Id always wanted to work out in the new gym. Thank you very much.Conversation 2A: Hi, Xiao Wang. Fancy meeting you here! How are you doing?B: Cant complain. Im busy with my experiments in

35、 the lab. But after work I often play some sports. A: Like what?B: Like swimming, running and sometimes tennis.A: Tennis? Thats my favorite game. Say, whatre you doing this weekend? B: Nothing particular. I guess Ill probably just work in the lab.A: Come on. You need to relax. What about a game of t

36、ennis?B: OK. Conversation 3A: Are you doing anything special tomorrow, Bob?B: Not really. Why do you ask?A: Some of us are going motorcycling. Would you like to join us?B: Motorcycling? Ive never done that. Isnt it a bit dangerous?A: Maybe, but its really exciting.B: I enjoy jogging. Its more relaxi

37、ng.A: Thats a good form of exercise. It can help you stay in shape.B: Yes, its also safer.ExerciseNow make similar conversations according to the given situations. Use the structures and expressions above in your conversations where appropriate.1. Ask your friend about his/her plans for the weekend.

38、 Then suggest playing a certain kind of sport.2. Ask your partner whether he/she intends to go to the basketball game in the city stadium. Say that youve got an extra ticket.Part CTest Your ListeningShort ConversationsYoure going to hear five short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the righ

39、t answers to the questions you hear.1. a. Basketball. b. Volleyball. c. Table tennis. d. Tennis.2. a. Boxing is one of his favorite sports.b. Boxing is the only kind of sport he likes.c. He doesnt like boxing at all. d. He doesnt like boxing very much.3. a. He finds it too long.b. He thinks it could

40、 be more exciting.c. He doesnt like it at all.d. He likes it, but not very much.4. a. He doesnt know how to play chess.b. He doesnt like playing chess very much.c. He cant play chess well.d. Hes a good chess player.5. a. He was a good football player in high school.b. He kept track of the football p

41、layers and games when he was in high school.c. He shows no interest in football now.d. Hes busy playing golf as well as football now.Script:1. W: I like playing basketball, volleyball and table tennis. What about you?M: Well, tennis is my favorite sport.Q: Which sport does the man like?2. W: You don

42、t like boxing very much, do you?M: Its far from being my kind of sport.Q: What does the man mean?3. W: I think yesterdays football game was quite exciting. What about you, John? M: You said it. But it was a bit long. Q: What does the man think about the football game?4. W: Do you like to play chess?

43、M: I like the game, but I dont play it often enough. Im afraid Im not a very good chess player.Q: What does the man mean?5. M: I knew the names of all the football players and the dates of all the games in my high school days. But recently I have failed to keep up with football.W: Now youre busy wit

44、h your golf games.Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation?Unit 2 Food and DrinksPart AListening Strategy Listening “Between the Lines” People do not always say directly what they mean. Very often, we have to listen “between the lines”. The English language offers many ways for people

45、 to imply, rather than directly state, their meaning. To find out what a speaker really means, we can rely on such things as the context, the meaning of an idiom, and the intonation used. For example, if someone says “I have an essay to write” in answer to an invitation to go somewhere, we can infer

46、 from the context that he cannot accept the invitation. And if someone says “Andrew passed with flying colors” in reply to an inquiry about how Andrew did on a test, we can infer from the meaning of the idiom “to pass with flying colors” that Andrew did very well on the test. Often, intonation also

47、helps to reveal the real meaning of a message. For example, “He is very clever” said with an ironic tone means just the opposite. You are going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers. Listen carefully and write down “Yes” or “No” to each of the following questions.1. Q: Does the woma

48、n enjoy the food in that restaurant? Yes 2. Q: Is the man satisfied with the restaurants service? No 3. Q: Do the children like the cake? Yes 4. Q: Does the man like chicken best? No 5. Q: Does the woman like the wine? Yes 6. Q: Does John want a soda? No 7. Q: Does the man like the fish? No 8. Q: Wi

49、ll Sue eat out with the man tonight? NoScript:1. M: Have you ever been to that big restaurant opposite the school gate?W: Yes, many times. Whenever my friends come to visit me, Ill take them there to eat.2. W: Is there something wrong, sir?M: My wife and I have been kept waiting for nearly an hour f

50、or our meal.3. W: Where is the cake I made this morning?M: We ate it, mom. Can you make another one for us?4. W: I hear you like chicken very much.M: Next to beef.5. M: Have you tried this wine before?W: No, never. Its my first time, but its really to my taste.6. M:John, do you want a soda?W: Soda?

51、I think it tastes like medicine.7. W: Why, the fish is left almost untouched. M: Well, it would be good if it were less salty.8. M: Hi, Sue, would you like to eat out tonight? W: Oh, Id really like to, but my sister may come to visit me this evening.Part BPre-listening TaskQuestions for DiscussionYo

52、u are going to talk about food and drinks. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.1. Where do you usually have your meals? What do you think of the food there?2. What do you usually have for breakfast, lunch and supper?3. Do you sometimes eat out? What kind of place do you l

53、ike to go to?4. What is your favorite food / dish / drink?5. How do you like health food?Demo:4. What is your favorite food? (Why do you like it?)I am not picky about food and it is hard for me to decide which food I like most. Meat, bread, vegetables, fruit, fish , I like them all. It can be said t

54、hat my favorites change with the season. For example, in spring, my favorite food includes vegetables and fruit. I like them because they are tasty, nutritious and easy to digest.Additional Question for DiscussionAre there any differences or similarities between Chinese table manners and Western tab

55、le manners?Demo: Chinese table manners are different from Western table manners in several aspects. One example is that, to show kindness and hospitality (好客), many Chinese would put food with their own chopsticks (筷子) onto their guests bowls or plates even though the guests indicate they do not wan

56、t the food or so much of it. However, very few Westerners would do this. They would ask their guests to help themselves to the food they like.Language FocusHere are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions.I usually have meals at the school canteen.

57、The food there is not expensive / good / delicious / not bad. There is always a variety of things to choose from / little choice.I sometimes eat out at a fast food restaurant / snack bar for a change.Hamburgers and French fries are my favorites.I dont like fast food. Its junk food and has little bod

58、y-building nutrition.I like fast food a lot. I know its not very nutritious but it tastes good.I prefer health food, which is rich in vitamins and minerals and low in calories.Id prefer to go to a restaurant where the food is good, even though it costs more.I like / fancy / crave for / cant stand /

59、hate hot and spicy food / sweet and sour dishesThis dish is delicious / tasteless / too salty / awful.For breakfast, I usually have meat stuffed buns (肉包) and soybean milk (豆奶) / milk and two slices of whole-wheat bread / porridge and pancakes / instant noodles. For lunch, I have rice with one meat

60、dish and one vegetable dish or vegetable soup.I occasionally have dumplings / noodles / fried rice for lunch / supper.Im a vegetarian (素食者) and I like many kinds of vegetables, especially greens and mushrooms.Listening TasksWhat about Dining Out?Word Bankheavy a. (of food) rather solid and difficult