Unit 2 Sports events

1. Unit 2 Sports events Word power

2. Read the following dialogue: • A: Did you know that Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win a gold medal for the men’s 110-metre hurdles in the Olympic Games? • B: Yes! Everyone knows that he is a very hard-working sportsperson. He is a well-trained winner.

3. Questions: • Do you know the meanings of the italicized words? • Do you know how the words are made?

4. 110(num.) meter (n.) 110-metre(n.)--- hard-working (adj.)--- sportsperson (n.)--- well-trained (adj.)--- hard (adv.) working (v-ing) sports (n.) Person (n.) well (adv.) trained (V-ed)

5. A compound word is made when two or more than two words are joined together to form a new word.

6. Group work: Divide the students into groups of four. Ask them to think about other words that are created this way.

7. Have students study the words they have listed. Ask: How are the words formed? Go through page 26 to understand the formation rules of compound adjectives and compound nouns.

8. To form compound adjectives: warm-hearted, cold-blooded easy-going,ordinary-looking hard-working, long-lasting tax-free, world-famous air-conditioned, man-made soft-boiled, clear-cut well-educated, well-paid

9. To form compound nouns: handbag, bookmark, website, motherland sightseeing, window-shopping, housekeeping, day-dreaming

10. Match the words in column A with the ones in column B to form new words: A 1.black 2.broad 3.every 4.bed 5.blue 6.suit B a. room b. eyed c. cast d. case e. where f. board f. c. e. a. b. d.

11. A 7.radio 8.bus 9.reading 10.passer 11.play 12.over 13.news • B • g. ground • h. throw • driver • j. by • k. paper • l. active • m. room l. i. m. j. g. h. k.

12. Ask the students to translate the words into Chinese. Explain that some English words are derived from the combination of two different words, for example: hand-bag: a small bag carried on a person’s hand; long-lasting: that can last for a long time; tea-cup: a cup that contains tea; three-day: lasting for three days; sightseeing: the activity of seeing sights as a tourist.

13. Question: When you come across unfamiliar words, do you often use the knowledge of word formation to guess the meaning of the new word? If so, can you think of some examples?

14. Put the following into English: 1.项链 2.雨衣 3.男朋友 4.聚会 5.书店 6. 地震 7.消防队员 necklace raincoat boyfriend get-together bookstore earthquake firefighter

15. ８．气象员 ９．金鱼 １０．说英语的 １１．握手 １２．电影制片人 １３．水面下的 １４．伐木工 weatherman goldfish English-speaking handshake film-maker under water woodcutter

16. Can you recognize the formation of the following compound words? What parts of speech are they and what do they mean? Take a guess and then check in the dictionary. Try to use them in the letter below.

17. mouth-watering well-known happy-go-lucky brand new suitcase outgoing sightseeing Dear Li Su, Guess what? I finally booked my trip to Greece! I am staying in a (1)__________ hotel in the city center. I think it will be very convenient. Although I am traveling alone, I think I will make new friends easily because I am pretty (2)________ .I have not made a brand new outgoing

18. travel plan because I am fairly(3)_________ and like to take my time (4)__________.Greece will be so interesting. I am looking forward to seeing all the (5)___________ ancient buildings and trying the (6)_____________ food. Well, I have to finish packing my (7) ___________. I promise to send you a postcard from Athens. Your friend, Yang Jie happy-go-lucky sightseeing well-known mouth-watering suitcase

19. Olympic sports and events: Answers: Part A: a (3) b (2) c (1) d (4)

20. Part B: 20km race walk 100 sprint discus throw high jump long jump marathon relay race 200m butterfly platform dive springboard dive balance beam floor exercise horizontal bar parallel bar water polo 100m backstroke 100m butterfly 200m freestyle individual all-round rings uneven bars

21. Thank you