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Unit8FortheGloryofSport

Part1Warmingup

A

Wayofmeasurement

Sport

bythenumberofpeoplewho

baseball

bythenumberofpeople

whowatchgamesontelevision

orlistenontheradio

Americanfootball

（rugby）

bythenumberofpeople

whoplaythesport

soccer

[ˈsɔkə]

Tapescript:

WhatisthemostpopularsportintheUnitedStates?

Thatmaybeanimpossiblequestiontoanswer.Therearedifferentmeaningsofthewords“mostpopular.”

●Onewaytomeasurethepopularityofasportisbythenumberofpeoplewhopaytowatchitplayedbyprofessionalteams.ExpertssaythemostpopularAmericansportbythatmeasureisbaseball.Eachprofessionalbaseballteamplays162gameseveryseason.

●Orthepopularityofasportcanbemeasuredbythenumberofpeoplewhowatchgamesontelevisionorlistenontheradio.ThentheanswermightbeAmericanfootball.

●Andthepopularityofasportcouldbemeasuredbythenumberofpeoplewhoplaythesportinsteadofjustwatchit.Theanswer,inthiscase,isthegamepeopleintheUnitedStatescallsoccer.Itsaysmorethan18millionpeopleplaysoccerintheUnitedStates.

B.

Youaregoingtohearateacherofanexerciseclassgivinginstructionstoparticipantswhiletheydowarm-upexercises.Eachstepoftheexercisesisillustratedbelow.Listencarefullyandarrangethepicturesinchronologicalorder.

1.d

2.h

3.a

4.e

5.i

6.c

7.g

8.b

9.j

f

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Right,everybody.Standupstraight.Nowbendforwardanddowntotouchyoutoes–andup–anddown–andup.Armsbyyoursides.Raiseyourightkneeashighasyoucan.Holdyourlegwithbothhandsandpullyourkneebackagainstyourbody.Keepyourbacksstraight.Nowloweryourleganddothesamewithyourleftknee–up–pulltowardsyou–anddown.Moveyourfeetfurtherapart,bendyourelbows,andraiseyourarmstoshoulderlevel.Squeezeyourfiststightlyinfrontofyourchest.Nowpushyourelbowsback–keepyourheadup!

Andrelax…Feettogether,andputyourhandsonyourhips.Nowbendyourkneesandstretchyourarmsoutinfrontofyou.Holdthatposition–nowup.Stretchyourarmsouttothesidesatshoulderheight,palmsup.Rotateyourarmsinsmallcircles–that’sright–andnowtheotherway.Nowstandwithyourhandsclaspedbehindyourneckandyourlegsapart.Bendovertotheleft,slowly,butasfarasyoucan.Andslowlyup.Anddowntotheright.Andup.OK–ifwe’reallwarmedupnow,let’sbegin!

Part2Thesportingspirit

A.Herearethreeshortextractsfromaconversationbetweenagroupoffriends.Theyaretalkingaboutfootballsupporters.Listencarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Section1

1.Inthissection,thespeakertalksabouthisneighbors.Writedownthekeywordsthatheusestodescribethemondifferentoccasions.

a.indailylife:

nice/friendly/warm/affectionate

b.afterafootballmatch:

drunk/aggressive/scream/shout/pushpeoplearound/smashglasses/monsters

2.Fromwhatyouhaveheard,whatinferencescanyoudrawaboutthespeaker’sattitudetowardsfootballfans?

Hefindsitdifficulttounderstandwhynormal,nicepeoplebehavesobadlyatfootballmatches.

Section2

3.Accordingtothethirdspeakerinthissection,howdoBraziliansbehavewhentheygotofootballmatches?

enjoythemselves/noaggressionorviolence.

Section3

4.Fromwhatyouhaveheardinthissection,whataretheothermatchesthatlargecrowdsgotobesidesfootballones?

rugby/tennis

5.WhenpeoplegotoWimbledon,howdotheybehave?

Theysittheresilentlythroughout.[θru:

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Tapescript:

1.

M:

Ihaveneighborswho,whoareverynice,friendly,warm,affectionatepeople,andIlivenearafootballground,Tottenham,andonSaturdayIavoidthem,becausetheycomebackfromthematchabout6o’clock,7o’clockdrunk,aggressive–theyscream,theyshout,and…AftertheWorldCupFi,aftertheWorldCupwhenEnglishgotknockedout,IwasinmylocalpubandtheycameinandtheystartedfrightenedandIwalkedout,andIdon’tunderstand,Ireallydon’tunderstandwhatitisaboutafootballmatchthatcanturnordinary,friendlypeopleintomonsters.

2.

JE:

Butdoyouthinkthat’ssoofalotoffootballfans?

Imean,I’veheardotherpeoplesaythey’vegonetofootballmatchesandthere’sbeenabsolutelynotroubleintheterracesatall,andpeoplehavebeen…satthere,youknow,quitehappily,opposingteamsnexttoeachother.

Ohbutitobviouslydoeshappenalot.Imean,youseeitonthenews.WhathappenswhenBritishfansgotoEurope?

There’salwaystrouble,isn’tthere?

M:

Well,butit’s,it’snot…its…InBrazil,forexample,whereI’vealsobeentofootballmatches,peoplegotoenjoythemselves,andthere’snoaggressionorviolence,or…there’snothinglikethat.Itseemspeculiarly,itseemsparticulartoEnglandandafewothercountriesthatfootballprovidespeoplewiththeopportunitytoshowtheirmostviolent,aggressivenatures.

3.

A:

Butperhapsit’sjustafunctionofpeoplegettingtogetherincrowds,largegroupsofpeoplegettingintoenclosedspacestogether.

J:

Butlargecrowdsgotootherkindsofmatches–gotorugbymatches,gotoWimbledontowatchtennis…

M:

Gotopopconcerts…

J:

IftheygotoWimbledontowatchtennis,theysittheresilentlythroughout.

A:

Yes,butit’sinterestingthatoneofthesolutionsthatthepolicehave,thinkmightworkistohaveall-seatermatches,forexample,whereeverybody’sseated…

Thefollowingpassageyouaregoingtohearisfrom“TheSportingSpirit”writtenbyGeorgeOrwell.Nowlistenandenjoy.Supplythemissingwords.

IamalwaysamazedwhenIhearpeoplesayingthatsportcreatesgoodwillbetweennations,andthatifonlythecommonpeopleoftheworldcouldmeetoneanotheratfootballorcricket,theywouldhavenoinclinationtomeetonthebattlefield.Evenifonedidn’tknowfromconcreteexamples（the1936OlympicGames,forinstance）thatinternationalsportingcontestsledtoorgiesofhatred,onecoulddeduceitfromgeneralprinciples.

Nearlyallthesportspracticednowadaysarecompetitive.Youplaytowin,andthegamehaslittlemeaningunlessyoudoyouutmosttowin.Onthevillagegreen,whereyoupickupsidesandnofeelingoflocalpatriotismisinvolved,itispossibletoplaysimplyforthefunandexercise:

butassoonasthequestionofprestigearises,assoonasyoufeelyouandsomelargerunitwillbedisgracedifyoulose,themostsavagecombativeinstinctsarearoused.Anyonewhohasplayedeveninaschoolfootballmatchknowsthis.Attheinternationallevel,sportisfranklymimicwarfare.Butthesignificantthingisnotthebehavioroftheplayersbuttheattitudeofthespectators:

and,behindthespectators,ofthenationswhoworkthemselvesintofuriesovertheseabsurdcontests,andseriouslybelieve–atanyrateforshortperiods–thatrunningandkickingaballaretestsofnationalvirtue.

Part3Extracurricularactivities

A.NowlistentoatalkabouttheextracurricularactivitiesatasecondaryschoolinCanada.Focusonthemainideaandthemajorpointsinitandthencompletetheoutlinebelowwiththemissinginformation.

Outline

.Thespeaker’sself-introduction

A.occupation:

asecondaryschoolteacher

Ⅰ.Involvementinextracurricularactivities

1.primarilyinthesportsfield

2.supportingmanyoftheotherareas

.Extracurricularactivitiesofferedintheschool

a.sportingactivities

1）aninter-schoolactivity

2）anintramuralactivity

b.themusicprogram

1）twoparts

a）band

b）chorus/choir

2）advantage:

goodforthestudents’personaldevelopment

3）specialtygroups

a）jazzband

b）jazzsingers

c.otherextracurricularactivities

1）amathclub

2）ascienceclub

3）anannualclub

4）anewspaperclub

5）anoutdoorsclub

6）achessclub

7）acookingclub

.Thereasonswhytheseextracurricularactivitiesareoffered

a.helpingstudentsfilltheirtimeinapositiveway

b.helpingstudentsbuildskillswhichmaybeusedfortheirfuturevocation

c.providingfunandenjoyment

1）forteachers:

insponsoringtheactivities

2）forstudents:

inparticipatingtheactivities

B.Nowlistenagain.Butthistime,paymoreattentiontosomeofthedetailsinthetalk.Afterthat,youaregoingtohearsomestatements.Decidewhethertheyaretrueorfalse.

1.F

2.F

3.T

4.F

5.T

Tapescript:

ItismypleasuretodaytotellyoualittlebitaboutextracurricularactivitiesatthesecondaryschoollevelinBritishColumbia.

IhavebeenteachinginthetownofCotney,asmalltownofabout10,000people,130milesnorthofVictoriaonVancouverIsland.I’vebeenteachingatthejuniorsecondarylevel,Grades7,8and9aswell（as）theseniorsecondarylevel,Grades10,11and12.

Myinvolvementinextracurricularactivitieshasbeenquitebroad,primarilyinthesportsfield,butalsoinsupportingmanyoftheotherareasintheschool.Butletmegetintospecificsaboutwhatkindofthingsareofferedinourschoolshere.

Wehavetwodifferentkindsofsportingactivities.Oneofthemiswhatwecallaninter-schoolactivitywhereoneschoolcompetesagainstanother.Andthatlevelofsportisreservedjustfortheeliteathletesoftheschool,theverygoodathletes.Wealsohaveanintramuralprogram,whichmeanswithinthewallsoftheschoolsothateverystudentintheschoolisinvitedtoparticipate.Itis,it’sfocusedlargelyonparticipationandmanyofourstudentsdoparticipate.Wehaveover60percentofourstudentbodyinvolvedinourintramuralprogram.

Butletmenotfocusjustonsports.Thereisanotherverylargeareaofextracurricularactivityinthemusicprogram.Themusicprogramisbrokenintotwomainparts.Oneisb