北师大版八年级上册英语Unit 3 Faster,Higher,Stronger跟读

Unit 3 Sports

第三单元 运动

Talk about sports.

谈论运动。

Listen to a dialogue about sport events.

听一段有关体育赛事的对话。

Read about Olympic events and about an expedition.

阅读有关奥运会项目以及一次探险的文章。

Write a report about a competition.

写一份有关比赛的报告。

Learn about comparatives and superlatives.

了解比较级和最高级。

Getting Ready

课前准备

Look at the Key Words. Which sports CAN'T you see in the photos?

看看这些关键词。在这些照片中你看不到哪些体育运动？

Key Words:Sports

关键词：体育运动

baseball，basketball，football，high jump，long jump，running，skating，swimming，table tennis，tennis，volleyball

棒球、篮球、足球、跳高、跳远、跑步、滑冰、游泳、乒乓球、网球、排球

Work in pairs and answer these questions.

两人一组进行练习，回答这些问题。

Which sports are popular in your school?

在你们学校里哪些体育运动很受欢迎？

What sports do you play?

你参加什么体育运动？

Who are your favourite sports stars?

你最喜欢的体育明星是谁？

Lesson 7 Time to Exercise

第七课 该运动了

Warm-up

课前热身活动

Match the activities (1-5) with the correct photos (a-e).

将活动（1-5）与正确的照片（a-e）进行匹配。

do push-ups

做俯卧撑

do sit-ups

做仰卧起坐

run a race

赛跑

climb a rope

爬绳子

do the high jump

跳高

Work in pairs. Answer these questions.

两人一组进行练习。回答这些问题。

Which sport is easy for you? Why?

哪一项体育运动对你来说很容易？ 为什么？

Which sport is hard for you? Why?

哪一项体育运动对你来说很难？ 为什么？

Listening

听力

Listen to the dialogue and circle the words that match each person.

听对话，圈出匹配每个人的那些单词。

Mike

迈克

David

大卫

slow

缓慢的

tall

高的

active

活跃的

funny

有趣的；好笑的

fast

快的；快地

fit

健康的；合适的

slow

缓慢的

tall

高的

active

活跃的

funny

有趣的；好笑的

fast

快的；快地

fit

健康的；合适的

Listen again. Then rate the activities in the photos (a-e) from 1 to 5 according to Mike. (1=very easy;5=very hard)

再听一遍录音。然后根据迈克所说的把照片（a-e）中的那些活动评为1到5这几个等级。（1等于非常容易；5等于非常难）

Listen and write T for true and F for false.

听录音，写出正确（T）错误（F）。

David wants to break the record this year.

大卫今年想打破纪录。

Mike is very good at running.

迈克非常擅长跑步。

David thinks sit-ups are easier than push-ups.

大卫认为仰卧起坐比俯卧撑更容易。

Mike thinks climbing a rope is easy.

迈克认为爬绳子很容易。

Mike likes to joke around.

迈克喜欢开玩笑。

Listen and answer these questions.

听录音，回答这些问题。

Did David run fast in the race last week?

大卫在上周的比赛中跑得快吗？

What does David think of sit-ups?

大卫觉得仰卧起坐怎么样？

Why does Mike think climbing the rope is easy for David?

迈克为什么认为爬绳子对大卫来说很容易？

What does Mike mean by the last sentence? Is he good at high jump?

迈克说的最后一句话是什么意思？ 他擅长跳高吗？

Unit 3 Sports

第三单元 运动

Grammar 比较级

语法：比较级

Look at the examples and complete the table with comparatives. What patterns do you see?

看看这些例子，用比较级完成表格。你看出什么规律了吗？

形容词、副词

比较级

fast

快的；快地

faster

更快的；更快地

high

高的

large

大的

larger

更大的

late

晚的；迟的

big

大的

bigger

更大的

fit

健康的；合适的

easy

容易的

easier

更容易的

heavy

重的

Grammar Summary 4，page 119.

详见第119页语法总结4。

Complete the writing with comparatives.

用比较级完成这篇文章。

The kids were good during PE class. Tim is much stronger than last year. So is Tina. The running team did well. They all ran faster than last week. Some students are weaker than last year. They can't climb the rope now. A few students are heavier，too. I gave them some homework—sit-ups!

在体育课期间，孩子们都很不错。蒂姆比去年强壮多了。蒂娜也是。赛跑队表现得很好。他们全都比上周跑得要快。有些学生比去年更弱了。他们现在不能爬绳子。有几个学生也更重了。我交给了他们一些功课——仰卧起坐！

Look at the table and write some sentences comparing the two sports centres.

看表格，写一些比较两个体育运动中心的句子。

Eastern Sports Centre

东方体育运动中心

Sport Fun

运动乐园

size

面积

800㎡

八百平方米

550㎡

五百五十平方米

average member age

成员平均年龄

35

三十五

22

二十二

members

成员人数

320

三百二十

210

二百一十

year built

制造年份

1994

一九九四

2006

二零零六

how clean

有多干净

Example

举例

The Eastern Sports Centre is older than Sport Fun.

东方体育运动中心比运动乐园要更古老。

Speaking

口语

Pair Work Talk to a partner. Ask and answer questions about the sports centres.

结对活动：和搭档谈一谈。提问并回答有关体育运动中心的问题。

Pronunciation: Statements

发音：陈述句

Statement: I often go skating.

陈述句：我经常去滑冰。

When we make statements，our voices go down at the end of the sentences.

当我们作陈述的时候，我们的声音在句子末尾要下降。

Listen and repeat.

听录音并进行跟读。

My grandpa is 67.

我爷爷六十七岁

Table tennis is popular in our school.

乒乓球在我们学校里很受欢迎。

She ran in three races.

她参加了三次赛跑。

He can jump high.

他会跳高。

The running team did well.

赛跑队表现得很好。

You're tall and you have strong legs.

你个子很高，而且你有着强壮的腿。

Lesson 8 Olympic Winners

第八课 奥运会获胜者

Warm-up

课前热身活动

Which of these is NOT an Olympic event?

以下这些中哪些不是奥运会项目？

Key Words:Sports

关键词：体育运动

baseball，diving，gymnastics，horse-riding，long jump，swimming，weightlifting

棒球、跳水、体操、骑马、跳远、游泳、举重

Reading

阅读

Read the webpage and match the headings with the texts. Then listen and check.

读网页，将标题与课文进行匹配。然后听录音并进行核对。

The heaviest and strongest

最重最强壮的人

The highest and the longest jumps

跳得最高和跳得最远的人

The oldest and the youngest

年纪最大和年纪最小的人

The tallest and the shortest

个子最高和个子最矮的人

Home

主页

Olympic Games

奥林匹克运动会

Sports

体育运动

Countries

国家

Athletes

运动员

BEIJING 2008

2008年北京

The oldest athlete was 67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu. He is a horse-rider from Japan. He competed in the 1964 Olympics. The youngest athlete，however，was only twelve years old. Her name is Antoinette Guedia and she is a swimmer. She began swimming at the age of eight and became a national champion in two years.

年纪最大的运动员是67岁的法华津宽。他是一位来自日本的马术选手。他参加了1964年奥运会。然而，年纪最小的运动员只有12岁。她的名字叫安托瓦内特·盖迪亚，她是一位游泳选手。她八岁开始游泳，并且在两年之内成为了全国冠军。

The tallest athlete was Yao Ming. The basketball player from China is 2. 29m tall. The shortest athletes were Deng Linlin and Wang Xin. The gymnast and the diver were about 1. 36m tall during the 2008 Olympics.

个子最高的运动员是姚明。这位来自中国的篮球运动员身高两米二九。个子最矮的运动员是邓琳琳和王鑫。身高约一米三六的他们分别是2008年奥运会期间的体操运动员和跳水运动员。

Russia's Andrey Silnov won the gold medal in the men's high jump competition. He jumped 2. 36 metres! Maurren Higa Maggi from Brazil won the women's long jump with a jump of 7. 04 metres.

俄罗斯的安德烈·希尔诺夫在男子跳高比赛中赢得了金牌。他跳出了2.36米的成绩！ 巴西的莫琳·比嘉·马格吉以7.04米的跳远成绩赢得了女子跳远比赛。

Matthias Steiner from Germany won the gold medal for weightlifting. He was in the heaviest group—weightlifters heavier than 105kg—so he was certainly the strongest and heaviest man.

德国的马蒂亚斯·施泰纳赢得了举重金牌。他是体重最重的小组里的一员——重于105公斤的举重运动员——所以他当然是最强壮最重的人。

Read the webpage again and complete the sentences.

再读一遍网页，完成这些句子。

Hiroshi Hoketsu competed in the Olympic Games in 1964.

法华津宽参加了1964年奥林匹克运动会。

The youngest athlete was a swimmer.

年纪最小的运动员是一位游泳选手。

The shortest athletes were only 1.36m tall.

个子最矮的运动员身高只有一米三六。

Andrey Silnov won a gold medal.

安德烈·希尔诺夫赢得了一枚金牌。

A woman from Brazil won the long jump.

一位来自巴西的妇女赢得了跳远比赛。

The strongest man was from Germany.

最强壮的人来自德国。

Unit 3 Sports

第三单元 运动

Complete the Word Builder.

将构词法补充完整。

Word Builder

构词法

sports

体育运动

athletes

运动员

basketball

篮球

basketball player

篮球运动员

horse-riding

骑马

swimming

游泳

weightlifting

举重

diving

跳水

Grammar 最高级

语法：最高级

Look at the examples and complete the table with superlatives. What patterns do you see?

看看这些例子，用最高级完成表格。你看出什么规律了吗？

形容词、副词

最高级

high

高的

highest

最高的

long

长的

old

年老的；古老的

large

大的

largest

最大的

late

晚的；迟的

big

大的

biggest

最大的

hot

热的

easy

容易的

easiest

最容易的

heavy

重的

Grammar Summary 4，page 119.

详见第119页语法总结4。

Read about the swimmers and write sentences with superlatives about them.

阅读这些游泳选手的相关信息，用最高级写些关于他们的句子。

City Swimming Competition Winners

城市游泳比赛获胜者

Mike Green

迈克·格林

10 years old

10岁

34kg

34公斤

Time: 1:20

时间：1分20秒

Jack White

杰克·怀特

12 years old

12岁

32kg

32公斤

Time: 1:23

时间：1分23秒

Eric Brown

埃里克·布朗

11 years old

11岁

38kg

38公斤

Time: 1:25

时间：1分25秒

Example

举例

Mike is the youngest swimmer.

迈克是年纪最小的游泳选手。

Speaking

口语

Pair Work Talk about your classmates using the words in the box.

结对活动：用方框中的单词，谈论一下你的同学。

fast，funny，old，strong，tall，young

快的、有趣的、年老的、强壮的、高的、年轻的

Example

举例

Who's the fastest runner in our class?

在我们班上跑得最快的人是谁？

I think John is the fastest runner.

我认为约翰是跑得最快的人。

Pronunciation:Yes/no questions

发音：一般疑问句

Question:Do you like tennis?

疑问句：你喜欢网球吗？

When we ask yes/no questions，our voices usually go up at the end of the sentences.

当我们提出一般疑问句时，我们的声音在句子末尾通常要上升。

Listen and repeat.

听录音并进行跟读。

Do you play football?

你踢足球吗？

Are you the youngest?

你是年纪最小的人吗？

Can you swim?

你会游泳吗？

Is Tim's brother the fastest?

蒂姆的兄弟是速度最快的人吗？

Do you have a ball?

你有球吗？

Read the questions to a partner. Make your voice go up at the end.

将这些疑问句读给一位搭档听。在末尾要让你的声音上升。

Lesson 9 Never Give Up!

第九课 永不放弃！

Warm-up

课前热身活动

Look at the photo and the title. Then answer the questions.

看看照片和标题。然后回答问题。

Where are they?

他们在哪儿？

What's the weather like?

天气怎么样？

What are they doing?

他们正在做什么？

Reading

阅读

Look at the headings (a-f). Read the text and match them with the paragraghs (1-6). Write the numbers in the boxes.

看看这些标题（a-f）。读课文，将它们与段落（1-6）进行匹配。并在方框中写上这些数字。

The Second Expedition

第二次探险

A Day of Hope

充满希望的一天

The First Expedition

第一次探险

Getting Ready

做好准备

A Dark Day

黑暗的一天

Setting a Record

创造纪录

Read the text again and answer these questions.

再读一遍课文，回答这些问题。

How did Janek lose part of his arm and leg?

詹尼克是如何失去他的半条手臂和半条腿的？

Where did he meet Marek Kaminski?

他是在哪儿遇到马雷克·卡明斯基的？

What did Janek do before the expedition?

詹尼克在探险之前做了些什么？

Why was the first expedition difficult?

为什么第一次探险很艰难？

When did they get to the North Pole?

他们是什么时候到达北极的？

What was Janek's best answer of his life? Why?

詹尼克一生中最好的回答是什么？ 为什么？

Together to the Poles

一起去两极

Janek Mela is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles.

詹尼克·梅拉是前往南北两极的最年轻的探险家。

The twenty-seventh of July，2002，was the worst day in Janek Mela's life. The Polish boy had an accident and lost half his left leg and half his right arm. Janek spent a long time in hospital and was very sad.

2002年7月27日是詹尼克·梅拉一生中最糟的一天。这个波兰男孩在一次事故中失去了半条左腿和半条右臂。詹尼克在医院住了很长时间，他非常难过。

Then his most important journey began. Marek Kaminski，a famous Polish explorer，visited Janek and asked him to go to the North and South Poles with him. Janek gave the best answer of his life.

然后，他最重要的旅程开始了。有位著名的波兰探险家马雷克·卡明斯基拜访了詹尼克，并邀请他和自己一起前往南北两极。詹尼克做出了他一生中最好的回答。

Janek prepared for the trips for a few months. First，he learned to use his artificial leg. Then he trained hard for the expeditions.

詹尼克用了几个月的时间为旅行做准备。首先，他学会了使用假腿。然后，他为探险进行了刻苦训练。

Their first expedition was to the North Pole. Janek and the team had to be careful. There were animals，dangerous ice and bad weather. It was really difficult，but things got better. They got to the pole on April 24th，2004. Janek was 15.

他们的第一次探险是去北极。詹尼克和其团队必须要小心。那里有动物、危险的冰和糟糕的天气。这真的很艰难，但事情好转了。他们在2004年4月24日到达了北极。詹尼克当时是15岁。

In December，the team started the expedition to the South Pole. The weather was worse this time. This made the expedition even more difficult. They finally arrived at the South Pole on December 31st，2004.

在12月，该团队开始前往南极探险。这次天气更糟糕。这使得探险更加艰难。他们最终在2004年12月31日到达了南极。

Janek is the youngest explorer to go to the North and South Poles because he was brave and said 'Yes! '

詹尼克是前往南北两极的最年轻的探险家，因为他很勇敢，并且常说“是的！ ”

Unit 3 Sports

第三单元 运动

Grammar 比较级、最高级

语法：比较级、最高级

Look at the examples and complete the table with correct comparatives and superlatives.

看看这些例子，用正确的比较级和最高级完成表格。

不规则的形容词、副词

形容词、副词

比较级

最高级

interesting

有趣的

more interesting

更有趣的

the most interesting

最有趣的

difficult

困难的

quickly

迅速地

bad

差的，坏的

worse

更差的，更坏的

the worst

最差的，最坏的

good

好的

well

好；很好地

Grammar Summary 4，page 119.

详见第119页语法总结4。

Read about three Sports Club activities and complete the writing with the correct form of the adjectives in brackets.

阅读有关三个运动俱乐部活动的信息，用括号内形容词的正确形式完成这篇文章。

Black Mountain Trip 100 students joined cost:$100 no training

黑山之旅 100个学生参加 费用：100美元 没有训练

Green Forest Camp 70 students joined cost:$300 training for three days

绿色森林野营 70个学生参加 费用：300美元 训练三天

Blue Lake Expedition 40 students joined cost:$200 training for six days must be over 16

蓝湖探险 40个学生参加 费用：200美元 训练六天 年龄必须在16岁以上

The mountain trip was more popular than the forest camp and the lake expedition. Both the camp and the expedition were more expensive than the mountain trip. The lake expedition was the most difficult of the three. It was also the most dangerous.

山区旅行比森林野营和湖泊探险要更受欢迎。野营和探险都比山区旅行更费钱。湖泊探险是三项中最艰难的。它也是最危险的。

Your Turn Read and answer the following questions.

轮到你了：读一读并回答下列问题。

What are your favourite books? Which one do you like best?

你最喜欢的书是什么？ 你最喜欢哪一本？

Which do you think is more difficult，English or maths?

你认为英语和数学，哪个更难？

Which is more interesting to you，sports or computer games?

体育运动和电脑游戏，哪个对你来说更有意思？

Speaking

口语

Pair Work Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from Exercise 6.

结对活动：两人一组进行练习。提问并回答练习6中的那些问题。

Example

举例

What are your favourite books? Which one do you like best?

你最喜欢的书是什么？ 你最喜欢哪一本？

I like 'Harry Potter' best. The story is great.

我最喜欢《哈利·波特》。这个故事很棒。

Pronunciation:Wh-questions

发音：特殊疑问句

Question:What sports do you play?

疑问句：你参加什么体育运动？

When we ask wh-questions，our voices usually go down at the end of the sentences.

当我们提出特殊疑问句时，我们的声音在句子末尾通常要下降。

Listen and repeat.

听录音并进行跟读。

Who's your favourite player?

你最喜欢的运动员是谁？

Where can we play?

我们可以在哪儿玩？

When do you play tennis?

你什么时候打网球？

Why are you so good at swimming?

你为什么如此擅长游泳？

How can we get to the park?

我们怎样才能到达公园？

Read the questions to a partner. Make your voice go down at the end.

将这些疑问句读给一位搭档听。在末尾要让你的声音下降。

Communication Workshop

交流研讨会

Reading

阅读

Read the report and complete the table below.

读报告，完成下列表格。

School Sports Day

学校运动会

Our School Sports Day last week was a success!

上周我们学校的运动会办得很成功！

Class Three had the best team again this year. They were the strongest in the push-up and pull-up events. They also had the fastest runners，for both boys and girls in the 100 metres.

今年三班又拥有最棒的团队。他们在俯卧撑和引体向上项目中都是最强的。他们也拥有最快的跑步选手，包括男子和女子100米。

Class Two，our class，did better than last year and was second. We jumped the highest in the high jump event，and we had the fastest runner in the 400 metres.

二班，即我们班，比去年表现得要好，排名第二。我们在跳高项目中跳得最高，而且我们在400米赛跑中跑得最快。

Class One did worse than last year and was third. However，they had the best jumper in the long jump. They did worse in the high jump，the 100-metre race and the 400-metre race than the other two classes.

一班比去年要差，排名第三。然而，他们拥有跳远比赛中最棒的跳远选手。他们在跳高比赛、100米赛跑以及400米赛跑中都比其他两个班要差。

The students below broke school records.

下面这些学生打破了学校的记录。

Jiang Wenbo gets ready for the 400m race. He was 2nd.

江文博在为400米赛跑做准备。他是第二名。

Girls

女孩

Fastest runner:Zhao Yanfang (Class 3)

最快的跑步选手：赵艳芳（三班）

Highest jumper:Wu Qixin (Class 2)

跳得最高的选手：吴琦鑫（二班）

Boys

男孩

Longest jumper:Li Ming (Class 1)

跳得最远的选手：李明（一班）

Fastest runner:Gao Jiaming (Class 3)

最快的跑步选手：高家明（三班）

Event

比赛项目

One

一班

Two

二班

Three

三班

push-ups

俯卧撑

3rd

第三

pull-ups

引体向上

2nd

第二

long jump

跳远

3rd

第三

high jump

跳高

1st

第一

400m

400米

3rd

第三

100m

100米

1st

第一

Speaking

口语

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about the school sports games.

两人一组进行练习。提问并回答有关学校体育比赛的问题。

Example

举例

Which class was the slowest in the 400 metres?

哪个班是400米赛跑中速度最慢的？

Class 1 was the slowest.

一班是速度最慢的。

Unit 3 Sports

第三单元 运动

Writing

写作

Think of a recent sports competition at your school. Fill the information in the table.

想想你们学校中最近的一次体育竞赛。填充表格中的信息。

Event

比赛项目

Class 1

一班

Class 2

二班

Class 3

三班

Write sentences comparing the classes' performances in the sports competition.

写句子，比较一下这些班级在体育竞赛中的成绩。

Write a report about the sports competition at your school. Use the example in Exercise 1 to help you.

写一份有关你们学校中的体育竞赛的报告。使用练习1中的例子可以帮助你。

Unit 3

第三单元

Check Your Progress

检查进度

Complete the timetable according to the pictures.

根据图片，完成时间表。

Sports Event Timetable

体育赛事时间表

10:00-11:15

10:00-11:15

high jump

跳高

11:30-12:45

11:30-12:45

14:00-15:15

14:00-15:15

15:30-16:45

15:30-16:45

Complete Derek's letter according to the pictures.

根据图片，将德里克的信补充完整。

Hi，Dave! Today we had a fitness test at school. We had to do lots of different exercises. First，we did sit-ups and pull-ups. That was really hard! Then，I had to climb a rope. I couldn't get to the top-I gave up half way through. After that，we did push-ups. I did 34，and that was quite good. I jumped 1. 35m in the high jump. Finally，we had to run. I'm so tired! Derek

你好，戴夫！ 今天我们学校进行了体能测试。我们必须做许多不同的运动。 首先，我们做了仰卧起坐和引体向上。那真的很难！ 然后，我得爬绳子。我无法到达顶峰——我半路放弃了。之后，我们做俯卧撑。我做了34个，那已经相当不错了。我在跳高项目中跳了1.35米。最后，我们必须跑步。我好累啊！ 德里克

Put the words into the correct categories.

将这些单词放在正确的类别中。

hard

困难的；辛苦的

running

跑步

football player

足球运动员

swimming

游泳

horse-rider

马术选手

fast

快的

Sports

体育运功

cycling

骑自行车

football

足球

Sports people

爱好运动的人

athlete

运动员

tennis player

网球运动员

Adjectives

形容词

high

高的

long

长的

Vocabulary __/18

词汇 ___/18

Look at the information about the athletes. Complete the sentences.

看看有关这些运动员的信息。完成句子。

Mary Jones

玛丽·琼斯

Wang Jijing

王继静

Height

身高

1.72m

一米七二

1.75m

一米七五

Weight

体重

52kg

52公斤

58kg

58公斤

high jump

跳高

1.9m

1.9米

1.8m

1.8米

100m run

100米赛跑

11.2s

11.2秒

11.4s

11.4秒

Mary is shorter than Jijing.

玛丽比继静更矮。

Jijing is taller than Mary.

继静比玛丽更高。

Jijing is heavier than Mary.

继静比玛丽更重。

Mary can jump higher than Jijing.

玛丽可以跳得比继静更高。

Mary can run faster than Jijing.

玛丽可以跑得比继静更快。

Complete the teacher's report.

完成老师的报告。

This is a report on the fitness test for Class 8A.

这是一份关于8A班体能测试的报告。

The worst student got 35 points，and the best got 93. The easiest test was running—everyone did very well. The most difficult was the pull-ups. No one could do more than six.

最差的学生获得了35分，而最好的学生获得了93分。最容易的测试是跑步——所有人都表现得很好。最困难的是引体向上。没有人能完成六个以上。

The tallest boy in the class is Andrew Jones. He is 1. 65m. The heaviest boy is Eric Smith. He weighs 75 kg.

在这个班上最高的男孩是安德鲁·琼斯。他身高一米六五。最重的男孩是埃里克·史密斯。他的体重是75公斤。

Grammar ___/9

语法 ______/9

Across Cultures 2

跨文化 2

Olympic Cities

奥运城市

Answer the questions.

回答问题。

Name three foreign Olympic cities. What do you know about them?

说出三个外国的奥运城市名称。关于它们，你知道些什么？

Which Olympic cities would you like to visit? Why?

你想参观哪些奥运城市？ 为什么？

Read the texts.

读这些课文。

When was the first modern Olympic Games?

第一届现代奥运会是什么时候？

Which city is the world's first dual Olympic city?

哪个城市是世界上第一个双奥之城？

Which city held the Olympic Games three times?

哪个城市举办了三届奥运会？

Read the texts again. Which city would you like to visit? Why?

再读一遍这些文章。你想参观哪一座城市？ 为什么？

ATHENS

雅典

Athens is the capital of Greece. It was the host city of the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The games took place in the Panathenaic Stadium.

雅典是希腊的首都。它是1896年第一届现代奥运会的主办城市。奥运会就是在帕纳辛纳克体育场举行的。

Athens is well-known for its old statues and buildings. The Parthenon on the Acropolis is probably the most famous.

雅典因其古老的雕像和建筑而出名。位于雅典卫城的帕台农神殿可能是最为出名的。

BEIJING

北京

Beijing is the capital of China. It is an old city with a long history of more than 3,000 years. It is also a modern city with more than 20 million people.

北京是中国的首都。这是一座有着三千多年悠久历史的古城。它也是一个拥有两千多万人口的现代化城市。

Beijing hosted the Olympic Games twice (in 2008 and 2022), and is the world's first dual Olympic city. The opening ceremonies were both held in the National Stadium. It is also called 'the Bird's Nest'.

北京曾两次举办奥运会（2008年和2022年），是世界上第一个双奥之城。两次开幕式都在国家体育馆举行。这个体育馆也被称为“鸟巢”。

LONDON

伦敦

London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It has hosted the Olympic Games three times (in 1908, 1948 and 2012), more than any other city.

伦敦是英国的首都。它已经举办了三次奥运会（分别是在1908年、1948年和2012年），其次数比其他任何城市都多。

London is also home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Unlike the Olympic Games，Wimbledon is held every year. It is the oldest tennis competition in the world. The first one was in 1877.

伦敦也是温布尔登网球锦标赛的所在地。不像奥运会，温布尔登网球锦标赛每年都会举行。它是世界上最古老的网球比赛。第一届是在1877年。

Unit 3

第三单元

Study Help

学习帮手

Phonetic Symbols

音标

Dictionaries use phonetic symbols to show the pronunciation of words.

词典会用音标来注明单词的发音。

Try to remember the phonetic symbols.

试着记住这些音标。

Use a dictionary to help you write new words in phonetic symbols.

用词典来帮助你以音标的形式写出新单词。

What are these words? Use a dictionary to help you.

这些单词都是什么？ 使用一本词典可以帮助你。

/ ˈbeɪsbɔːl /

棒球

/ ˈæθliːt /

运动员

/ əˈlɪmpɪk /

奥林匹克运动会的

/ təˈɡeðə /

在一起，到一起

/ saʊθ /

南

Choose three words from this unit. Write the words in phonetic symbols. Then get into pairs. Ask your partner to figure out what the words are.

从本单元中选出三个单词。以音标的形式写出这些单词。然后分成两人一组。让你的搭档去弄清楚这些单词是什么。

Unit Diary

单元日记

How well can you do these?

你能把这些完成得多好？

Language and Skills

语言和技能

I can make comparisons.

我能作比较。

I can understand a text about an expedition.

我能理解一篇有关探险的课文。

I can understand texts about Olympic events.

我能理解有关奥运会项目的课文。

I can write a report about school sports games.

我能写一份有关学校体育比赛的报告。

Culture

文化

I know some famous Olympic cities.

我知道一些著名的奥运城市。

Study Skills

学习技能

I can use a dictionary to learn the pronunciation of words.

我能用词典来学习单词的发音。