Unit 8（Reading）The Olympic Games

我們已經為即將來臨的考試做了準備
we have made preparations for the coming exam.  prepare v. 準備，預備prepare sth.                “準備…”prepare for                 “為…而做準備”prepare to do sth.       “準備做…”prepare sb for             “使…最。..有思想準備”eg: the  teacher is preparing his lessons.       mother was preparing us supper.      you should prepare for the examination.      the teachers should prepare the students for college  entrance examination preparation  n. 準備；預備 ,準備工作；準備措施make preparations for…in preparation for…will you please help me make preparations for the party?

9. being the host of the olympic games will have good and bad effects on the host city.
have an effect (effects) on/upon 對… 有影響/ 起作用
我的話對她不起作用
my words had no/little effect on him.
當學生會主席對她的學習有一定的影響
being chairman of the students’ union has certain effect on her study.

step6:post-reading   task 1: group work ( group of 4) to discuss the following topics and they can choose whichever they are interested in talking about.          topic 1. what is the sprit of the olympic games? what can you learn from it?           topic2. do you agree that “ faster, higher, stronger” is a good motto not only for sports but also for life in general? why?           topic3. is it important to win in a sports match? why or why not?           topic4. discuss the causes and the effects of some serious problems of the olympics and think of the possible solutions. task 2:  debate  hosting the olympic games is a great honour and a great responsibility. being the host of the olympic games will have good and bad effects on the host city. work together and write down some of the effects.t: ok . now let’s come to part 3  post –reading . who can tell us the advantages and disadvantages of hosting the olympic games ? ( possible version:                 good effects 1.       showing the level of science and technology of our country 2.       people will know more about china they will invest their money in our country. so they will bring great benefits to the people of our country. 3.       it will improve the friendship between chinese people and the people of the world.                  bad effects 1.       more pollution 2.disturbing people’s daily life more or less.  3.       wasting some of our money in the building.   the opinion about the advantages and disadvantages   i think the good effects are  much greater than the bad effects. everything has its side-effect. the main problem  is which is greater. step7 summary and homework