Unit 2 Reading (2)

The honourable games

Language focus

1. be delighted to do / at sth. be delighted with sth. be delighted that 1) No doubt Mrs. Cox will ____ take care of him. A. be delighted to B. delight to C. take delight to D. delight in 2) My father ____ my second article on Shakespeare. Which

is wrong? A. was satisfied with B. was delighted with C. was pleased with D. was in satisfaction with 3) I ____ the thought of seeing you again. A. was delighted with B. was delighted at C. took delight in D. delighted in 4) He was delighted ____ the date of the conference has been fixed. A. in B. with C. that D. at 5. Peter seems to ___ other people suffer. A. be delighted in making B. was delighted with making C. delight in making D. delight to make

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2. be /feel + adj. + to do sth. / to have done(been) 做… .. 感到…… I am very glad to meet you. He felt very lucky to have been admitted into Beijing University. I felt honoured to have been invited to deliver a lecture about Olympics I felt very sorry to have kept you waiting out so long.3. share … with… 与……合用 / 共享4. …save time for questions at the end 最后留出时间提问题

5. It was in the year 776BC (that the ancient games began). 强调句型的省略结构6. every four years 每隔四年 I went to see my uncle once every four weeks. ---How often do you have a meeting? ---Once every few hours. every + num. + n.(pl.) every + few + n.(pl.) every + other + n.(sing.) every + 序数词 + n. (sing.)

1) She asks questions ____. Which is used mistakenly? A. every other minutes B. every few minutes C. every three minutes D. every second minute 2) 每几米就有一棵树。 There _________________________.

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7. …have to compete wearing no clothes 分词短语作伴随状语 Sally got home, feeling tired. Student Wang sat there, thinking nothing in his mind.8. be allowed to do sth. = be permitted to do be advised to do sth. be forbidden to do be considered to be / to have done allow doing permit doing advise doing forbid doing consider doing9. take part in take an exam join sb. attend class / school / the meeting join sb. in (doing) sth. enter 100-meter dash be involved in 参与，被卷入

8. at a separate festival 在一个专门的节日里 at the end 最后 at Olympia in Greece 在希腊的奥林匹亚 at the ancient games 在古奥运会上 at the same place 在同一个地方 at the opening ceremony 在开幕式上 at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 在 1984 洛杉矶奥运会上 at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics 在 1992 巴塞罗那奥运会上 at both the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 2000 Sydney Olympics

9. in honour of = in one’s honour = do honour to sth. /sth. = do sb. honor = to celebrate or in memory of A memorial meeting was held in honour of the famous man. = … was held to do honour to the famous man. = … was held in memory of the famous man. It is only a dance in honour of my birthday. = It is only a dance to celebrate my birthday. = It is only a dance to do honour to my birthday.10. No matter + what / which / who / whose / where / when /how 引导让步状语从句 ____ tricks you play, we’ll not let you go. A. No matter how B. No matter which C. No matter what D. No matter whose ____ you do it, you have to do it well. A. However B. Whatever C. No matter what D. Whichever

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____ she is going to marry is not known. A. No matter who B. No matter whom C. Whoever D. Whomever You can take ____ you like from these books. A. No matter which B. whichever C. No matter what D. Whatever 11. …that the Olympic Games would make it possible for countries and people to live peacefully(=in peace) side by side (shoulder to shoulder). a) …make it + adj./ n. + to do / for sb. to do 常用动词： think, consider, find, feel, I wanted to make it clear to the public that … China thinks it important for the UN to play a key role in the international affairs. b) side by side At last the two pictures were hung side by side. The restaurants were side by side.

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12. come to public attention 受到公从的关注 = attract / draw one’s attention; appeal to sb. These details didn’t come to his attention . = He did not pay any attention to these details.13. the most famous boxer of all time 有史以来最著名的拳击手14. win his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship 获得了人生的第一个世界组拳击赛冠军 win sth. beat / defeat sb.15. under his original name Cassius Clay 用他的原名卡修斯 . 克莱 under the name of 用…名字，以…为笔名16. …won his second Olympic gold medal as part of the so-called ‘Dream Team’ of NBA players 由 NBA 球员组成的所谓的“梦之队”队员身份第 2 次获得了 奥运会金牌 so-called 所谓的；号称的 The so-called expert on international affairs turned to be a young postgraduate( 研究生 ).

17. be recognized as 被公认为… be accepted as… be considered as / to be be thought of as / to be be regarded as be treated as The Great Wall is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The invention of computer was recognized as a milestone in the history of man. New York City is recognized as a city of great international influence.18. break the record 打破纪录 keep a record 保持记录 set / make a record 创造一个记录19. make contributions to doing 为 ……做贡献 He has made contributions to the film industry all though his life. contribute vt. 捐献，捐助；投稿 contribute to… 起一份作用，有助于，促成

Patterns and Drills:1. I am delighted to have been invited to your school to talk to you about the history and significance of the Olympic Games.

2. His dream was that the Olympic Games would make it possible for countries and people to live peacefully side by side.

3. These are some of the Olympian who have brought joy to people across the world with their attemps to push the limits of human achievement.

4. We are looking forward to seeing more of them in the coming Olympic Games.

5. John me in wishing the Olympic movement a successful future to match its glorious past.

Homework:

1. Do PartA1 and A2 on page98. 2. Keep in mind the useful words, phrases and sentence patterns and know how to use them. 3. Finish some additional exercises.