Unit8sportsWarmingupOlympicflagBlue=EuropeBlack=AfricaRed=AmericaYellow=AsiaGreen=AustraliafootballbasketballbadmintonTabletennisHorseridingwrestlingshootingsailing2008BeijingOlympicGamesSuggestedanswers:1C2B3A4B5A6A7.1984---LosAngeles2000---Sydney2004---Athens2008---Beijing8.theSummerOlympicGames:badminton.Basketball.tabletennis.trackandfield.swimmingsoccertheWinterOlympicGames:speedskating.skiingListeningReport1Whatsportweretheyplaying?BasketballWhowon?TheLosAngelesLakerswonagainst/beat/defeatedtheMiamiHeat.Whatwastheresult?Thelakersscored20pointsinthelastquarter,beatingtheHeat101—96.Report2Whatsportweretheyplaying?Soccer/FootballWhatwastheresult?ManchesterUnitedtiedLeeds2—2.Report3Whatsportweretheyplaying?TabletennisWhowon?Chinawonagainst/beat/defeatedRussia.Whatwastheresult?TheChineseteamwonthefirsttwosinglesmatches3-1and3-0,whiletheRussianswonthedoublesmatch.Thewininthelastsingledmatchgavethemafinalwinof3-1.Speaking•UsesomeusefulexpressionstopracticeyourspokenEnglishWhichdoyoulike,…or…?Sure.Ilovesports.What’syourfavouritesport?Yes,verymuch.Whichsportdoyoulikebest?No,notreally.Whichdoyouprefer,…or…?Ilike…best.Whatabout…?Iprefer…to…Areyouinterestedin…?I’drather…than…Languagepoints:•1)whatdothefiveolympicringsstandfor?standfor:eg.CPCstandsfortheCommunistPartyofChina.WhatdoesWTOstandfor?2)HowabouttakingalookattheNBA?Howabout…?~+n/v-ingWhatabout…?Eg.Howaboutahotbath?Whatabouthavingarest?•3)whichdoyouprefer?Prefer:~+n/pron/todo/v-ing/sb.todoegwhichwouldyouprefer,teaorcoffee?I’dpreferyoutowashtheclothes.PreferAtoBIpreferdogstocats.Heprefersshootingtoswimming.Prefertodosth,ratherthandosth.EgShepreferredtogowithus,ratherthanstaybehind.•4)I’dratherwatchitthanplayit.Wouldrather:~+v~+that(did)egHewouldratherstayathome.Iwouldrathernottellhimthetrue.I’dratheryoucametomorrow.I’dratheryoumetherattheairporttomorrowmorning.Wouldratherdosth,thandosth.Theherowouldratherdiethanlive.I’dratherstayathomethangooutonSundays.practice•Completethefollowingsentences.•1)Iprefer______(ride)abiketo_______(go)bycar.•2)Iwouldlike_______(play)basketballthisafternoon.•3)Ilove____________(listento)Englishprograminmysparetime.•4)Areyouinterestedin________(fish)?•5)Iwouldratherwatchafootballmatchthan_________(play)it.•6)Whatabout_____________(takeawalk)afterthesupper?ridinggoingtoplaylisteningtofishingplaytakingawalkUnit8Sports