牛津高中英語(yǔ)M9U1 Project Is Australia really a sporting nation

1、 People often associate a country with some famous aspects of its culture. What do you suppose people think about when France, Britain , India or Australia is mentioned ?Wines and cookingWines and cookingBritish reserveBritish reserveIndian danceIndian danceKangrooKoala bearA A P Po or rt tr ra ai i

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4、m nat i onal embl em beautiful scenerybeautiful sceneryPeople love outdoor activitiesPeople love outdoor activities2000 Sydney Olympics2000 Sydney Olympics Do you think sport is a distinctive cultural feature of Australia ? Why or why not ?Read the passage and analyse it.Read the passage and analyse

5、 it. Part I: (1-3) Why is Australia a sporting nation?Australians love of sportAustralians devotion to sportThe perfect weather conditions for sportThey talk about sport all the time.Some actually do sports, the rest watch it live or on TV.The climate is mild, neither too hot nor too coldSportExampl

6、esWhy popularWater sportBall gamesOthersswimmingSurfing sailingMost of the population live near the coastThe sun shines most of the timeA long coastline full of beachesA two-day weekend to enjoy the outdoorsTennis cricket rugby soccer footyWell-equipped facilitiesAfter-school lessons are givenEncour

7、agement from parents and teachersHorse racingLong historyA sport to watchAlmost everyone involvedPart II: (4-8) popular sports Part III: conclusion Australia is a sporting nation. Australia is among the winning nations in most international competitionsHere are Australias medal winners in the Athens

8、 Here are Australias medal winners in the Athens 2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004:2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004: GOLD Suzanne Balogh, shooting, womens trap. Ryan Bayley, cycling, keirin. Ryan Bayley, cycling, mens track sprint. Michael Brennan, Travis Brooks, Dean Butler

9、, Liam de Young, Jamie Dwyer, Nathan Eglinton, Troy Elder, Bevan George, Robert Hammond, Mark Hickman, Mark Knowles, Brent Livermore, Michael McCann, Stephen Mowlam, Grant Schubert, Matthew Wells, mens field hockey. Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Brad McGee, Luke Roberts, cycling, 4000m team pursuit

10、. Graeme Brown, Stuart OGrady, cycling, madison. Sara Carrigan, cycling, womens road race. Drew Ginn, James Tomkins, rowing, mens coxless pair. Grant Hackett, swimming, mens 1500m freestyle. Jodie Henry, swimming, womens 100m freestyle. Jodie Henry, Leisel Jones, Giaan Rooney, Petria Thomas, swimmin

11、g, womens 4x100m medley relay. Here are Australias medal winners in the Athens Here are Australias medal winners in the Athens 2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004:2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004: Jodie Henry, Libby Lenton, Alice Mills, Petria Thomas, swimming, womens 4x100m f

12、reestyle relay. Anna Meares, cycling, womens 500m time trial. Chantelle Newbery, diving, womens 10m platform. Petria Thomas, swimming, womens 100m butterfly. Ian Thorpe, swimming, mens 400m freestyle. Ian Thorpe, swimming, mens 200m freestyle. Here are Australias medal winners in the Athens Here are

13、 Australias medal winners in the Athens 2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004:2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004:Its time for us to finish our projectIts time for us to finish our project What do you suppose other people think about when China is mentioned ? What do you think are

14、the most famous aspects of Chinese culture ?Its time for us to finish our projectIts time for us to finish our project Why do you think these aspects are famous or important ? Which aspect do you want to focus on in you project ? associate A with B; A is associated with B 把A和B聯(lián)系起來(lái)；把A和B聯(lián)想起來(lái)人們常常會(huì)從 一個(gè)國(guó)

15、家聯(lián)想到它有名的文化People often associate a country with some famous aspects of its culture.紅色常常使人聯(lián)想到危險(xiǎn)。Red is usually associated with danger. association n. 協(xié)會(huì)，工會(huì)；聯(lián)合，交往2reserve 1) vt. 保留；預(yù)約，預(yù)定-bookYou had better reserve the money for future need.你最好保留那筆錢(qián)以備將來(lái)之需。We must reserve a room at the hotel. 我們必須預(yù)定一間旅社

16、房間。 2) n. 保護(hù)區(qū): a nature reserve保守, 矜持: The British are famous for their reserve.儲(chǔ)備, 儲(chǔ)藏: large oil and gas reserves3. suppose 1)以為, 猜想你以為那時(shí)他給了我什么?What do you suppose he gave me then? 2)假定, 假設(shè), 假想Supposing (that) you are wrong, what will you do then?假設(shè)你錯(cuò)了, 那你會(huì)怎么辦? 3) be supposed to do/be sth. 應(yīng)該, 應(yīng)當(dāng)你本

17、該在一小時(shí)以前就到這兒。 You were supposed to be here an hour ago. 4(line1) There is nothing ambiguous about Australians love of sport.= There is no doubt about Australians = There is no doubt that Australians love sport.澳大利亞人熱愛(ài)體育，這點(diǎn)豪無(wú)疑義。5(line2) live 1) adj. /adv. 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)直播的(地) a live broadcast-be broadcast live 2)

18、adj. （動(dòng)、植物）活著的 live fish6. (line 3) anywhere = no matter whereWell go anywhere you like. 你愛(ài)往哪里去, 我們就往哪里去。7. (line 4) with+賓語(yǔ)賓語(yǔ)+賓補(bǔ)賓補(bǔ)(adj. / adv. / prep.短語(yǔ) / doing / done / to do_(隨著春天的到來(lái)), the trees are abundant in fruit. _(買(mǎi)好了他們需要的東西), they left the supermarket. _(有些東西要買(mǎi)), they went to the supermark

19、et. With autumn comingWith what they need boughtWith something to buyWith a rubber cord _(用橡膠繩子系在腳踝上), he jumped from a high platform. _(有如此多的學(xué)生流利地說(shuō)英語(yǔ)), this teacher is very glad. _(有許多作業(yè)要做), I cant leave., 我不能離開(kāi)._(他臉上帶著笑容）, he looks at me. He fell asleep _(門(mén)開(kāi)著).He fell asleep _(燈開(kāi)著).tied to his ank

20、lesWith so many students speaking English fluentlyWith a lot of homework to doWith a smile on his facewith the door openwith the lights on8. (line 5) turn to 求助 turn to sb. for help 翻到 turn to P20 轉(zhuǎn)到；變成 9. (line 7) strengths and weaknesses 優(yōu)勢(shì)和劣勢(shì)；優(yōu)點(diǎn)和缺點(diǎn)了解自己的優(yōu)缺點(diǎn)很重要。Its important to know your own streng

21、ths and weaknesses. the strengths and weaknesses of an argument 一個(gè)論點(diǎn)的有力之處與薄弱之處10(line 8) devotion 熱愛(ài)，投入，奉獻(xiàn) the Australians devotion to sport 澳大利亞人對(duì)體育的熱愛(ài) the devotion of parents to their children 父母對(duì)子女的摯愛(ài) the devotion of too much time to sports 投入太多時(shí)間在運(yùn)動(dòng)上 devote oneself/ones time/ones energy to sth/d

22、oing sth11. (line 10) content 1)(表語(yǔ)adj.) 滿(mǎn)足的，滿(mǎn)意地你對(duì)你的工作滿(mǎn)意嗎？Are you content with your work? He was content just to sit in front of the television all day.他只要整天坐在電視機(jī)前就心滿(mǎn)意足了。2)n. (pl.) 內(nèi)容，目錄 (n.U) 容量，含量3) contented (作定語(yǔ)用的adj.) with a contented look/smile帶著滿(mǎn)意的表情12. (line 13) unfit adj. 不健康的；不適宜的 The capt

23、ain is still unfit and will miss tonights game. 隊(duì)長(zhǎng)身體欠佳將不能出席今晚的比賽。 The water is unfit to drink. 13. (line14) still adv 1) 盡管如此 ，但 ，不過(guò) The weather was cold and wet . Still , we had a great time . 2) 還， 還是，依舊，任然 Mum, Im still hungry! 3)（加強(qiáng)比較級(jí)）還要 ，更 The next day was warmer still . 第二天更暖和了 adj. 靜止的，平靜的，安

24、靜的 still water平靜的水面 stay still待著不動(dòng)14. (line 14) climate與與 weather 的比較climate : （指一定區(qū)域內(nèi)經(jīng)過(guò)多年觀察所得到的概括性的氣候情況）氣候 C, U a wet / warm /mild climate 潮濕的/溫暖的/溫和的weather : （指一定區(qū)域和一定時(shí)間內(nèi)大氣內(nèi)發(fā)生的各種氣象變化） 天氣，氣象weather forecast 天氣預(yù)報(bào)-Whats the weather like today? -Its hot/windy. 15. (line 14) consider to be /as 認(rèn)為，覺(jué)得這項(xiàng)

25、獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)被視為極大的榮譽(yù)This award is considered ( to be ) a great honour . consider doing sth 考慮做什么 我們正在考慮買(mǎi)一輛新車(chē) 。 We are considering buying a new car . considering : 就而言 ，鑒于 ，考慮到 He is very active , considering his age.就他的年齡來(lái)說(shuō)，他是十分活躍的 。Taking his age into consideration, he has done very well. takeinto considerat

26、ion16. (line 16) owe vt. 歸因于,欠（帳）,欠（人情）1) oweto. 歸因于，歸功于，起源于他的成功是靠勤奮工作。He owes his success to hard work. 2) owe sth. to sb. / owe sb sth 欠(帳),欠(情) He still owes 3000 dollars to his father . 他還欠他父親三千美元。 You owe me a favour . 3) owing to 因?yàn)?，由于，歸功于Owing to (=Due to) the natural environment , many peop

27、le feel that New Zealand is perfect for outdoor activities . 由于自然環(huán)境，許多人覺(jué)得新西蘭適合戶(hù)外運(yùn)動(dòng) .17. (line17) best of all : adv 尤其，特別，最My father loves golf best of all .我父親特別愛(ài)打高爾夫球 。你還欠我一個(gè)人情哪！18. (line 18) outdoors : adv. &, n. 1) adv. 在戶(hù)外，在野外 （反義詞 indoors）孩子們通常比較喜歡在野外玩耍 。Children usually prefer playing outdoors

28、 . 2) n. (通常用the outdoors ) 戶(hù)外，野外I love to be in the great outdoors . 我喜歡生活在大自然中 。3）adj. 戶(hù)外的，野外的 （反義詞 indoor） an outdoor sport 戶(hù)外運(yùn)動(dòng)19. (line21) 非限制性定語(yǔ)從句以“名詞(代詞)+介詞+關(guān)系代詞”來(lái)引導(dǎo)，對(duì)非限制性定語(yǔ)從句非限制性定語(yǔ)從句所修飾的名詞作進(jìn)一步的說(shuō)明I was given three books on cooking, the first _ I really enjoyed. (06浙江) A. of that B. of which C

29、. that D. which練習(xí)：上周，只有兩個(gè)人來(lái)看房子，他們沒(méi)有一個(gè)想買(mǎi)的有兩棟建筑物，大一點(diǎn)的大約有一百英尺高。他有五個(gè)兄弟，最小的那個(gè)很聰明。老王有三個(gè)兒子，兩個(gè)在北京工作。這個(gè)工廠每年產(chǎn)五十萬(wàn)雙鞋，其中80%銷(xiāo)往國(guó)外。B上周，只有兩個(gè)人來(lái)看房子，他們沒(méi)有一個(gè)想買(mǎi)的Last week, only two people came to look at the house, neither of whom wanted to buy it.有兩棟建筑物，大一點(diǎn)的大約有一百英尺高。 There are two buildings , the larger of which is nearl

30、y a hundred feet high.他有五個(gè)兄弟，最小的那個(gè)很聰明。He has five brothers, the youngest of whom is very clever .老王有三個(gè)兒子，兩個(gè)在北京工作。Lao Wang has three sons, two of whom are working in Beijing.這個(gè)工廠每年產(chǎn)五十萬(wàn)雙鞋，其中80%銷(xiāo)往國(guó)外。The factory produces half a million pairs of shoes every year, 80% of which are sold abroad.20. (line 24

31、) be equipped with 配備有 The soldiers are equipped with weapons. 士兵們配備有武器。be equipped for 為為裝備裝備 He is equipped for climbing. 他為爬山裝備好了。equipment n. (不可數(shù))設(shè)備 一件設(shè)備a piece of equipment對(duì)比：facility(可數(shù))“設(shè)施”，復(fù)數(shù)形式facilities。運(yùn)動(dòng)設(shè)備 sports facilities; sports equipment 21. (line24) lighting n. 照明 lightning n. 閃電22.

32、 (line 27) participate in 參加attend 出席（會(huì)議、講座、上學(xué)）take part in 參加（活動(dòng)）【注意： 積極參加take an active part in】join 加入（團(tuán)隊(duì)，組織），成為其中一名成員join in 參加（游戲，活動(dòng)）23. (line 28) various forms of 的各種形式類(lèi)似于 a variety of ; all kinds of ; all sorts of24. (line 28) distinguish A from B distinguish between A and B 把A和B區(qū)分開(kāi)來(lái)這對(duì)雙胞胎長(zhǎng)得太像

33、了以致于很難把他們區(qū)分開(kāi).The twins are so alike that it is difficult to distinguish one from the other.At what age are children able to distinguish between right and wrong?孩子到了什么年齡才能區(qū)分對(duì)和錯(cuò)呢？類(lèi)似的結(jié)構(gòu)還有： tell A from B tell the difference between 分辨A和B你能分辨出湯姆和他的孿生兄弟嗎？Can you tell Tom from is twin brother? It is hard t

34、o tell the difference between the two versions. 很難分辨出著兩個(gè)版本有什么區(qū)別。25. (line30) 句中a sport where players hole the ball and run with it 為footy的同位語(yǔ)，其中的sport后面跟一個(gè)定語(yǔ)從句，先行詞sport 在從句中做狀語(yǔ)，所以用關(guān)系副詞 where也可用 in which。26. (line 32) 1）lead to 導(dǎo)致使用過(guò)多的糖會(huì)引起健康問(wèn)題。Eating too much sugar can lead to health problems. Your a

35、dvice led me to think it again. 你的建議使我再考慮了一下。表示導(dǎo)致的還有：cause, result in, contribute to 2)lead to sp. 通向某地 lead sb. to sp. 帶領(lǐng)某人去某地 Every road leads to Rome. 條條大路通羅馬。The road will lead you directly to the station. 這條路將直接將你帶到車(chē)站。27(L37) grasp grasp/ seize the opportunity of doing sth/ to do sth 抓住機(jī)會(huì)28.（L4

36、0）穿衣服的表達(dá)穿衣服的表達(dá)： be dressed in 穿著 wear 穿；蓄 put/ pull on 穿上/ 匆忙套上 have sth on 穿著 be in 顏色29（L41）up and down 上上下下，來(lái)來(lái)回回30（L42）while 的用法a.在期間； 當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候Her parents died while she was still at school.b.與同時(shí)You can go swimming while I am sleeping.c.而，然而Tom is very good at science, while his brother is absolutely

37、 hopeless.d.放于句首，表示“盡管”While Im willing to help, I do not have much time available.31. (Line 45) sporting: adj. 有關(guān)體育運(yùn)動(dòng)的; 喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)的（置于名詞之前）a sporting man 喜歡運(yùn)動(dòng)的人 sporting goods 體育運(yùn)動(dòng)用品復(fù)習(xí)鞏固sport 名詞，（各項(xiàng)）運(yùn)動(dòng)板球是我最喜愛(ài)的運(yùn)動(dòng)。Football is my favourite sport. 我喜歡戶(hù)外室內(nèi)運(yùn)動(dòng)。I am fond of outdoor indoor sports. sports 名詞，（用復(fù)數(shù)形

38、式）【英】運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)學(xué)校運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì)延至下星期六。The school sports were postponed till next Saturday. sport(s) 形容詞，（常用復(fù)數(shù)形式）運(yùn)動(dòng)的，運(yùn)動(dòng)用的（置于名詞之前）a sport(s) event 運(yùn)動(dòng)會(huì); sport(s) shoes 運(yùn)動(dòng)鞋 32.（Line 45）any 用于疑問(wèn)句、否定句和條件句你身上可有錢(qián)？Do you have any money with you? 冰箱里一點(diǎn)食物都沒(méi)有。There wasnt any food in the refrigerator. 你若有什么有趣的書(shū)，請(qǐng)借給我?guī)妆?。If you have

39、 any interesting books, please lend me some. any 用于肯定句“任何，無(wú)論”下個(gè)禮拜的哪一天都可以來(lái)看我。Come and see me any day next week. 任何一個(gè)孩子都能夠明白其差異。Any child could tell you the difference. 33. (Line 48) winning adj. “獲勝的，贏的”the winning team 勝隊(duì) the winning horse 獲勝的馬win won won 獲勝；贏得她在音樂(lè)比賽中獲得頭等獎(jiǎng)。She won the first prize in

40、 the music competition. winner 獲勝者；得獎(jiǎng)人The winner of the race was given a medal. 34. in particular 特別地 = particularlyShe loves the song in particular, because her mother used to sing it. He is particularly good at mathematics.particular adj. 特別的He is interested in all subjects, but he has a particula

41、r preference for English. 他對(duì)所有科目都感興趣，但是對(duì)英語(yǔ)尤其偏好。35. (Line 49) compete vi. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，比賽competitor n. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)者，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手 competition n. 競(jìng)賽，比賽36. (Line 50) in total 總共，合計(jì)Our team scored two goals in total in the last two matches. totally=completely 完全地，整個(gè)地I agree to your plan totally/completely. 我完全贊同你的計(jì)劃。37. (line 51)r

42、elatively adv. 相對(duì)地，比較地（absolutely絕對(duì)地，完全地adv. ）Relatively (speaking), it is not important. Compared with pork, chicken is relatively cheap. 和豬肉相比，雞肉比較便宜。You are absolutely right. 你完全正確。38. (line 51) outstanding 杰出的 adj. He is an outstanding person. 他是個(gè)杰出的人物。39. (line 53) impressive adj. 給人留下深刻印象的；令人欽

43、佩的impress vt. 使（某人）印象深刻 impression n. 印象impressionism n. (繪畫(huà))印象派，印象主義Everyone was deeply impressed by at, with his knowledge. 他的學(xué)問(wèn)給大家下了深刻印象。His behavour left made a bad impression on her. 他的行為給她留下了一個(gè)惡劣的印象。Whats your impression of Frank as a boss? 你對(duì)身為老板的弗蘭克印象如何？Harry Potter is one of the most impressive novels of recent years. 哈利波特是近年來(lái)給人印象最深的小說(shuō)之一40. (line 53) be worthy o