Period 4Language points
Unit 2
The Olympic Games
1.How many competitors from how many countries____________?从多少个国家来的多少名运动员参加了比赛?
竞争/竞赛（vi.）___________
竞赛（n.）_______________
参赛者（n.）_____________
compete in (a game, a match)参加,在…方面竞争
compete with/against somebody 和某人竞争
compete for( a prize, a medal, …)角逐,为…竞争
competed
compete.
competition
competitor
He believed that nobody could ____________ him.
More than 1,000 competitors took part in the competition to ____________ the first prize.
Wang Junxia has now ___________
two Olympics.
compete with
compete for
competed in
2 take part in, join, join in, attend的区别
take part in 指参加某种活动，如体育、比赛、游戏、讨论、战斗等，并积极地起着作用。
join指参加某组织并成为一员。
join in 指参加活动或游戏，和take part in 相当。但join sb. in… （和某人一起做某事）,不等于take part in。
attend表示参加会议（聚会）等。
be present ( at )
1.Do you remember the day when you _______ the Party?
2.Would you ____ us ___ the ball game?
3.Last month he was invited ________ an important international meeting in London.
4.Every four years, many athletes from different countries __________________ the Olympic Games.
joined
join in
to attend
take part in/join in
3. Pausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come ___________________ to ______________the present day Olympic Games.
go/start/ come/ be on a journey 进行旅行
My father is away on a journey.
find out about 弄清有关……的情况
The police are trying hard to find out about the accident.
on a magical journey
find out about
1.The Smiths are ____ a journey to Guilin.
2.----What are you doing here?
----I am ________________ the case.
on
finding out about
4. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games …
我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”，我曾经写过2000年前奥林匹克运动会的情况。
what 引起宾语从句，并在从句中作call的宾语，“Ancient Greece”作宾补。what相当于the place that，因此what不能改为that，也不能改为where，因为where 只能作状语。
After many days’ voyage, they arrived in what is called America now.
After a long journey, they came to what was called “Gebi Desert”.
I’m still not used to getting up early.
The man got used to living in the countryside.
Wood can be used to make paper.
used to do

be/get/ become used to doing

be used to do
表示过去经常做某事/
表示过去的状态
=“习惯于”

=“被用于做……”,是被动语态
1.I __________ the weather in Guangzhou.
2.Her mother ________ dance a lot when she was young.
3.Bamboo (竹子) can _____________ make paper.
4.The old ___________ getting up early.
am used to
used to
be used to
are used to
every 基数词 + 复数名词
5. every four years
表示“每多少时间/距离，每隔多少时间/距离”
序数词＋单数名词
every four years= every fourth year
每４年，每隔３年
每两周，
每隔一周
每隔几...: every few+复数名词
every two weeks
every second week
every other week
Usually,medicine should be taken
_____________________________.（每四小时）
Some of you go back home
_______________________ _____ _.（每隔一个星期）
He likes reading very much, so he
goes to the bookshop______________.
（每隔几天）
every four hours
/ every fourth hour
/ every second week
every two
weeks
/every other week
every few days
6. admit v.
1）允许
be admitted as 作为------被接受
be admitted to/into（介词）sth(运动会,俱乐部,学校等) 获准做某事/参加
Only one hundred boys are admitted to the school every year.
2）承认
admit sth/doing sth
I admit my mistake.
He admitted having done wrong.
He_____________ the club after his
tenth try.(被批准参加 ).
He ______________ a member by a baseball team . (被接收 )
She_______ having read the letter.(承认)
admitted
was admitted to
was admitted as
7.Our Greek cities used to compete against each other for the honor of winning.
in honor of “为向...表示敬意”为纪念...”为祝贺...
Have the honor of doing sth / to do sth
荣幸地做某事
Washington, a state in the United States, was named____ one of the greatest American presidents.
A. in honor of B. instead of
C. in favor of D. by means of
8. No other country could join in, nor could slaves or women.
其他国家都不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不行。
Nor do I think they should give it to any government.
I don’t know, nor do I care.
Nor是含有否定意义的副词,放在句首时,引起部分倒装句，意为“同样也不”。

Neither的用法也有相似之处,只是它只用与第二个否定
I can’t do it, nor/neither can he.
She is not a doctor, nor/neither am I .
He went home, so did I.
so +助动词／情态动词+sb./sth …也…
nor/neither +助动词／情态动词+sb./sth.
……也不……
. I didn’t go there. ______________her.
(她也是)
(2). She was a teacher. ______ I.
(我也是这样)
(3). I’m a student and I like
English. __________ him.
(他也是如此)
Nor /neither
did
So was
So it is with
9. Women are not only _______but play a very important role, especially in…
allow vt. 允许
The law doesn’t allow such an action.
allow + n./ pron. 允许……
My parents won’t allow me to stay out late.
allow sb. to do 允许某人干……
The police don’t allow parking in the street.
allow + doing 允许干……
allowed
汉译英:
在候车室乘客不允许吸烟
Passengers ( )
in the waiting room.
我们不许在这里吸烟。 We don’t( )
are not allowed to smoke
allow smoking here
10. as well as 并列连词
1)不但------而且------，相当于not only…but also…
He gave me advice as well as money.
用于连接两个主语，谓语的形式由前一个名词确定
The son,as well as his parents,wants to go there.
as well可做副词短语，意思为“也”，放在句末。
如：He has not only finished his own work, but helped others as well.他不仅完成了自己的工作，还帮助了其他人。
11.There’s just as much a competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic medal.
as much + 名 + as + 名 (与……同样地……)
→ It’s as much your responsibility as mine.
这件事你和我一样都有责任。
国与国之间争取奥运会承办权的竞争就跟争夺奥运会金牌一样激烈。
她和你一样都是聪明的学生.
She is as clever a student as you (are).
It is generally believed that teaching is ____ it is a science.
much as an art as
as much an art as
C. an art as much as
D. as much as an art
practice
B
12. It’s still all about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.
Farther 距离或时间上更远的, 是指具体
Further 更远的 （=farther）；程度上进一步的，是指抽象
E.g. We can’t go any farther without a
rest.
We must get further information.
We need take further step to deal with the matter.
Period 6 Reading II
Unit 2
The Olympic Games
Do you know any stories or persons in ancient Greek?
Warming up (3m)
Skim the text and find out the main idea of the story.
The story is about a princess who races to marry the man that can run faster than her. In order to win the race, a man asks for help from the Goddess of Love.
Scan the passage and find the answers:

Who was Atlanta?

What was she good at?

Who did she want to marry?

How could Hippomenes win Atlanta?
Scan the passage and find the answers:

Who was Atlanta?


2. What was she good at?
She was a Greek princess.
She was good at running.
Who did she want to marry?

4. How could Hippomenes win Atlanta?
She wanted to marry a man who could
run faster than her.
He asked for help from the Greek Goddess
of Love. The Greek Goddess of Love gave
him three golden apples to attract Atlanta’s
attention and make her slow down.
Read the text again and finish the following true or false exercise.
Atlanta could run faster than any man.
At first Hippomenes understand why men ran against Atlanta.
Atlanta was not confident she would win.
She was so angry that she could not run in the Olympics.
She made as many men as she could share her pain.
Her father did not understand her wish to compete.
He did not refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race.
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Language Points
amaze (v): fill (sb.) with great surprise
be amazed at sth. /+that从句
amazing (adj):令人惊奇/惊异的
E.g. An amazing speed / player
promise
v t. 允诺，答应 promise (sb.) sth.;
promise (sb.) to do sth.
promise (sb.) that clause
E.g. He promised (her) never to tell a lie.
vi. / v t. 预示；有希望…, 很有希望成功; 保证;前途
E.g: The clear sky promises fine weather.
　　This project promises well.
这个工程大有前途。
n. 诺言、字据，充当make, break, keep, carry out 的宾语
E.g:　If you make a promise, you should keep it, you ought not to break it.
如果你作出允诺，就得守诺言，不应该违背诺言。
Passive voice
Period 5
Unit 5
The Olympic Games
一般现在时：am／is／are＋p.p. (done)
一般过去时：
一般将来时：
过去将来时:
现在进行时:
过去进行时：
现在完成时：
过去完成时：
被动语态的构成
was／were＋p.p. (done)
will／shall be＋p.p. (done)
am/is/are going to be + p.p. (done)
am/is/are to be +p.p. (done)
would/should be+p.p.(done)
am/is/are being+p.p.(done)
was / were + p.p. (done)
have/has been+p.p. (done)
had  been + p.p. (done)
Check the answers:
Your children will be taken care of when you are off.
The foreign friends will be given a warm welcome.
A warm welcome will be given to the foreign friends.
3.How many athletes will be sent to take part in the 2008 Olympic Games?
He was laughed at for the foolish mistake.
All these things are to be answered in the future.
The students were given some advice.
Some advice was given to the students.
7. It is known that he is teacher.
 He is known to be a teacher.
He wants to find a job in a factory which is still being built.
Can such a thing be prevented from happening again?
By the end of last year, another new stadium had been built in Beijing.
A new plan is not being discussed now.
The naughty son was always being scolded by his father.
He is not here. He must be being examined (by the doctor).
表猜测的被动：一定在做某事
must be doing sth.
sth. must be being done
It is said that… 据说
It is reported that…据报道
It is believed that…大家相信
It is hoped that…大家希望
It is well known that…众所周知
All of us know that the Great Wall is one of the cultural relics.
It is known that the Great Wall is one of the cultural relics.
The Great Wall is known to be one of the cultural relics.
can / could / may / might / must / should / ought to / have to
+ be + p.p. (done)
情态动词＋be＋p.p. (done)
I can finish the work.