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UNIT 16GOING IN FOR SPORTS Lesson31 Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

Lesson   31

Part Ⅰ Warming-up Exercises

A．Numbers: Ordinals

1．The Olympic games began in the(4th----5th) century B. C.

2．The(3rd----1st) Roman governor¹ built a huge stadium².

3．Baseball fans celebrated³ the(18th----80th) anniversary⁴ of baseball last year.

4．The game will be on the(22nd----27th) of April.

5．This year is the(25th----29th) year of professional⁵ hockey.

6．Last year was the(118th----180th) year of the horse race called the Kentucky Derby.

7．The football season begins on the(23rd----21st) of September.

8．The baseball season begins on the(22nd----27th) of April.

9．The hockey season begins on the(25th----29th) of November.

10．The team from Mexico won(1st----4th) place in the tennis match.

11．Last year the(4th----5th) winter Olympics were held in Sweden. 

12．This is the(6th----5th) year in which soccer championship playoffs have been held.

                                                                                                           Score:____

B．Sentences For Oral Repetition⁶

Lesson 31 Part Ⅱ Short Dialogues (for practice in drawinginferences)

Part Ⅱ            Short Dialogues

(for practice in drawing inferences)

 

Exercises:

Ⅰ．(Dialogue 1)

A: Your ____, please.

B: Here it is.  I'm____ to ____.

A: Your____ is four____ ahead.

B: Thank you.

Ⅱ．(Dialogue 1)

1 ．This dialogue is most likely to take place …

a．in a theatre                                 b．at a railway station.

c．at an airport.

(Dialogue 2)

2．This dialogue probably takes place…

a．at somebody's home.                  b．at a hotel.

c．on a train.

3．The second speaker is likely to be…

a．a hotel clerk.                              b． an owner of a house.

c．a tourist guide.

Lesson31 Part Ⅲ An Exciting Match

Part Ⅲ       An Exciting Match

Exercises

1．How many people are talking in the dialogue?

a．Three.                             b． Five.                    c．Two.

2． Where are they?

a． Before the TV screen.     b． In a stadium.

c． In a cinema.

3．What match are they watching?

a． Football match.              b． Basketball match.

c． Tennis match.

4． Which team scored first?

a． The Welsh Team.            b． The English Team.

c．The Irish⁷ Team.

5．Which team wins the match?

a．The English Team.            b．The Irish Team.

c． The Welsh Team.

6．Who is the best player in the field?

a．Carter⁸.                             b．Rodney.                 c．Jones.

7．Which of the following describes Carter?

a．The best.                         b． The worst.

c． The ugliest.                    d． The most intelligent.

 

1 governor   

n.统治者，地方长官(如省长，州长，总督等)

参考例句：

• The governor was an expert at fencing with reporters.这位州长是搪塞新闻记者的能手。
• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。

2 stadium   

n.露天大型运动场

参考例句：

• The new football stadium can hold eighty thousand people.新的足球场可以容纳八万人。
• The stadium is being used for a match.那个露天运动场正在进行一场比赛。

3 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

4 anniversary   

n.周年(纪念日)

参考例句：

• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。
• Today is my parents'30th wedding anniversary.今天是我父母结婚30周年纪念日。

5 professional   

adj.专业的；职业的；n.专业人员；职业运动员

参考例句：

• He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
• I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。

6 repetition   

n.重复；反复

参考例句：

• The perfomance improved with each repetition.演出每演一场都有改进。
• This degree of repetition is not found in any known language.这种重复程度在任何已知语言中都不曾出现。

7 Irish   

n.爱尔兰语；爱尔兰人；adj.爱尔兰(人)的

参考例句：

• He is from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea.他来自爱尔兰海的马恩岛。
• The two volumes of collected Irish Stories are printed.两卷本的《爱尔兰故事集》已经印好了。

8 carter   

n.运货马车夫，赶大车的人；卡车司机

参考例句：

• Although fatigue shows readily on Carter, he bounces back quickly. 卡特虽然容易显出疲劳的样子，但他恢复得很快。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The carter flipped at the horse with his whip. 赶大车的人扬鞭朝着马轻轻地抽打。 来自《简明英汉词典》