Unit 2

The Olympic Games

Speaking and writing

恩平一中 任云飞

Look at the pictures and tell the English names of the following sports.

I. Warming up

football basketball

volleyball badminton

table tennishigh-jump

running swimming

What is your favourite sport? Why ?When did you become interested in that sport?

II. Speaking (Pair work)

Of all the sports, I like … best My favourite sport is … because …I like … because …The reason why I like … is that …

I became interested in it when …When I was … years old …At the age of … I showed great interest in …I first learned to … at the age of …

Who is your favourite athlete? Why?What do you do to improve your skill? Future plan?

My favourite athlete/footballer/player is …I like him/her because …The reason why I like him/her is that …

I often practise it … I become more and more … by playing …Whenever I have time …

In the future I hope …I really want to be a(n) … when I grow up.

II. Speaking (Pair work)

Write a short passage entitled “My favourite sport”. To make it easier, I’d like you to complete the following passage first.

III. Pre-writing

______( 在所有的体育运动项目中，我最喜欢田径 track and field). Even when I was in primary school, ___( 我就对它非常感兴趣 ). I once won the 100m championship( 冠军 ) in my county. In this sport, I like Liuxiang best, because he is _________( 唯一的黄皮肤运动员 ) to beat the Europeans and Americans in track and field. _____________________( 尽管他退出 withdraw-withdrew-withdrawn from 了北京奥运会 ) because of injury, I still support him. During every vacation, I practise it ______________________( 在专业教练的指导下 ). I want to be an althlete like him______( 将来 ), and I hope I can win _______( 金牌 ) like him. I really want to be an Olympic champion _______( 长大以后 ).

Of all the sports, I like track and field best.I showed great interest in it.

under the guidance of professional coaches

the only yellow-skinned athlete

Although he withdrew from the Beijing Olympics

in the future gold medals

when I grow up

My favourite sport

My favourite sportPara. 1 The sport

When I became interested

Para. 2 Favourite athlete Why I like him/her

Para. 3 How to improve your skillsFuture plan

Ⅳ. Writing

Write a composition with the help of the table.

Of all the sports, I like … best. My favourite sport is … because …The reason why I like … is that …I became interested in it when …When I was … years old …At the age of … I showed great interest in …I first learned to … at the age of …

My favourite athlete/footballer/player is …The reason why I like him/her is that …

I often practise it … I become more and more … by playing …Whenever I have time …In the future I hope …I really want to be a(n) … when I grow up.

Some useful expressions

Ⅴ. Grade the writings for each other

Marks (15)

Content( 内容 ) 5 4 3 2 1

Language 4 3 2 1

Linking words（连接词）

3 2 1

Handwriting（书写）

2 1

Structure （结构）

1

I first became interested in football when I was nine. Now I play in my school team and join my friends for a game every week on a regular basis. It’s fun. My favourite footballer is David Beckham although I also like Ronaldo. They are both excellent and have great skills too. Apart from playing at school I go to sports school every weekend. I learn many skills there, such as passing the ball and scoring. I especially like playing on the wing like Beckham but being a striker is good as well.

Linking words to join different ideas together: First, although, apart from, but

Linking words to add information: especially, such as, too, as well.

Read the sample passage and pay attention to the words in blue.

Sample

One function of the linking words:to show logical relationships and order of what we write

Work in pairs and make sentences with the following linking words. Then help your partners correct the errors if any.although apart from such as as well

Revise your writing according to your partner’s suggestions and the teacher’s instructions.

Ⅵ. Homework

Ⅴ. Grade the writings for each other

Contents

Covered all points of the instructions

Covered most points of the instructions

Covered some points of the

instructions

Use of linking words

Used various linking words correctly

Used linking words with 1 or 2 errors

Used more than 2 linking words wrongly

Other grammatical errors or spelling errors

No such errors 2 or 3 such errors

More than 3

such errors

Marks

5 points 4/3 points 2/1 point(s)