Unit 2 Book 2 The Olympic Games

1 Unit 2 Book 2 The Olympic Games I. 教学目标 Words and expressions compete, take part in, medal, stand for, volunteer, regular, basis, athlete, admit, as well, host, responsibility, replace, charge, physical, advertise, glory, bargain, pain, one after another, deserve，slave, nowadays, motto, swift, foolish, stadium, similarity, mental/metal/medal, physical Sentences 1. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece”. 2. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women. 3. Not only…but also… 4. There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. 5. How often/ soon/ long/ far/…? 6. You must be very proud. 7. She was very beautiful and could run faster than any man. II. 重点知识讲练 补充词汇和短语 1. volunteer n. ①义务工作者，志愿者；②自告奋勇者，主动做某事的人；③志愿兵，义务兵 v. ①volunteer (sth) for/ as sth; volunteer to do自愿做，义务做 She volunteered as a teacher in the rural mountainous area. He volunteered to help the old in the nursing home. ②volunteer advice/ information主动提出忠告，提供信息 ③volunteer sb as/ for sth(未经当事人同意)举荐 We volunteered him for the arrangement of the sports meeting. 2. set n. ①一套，一副，一组 ② a TV set ③布景 a set of six chairs, a chess set, A new set of regulations has been carried out in our grade. adj. ①安排好的，确定的，固定的 Our life in Badong No.1 High School always follows a set pattern. ②（意见，观念）固定的，顽固的，固执的 set ideas/ opinions/ views on how to teach ③ 位于…的 a house set on the top of the mountain v. ① 放，使处于 set the books on the shelf The house is set (= situated) in fifty acres of parkland. ② 使处于某种状况，使开始 Her manner immediately set everyone at their ease. The teachers words set me thinking. The hijackers set the hostages free. ③ set sth for sb/ set sb to do sth 布置，分配，指派 A lot of math exercises are set for us every day. The manager set the salesmen to finish the task by the end of this month. 2

短语：set the table set a good example set a date for their wedding the setting sun be set in set about set up set aside set down set off set out set forth陈述，阐明 3.regular regularly irregular on a regular basis定期 a regular pulse/ heartbeat正常的脉搏、心跳 at regular intervals有规律地 our regular customers/ readers 常客/固定的读者 regular offenders惯犯 a regular job/ income固定的工作/收入 regular n. 常客，老主顾；正式队员，老主持人；正规军人，职业军人 4. host n. 主人；东道主 host city/ country;节目主持人；（寄生动植物的）寄主，宿主； a host of= a large number of vt. Germany is bidding to host the World Cup finals. The 2011 Spring Festival Gala was hosted by Dong Qing. to host a dinner 做东，设宴招待客人 5. responsibility undertake/take/ assume responsibility for 对…负责 take on new responsibilities 承担新的责任 on one’s own responsibility 后果自负 accept the responsibility for the mistake为这一错误承担责任 claim responsibility for the bombing 声称对爆炸事件负责 a sense of responsibility 责任感 It is our responsibility to protect the public facilities. responsible adj. Our class is responsible for cleaning the playground this week. Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer. 因患肺癌而死亡者，约90%是吸烟所致。 Tom is an honest and responsible man. (可信赖的，可靠的) a responsible job/ position 责任重大的工作、岗位 6. fine n. a parking fine v. fine sb (sth) for (doing) sth 7. pain n. in great pain; relieve the sharp/ acute pain; the pain of separation/ loss 生离/死别之苦 pains n. be at pains to do sth下苦功，花大力气 for your pains作为报答，作为答谢（常有讽刺意味）

I told her what I thought and got a mouthful of abuse for my pains. take pains with/ over sth小心翼翼地做某事 take pains to do sth煞费苦心做某事 painful for sb to do sth 做某事令人痛苦 painfully shy/ thin非常害羞/瘦 painkiller止痛药 a painstaking job需细心的/辛苦的工作 No pains, no gains.不劳无获。 8. put forward a problem/ your suggestion put away/ down/ off/ on/ up (with) 9. run against/across/after/out of/over/into 与…赛跑，偶然遇到，追求，用完，轧过，撞上 10. marry She married a British. / She is married to a British. The old man had to marry his daughter to the landlord if he couldn’t pay off his debt. They are getting married next month. 3

They will have been married for thirty years by the end of this month. 11. when it comes to, as far as sth is concerned, as for/ to, in relation to, as regards, with/ in regard to, 重点句型 1. —How often do you hold your Games? —Every four years. —How far is your home to the school? —Five minutes’ walk. —How long have you worker here? —For three years. —How soon will you come back? —In an hour. 2. Every four years. 意为“每四年”或“每隔三年”，every为形容词，和数次连用，表示时间或空间上的间隔，意为“每…的”“”每隔…的。 表示“每…,每隔…”的说法： ①every+基数词+复数名词= every+序数词+单数名词 every three days/ every third day ②every+few+复数名词 every few meters I make it a rule to have my hair washed every other day. I went back home every two weeks. The doctor asked me to take the medicine three times a day. They planted the trees every few meters. 扩充：倍数表达法 The house is three times the size of that one. The house is three times as large as that one. The house is twice larger than that one. The income of the farmers is twice what they earned five years ago. Americans consume three times as much energy as Chinese every year. 3. not only…but also… She not only likes English, but also learns English well. He has a great talent for language. He can speak not only English but also German and Italian. Not only did Japanese Government deny the massacre in Nanjing during World War II, but also it attempted to sell the territory of China. Not only the students but also the teacher is looking forward to the arrival of our sports meeting. 就近原则: not only…but also…, neither…nor…, either…or…, not…but 就远原则：as well as,together with,with, including, rather than, besides, accompanied by, in addition to, but, except, like Not the girls but how they treated the old lady annoys me. The prince as well as his families was invited to the opening ceremony. It is I rather than you that am to blame for the mistake. 4.There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. He doesn’t study as hard as his brother. I haven’t got as much money as I thought. She is as good a teacher as her mother. Americans consume twice as much energy as Chinese every year.