Unit 2
Olympic Figures
Listening & speaking
重庆市开县中学 杨虹
What’s happening in the video?
What words impress you most ?
What’s happening in the video?
Master Wugui/give encouragement/Panda
What words impressed you most in the
video?
Yesterday is history
Tomorrow is a mystery
Today is a gift
Speaking
Expressing encouragement
Practice in groups
Situation 1 Situation 2
I failed the exam !
Don’t leave
me, please.
1.Never give up.
2.Keep holding on!
3.Come on, be a man!
4. All you need is a little push.
5. I’ll always be there for you!
6.You can make it through.
7.One more time and you’ll make it!
8 There is no reason to feel discouraged
9. The longest road must have an end.
10. I think you should go ahead.
…
Never give up.
Keep holding on!
Come on, be a man!
I’ll always be there for you!
…
Expressions of encouragement
Listening
• I am a Chinese athlete. We will_______ that
both disabled and able-bodied people are part of
the same world and can work______________
to create a better future.
2) Hi, I’m Kevin from France. It has always been
my dream to_____________ in the Paralympics.
Although I have lost my sight, I’ll never________
in life. I’ll never give up.
3) We are from Russia. We will try our best to
_______ success in every event. Besides, the
Paralympics is also a happy gathering. It provides
a good opportunity for everyone to______the joy.
3.Listen again and complete what the athletes say.
Group work
Share your answers with
your teammates
1. Listen to a news report and choose the best
answer to each question.
1) The special report is about ____.
A. the Beijing Olympic Games
B. the Beijing National Games
C. the Beijing Paralympics
D. the Beijing Youth Olympics
2) There are ____ countries and regions that will
take part in the Games.
A. 174 B. 127
C. 157 D. 147
C
D
3) The cultural performance was divided into
_____ parts.
A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6
4) The reporter has interviewed _____ athletes.
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5
5) The theme of the Games is _____.
A. Beijing welcoming you
B. New Beijing, great Olympics
C. One world, one dream
D. Dancing Beijing
A
C
C
___ 1) Hongning is a reporter from an evening
newspaper.
___ 2) The opening ceremony started at 8 p.m.
and lasted about 4 hours.
___ 3) Kevin from Russia is blind.
___ 4) Cathy has had a chance to visit the
competition venues (场地).
___ 5) Conveniences have been provided for
the disabled athletes.
2. Listen and judge whether the following
statements are true (T) or false (F).
F
He is the school reporter.
F
3
F
T
T
France
• I am a Chinese athlete. We will_______ that
both disabled and able-bodied people are part of
the same world and can work______________
to create a better future.
2) Hi, I’m Kevin from France. It has always been
my dream to_____________ in the Paralympics.
Although I have lost my sight, I’ll never________
in life. I’ll never give up.
3) We are from Russia. We will try our best to
_______ success in every event. Besides, the
Paralympics is also a happy gathering. It provides
a good opportunity for everyone to______the joy.
3.Listen again and complete what the athletes say.
prove
hand in hand
participate
get lost
achieve
share
Challenge
Add your points
They lose 5 pointsYou get 5 points
Ask other groups to answerChoice 2
Lose 5 pointsGet 5 points
Answer by yourselves
Rules
Choice 1
Challenge
What can you do for the
paralympic athletes?
Encourage & help
Ask “Yes” or “No” questions until you guess it.
Guessing game
Who is it?
Find some information about
DengYaping on the Internet and
write a short passage about her.
Homework