Unit1SportsPartAListeningStrategyIdentifyingNumbersNumbersappearveryoftenineverykindoflisteningmaterial.TheabilitytocatchtheexactnumbersspokeninEnglishisanimportantbutdifficultskillforaChineselearner.Agoodwayistopracticeoverandoveragainthepronunciationofthenumbers,particularlythedifferentwaystosaythirteenandthirty,fourteenandforty,etc.Italsohelpstopracticewritingdownthenumbersyouhearquicklyinnumericalforms,withouttranslatingthemintoChinese.You’regoingtohearapassageaboutMichaelJordan,aretiredAmericanprofessionalbasketballplayer.Listencarefullyandfillintheblankswiththemissingnumbers.MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HewasbornonFeb.1)17,2)1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Heis3)1.98meterstallandweighs4)216pounds.JordanjoinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe5)1984season.Inthe6)1986seasonheshot7)3041points,the8)thirdhighestscoreever.HewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion(扣篮冠军)in9)1987andwontheMostValuablePlayerAwardin10)1988,anhonorrepeated11)fourtimesinthenext12)tenyearsto13)1998.Jordanguidedhisteamtowin14)sixNBAchampionshipsduringthe15)1990s,scoring16)45pointsduringthe17)sixthandlastgameofthe18)1998NBAfinals.In19)1999,hewasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.JordanlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994NBAseasontopursueacareerinbaseball.Sincehisbaseballgamewasn’tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinallygaveituptorejointheBullsin1995.Yet,afterplayingfor20)fivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirementin21)1999.ButhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin22)2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.PartBPre-listeningTaskQuestionsforDiscussionYouaregoingtotalkaboutsports.Readthefollowingquestionsanddiscussthemwithyourpartner.1.Doyoulikesports?Whatisyourfavoritesport?2.Whatsportsdomostyoungpeoplegoinfor?3.Whatsportsaresuitableforoldpeople?4.Doyoulikejogging?Whyorwhynot?5.Whydopeopleneedtoplaysports?Demo:2.Whatsportsdomostyoungpeoplegoinfor?Well,peopleindifferentpartsoftheworldmaypreferdifferentkindsofsports.Forexample,manyChinesepeopleplayping-pongortabletennis,anditisconsideredtobeournationalsport.Chineseping-pongplayershavewonnumerouschampionshipsinworldcompetitions,whichbooststheenthusiasmforthegameamongyoungpeopleinChina.However,inNorthAmerica,manyyoungpeoplelikeplayingAmericanfootballandbasketball.Almosteveryteenagerhashisorherownidolinthesegames.Forexample,MichaelJordanhasalotoffansintheUS.AdditionalQuestionforDiscussionWhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympicGames?Demo:TheOlympicGamesareoneofthemostimportantinternationaleventsintheworldtoday.ThemodernOlympicGamesarenamedforathleticcontestsheldinancientGreeceforalmost12centuries.TheywerebannedinAD394butwererevivedandmadeinternationalin1896.TheWinterGameswereaddedin1924.WorldWarIandWorldWarIIforcedcancellationoftheOlympicsin1916,1940,and1944,buttheyresumedin1948andareheldeveryfouryears.After1992theWinterandSummerGameswerenolongerheldwithinthesamecalendaryear.WinterGameswerescheduledfor1994,afteronlyatwo-yearinterval,andeveryfouryearsthereafter.TheSummerGameswerescheduledfor1996,andeveryfouryearsthereafter.Beijingsuccessfullyhostedthe2008Olympics.LanguageFocusHerearesomesentencesandstructuresthatyoumightfindusefulindiscussingtheabovequestions.Ilikesportsalot/verymuch.Ienjoy/amkeenon/amfondofplayingsports.Ilikeswimming/jogging/fishing/tennis,etc.Myfavoritesportisbasketball/volleyball/football,etc.Youngpeoplegoinforsuchsportsasru...
