Unit2SportingeventsWordpowerEveryoneknowsthatLiuxiangwasthefirstAsiantowinthegoldmedalinthemen’s110-meterhurdles.Canyouthinkofanywordstodescribehim?Heisahard-workingsportsperson.Heisawell-trainedrunner.Pleaseanalyzethepartofspeechofeachpartofthewordsinbluehard-working(adj.):hardworkingsportsperson(n.):sportspersonwell-trained(adj.):welltrained(adv.)(v-ing)(n.)(n.)(adv.)(v-ed)Canyouthinkofmorewordsthatarecreatedthisway?Acompoundwordismadewhentwowordsarejoinedtogethertoformanewword.Alltheabovewordsarecompoundwords.CanyouthinkoverhowtheyareformedFormationCompoundadj.FormationCompoundadj.warm-heartedair-droppedeasy-goingsoft-boiledhard-workingwell-educatedtax-freeadj.+n.+-edadj.+v-ingadv.+v-ingn.+adj.n.+v-edadj.+v-edadv.+v-edCompoundadjectivesFormationCompoundn.FormationCompoundn.handbagsightseeingn.+n.n.+v-ingCompoundnounsTip:Somecompoundwordsdonotneedahyphenbetweenthetwoparts,e.g.healthcare.MoreexamplesHandbag,Long-lasting,Teacup,Sightseeing,Three-day,asmallbagcarriedonaperson’shand;thatcanlastforalongtime;acupthatcontainstea;theactivityofseeingsightsasatourist;lastingforthreedaysCanyourecognizetheformationofthefollowingcompoundwords?Whatpartsofspeecharetheyandwhatdotheymean?Takeaguess.mouth-wateringwell-knownhappy-go-luckybrandnewsuitcaseoutgoingsightseeingDearLiSu,Guesswhat?IfinallybookedmytriptoGreece!Iamstayingina(1)___________hotelinthecitycentre.Ithinkitwillbeveryconvenient.AlthoughIamtravellingalone,IthinkIwillmakenewfriendeasilybecauseIampretty(2)___________.IhavenotmadeatravelplanbecauseIamfairly(3)______________andliketotakemytime(4)____________.Greecewillbesointeresting.Iamlookingforwardtoseeingallthe(5)___________ancientbuildingsandtryingthe(6)_______________food.Well,Ihavetofinishpackingmy(7)________.IpromisetosendyouapostcardfromAthens.Yourfriend,YangJiebrandnewoutgoinghappy-go-luckysightseeingwell-knownmouth-wateringsuitcaseHowmanygoldmedalsdidtheChineseteamwinduringthe2004AthensOlympics?Inwhatsportingeventsdidtheywinthesemedals?HowmanydifferentkindsofOlympiceventscanyouname?110-metrehurdles,tabletennis,tennis,swimming,shooting,volleyball,diving,weight-lifting,badmintonandsoon.20kmracewalkfloorexercisePlatformdiveSpringboarddivehorizontalbarparallelbarsbalancebeamasymmetricbarsjavelinthrow100msprint200mbutterfly100mfreestylewaterpolohighjumpThereare9or18holesinagameofgolf.___Thediscusinvolvesthrowingaflat,roundobject.___Inthelongjump,competitorstrytojumpasfarforwardaspossible.___Inarchery,youneedtoknowhowtouseabowandarrow.___12343142PuttheOlympiceventsbelowintothecorrectcategory.20kmracewalkfloorexercisesspringboarddivehorizontalbar200mbutterflywaterpoloplatformdive100msprintBalancebeamhighjumpdiscusthrowparallelbarsTrackandfieldeventsgymnasticsWatersportsjavelinthrowasymmetricbars100mfreestyle20kmracewalk100msprinthighjumpbalancebeamfloorexercisehorizontalbarparallelbars200mbutterflyplatformdivespringboarddivewaterpolodiscusthrowTrackandfieldeventsgymnasticsWatersportslongjumpmarathonrelayraceindividualall-roundringsunevenbars100mbackstroke100mbutterfly200mfreestylePleasethinkofthreemoreeventsforeachcategoryReviewtherulescompoundwordsareformedbyandtrytoguessnewwords’meaningsfromthem.Trytorememberwordsrelatedtosportsandeventsandmakeuseoftheminyourstudylater.
