1、Ball Games,Part A,Pre-listening tasks: 1. warm-up question. what do you think of the Chinese table tennis team? 2. Some words and expressions helping students understanding. gala: g:l n. a sports meeting運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì);節(jié)日 ;盛會(huì) morale: mr:l the condition of courage, determination, and pride in the mind士氣；斗志 breat

2、htaking:驚人的；驚艷的 Breathtaking view/ mountain/ Her beauty was breathtaking. Communist party of China (CPC) Central committee reigning champion衛(wèi)冕冠軍 reigning : 在位的,drippy: plenty of rain; rainy多雨的,潮濕的 vie激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng) berth: a job or position差事；職位 squad: a group of people, usu. Highly trained, working as a team班

3、；小隊(duì)；小組 Eg. A fire-fighting squad round robin team encounter: AmE. A competition in which each player plays against each of the other players.循環(huán)賽 title favorite China:賽前奪冠熱門中國(guó) constraint:( on) (fml.) something that limits ones freedom of action; restriction 限制；束縛,After-listening tasks 1.after-listeni

4、ng question Do you think Chinese table tennis teams dominance help to spread this ball game? 2. Some key words and expressions to remember after class. veteran: a person who has long experience in some form of activity老手；經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的人 paddler:涉水者 ;乒乓球手 up for grab: ready to be taken or won have a toll on:

5、did harm to; decreased strive for: make an effort to gain; struggle stumble: frustration a recurrence: an event happening again or repeated,Part B,Pre-listening tasks: 1. warm-up question. How is the world cup related to you? 2. Some words and expressions helping students understanding. Home venue:主

6、場(chǎng) Venue: the place where something is arranged to happen root for our team: esp. AmE to give strong support to為參賽者加油 delirium: a very excited state 精神錯(cuò)亂；說(shuō)譫語(yǔ)狀態(tài)；狂熱 feign: fml. To pretend to have or be; put on a false air of 假裝；偽裝 feined injury ineptitude：the quality of being not skillful or appropriat

7、e不適當(dāng)；愚笨；愚昧的行為 Samba: a quick dance of Brazilian origin桑巴舞,After-listening tasks 1.after-listening question What do you think of the football fans? Do you think they make a fuss about nothing but a game? 2. Some key words and expressions to remember after class. Wallow in self-pity:沉溺于 Sulk:v.（esp. o

8、f children) to be silently bad-tempered for an unimportant reason 生悶氣；慍怒,Part C,Pre-listening tasks: 1. warm-up question. How is the world cup related to you? 2. Some words and expressions helping students understanding. hulk: 身軀巨大笨重的人 repartee: quick amusing answers in conversation 機(jī)靈的回答 tepid: exh

9、ibiting little passion or eagerness 不熱情的；不熱烈的 wrangle: to argue over a long period of time爭(zhēng)論；爭(zhēng)吵 sensation:a widespread reaction of interest or excitement轟動(dòng)；激動(dòng),hoop:(籃球）籃圈；籃框 hub:中心, 中心所在 avow: fml. to state openly; admit公開聲明；聲稱；承認(rèn) Eg.Gulimin is a 24-year-old shanghai shipping agent and avowed hoods fan. pick on 挑選 antics:古怪或可笑的舉動(dòng) flub: make a mess of 搞壞,把搞得一團(tuán)糟,affable: in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable 和藹可親的；容易親近的 scavenge: to search through re