§ Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会

【New words and expressions】 生词和短语

★Olympic adj. 奥林匹克的

Olympic games 奥林匹克运动会,简称 : The Games (一般大型运动会用 “games” )

★hold (held held) v 召开

have a meeting召开会议 / hold a meeting召开会议 / hold a party 召开宴会

hold习惯用被动, 被动 : the meeting will be held

the Olympic games will be held in China in 2008.(two thousand eight)

★government n 政府

★immense adj 巨大的

big, large大的

huge adj.(体积的)巨大的, 极大的, 无限的

great 大的, 伟大的

immense 极大的, 无边的, 一望无际的

the universe is immense.( universe n.宇宙, 世界, 万物, 领域)

immense ocean

fantastic (建筑等)表惊叹, 还可表示好极的, 宏伟的

great man 伟人big man 大人物large man大块头

huge(体积)巨大, 庞大

big 一般的大 / large 数量的大, 尺寸的大 / great 伟大的, 重要的

★stadium n 露天体育场

playground操场

sports field运动场, 体育场 sports 各种各样的运动

gymnasium n.健身房, 体育馆 体育

gym : =gymnasium 体育 n.体育馆, 体操

篮球场 gym ; 足球场 stadium

★standard n 标准

high standard高标准

Olympic standard意为体育最高标准(运动会中的最高标准)

★capital n 首都

capital adj 另义 : 大写的, 重要的

★fantastic adj 巨大的

★design v 设计

designer 设计师

well－designed设计不错

【Text】

Lesson 37 The Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会

First listen and then answer the question.听录音, 然后回答以下问题.

When was the last time this country hosted the Olympic Games?

The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a fine new swimming pool. 'They will also be building new roads and a special railway-line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called 'Olympic City'. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fine modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.

参考译文

4年以后, 奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行. 由于将有大批的人到我们国家来, 所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池. 他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条铁路专线. 奥运会就在首都市郊举办, 整个地区将被称作 “奥林匹克城” . 工人们将在今年年底前把新路铺好; 到明年年底, 他们将把新体育场建成. 这些巨大的现代化建筑是由库尔特•冈特设计的. 大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成. 我们都非常激动, 盼望着奥运会的到来, 因为在这个国家里还从未举办过奥运会.

【课文讲解】

4 years later 四年后

the olympic games will be held in our country...

as/because引导原因

a large number of people/a great many people大批的人

be visiting the country

be building 建设

an immense stadium一个大型体育场

a new Olympic-standard swimming pool一个高标准的游泳池

be building 修建

special railway-line专线铁路

outside the capital 市郊

Olympic city 奥林匹克城

by the end of this year到今年年底前

by 完成时的标志, 表示到......为止

现在完成式 : 到现在某一点时间为止

过去完成式 : 到过去某一点时间为止

将来完成式 : 到将来某一点时间为止, 某个动作已经发生

will have done

by the end of next year到明年年底前

by the end of next year, they will have finished/completed the work

on the new stadium.

work on... ......的工程

modern buildings 现代化建筑

fantastic 巨大的

...have been designed by... 已经设计好了, 用现在完成时

Everybody will be watching anxiously...人们都将密切注视

as the new building go up

as随着, 引导从句, 状语从句不用将来时态, 不能用 “...will be built”

be built强调建造

go up 拔地而起

be excited激动的

look forward to+n./ doing期待(很高兴的), 一定要加名词或动词 “-ing” , 与 “expect” (期待)的区别, “expect” 没有高不高兴的成分

look forward to your letter

because they never been held before in this country

before adv在此之前

将来完成时 will have done (till, until)

I will have finished it until/till tomorrow.

【Multiple choice questions】多项选择题

4 By the end of next year they will have finished the new stadium. This means they will finish it ______ the end of next year.

a. at b. before c. after d. long before

by the end of next year

by: 到......为止, 在.....之前, 不迟于 = before

long before : 在之前很久

7 We are looking forward to the Olympic Games, ______ they have never been held before in this country.

a. for b. why c. because of d. due to

7. because : 强调后面的是原因

because of : (介词短语), 不会加句子

why－－不能直接做连词

due to : (介词短语)由于 + 名词

His success is due to his hard work

12 We are looking forward to the Games. So we will be ______ when they begin.

a. pleased b. unhappy c. sorry d. impatient

12. look forward to : 期待(高兴)

expect : 期待

be pleased : 感到高兴地, 令人满意地 / be pleased to do sth : 乐于做某事

impatient adj.不耐烦的, 急躁的, 不耐心的

5 The buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter, so the designs ______.

a. are not complete yet b. are now complete

c. will be completed soon d. haven't been completed yet

5. 完成的概念

be complete.(adj)

complete : (adj)完全的 (v)完成

are now completed / are complete 都可以

【Special Difficulties】 难点

Study these sentences.

细读以下的例句 :

a Hold. The Olympic Games will be held in our country. (1.1)

This verb may be used in the sense of‘conduct’, ‘observe’or‘celebrate’.

这个动词可以用来表示 “进行” 、 “纪念” 或 “庆祝” 的意思.

A festival is held at Edinburgh every year. 节日庆典每年在爱丁堡举行一次.

We are going to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the subject. 明天我们准备开一次会来讨论这个议题.

The next conference will be held in Geneva. 下次会议将在日内瓦举行.

b Look.

The verb look has a different meaning in each sentence : 动词look在每句话中有不同的含义 :

Look forward to (expect with pleasure) 盼望 (高兴地期待着) : I am looking forward to the summer holidays. 我正盼望暑假的到来.

Look out (be careful) 当心 (注意) : Look out! A bus is coming. 当心点, 公共汽车来了.

Look up (get information from a reference book) 查阅 (从参考书中获取资料) : I don't understand this word. I shall look it up in a dictionary. 我不懂这个词的词义, 我要查一下字典.

(visit) 拜访 : Don't forget to look me up when you return. 回来时别忘了来看我.

a、 hold(会议, 宴会)

b、 look

look forward to+名词/动词的-ing

I look forward to your letter. / I look forward to receiving your letter.

look out : 当心(正发生的) / be careful 事情发生之前

look out of the windows 窗外

“威胁” 用 “watch” watch your head 当心你的头

look up : 查阅 , 拜访

look up words in the dictionary查字典

look up sth in the book查参考书, look up message in the book

look sb up 拜访 (visit), 习惯上用于拜访某人

He did not look up from his desk.(lesson 15 P68)

Exercise 练习 用hold或look的正确形式填空 :

1 We shall be ______ a party tomorrow. I am ______ it very much.

2 ______! You nearly knocked that jug over!

3 They say he is very famous. I shall ______ him ______ in‘Who's who’.

4 The students' union ______ an interesting debate on capital punishment yesterday.

5 My friend Ingrid lives in Stockholm. Why don't you ______ her______ when you're there?

6 Examinations will be ______ next week. I'm not ______ them.

1. .....holding......looking forward to......

be +动词-ing

2. knock over : 撞到

3. 'Who’s Who' : 《名人大全》

4. ......held......

debate on : 辩论

debate v.争论, 辩论 n.争论, 辩论; union n.联合, 合并, 结合, 联盟, 协会

口语过程三步 : 1、dialogue(对话) 2、discussion(讨论) 3、debate(争论)

capital : 首都, 大写

capital punishment : 极刑 (punishment n.惩罚, 处罚, 惩处)

国外的极刑 : hot seat 电椅

5. ......look (he) up......

look(sb) up : 拜访, 看看, 在英文中并不一定是很正式的, 只是去看看的意思

6. ......held......looking forward to......

hold an exam : 举行考试 / take the exam : 接受考试

【Composition】作文

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses :

用括号中的连词来改写以下句子 :

1 My brother is going to the Olympic Games. I am going to the Olympic Games. (Both...and)

2 We bought tickets a long time ago. We shall be leaving soon. (and)

3 We shall see the Games. We shall visit many parts of the country. (not only...but...)

1 Both my brother and I are going to the Olympic Games. “both...and...” 作复数看

2 We bought tickets a long time ago and (we) shall be leaving soon.

3 We shall not only see the Games but visit many parts of the country as well.