Unit 2 Sports events

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Unit 2 Sports events
Word power
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Read the following dialogue

• A Did you know that Liu Xiang was the first
  Asian to win a gold medal for the mens 110-metre
  hurdles in the Olympic Games?
• B Yes! Everyone knows that he is a very
  hard-working sportsperson. He is a well-trained
  winner.

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• Questions
• Do you know the meanings of the
  italicized words?
• Do you know how the words are made?

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110(num.) meter (n.)
110-metre(n.)--- hard-working
(adj.)--- sportsperson (n.)--- well-trained
(adj.)---
hard (adv.) working (v-ing)
sports (n.) Person (n.)
well (adv.) trained (V-ed)
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A compound word is made when two or more than two
words are joined together to form a new word.
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Group work
Divide the students into groups of four. Ask them
to think about other words that are created this
way.
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Have students study the words they have listed.
Ask How are the words formed?
Go through page 26 to understand the formation
rules of compound adjectives and compound nouns.
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To form compound adjectives
Formation Compound (adj.)
adj.n.-ed
adj.v-ing
adv.v-ing
n.adj.
n.v-ed
adj. v-ed
adv. v-ed
warm-hearted, cold-blooded
easy-going, ordinary-looking
hard-working, long-lasting
tax-free, world-famous
air-conditioned, man-made
soft-boiled, clear-cut
well-educated, well-paid
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To form compound nouns
Formation Compound (n.)
n.n.
n.v-ing
handbag, bookmark, website, motherland
sightseeing, window-shopping, housekeeping, day-dr
eaming
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Match the words in column A with the ones in
column B to form new words
A 1.black 2.broad 3.every 4.bed 5.blue 6.sui
t
B a. room b. eyed c. cast d. case e.
where f. board
f.
c.
e.
a.
b.
d.
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A 7.radio 8.bus 9.reading 10.passer 11.pl
ay 12.over 13.news

• B
• g. ground
• h. throw
• driver
• j. by
• k. paper
• l. active
• m. room

l.
i.
m.
j.
g.
h.
k.
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Ask the students to translate the words into
Chinese. Explain that some English words are
derived from the combination of two different
words, for example
hand-bag a small bag carried on a persons hand
long-lasting that can last for a long time
tea-cup a cup that contains tea
three-day lasting for three days
sightseeing the activity of seeing sights as a
tourist.
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Question
When you come across unfamiliar words, do you
often use the knowledge of word formation to
guess the meaning of the new word? If so, can you
think of some examples?
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Put the following into English
1.?? 2.?? 3.??? 4.?? 5.?? 6. ?? 7.????
necklace
raincoat
boyfriend
get-together
bookstore
earthquake
firefighter
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8.??? 9.?? 10.???? 11.?? 12.????? 13.???? 14.???
weatherman
goldfish
English-speaking
handshake
film-maker
under water
woodcutter
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Can you recognize the formation of the following
compound words? What parts of speech are they and
what do they mean? Take a guess and then check in
the dictionary. Try to use them in the letter
below.
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mouth-watering well-known
happy-go-lucky brand new
suitcase outgoing sightseeing
Dear Li Su, Guess what? I finally booked my trip
to Greece! I am staying in a (1) __________ hotel
in the city center. I think it will be very
convenient. Although I am traveling alone, I
think I will make new friends easily because I am
pretty (2)________ .I have not made a
brand new
outgoing
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travel plan because I am fairly(3)_________ and
like to take my time (4)__________.Greece will be
so interesting. I am looking forward to seeing
all the (5)___________ ancient buildings and
trying the (6)_____________ food. Well, I have to
finish packing my (7) ___________. I promise to
send you a postcard from Athens. Your
friend, Yang Jie
happy-go-lucky
sightseeing
well-known
mouth-watering
suitcase
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Olympic sports and events Answers Part A a
(3) b (2) c (1)
d (4)
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Part B
Track and field events Gymnastics Water sports
javelin throw Asymmetric bars 100m freestyle







20km race walk 100 sprint discus throw high
jump long jump marathon relay race
200m butterfly platform dive springboard dive
balance beam floor exercise horizontal
bar parallel bar
water polo 100m backstroke 100m butterfly 200m
freestyle
individual all-round rings uneven bars
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• Thank you