Unit 2 The Olympic Games教案

unit 2 the olympic games
vocabulary and useful expressions
honest
adj.   1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent: honest lawyers 2. marked by truth: give honest answers  3. without pretensions: worked at an honest trade 4. without dissimulation; frank: my honest opinion 5. habitually speaking the truth: an honest man  6. worthy of being depended on: an honest working staff  7. free from guile: his answer was simple and honest
ancient
adj.   1. very old: an ancient mariner 2. in or of times long ag ancient rome and greece 3. having existed since a very early time: ancient history/customs
compete
v.   to try to win sth. in competition with someone else: john competed for a place at their school, but didn’t get it.  compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
medal
n.   an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
host
n. a man who receives guests: he acted as host to his father’s friends. china is the host country for olympic games. v.   be the host of or for: we hosted 4 couples last night.
magical
adj.   possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers: a magical spell
interview
n.   1. the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists: my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds. 2. a conference (usually with someone important) v.  1. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting 2. discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation: we interviewed the job candidates. 3. go for an interview in the hope of being hired: the job candidate interviewed everywhere.
athlete
n.   a person trained to compete in sports
admit
v.   1. allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of: admit someone to the profession 2.  allow to enter; grant entry t we cannot admit non-members into our club. 3. serve as a means of entrance: this ticket will admit one adult to the show. 4. give access or entrance t the french doors admit onto the yard. 5. afford possibilitye: this problem admits of no solution. 6. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of: he admitted his errors. 7. admit into a group or community: we’ll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member. 8. have room for; hold without crowding: the theater admits 300 people.