Unit 12 Sports in BritainUnit 12 Sports in Britain

Part 3 ReadingPart 3 Reading

Welcome to the unitWelcome to the unit

The contentsThe contents

• Lead-inLead-in

• Fast readingFast reading

• Careful readingCareful reading

• Language pointsLanguage points

• Listening and consolidationListening and consolidation

• Summary and homeworkSummary and homework

• The design of the writing on the BbThe design of the writing on the Bb

The badge(The badge( 会徽）会徽） of the 30 Olympic of the 30 Olympic GamesGames

出现在出现在 20082008 北京奥运会闭幕式上的英国伦敦红色北京奥运会闭幕式上的英国伦敦红色大巴士大巴士

Rugby and soccerRugby and soccer

David Beckham and his David Beckham and his fellowsfellows

How do you think of rugby?How do you think of rugby?

A kind of pretty rough and A kind of pretty rough and terrible, but exciting terrible, but exciting game--------Rugby.game--------Rugby.

Fast readingFast reading （（ 11 ））• Sporting (Sporting (a)a) 喜爱运动的喜爱运动的 The British are a very sporting people. The British are a very sporting people. • Emphasis (n) Emphasis (n) 强调、重视强调、重视 Our English course place great emphasis Our English course place great emphasis

on\upon conversation skills.on\upon conversation skills.• Professional (a) Professional (a) 职业的 职业的 David Beckham is a professional football pDavid Beckham is a professional football p

layer.layer.• Consideration (n) Consideration (n) 考虑 考虑 consider (v)consider (v)• Doubt (n) Doubt (n) 怀疑、疑惑怀疑、疑惑• Rugger/rugby (n) Rugger/rugby (n) 橄榄球橄榄球 Rugby is another kind of football, which iRugby is another kind of football, which i

s pretty rough, but exciting game.s pretty rough, but exciting game.• Pretty (ad) Pretty (ad) 相当、颇相当、颇 I feel pretty tired.I feel pretty tired.• Rough (a) Rough (a) 粗野的 粗野的 He has a rough tongue.He has a rough tongue.• Compulsory (a) Compulsory (a) 必修的 必修的 English is a compulsory subject for all of us.English is a compulsory subject for all of us.• Wherever (ad) Wherever (ad) 无论何处（地）无论何处（地） I will go wherever you go.I will go wherever you go.• Oval-shaped (a) Oval-shaped (a) 椭圆形的 椭圆形的 P203 Word Formation n.+ved.P203 Word Formation n.+ved.

Fast reading(2)Fast reading(2)What are many of the British more interested in What are many of the British more interested in

than in anything else?than in anything else?What do the British most often talk about What do the British most often talk about

besides the weather?besides the weather?How does the writer think of rugby? How does the writer think of rugby?

The keys:The keys:

• Sports. (Paragraph 1)Sports. (Paragraph 1)

• Football. (Paragraph 4)Football. (Paragraph 4)

• It’s a pretty rough and terrible, but It’s a pretty rough and terrible, but exciting game.exciting game.

Careful reading Careful reading reading(1)words and reading(1)words and expressionsexpressions• The British are a very The British are a very sporting people.sporting people.• In Britain, wherever you go, you’ll see In Britain, wherever you go, you’ll see

people of all ages people of all ages knocking a ball aboutknocking a ball about with a stick or something with a stick or something as ifas if they just they just couldn’t live without sports of some kind.couldn’t live without sports of some kind.

• In Britain, if you take all amateur and In Britain, if you take all amateur and professional sports into consideration, professional sports into consideration, there can be no doubt that…there can be no doubt that…

• Besides the weather, football is the thing Besides the weather, football is the thing most talked aboutmost talked about in this country. in this country.

The keys to the questions on The keys to the questions on Page 111.Page 111.

• 1. A.1. A.

• 2. B.2. B.

• 3. A.3. A.

• 4. C.4. C.

• 5. C.5. C.

• 6. B.6. B.

Language points.Language points.• Words and expressionsWords and expressions Place emphasis on\upon, go in for, as if, take…into Place emphasis on\upon, go in for, as if, take…into

consideration, at the top of, as well as, a large number of, consideration, at the top of, as well as, a large number of, knock down, that ‘s to say…knock down, that ‘s to say…

• Sentence patterns:Sentence patterns: 1.…1.…there can be no doubtthere can be no doubt thatthat football is at the top of football is at the top of

the list.the list. 2. Besides the weather, football is the thing 2. Besides the weather, football is the thing most talked most talked

aboutabout in this country. in this country.• Some attributive clauses:Some attributive clauses: 1 Another popular sport in Britain is rugby football----1 Another popular sport in Britain is rugby football----

which is a kind of football played by two teams of 15 which is a kind of football played by two teams of 15 players each.players each.

2. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be 2. In rugby, an oval-shaped ball is used which can be handled as well as kicked.handled as well as kicked.

ListeningListening

•Hey, pay attention to Hey, pay attention to your your pronunciation pronunciation and intonation !and intonation !

HomeworkHomework

• Make sentences with the phrases Make sentences with the phrases underlined in your book.underlined in your book.

• Copy all attributive clauses in the reading Copy all attributive clauses in the reading material and underline the key words.material and underline the key words.

• If you have chance to surf on line ,try to If you have chance to surf on line ,try to find some information about soccer and find some information about soccer and rugby, and then write a composition rugby, and then write a composition about the differences between rugby and about the differences between rugby and soccer.soccer.