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课件网) Unit 2 Sports culture The Olympic Games Language points The passage below gives an introduction to the Youth Olympic Games (plete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below. diverse compete rank call on demonstrate applaud proceed side by side The Youth Olympic Games(青奥会) are the youth version of the Olympic Games. Young athletes aged between 15 and 18 _____ in a wide range of (各种各样的) sports. The majority of these sports are identical(相同的) to those at the Olympics but other sports, such as wushu, have been added too. The Youth Olympic Games give talented teenagers a chance to connect with fellow athletes(同类/伴运动员) from _____backgrounds. diverse compete diverse compete rank call on demonstrate applaud proceed side by side The focus(重点/目标) is on building bridges(建设桥梁) between different cultures, so there are competitions with mixed teams, such as mixed swimming relays. In these competitions, both male and female athletes, sometimes of different nationalities, play _____. The first Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore in 2010, and China _____ first in the medal table with 30 gold medals. side by side ranked diverse compete rank call on demonstrate applaud proceed side by side In 2014, Nanjing had the honour of (有幸)hosting the second Summer Youth Olympic Games. This was another great success and China topped the medal table again. People across the world _____ athletes who try hard to achieve sporting excellence. However, it is not only the athletes who deserve applause. The Youth Olympic Games _____ young people to learn and share beyond the field of play(在比赛场地之外). applaud call on diverse compete rank call on demonstrate applaud proceed side by side Official non-sporting roles include Young Reporters, YOG Ambassadors and Athlete Role Models. For many athletes, the Youth Olympic Games help them _____ that they are ready for the Olympic Games. Many of these talented athletes will _____ to participate in the Olympic Games in the future. proceed (to) demonstrate diverse compete rank call on demonstrate applaud proceed side by side Every four years, thousands of highly trained and talented athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities against each other in the hope of being recognized as the best of the best. This is the Olympics—an extraordinary sporting event that was first celebrated about 3,000 year ago. 每过四年，成千上万名训练有素的、天赋过人的运动员，本着友谊、团结和公平竞争的精神聚集在一起准备互相较量，希望能被公认为顶尖选手。这就是奥运会———一场大约在3000年前首次举办的非凡体育赛事。 Para.1 本着负责任的原则，消防员不遗余力，希望在最短时间内拯救更多的人。 _____, the firefighters spared no efforts, _____ rescuing more people in the urgent time. In the spirit of responsibility in the hope of … 怀抱……的希望 I called early in the hope of catching ... ...
