Unit 08 A Question of Sport

Unit 8 Page 74 Reading Exercise 7 THE WORLD'S GREATEST SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS The world of sport is full of wonderful moments. Here are our top three. The triple double The starting gun went off. Suddenly, eight athletes were flying down the track in Rio de Janeiro's Olympic Stadium. Less than 20 seconds later the race was over. Usain Bolt was walking around the stadium with the Jamaican flag over his shoulders - he was a double Olympic champion ... again! Four years earlier, at the 2012 London Olympics, he became the first man to win a gold medal in both the 100m and 200m sprint at a second Olympic Games (he won them both at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, too). In Rio, he did it for a third time. As well as his eight Olympic gold medals (he won the BOLT other two in relay races with other teammates), Bolt also won 11 world championships and currently holds the world record for the 100m and 200m. He is one of the greatest sprinters in history. The perfect ten Everyone was looking at 15-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comaneci as she left the bars, flew through the air and landed perfectly on the ground. She turned round. The crowd was cheering. Everyone was waiting nervously for the judges' score. Then it came. The scoreboard was showing '1.00'. The crowd was confused. But then the organisers explained. The makers of the scoreboards thought it was impossible to get a perfect score of 10. The boards were not able to show '10.00'. So, on 18 July 1976, at the Montreal Olympics, Nadia made history when she became the first gymnast ever to get a perfect ten. She got six more 'perfect scores' at the games and won three gold medals, making her one of the best athletes in her sport of all time. The four-minute mile It was the final lap. Roger Bannister was running fast, but could he really become the first person to run a mile in under four minutes? A minute later, he was lying exhausted on the ground. Then, there was an announcement of his time: '3 minutes, 59.4 seconds.' The crowd went crazy. Before 6 May 1954, experts said that a four-minute mile was impossible to run. Roger showed them that they were wrong. He planned to stop running after the 1952 Summer Olympics, but there he only came in fourth place. Without a medal, Roger wanted to show how good he was. In 1954, he did exactly that.

第八单元 第74页阅读练习7 世界上最伟大的体育成就 体育世界充满了精彩时刻。以下是我们的前三名。 三双 发令枪响了。 突然，八名运动员在里约热内卢奥林匹克体育场的跑道上飞驰。 不到20秒后，比赛结束了。 尤塞恩·博尔特肩上扛着牙买加国旗在体育场里走来走去- 他是两届奥运会冠军。…又来了！ 四年前，在2012年伦敦奥运会上， 他成为第一个在100米和200米短跑中都获得金牌的人 在第二届奥运会上（他也在2008年北京奥运会上赢得了这两项比赛）。 在里约，他第三次这样做。 除了他的八枚奥运金牌 （他和其他队友在接力赛中赢得了BOLT的另外两个冠军）， 博尔特还赢得了11次世界锦标赛，目前保持着100米和200米的世界纪录。 他是历史上最伟大的短跑运动员之一。 完美的十 当15岁的罗马尼亚体操运动员Nadia Comaneci离开酒吧时，每个人都在看着她， 在空中飞行，完美地降落在地面上。 她转过身来。人群在欢呼。 每个人都在紧张地等待裁判的分数。 然后它来了。记分牌显示“1.00”。 人群一片混乱。但随后组织者解释道。 记分牌的制造商认为不可能得到10分的满分。 公告板无法显示“10.00”。 所以，1976年7月18日，在蒙特利尔奥运会上， Nadia创造了历史，她成为第一位获得满分10分的体操运动员。 她在奥运会上又获得了六个“满分”，并获得了三枚金牌， 使她成为有史以来最优秀的运动员之一。 四分钟一英里 这是最后一圈。 罗杰·班尼斯特跑得很快， 但他真的能成为第一个在四分钟内跑完一英里的人吗？ 一分钟后，他筋疲力尽地躺在地上。 然后，他宣布了自己的时间：“3分59.4秒。” 人群疯了。 1954年5月6日之前，专家们说四分钟跑一英里是不可能的。 罗杰告诉他们他们错了。 他计划在1952年夏季奥运会后停止跑步， 但他只获得了第四名。 没有奖牌，罗杰想证明自己有多好。 1954年，他做到了这一点。

Page 77 Listening Exercise 9 & 10 Gemma, how do you feel about sport? I'm not interested in sport. I really don't like it. I mean, I like exercise so I go for walks and I like swimming, oh I run a lot too, that's great - but I just don't like sport, you know, the idea where you try to win, to beat other people. And I hate sport on TV - I leave the room! And I don't go to sports events like football matches - why do people pay so much money to watch 22 men run after a ball? Andy, how do you feel about sport? Well, I like running a lot. At school I play football but that's because I have to, all the boys play football, and it's OK, I mean I don't hate it, but I don't really like team games and sports very much. I like doing things alone and I Think that's why I love running, it's just me and not other people. I'm not a very good runner but I just love trying to run a little faster than the last time, do you know what I mean? Tracey, how do you feel about sport? Well, I absolutely love skateboarding, of course! It's just the best thing in the world. Some of my family say it isn't really a sport but they don't know anything. I spend hours practising moves. There's a skate-park with a really good ramp, it's not far from where I live. I'm there all the time. It's the only sport I like really. I mean, I kind of like football but really that's only because some of my friends are into it. But skateboarding, that's my thing. Paul, how do you feel about sport? When I was a kid I didn't like any sports at all. I thought: 'I'm just not good at things like running and jumping' but about a year ago I saw some gymnastics on TV and now I love it. There's a sports centre in my town where I can do gymnastics. I can't do it at school because they haven't got anywhere, but I go to the sports centre every weekend and some evenings too, to do as much gymnastics as I can. Ryan, how do you feel about sport? Sport? Wonderful! I'm a real sports fanatic. I mean, I think about sport all the time. I watch almost everything on TV - football, tennis, swimming, everything. And I do a lot of sport too - my favourite's football, of course, and I'm really not bad at football. I'm in the school team too. And I'm also learning to ski. My family went to Italy last year. We went sking - it was fantastic and I want to do more.

杰玛，你觉得运动怎么样？ 我对体育不感兴趣。我真的不喜欢它。 我的意思是，我喜欢运动，所以我去散步，我喜欢游泳， 哦，我也经常跑步，这很棒，但我就是不喜欢运动，你知道的， 你试图获胜，打败别人的想法。 我讨厌电视上的体育节目——我离开了房间！ 而且我不去看足球比赛之类的体育赛事- 为什么人们花这么多钱看22个人追球？ 安迪，你觉得运动怎么样？ 嗯，我非常喜欢跑步。 在学校我踢足球，但那是因为我必须这样做， 所有的男孩都踢足球，没关系，我的意思是我不讨厌它， 但我不太喜欢团队游戏和运动。 我喜欢独自做事，我想这就是我喜欢跑步的原因， 只有我，没有其他人。 我跑得不是很好 但我只是喜欢试着跑得比上次快一点，你明白我的意思吗？ 特蕾西，你觉得运动怎么样？ 当然，我非常喜欢滑板！ 这是世界上最好的东西。 我的一些家人说这不是一项真正的运动，但他们什么都不知道。 我花了几个小时练习动作。 有一个滑板公园，有一个很好的坡道，离我住的地方不远。 我一直在那里。这是我唯一真正喜欢的运动。 我是说，我有点喜欢足球 但实际上，这只是因为我的一些朋友对此很感兴趣。 但滑板，那是我的爱好。 保罗，你觉得运动怎么样？ 当我还是个孩子的时候，我根本不喜欢任何运动。 我想：“我只是不擅长跑步和跳跃之类的事情。” 但大约一年前，我在电视上看到了一些体操，现在我喜欢它。 我镇上有一个体育中心，我可以在那里做体操。 我在学校做不到，因为他们哪儿都没有， 但我每个周末都去体育中心 有些晚上，我也会尽可能多地做体操。 瑞恩，你对运动有什么看法？ 运动？精彩的！我是个真正的体育迷。 我的意思是，我一直在想体育。 我几乎看电视上的所有节目——足球、网球、游泳，什么都看。 我也做很多运动，当然，我最喜欢的是足球， 我真的不擅长足球。 我也在校队。我也在学习滑雪。 我的家人去年去了意大利。 我们去滑雪了——这太棒了，我想做得更多。

Page 78 Reading Exercise 2 Sporting Fails Professional athletes need their bodies to be in excellent condition. They train hours every day to achieve this. Sometimes it only takes one small mistake to spoil all that hard work. In 2011, for example, French golfer Thomas Levet won the French Open. He was So happy that he jumped in a lake and broke his leg. And American skier Lindsey Vonn cut her hand badly while she was opening a glass bottle to celebrate winning at the 2009 World Championships. We know you're not professionals, but we want you to tell us all about your silliest sporting accidents. 1 Last year, I was playing volleyball for my school team. I jumped up high and hit the ball really hard. At first, I thought it was a really good shot, but I soon found out it wasn't. The ball hit the post at the side of the net: then it hit me in the face and knocked me to the floor. I had a big purple bruise on my face and I couldn't play the rest of the game. 2 When I was 13, I played for the school rugby team and we won the schools championship. A few days later, there was a big celebration at school. All the students were there to watch as we walked on to the stage to get medals from the headmistress. I got my medal, but when I was leaving the stage, I tripped and fell down the steps. Luckily, I wasn't hurt, but I was really, really embarrassed. 3 A few days ago I was skateboarding down my road when I saw my best friend. I shouted to him and started waving. While I was waving, I rode into a lamppost and fell off. My leg was hurting really badly and I couldn't move. After ten minutes, my friend called an ambulance. Finally, they took me to hospital. The doctor there told me my leg was broken. Now I can't skateboard for at least six months, and I have to miss the local championships.

第78页阅读练习2 运动失败 职业运动员需要身体处于良好状态。 他们每天训练数小时来实现这一目标。 有时，只需一个小错误，就会破坏所有的辛勤工作。 例如，2011年，法国高尔夫球手托马斯·莱维特赢得了法网公开赛。 他高兴得跳进湖里摔断了腿。 美国滑雪运动员林赛·沃恩在打开玻璃瓶时严重割伤了手 庆祝在2009年世锦赛上获胜。 我们知道你们不是专业人士， 但我们希望你能告诉我们你最愚蠢的体育事故。 去年，我为校队打排球。 我跳得很高，用力击球。 起初，我认为这是一个非常好的镜头，但我很快发现事实并非如此。 球击中了网侧的门柱： 然后它打在我脸上，把我撞倒在地。 我脸上有一块紫色的大瘀伤，我无法参加剩下的比赛。 2我13岁时，为学校橄榄球队效力，我们赢得了学校冠军。 几天后，学校里举行了一场盛大的庆祝活动。 我们走路时，所有的学生都在那里看着 登上舞台，从女校长那里获得奖牌。 我拿到了奖牌，但当我离开舞台时， 我绊倒了，从台阶上摔了下来。 幸运的是，我没有受伤，但我真的很尴尬。 3几天前，我在路上玩滑板时看到了我最好的朋友。 我向他喊道，开始挥手。 当我挥手时，我撞上了灯柱，摔了下来。 我的腿疼得厉害，我动不了。 十分钟后，我的朋友叫了救护车。 最后，他们把我送到了医院。那里的医生告诉我，我的腿断了。 现在我至少有六个月不能滑板了， 我不得不错过当地的锦标赛。

Page 80 Culture Exercise 2 The wonderful world of sport Sports such as football, tennis and golf are popular all over the world with millions of people playing them or watching them on TV. But there are also many unusual sports that are not so well known. Here are four interesting examples. 1 Every year, on a small Chinese island, thousands of people arrive to celebrate a very special event: the Cheung Chau bun festival. The highlight of the festival is a race to the top of a very strange mountain. The mountain is made of metal and covered with a type of traditional Chinese bun. Spectators watch as three teams compete to see how many buns they can take from the mountain. The climb can be quite dangerous and people who want to take part must take a special training course. 2 Camel racing is a popular sport in many countries around the world, including Mongolia and Australia. But it is especially popular in the Middle East and each year, from late October to early April, many big races take place in countries such as the United Arab Emirates. As many as 70 camels race along sandy desert tracks for up to 16 km. The owners of the camels drive by the side of the animals shouting at them to run faster and Cross the finish line before the others. 3 Bossaball is a very modern sport that was first played in 2005. It started in Spain, but it was the idea of a Belgian man called Filip Eyckmans. He wanted to create a sport that mixed together football, gymnastics, volleyball and the Brazilian music of bossa nova. There are two trampolines with a net between them. The idea is for one team to hit the ball over the net and the other team to try and hit it back. The trampolines let the players jump very high, making the sport very exciting to watch. The sport is already popular in many countries around the world, including Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Singapore and Saudi Arabia. 4 Chess boxing was the invention of Dutch artist lepe Rubingh. His original idea was to create a piece of performance art, but it was so popular that it soon became a sport played in countries all over the world. The game is quite simple. Two contestants compete against each other at chess and boxing. Each round of chess is followed by a round of boxing with a break of a minute between each round to give the players time to put on or take off their gloves. The first person to win either the chess match or the boxing match wins the game.

第80页文化练习2 精彩的运动世界 足球、网球和高尔夫等运动在世界各地都很受欢迎 数百万人在电视上播放或观看它们。 但也有许多不寻常的运动不太为人所知。 这里有四个有趣的例子。 每年，在中国的一个小岛上， 成千上万的人来到这里庆祝一个非常特别的活动：长洲面包节。 这个节日的亮点是一场登上一座非常奇怪的山顶的比赛。 这座山是由金属制成的，上面覆盖着一种传统的中国包子。 观众们观看三支队伍的比赛，看他们能从山上拿多少面包。 攀登可能相当危险 想参加的人必须参加专门的培训课程。 2赛骆驼是世界上许多国家的一项流行运动，包括蒙古和澳大利亚。 但它在中东尤其流行，每年从10月底到4月初， 许多大型比赛都在阿拉伯联合酋长国等国家举行。 多达70头骆驼沿着沙质沙漠的轨道奔跑，长达16公里。 骆驼的主人从动物身边驶过 冲他们大喊，让他们跑得更快，比其他人先冲过终点线。 Bossaball是一项非常现代的运动，于2005年首次开展。 它始于西班牙，但这是一个名叫菲利普·艾克曼的比利时人的想法。 他想创造一项融合了足球、体操、， 排球和巴西波萨诺瓦音乐。 有两个蹦床，中间有一个网。 这个想法是让一支球队把球击出网外 另一支球队试图反击。 蹦床让运动员跳得很高， 这项运动非常令人兴奋。 这项运动已经在世界许多国家流行起来， 包括巴西、墨西哥、土耳其、新加坡和沙特阿拉伯。 国际象棋拳击是荷兰艺术家lepe Rubingh的发明。 他最初的想法是创作一件行为艺术作品， 但它非常受欢迎，很快就成为世界各国的一项运动。 游戏很简单。两名参赛者在国际象棋和拳击比赛中相互竞争。 每一轮国际象棋之后都是一轮拳击 每轮比赛之间休息一分钟 让球员有时间戴上或脱下手套。 第一个赢得国际象棋比赛或拳击比赛的人赢得比赛。

Units 7 & 8 Page 82 A2 Key for Schools Listening Part 4 Exercise 2 Now look at Part Four. For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 You will hear a man talking to his son. What does the man want his son to do? You're still doing your homework, Mike? Yeah, it's a lot. Hmm. I was hoping we could go for a bike ride. I've got an idea. I'll help you a bit, then we can go sooner, OK? Sounds great, Dad. Now listen again. You're still doing your homework, Mike? Yeah, it's a lot. Hmm. I was hoping we could go for a bike ride. I've got an idea. I'll help you a bit, then we can go sooner, OK? Sounds great, Dad. 2 You will hear a girl, Kate, talking about shopping. Why did she buy the camera? Hey, have a look at my new camera. I wanted it for a long time, and then this new shop in Market Street opened yesterday. And guess what - they had a special offer. I wanted it in pink, but they only had it in blue. But that's not a problem. Now listen again. Hey, have a look at my new camera. I wanted it for a long time, and then this new shop in Market Street opened yesterday. And guess what - they had a special offer. I wanted it in pink, but they only had it in blue. But that's not a problem. 3 You will hear a woman talking to her daughter. What's the weather like? Ready, Mum. Oh, thanks so much, Nancy. Here's the money. And don't forget to take your coat. It's raining. I don't want you to catch a cold. Now listen again. Ready, Mum. Oh, thanks so much, Nancy. Here's the money. And don't forget to take your coat. It's raining. I don't want you to catch a cold. 4 You will hear a teacher talking to her student, Sebastian. What is he going to do after school? Sebastian, I'm sorry to hear your mum's in hospital. Thanks, Miss Miller. Please say hello from me when you see her next. I will. I'm catching the bus so I can see her there after my final lesson. Look, you don't have to do your homework today. Better stay with her for a bit longer. She'll like that. OK. Now listen again. Sebastian, I'm sorry to hear your mum's in hospital. Thanks, Miss Miller. Please say hello from me when you see her next. I will. I'm catching the bus so I can see her there after my final lesson. Look, you don't have to do your homework today. Better stay with her for a bit longer. She'll like that. OK. 5 You will hear two friends talking about their day. What did they do? It's been a great day. That's true. The adventure park was fun. I loved it. Me too. But I'm really tired now. Well, it's good we didn't come on our bikes. You can rest on the bus home. Now listen again. It's been a great day. That's true. The adventure park was fun. I loved it. Me too. But I'm really tired now. Well, it's good we didn't come on our bikes. You can rest on the bus home.

听力第4部分练习2 现在看第四部分。 对于每个问题，选择正确的答案。 1你要听见一个人对他的儿子说话。 这个男人想让他的儿子做什么？ 你还在做作业吗，迈克？ 是的，很多。 嗯。我希望我们能去骑自行车。 我有个主意。我会帮你一点，然后我们可以早点走，好吗？ 听起来不错，爸爸。 现在再听一遍。 你还在做作业吗，迈克？ 是的，很多。 嗯。我希望我们能去骑自行车。 我有个主意。我会帮你一点，然后我们可以早点走，好吗？ 听起来不错，爸爸。 2你会听到一个女孩，凯特，谈论购物。她为什么买相机？ 嘿，看看我的新相机。 我想要它很久了，然后市场街的这家新店昨天开业了。 你猜怎么着，他们有特别优惠。 我想要粉红色的，但他们只有蓝色的。但这不是问题。 现在再听一遍。 嘿，看看我的新相机。 我想要它很久了，然后市场街的这家新店昨天开业了。 你猜怎么着，他们有特别优惠。 我想要粉红色的，但他们只有蓝色的。但这不是问题。 3你必听见一个妇人对女儿说话。天气怎么样？ 准备好了，妈妈。 哦，非常感谢，南希。钱在这儿。 别忘了带上你的外套。下雨了。 我不想让你感冒。 现在再听一遍。 准备好了，妈妈。 哦，非常感谢，南希。钱在这儿。 别忘了带上你的外套。下雨了。 我不想让你感冒。 4你会听到一位老师在和她的学生塞巴斯蒂安说话。 放学后他打算做什么？ 塞巴斯蒂安，听说你妈妈住院了，我很难过。 谢谢你，米勒小姐。 下次见到她时，请代我向她问好。 我会的。我要赶公共汽车，这样我上完最后一节课后就可以在那里见到她了。 看，你今天不必做作业。 最好再陪她一会儿。她会喜欢的。 好的 现在再听一遍。 塞巴斯蒂安，听说你妈妈住院了，我很难过。 谢谢你，米勒小姐。 下次见到她时，请代我向她问好。 我会的。我要赶公共汽车，这样我上完最后一节课后就可以在那里见到她了。 看，你今天不必做作业。 最好再陪她一会儿。她会喜欢的。 好的 5你会听到两个朋友谈论他们的一天。他们做了什么？ 今天真是美好的一天。 确实如此。冒险公园很有趣。我很喜欢。 我也是。但我现在真的累了。 好吧，幸好我们没有骑自行车来。你可以在回家的公共汽车上休息。 现在再听一遍。 今天真是美好的一天。 确实如此。冒险公园很有趣。我很喜欢。 我也是。但我现在真的累了。 好吧，幸好我们没有骑自行车来。你可以在回家的公共汽车上休息。

Unit 8 Pronunciation Exercise 1 Was she shopping? Yes, she was. She was shopping for socks. Were they doing their homework? No, they weren't. They were learning to surf! Pronunciation Exercise 3 Was she shopping? Yes, she was. She was shopping for socks. Were they doing their homework? No, they weren't. They were learning to surf!

第八单元发音练习1 她在购物吗？ 是的，她是。她正在买袜子。 他们在做作业吗？ 不，他们没有。他们正在学习冲浪！ 发音练习3 她在购物吗？ 是的，她是。她正在买袜子。 他们在做作业吗？ 不，他们没有。他们正在学习冲浪！