(
课件网) Unit 3 Writing about a sporting moment To read a passage about sporting moment; To know how to write a sporting moment by answering questions; To learn to write a passage about a sporting moment. Look at the pictures and answer questions. 2. Who’re they They’re runners. 1. What event is it It’s a relay race. 3. What’s that in their hands It’s a baton. 4. What are they doing The runner ahead is trying to take the baton passed by the one behind. Relay race, also called Relay, is a track-and-field sport consisting of a set number of stages (legs), usually four, each leg run by a different member of a team. The runner finishing one leg is usually required to pass on the baton to the next runner while both are running in a marked exchange zone. 5. Do you know what a relay race is Read the passage and answer the questions. Last Saturday, I went to the school playground to watch the final of the 4×100-metre relay at our annual sports tournament (锦标赛). It was an extraordinary experience and something I will never forget. extraordinary adj. =extra- + ordinary extra-: beyond, very or more than normal Before the race, everyone was quiet and still. I had never imagined that the atmosphere at a sports event could be so intense. intense adj. very serious, using a lot of effort (活动)紧张的，认真的，激烈的 When the runners set off, everyone went wild! We all stood up and started cheering and shouting. It was like being hit by a huge wave of excitement. set off 1) start a journey 动身;出发;启程 2) start working so that, for example, the alarm rings or the bomb explodes引爆(炸弹); 触发，拉响(警报等) I could see the runners straining to run as fast as they could, while trying not to drop their batons at the change. The race was all over in just one minute. It was Li Chong, the fastest student in our school, who first crossed the finish line. strain v. to try very hard to do something using all your strength or ability 使劲，用尽全力 It was Li Chong who first crossed the finish line.本句属于强调句，强调Li Chong。the fastest student in our school 属于插入成分， 作Li Chong的同位语。 Everyone was on their feet, cheering. I was also caught up in the excitement and cheered so hard that I thought my lungs would burst! on one’s feet 1) standing or walking 站立或步行 2) recovering 恢复（身体） eg Jack is back on his feet after a long illness． Jack病了好长时间，现在恢复健康了。 rise/ jump to one’s feet 站起身来/跳起来 struggle to one’s feet 挣扎着站起来 be/ get back on one’s feet 重新富有；东山再起 stand on one’s own feet 自立，独立 set foot in sth. 进入某处，踏进某处 【语境应用】完成句子。 1) Many people are _____ (站立着), listening to the headmaster. 2) He had to _____ (自立) after graduation. 3) The old man slowly _____ (站起身来) and left the meeting room. 4) She swore (swear的过去式，发誓) she would never _____ (踏进) his house again. 5) He _____ (跳起来) when he heard the shocking news. o ... ...
