前景大學(xué)英語綜合教程_unit__Sports_in_the_Workplace

1、Unit 4 Sports in the Workplace Part C Part BPart A Lead in Text Exercise Unit 4 Sports in the Workplace Lead in Text Exercise ToolkitWorkplace SkillsWritingWorkshop Task 2 Task 1 Task 3 Part ALead in Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below

2、 if necessary. 1.Will you be excited about company sports fest (=festival) if you work in a company? 2.Which of the sports in the second picture do you like most? 3.Are you a silent spectator or an excited one? Part ALead in Cues: interesting, have fun Cues: swimming, cool, relaxing Cues: training,

3、coach, taking notes Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions below in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary. 1.Will you be excited about company sports fest (=festival) if you work in a company? Part ALead in a. Yes, I will. I think company sports fest is very interesting,

4、with so many non-student participants. We can have fun, and it may bring us back to school days. b. No, not really. Company sports fest is not so appealing to me, because I do sports every day by myself, and I dont like matches or competitions. Task 1 Study the pictures and discuss the questions bel

5、ow in small groups. Use the words given below if necessary. 2.Which of the sports in the second picture do you like most? 3.Are you a silent spectator or an excited one? Part ALead in Swimming is my favorite sport. Water makes me feel cool, especially when the weather is hot. Moreover, its very rela

6、xing a. For the most part, I enjoy watching sports silently, but when there is some player that I like very much, I might be extremely excited and cheer for him/her. b. Im an excited one, no matter who is playing there. Its fun to join other spectators in cheering. Task 2 Listen to the following sho

7、rt dialogues and fill in the blanks. Dialogue 1 M: Whats new there? W: Oh, they are _ for their interested sports. M: Sports? Are we _ a sports event? W: Yeah, the _ says that our company is gonna hold one on Nov. 20th. M: Great. Are you gonna participate? W: Of course. I was good at sports during s

8、chool days. Ill _ the 1,500 meter race. What about you? M: Ah Ive not _ yet. W: Take your time. You still have two days to think about it. Part ALead in registering holding notice take part in decided Task 2 Listen to the following short dialogues and fill in the blanks. Dialogue 2 W: The sports day

9、 was _, wasnt it? M: Yes, it was. All of us enjoyed it very much. W: Did you get any _? I heard Jenny got two first prizes. M: Really? Congrats to her. I got nothing. W: It doesnt matter how many prizes we get. What matters is _. M: That _. Im feeling great now because Ive known more colleagues thro

10、ugh this event. W: And and weve _ our body. M: Yeah. So everyone is a winner. Part ALead in thrilling prize participation makes sense exercised Task 3 Discuss the following questions. 1. What do you think of company sports day? 2.Did you participate in any sports event during school days? Part ALead

11、 in Cues: sub-health, relationship, team-building Cues: yes, 4 100 relay race, prize; no, not good at sports Task 3 Discuss the following questions. 1.What do you think of company sports day? Part ALead in I think its very good for our health. Many people seldom do exercises after they start to work

12、. So the company sports day can remind them of the importance of sports and help them get rid of sub-health. Besides, through the sports event, employees can build their relationship with other colleagues. This is also a team-building event that can involve many employees. Task 3 Discuss the followi

13、ng questions. 2.Did you participate in any sports event during school days? Part ALead in a. Yes, I did. When I was in college, I participated in the 4100 relay race and won the second prize. Its very exciting. b. No, I didnt. I didnt quite like sports and I was not good at it. Part AText Company Sp

14、orts Day “Do you have the killer instinct? No, we are not talking about the Nintendo games .” 1 Those were the opening lines of our notice that announced our sports day. The news spread speedily and for the rest of the month. It stayed in the air till April 10 April 10 was Sports Day! Part AText Spo

15、rts Day was the long awaited event that had involved a lot of planning and coordination on the part of the sports organizing committee. It was the fruit of sincere effort put in by the entire team. Each member of the core group was equally excited about the event, and the group became a team, a team

16、 devoted to making the sports event a success. The sports list was circulated among the employees and we registered for the sports that we wished to participate in. Popular board games like scrabble and chess were a part of this list.2 Then there were carom and sudoku.3 And then there was this much-

17、talked-about table tennis. There were few who participated in any and all of these sports activities irrespective of their expertise, while there were some others who made choices based on their innate talent in a particular sport. Part AText All in all, it was fun, as every sport received a huge pa

18、rticipation. The event brought us closer. We got to know each other better; we discovered the hidden talents in one another and most of all, we got an opportunity to go back to our school days. Part AText Part AText Active participation! That was the motto of the sports event and thats what we had a

19、chieved. Most of us participated in at least one sport, some in more. Some organized tournaments, some refereed the matches and some watched the others play. And “watching” was not a silent-spectator kind of watching. Every sport enjoyed an enthralled audience encouraging and appreciating the player

20、s. Part AText One more thing that sports brought about was that we came together, as a team. The Sports Day was not just another teambuilding activity. It was rather a team-bonding4 activity! People who communicated with just a “hi” or “hello” were hurraying together; and that does make a big differ

21、ence. People who hardly knew each other were playing from the same team and the best of friends were playing against each other. Part AText At the prize distribution ceremony, our CEO was requested to say a few words. He said, “Winning boosts confidence. And confidence wins. Today you know what it f

22、eels to be a winner, dont you? Those who won know it well; those who didnt, know it even better! I wont use the word lost. You either win or you dont, theres no losing in my dictionary.” He added, “You should want to win and believe that you will. Belief is important; that is what will take you ahea

23、d in life. Believe in yourself, and success wont seem far away.” (508 words) 公公 司司 運(yùn)運(yùn) 動(dòng)動(dòng) 會(huì)會(huì) “你是否具備殺手本能？我們這里說的可不是任天 堂游戲”這是我們公司運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)通知的開頭。這則消息 迅速傳開，不僅當(dāng)月在傳，它一直傳到4月10日也就是 運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)當(dāng)天！ Part AText Translation 運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)是大家期待已久的大事，組委會(huì)為此做了大 量的規(guī)劃和協(xié)調(diào)工作。它的順利召開是整個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)竭誠努 力的結(jié)果。組委會(huì)核心小組的每一位成員對(duì)此都興奮不 已，小組形成了一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)，一個(gè)致力于使這次運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)圓 滿成功的團(tuán)隊(duì)。

24、 Part AText Translation 運(yùn)動(dòng)項(xiàng)目表在公司員工中傳閱，我們都報(bào)名參加自 己想要參加的項(xiàng)目。備受歡迎的棋盤游戲（如拼字游戲 和國際象棋）也屬參賽項(xiàng)目。此外還有無袋臺(tái)球、數(shù)獨(dú) 和引發(fā)熱議的乒乓球。很少有人會(huì)不顧自己現(xiàn)有的專長 就去參加某個(gè)項(xiàng)目，而是有些人會(huì)根據(jù)自己在某項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng) 方面的天賦做出選擇。 Part AText Translation 總之非常有趣，因?yàn)槊總€(gè)項(xiàng)目都有很多人參加。運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì) 使大家走得更近了。我們?cè)絹碓搅私獗舜?，發(fā)現(xiàn)隱藏在 彼此身上的才能，最重要的是，我們獲得了一次機(jī)會(huì)重 回學(xué)生時(shí)代。 Part AText Translation 積極參與！這是我們運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)的口

25、號(hào)，我們也確實(shí)做 到了。大部分人參加了至少一項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)，有些甚至更多。 有些人組織比賽，有些人當(dāng)裁判，有些人觀看其他人比 賽?！坝^看”可不是那種靜靜的觀看，每一項(xiàng)比賽都有 一群著迷的觀眾為運(yùn)動(dòng)員加油喝彩。 Part AText Translation 運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)帶給我們的另一收獲就是我們都走到了一起， 成為一個(gè)團(tuán)隊(duì)。運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)不只是一次團(tuán)隊(duì)建設(shè)活動(dòng)，更是 一次促進(jìn)團(tuán)隊(duì)協(xié)作的活動(dòng)！平日里碰面只打聲招呼的人 在運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)中一起歡呼加油，這的確會(huì)產(chǎn)生巨大變化。彼 此幾乎不認(rèn)識(shí)的人同屬一支隊(duì)伍，而最好的朋友則相互 比賽。 Part AText Translation 在頒獎(jiǎng)典禮上，我們的CEO應(yīng)邀發(fā)言。他說：“勝利

26、增強(qiáng)自信，自信贏得勝利。今天，大家知道了勝利的滋 味，對(duì)不對(duì)？贏了比賽的人對(duì)此很清楚，沒有贏的人會(huì) 有更深切的體會(huì)！我不愿用失敗這個(gè)詞。你要么贏， 要么沒贏，在我的詞典里沒有輸這個(gè)字?！彼又?說：“你們都應(yīng)心懷勝利的目標(biāo)并且相信自己能獲勝。 信念至關(guān)重要；它能帶你在生活中前行。相信自己，成 功并不遙遠(yuǎn)。 Part AText Translation here it refers to a strong desire to beat an opponent at almost any cost; the name of a Nintendo game killer instinct Part

27、A Text Language and Cultural Points Nintendo Part A Text Language and Cultural Points Note: It is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889, it produced handmade hanafuda cards, and later developed into a video game company, becoming one of the most influenti

28、als in the industry, and Japans third most valuable listed company. felt by a number of people to exist or to be happening; uncertain; undecided; current e.g. There is romance in the air. 有種浪漫的氣氛。 Our plans are still (up) in the air. 我們的計(jì)劃仍懸而未決。 in the air Part A Text Language and Cultural Points v.

29、 be ready or waiting for (sb./sth.) e.g. A surprise awaited us on our arrival. 我們到達(dá)的時(shí)候，等候著我們的是一件出乎意料的事。 I am awaiting their reply. 我正在等待他們的答復(fù)。 await Part A Text Language and Cultural Points on the part of sb./on sb.s part made or done by sb. e.g. It was an error on the part of the manager. 那是經(jīng)理的過失。

30、The agreement has been kept on my part but not on his. 我一直遵守協(xié)議, 但他卻并不遵守。 Part A Text Language and Cultural Points put in/into spend (time, effort, etc.) on sth. e.g. Thank you for all the hard work youve put in. 謝謝你所做的一切努力。 Weve put a great deal of time and effort into this project. 我們?yōu)檫@一項(xiàng)目付出了大量的時(shí)間和

31、精力。 Part A Text Language and Cultural Points ad. to the same degree; in the same or in a similar way e.g. Diet and exercise are equally important. 飲食和鍛煉同樣重要。 Search your heart and ask if youre not equally to blame. 你捫心自問是否自己也同樣要承擔(dān)責(zé)任。 equally Part A Text Language and Cultural Points to give (ones tim

32、e, energy, etc.) to sb./sth. e.g. We devote all our efforts to the task. 為了這項(xiàng)任務(wù)，我們?nèi)σ愿啊?After he has retired, he will devote himself to gardening. 他退休后將把精力花在園藝上。 devote to Part A Text Language and Cultural Points v. to pass from one place, person, etc. to another e.g. The news of her death circulate

33、d quickly. 她去世的消息迅速傳開。 Blood circulates through the body. 血液在體內(nèi)循環(huán)。 circulate Part A Text Language and Cultural Points board game Part A Text Language and Cultural Points Note: A game in which counters or pieces are placed, removed, or moved on a pre-marked surface or “board” according to a set of ru

34、les. Games may be based on pure strategy, chance or a mixture of the two and usually have a goal which a player aims to achieve. Early board games represented a battle between two armies and most current board games are still based on beating opposing players in terms of counters, winning position o

35、r accrual of points. There are many different types and styles of board games with different themes. scrabble Part A Text Language and Cultural Points Note: A word game in which two to four players score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 1515 grid.

36、The words are formed across and down in crossword fashion and must appear in a standard dictionary. carom Part A Text Language and Cultural Points Note: Originated from the 18th-century France, the game is played on cloth-covered, 5 by 10 feet pocketless tables. In its simplest form, the object of t

37、he game is to score points or “counts” by caroming ones own cue ball off both the opponents cue ball and the object ball(s) on a single shot. There are many other carom billiards games, such as the champions game, as well as games which are hybrids of carom billiards and pocket billiards, such as En

38、glish billiards played on a snooker table and its descendant games, American four-ball billiards, and cowboy pool. sudoku Part A Text Language and Cultural Points Note: A logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fi ll a 99 grid with digits so that each column, each row

39、, and each of the nine 33 sub-grids that compose the grid (also called “boxes,” “blocks,” “regions,” or “sub-squares”) contains all of the digits from 1 to 9. The puzzle setter provides a partially completed grid, which typically has a unique solution. The puzzle was popularized in 1986 by the Japan

40、ese puzzle company Nikoli, under the name Sudoku, meaning single number. It became an international hit in 2005. not taking account of or considering (sth./sb.) e.g. The laws apply to everyone irrespective of race, creed or color. 法律適用于所有人，不分種族信仰或膚色。 The project must be finished, irrespective of cos

41、t. 不論花費(fèi)多少，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目一定要完成。 irrespective of Part A Text Language and Cultural Points expertise n. expert knowledge or skill, esp. in a particular field e.g. Customers will be impressed by the expertise of our highly trained employees. 我們的雇員專業(yè)性強(qiáng)、訓(xùn)練有素，保證給顧客留下深刻的印象。 We were amazed at his expertise on basketba

42、ll. 他的籃球技藝使我們贊嘆不已。 Part A Text Language and Cultural Points innate a. (of a quality, feeling, etc.) in ones nature; possessed from birth e.g. Correct ideas are not innate in the mind, but come from social practice. 正確的思想不是頭腦中固有的，而是來源于社會(huì)實(shí)踐。 The boy showed his innate ability to learn at the age of thr

43、ee. 這個(gè)男孩三歲就顯露出學(xué)習(xí)方面的天賦。 Part A Text Language and Cultural Points referee v. to act as a referee e.g. Who refereed the match? 誰當(dāng)這場(chǎng)比賽的裁判? He began refereeing in 1980. 他1980 年開始當(dāng)裁判。 Part A Text Language and Cultural Points enthrall v. to capture the whole attention of (sb.) as if by magic; to please gre

44、atly e.g. He was enthralled by the story. 他被這個(gè)故事迷住了。 The beauty of the singers voice enthralled the audience. 歌手美麗的歌喉吸引住了觀眾。 Part A Text Language and Cultural Points v. to develop or create a relationship of trust and affection with sb.; to join two things together e.g. Mothers who are depressed som

45、etimes fail to bond with their children. 時(shí)而心情沮喪的母親很難和孩子們建立起親密的關(guān)系。 bond Part A Text Language and Cultural Points team-building vs. team-bonding Bonding focuses on interpersonal relationships between team members, not on performance of a program. Part A Text Language and Cultural Points hurray v. used

46、 to express joy, approval, etc. hurray vs. hello:“ Hello” is a greeting, while “ hurray” is an exclamation; exclamations have emotions, greetings may or may not. e.g. Three cheers for the winner: Hip, hip, hurray! 為勝利者歡呼三聲：加油，加油，加油! Our team has won! Hurray! 我們隊(duì)贏了! 好哇! Part A Text Language and Cultu

47、ral Points Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 Task 5 Task 6 Task 7 Task 1 Part AExercises Part AExercises Task 1 Read the text again and check whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Each member of the organizing group is excited and devoted to making the sports event a success. ( ) 2. We c

48、an go back to school to participate in sports meeting. ( ) 3. The spectators watched the sports silently. ( ) 4. In the Sports Day, strangers may play together in one team and friends may play against each other. ( ) 5. Winning can improve ones confidence, which, in turn, will help one win. ( ) Task

49、 2 Identify the key words or main ideas of the following paragraphs. Paragraph 2: the _ of the sports event Paragraph 3: the active _ of the employees Paragraph 4: the _ of the sports event Paragraph 5: the Sports Day as a _ activity organization motto Part AExercises team-bonding participation Task

50、 3 Fill in the puzzle spaces with the words from Text A according to the explanations given below. Across 5. (of a quality, feeling, etc.) in ones nature; possessed from birth 7. to pass from one place, person, etc. to another 9. expert knowledge or skill, esp. in a particular field 10. used to expr

51、ess joy, approval, etc. Down 1. be ready or waiting for (sb./sth.) 2. not taking account of or considering (sth./sb.) 3. to capture the whole attention of (sb.) as if by magic; to please greatly 4. to join two things together; to develop or create a relationship of trust and affection with sb. 6. to

52、 act as a referee 8. to the same degree; in the same or in a similar way 1. await 2. irrespective 3. enthrall 4. bond 5. innate 6. referee 7. circulate 8. equally 9. expertise 10. hurray Part AExercises 1. Replies which we _ with impatience always come when we are not at home. 2. When our mother agr

53、eed to let us go and swim in the bay, we said happily, “_!” 3. Since gravity works _ on everything, there would be a tendency to pull those uneven places down. 4. My blood began to _ immediately, and I was quite another body. 5. They have the _ to tell people what would look good on them. await equa

54、lly circulate expertise Part AExercises Task 4 Complete the following sentences with the words from Task 3. Change the word forms if necessary. Hurray 6. They agree that the differences in behaviour between the groups are social rather than _. 7. A Japanese will _ the football match between England

55、and France. 8. Why does the story of Moby Dick continue to _ generation after generation? 9. This glue is strong enough to _ wood to metal. 10. The idea is a good one _ of who may have submitted it. innate referee enthrall bond irrespective Part AExercises Task 4 Complete the following sentences wit

56、h the words from Task 3. Change the word forms if necessary. Task 5 Complete the sentences using derivatives of the words in the box. Change the word forms if necessary. 1. They are _ that next years profit will increase. 2. It was a very _ meeting; we made a lot of important policies. 3. I ducked _

57、 as the bullet whistled past my head. 4. I _ hope your father will recover soon. 5. All _ in the race should go through the urine analysis. confident fruitful instinctively sincerely participants Part AExercises 1.He was appointed chairman by them. 2. We are made to work ten hours a day. 3. Their ha

58、nds must be kept behind their backs. They appointed him chairman. He makes us work ten hours a day. They must keep their hands behind their backs. Part AExercises Task 6 Rewrite the following sentences after the models. 1.You must go at once or wait till tomorrow. 2. Youll leave this house. If not,

59、Ill call the police. 3. Neither he nor his wife has come. You must either go at once or wait till tomorrow. Either youll leave this house or Ill call the police. Either he or his wife hasnt come. Part AExercises Task 6 Rewrite the following sentences after the models. Task 7 Translate the following

60、sentences into English, paying attention to the highlighted parts. 1.1. 這些措施是否會(huì)成功仍然這些措施是否會(huì)成功仍然不確定不確定。 (in the air)(in the air) 2. 2. 這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃反映出了總經(jīng)理這項(xiàng)計(jì)劃反映出了總經(jīng)理身上身上不斷不斷 增強(qiáng)的雄心壯志。增強(qiáng)的雄心壯志。(on the part of)(on the part of) 3. 3. 假如我昨天在辦公室多假如我昨天在辦公室多待待一會(huì)兒，一會(huì)兒， 今天我就不用加班了。今天我就不用加班了。(put in)(put in) 4. 4. 老師幾乎將所有