高二

Oxford vs. Cambridge (P5)

天津蓟县康各庄中学 阮明光

原文链接：http://21stcentury.chinadaily.com.cn/new/article.shtml?sid=31136
【本文重点】本文报道了一年一度的英国剑桥大学和牛津大学的传统体育项目——划船比赛，展现了划船比赛的空前火爆场面，并简单介绍其历史。
Step 1 Lead-in
Show students some pictures of a boat race and discuss the following questions:
1. Have you ever taken part in or watched a boat race?
2. What do you think of it? Do you think it would be fun to be a rower?
Step 2 Fast-reading
1. What made the writer very excited recently?
2. Knowing the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race in detail by completing the chart below.

Step 3 Intensive Reading
Work in pairs. Pick the statements that you think are true.
1. People from Britain can enjoy a boat race every four years.
2. We can watch the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race on TV all around the world.
3. All the rowers are strong and tall.
4. The rowers train hard. The time of their training is before and after classes.
5. You will find something funny watching the Oxford Cambridge Boat Race.
Step 4 Language Focus
1.Vocabulary
Find words in the passage and match them with definitions.
boat race, giant, crew, grueling, eager, cheer, close, draw
1) full of interest or desire
2) contest of speed between rowers
3) give shouts of joy, praise, support
4) an extremely tall strong man
5) very difficult and tiring
6) group of people working together
7) the final result of a game in which both have the same points
8) the competitors are almost equal
2. Word formation
I joined a group of 30 ex-Oxford and Cambridge student…
ex-前缀 ， 意思是“以前的”such as ex-wife, ex-president.
There are eight rowers in each boat.
A BBC Television commentator, John Snagge, also made the slightly stupid movement.
-er, or, 后缀，表示“人”, such as astronomer ,philosopher,
New Yorker , villager, golfer, driver, actor, sailor, conductor
The competition takes place on the Thames.
Preparations for the race are gruelling.
-tion, 后缀，表示“动作或状态”, 如： education, television, pollution
Exercises:
1) John tidied his bedroom but then he made it (dis/over/un)tidy again.
2) I’ll punish you if you (mis/dis/un)obey me.
3) Violence on television is (polluting/pollution/pollutant) the minds of our children.
4) A child receives its early (educate/educating/education) at home.
5) As we all know, wood is a poor (conductor/conducter /conductment).
6) Kerry will get help from (latter/ex/pre)-president Bill Clinton, who is scheduled to appear in Pennsylvania and Florida.
Step 5 Consolidation
Choose the correct answers with your newspaper closed.
1. The boat race between Oxford and Cambridge is held _____.
A. every three years B. every year
C. every other year D. every four years
2. The race held on March 29, 2008 will be _____.
A. the 152nd B. the 153rd
C. the 154th D. the 155th
3. The author of the passage has ever studied at ____University.
A. Tsinghua B. Oxford C. Cambridge D. London
4. Which of the following statements about Matthew Pincent is true? _____
A. He is a student at Cambridge.
B. His team won the race due to his experience of attending the Olympic games.
C. He is strong and about 2.5 meters in height.
D. He used to be a student at Oxford University.
5. From the last paragraph, we know that _____.
A. the race is worth watching B. the judge is stupid
C. there is always something interesting happening during the race
D. the writer has a wide knowledge of the Boat Race
Step 6 Post Reading
Writing
Think of some sports item that you like very much and try to write a short essay to introduce it to your classmates. The following should be included in it.
1. How popular is it? 2. Why do you like it?
3. In what way should people play it?
4. Is there anything fun about playing it?
Key
Step 2: 1. On April 6 in Beijing, he joined a group of 30 ex-Oxford and Cambridge students to watch the 153rd Oxford Cambridge Boat Race on TV. 2. April 6 ; Once a year; 6779m; eight rowers; on the Thames; in 1829; March 29, 2008
Step 3: 2 3 4
Step 4: 1. 1) eager 2) boat race 3) cheer 4) giant 5) grueling;
6) crew; 7) draw; 8) close 2. 1) untidy 2) disobey 3) polluting
4) education 5) conductor(导体) 6) ex-president
Step 5: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. C