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Speaking and writing

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

footballbasketball

1. Review

volleyball

badminton

baseball

table tennis

2 Warming up

tennis high-jump

runningswimming

EuropeEurope AfricaAfrica AmericaAmerica

AsiaAsia OceaniaOceania

Choose the right answer.

1.When and where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 776BC; in Greece B. 776AD; in Greece

2.What events were there in the ancient Olympic Games? A. Running, jumping, shooting, throwing, wrestling, B. Table tennis, jumping, volleyball, swimming

3.When did the ancient Olympic Games stop? A. 398AD B. 393 AD

4. When and where did the modern Olympics start? A. In 1896; in Athens B. In 1896; in America

5. How many competitors from how many country

competed in 1896?

A. There were 311 competitors from 13 countries.

B. There were 1131 competitors from 113 countries.6. When did China first take part in the Olympic Games? A. In 1940 B. In 1932

7. Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event?

A.Xu Haifeng; shooting B.Xu Haifeng; table tennis 8. How many competitors from how many country take

part in the 27th Summer Olympics in Sydney? A. Over 10,000 athletes; 119 countries B. Over 14,000 athletes; 205 countries

9. Do you know the three words show the spirit

of the Olympic Games?

swifter, higher , stronger

Tell your partner about your favourite sport. Give

reasons why you like it so much. Think about: • how you became interested in that sport.

• your favourite athlete.

• what you do to improve your skill.

3 Pair work

Some useful expressions

My favourite sport is … because …I like … because …I became interested in it when …My favourite athlete/footballer/sportsman is …I like him/her because …I practise …In the future I hope to …

Write a short passage entitled “My favourite sport”.

• Begin by explaining which sport you have chosen and why.• Make three short paragraphs using the outline you have

written while talking.• Give a reason for each of your ideas: one for each paragraph.• Finish by saying what you hope to do with this sport in the

future.• Make your sentences more interesting by using

some different linking words.

4 Pre-writing

Read the writing sample on p. 16. Then work with your partner and answer the following questions.

--Do you think the writer wrote according to the instructions? --Why do you think so? Please list your reasons. --What do you need for this hobby?--What do you need to do to improve your knowledge? --What is enjoyable you might have?--What difficulties may you have?--What can you learn from the hobby?

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

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

5. Assessment

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)

1.Revise your passage2.Finish off the workbook exercises.

6. Homework