八年级下册

Lesson 35 The Dream Team

A Game--- guess, guess, guess!

Work in groups. Take turns acting out a sport. While one group member acts, the others try to guess what sport it is.

You can ask the following questions: Is it played inside or outside? Is it on land or in water? Is it a solo event or a team event?

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Listen to the passage and tell True or False.

The U.S. basketball team is considered to be the dream team.( )The diving team is China’s only dream team .( )There is more to a dream team than winning gold medals. ( )

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Did the U.S. basketball team defeat all the other teams and win the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics? What else do you know?

Is the diving team China’s only dream team？What does a dream team have?

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Did the U.S. basketball team defeat all the other teams and win the gold medal at the 1992 Olympics?

What else do you know?

Read the lesson and answer the questions.

Yes.

People called them the dream team. They had a great influence on people everywhere---not just in the Olympic Games.

Is the diving team China’s only dream team？Read the lesson and answer the questions.

No, it isn’t.

China also has dream teams in ping pong and badminton.Time after time, these teams have won gold medals for China.

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What does a dream team have?

A dream has not only the best players and the best coach, but also the best team spirit.

At the 1992 Olympics, the U.S. basketball team defeated all the other teams and won the __________. People called them the__________. They ___ __ great

______ ___people everywhere --- not just in the Olympics Games. A dream team is considered to be the greatest team in its field. There are many dream teams in the world of sports. Canada’s dream team plays on ice---it’s the country’s ice hockey team. For Brazil, it might be the men’s volleyball or soccer team.

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What is China’s dream team? Many people say that it’s the diving team. The team won the most gold medals for China in the most recent Olympics. China also has dream teams in ping-pong and badminton. ____________, these teams have won gold medals for China.Time after time

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However, there is more to a dream team than winning gold medals. A dream team has not only the best players and the best______, but also the best team spirit. All of the players must work hard and do their best

for the team. By working together, they perform better, and they never give up. That’s what makes a dream team.

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Task

The Dream Team:Talk about one dream team that interests you and write a magazine article about th

em.What sport do they play?Why do they call them the dream team?Who were the star players on the team?…

gold [ɡəʊld] n. 金，黄金制品； 金色 adj. 金色的e.g. ： All is not gold that glitters. I have a gold watch.Exercise:Her hair is so blond that it almost looks like _____.His son is an Olympic g______ medal winner.

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defeat [diˈfi:t]vt. 击败，战胜，挫败 n. 战胜，失败e.g.: At the 1992 Olympics, the U.S. basketball team defeated

all the other teams and won the gold medal.He hasn’t learnt how to face the defeat.Exercise:They _______ the enemy in the battle.

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diving [ˈdaɪvɪŋ ] n. 跳水dive v. 跳水diver n. 跳水者 E.g. ： Little Tom likes diving and he hopes to be an excelle

nt diver in the future.

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badminton ['bædmɪntən] n. 羽毛球； 羽毛球运动 e.g.: He played badminton for sport.Exercise:Lin Dan, a famous Chinese player, started playing ____________

at the age of nine.badminton

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coach [kəʊtʃ] n. 教练； 辅导教师e.g.: Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.Exercise:The_______ held a team meeting to discuss the reasons why they f

ailed.

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influence ['ɪnflʊəns] n. 影响；作用e.g.: Her influence made me a better personhave an influence on 对……有影响e.g.: They had a great influence on people everywhere.My advice has no influence on his actions.Exercise:The weather has a big _______ on agriculture.influence

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time after time 多次，反复，不断地e.g.: Time after time he was asked to be quiet.Exercise:The doctor told him _____________ to give up smoking.

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