Lesson 37  The Olympic Games  奥林匹克运动会
 
First listen and then answer the question.
听录音，然后回答以下问题。
When was the last time this country hosted the Olympic Games?The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years' time. As a great many people will be visiting the country, the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special rail way ling. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called‘Olympic City’. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country.
 
New words and expressions 生词和短语
 
Olympic (title)/+'limpik/ adj. 奥林匹克的
standard (1.4) /'st$nd+d/ n. 标准
hold (1.1) /h+uld/ (held/held/, held) v. 召开
capital (1.6) /'k$pitl/n. 首都
government (1.2) /'g)v+m+nt/ n. 政府
fantastic (1.8) /f$n't$stik/ adj. 巨大的
immense (1.3) /i'mens/ adj. 巨大的
design (1.9) /di'zain/ v. 设计
stadium (1.3) /'steidi+m/n. 露天体育场
 
Notes on the text 课文注释
 
1  the Olympic Games, 奥林匹克运动会。
2  in four years' time, 4年之后。
3  As a great many people…, as是连词，当“因为”讲，引出原因状语从句。
4  Olympic-standard swimming pool, 奥运会标准游泳池。
5  Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. 今年年底前工人们将把新路铺好。句中用了将来完成时，这个时态用来表示到将来某一时刻已经完成的动作。
6  as the new buildings go up, as是连词，当“当”、“正值”讲，引出时间状语从句。
7  look forward to…, 盼望、期待……。to是介词，后可接名词、代词或动名词。
 
参考译文
 
4年以后，奥林匹克运动会将在我们国家举行。由于将有大批的人到我们国家来，所以政府准备建造一些新的饭店、一个大型体育场和一个新的奥运会标准游泳池。他们还将修筑一些新的道路和一条铁路专线。奥运会就在首都市郊举办，整个地区将被称作“奥林匹克城”。工人们将在今年年底前把新路铺好；到明年年底，他们将把新体育场建成。这些巨大的现代化建筑是由库尔特•冈特设计的。大家都将急切地注视着新建筑的建成。我们都非常激动，盼望着奥运会的到来，因为在这个国家里还从未举办过奥运会。
 
Summary writing 摘要写作
 
Answer these questions in not more than 70  words.
回答下列问题，将答案组成一个段落，不要超过70个单词。
1  When will the Olympic Games be held in our country? Where will the government be putting up new buildings? (so)
2  Who has designed the buildings? When will workers have completed the new stadium? (and)
3  Will the Games be held in this country for the first time or not? Are we looking forward to them or not? (and)
 
Composition 作文
 
Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses：
用括号中的连词来改写以下句子：
1  My brother is going to the Olympic Games. I am going to the Olympic Games. (Both…and)
2  We bought tickets a long time ago. We shall be leaving soon. (and)
3  We shall see the Games. We shall visit many parts of the country. (not only…but…as well)
 
Letter writing 书信写作
 
We must write the date in full under the address. We can write the date in two ways：e. g. 17th April, 19----, April 17th, 19----. Numbers are written as follows: 1st (the first); 2nd (the second); 3rd (the third); 4th (the fourth), etc.
在信的地址下面必须写上完整的日期。日期有两种写法；如：17th April, 19-, April 17th, 19-; 数字写法如下：
1st (1日)；2nd (2日)；3rd (3日)；4th (4日)等。 
 
Exercise 练习
 
Write these dates as they would appear in a letter:
按书信的方式写出以下日期：
May 6；June 21；July 30；March 3；April 22；July 1.
 
Key structures 关键句型
 
Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. 将来完成时
a  Do you remember these sentences: (KS13)
你还记得下列句子吗？ (参见第13课关键句型)
Now Tomorrow
I am writing letters now. I shall be writing letters all day tomorrow.
I'll see you tomorrow. I'll be seeing you tomorrow.
B  Compare these two questions and answers:
对比以下两个问题和回答：
When will they finish this bridge? 他们将于何时建成这座桥？
They will finish it next year. 他们将于明年建成它。
When will they have finished this bridge? 到什么时候他们将完成这座桥？They will have finished this bridge in a year's time. 他们将于一年后完成这座桥。
Study these examples:
仔细阅读以下句子：
I shall have completed this novel by next June. 明年6月份之前我将结束这本小说。
He will have moved to a new flat in two months' time. 两个月以后他将搬进一套新的公寓。
You will have learnt the results of the examination by then. 到那个时候，你就会知道考试结果了。I shall have received a reply by this time tomorrow. 明天的这个时候，我将会得到一个答复。
 
Exercises 练习
 
A  Underline the verbs in the passage which tell us what will happen, what will be happening, and what will have happened.
划出课文中一般将来时、将来进行时和将来完成时的例子。
B  Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise:
用正确的时态填空，完成练习后再对照课文核对你的答案：
The Olympic Games ______ (hold) in our country in four years' time. As a great many people ______ (visit) the country, the government ______ (build) new hotels, an immense stadium, and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They also ______ (build) new roads and a special railway line. The Games ______ (hold) just outside the capital and the whole area ______ (call)‘Olympic City’. Workers ______ (complete) the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they ______ (finish) work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody ______ (watch) anxiously as the new buildings go up.
 
Special difficulties 难点
 
Study these sentences.
细读以下的例句：
a  Hold. The Olympic Games will be held in our country. (1.1)
This verb may be used in the sense of‘conduct’，‘observe’or‘celebrate’.
这个动词可以用来表示“进行”、“纪念”或“庆祝”的意思。
A festival is held at Edinburgh every year. 节日庆典每年在爱丁堡举行一次。
We are going to hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the subject. 明天我们准备开一次会来讨论这个议题。
The next conference will be held in Geneva. 下次会议将在日内瓦举行。
b  Look.
The verb look has a different meaning in each sentence：动词look在每句话中有不同的含义：
Look forward to (expect with pleasure) 盼望 (高兴地期待着)：I am looking forward to the summer holidays. 我正盼望暑假的到来。
Look out (be careful) 当心 (注意)：Look out! A bus is coming. 当心点，公共汽车来了。
Look up (get information from a reference book) 查阅 (从参考书中获取资料)：I don't understand this word. I shall look it up in a dictionary. 我不懂这个词的词义，我要查一下字典。
(visit) 拜访：Don't forget to look me up when you return. 回来时别忘了来看我。
 
Exercise 练习
 
Supply the correct form of hold or look in these sentences:
用hold或look的正确形式填空：
1  We shall be ______ a party tomorrow. I am ______ it very much.
2  ______! You nearly knocked that jug over!
3  They say he is very famous. I shall ______ him ______ in‘Who's who’.
4  The students' union ______ an interesting debate on capital punishment yesterday.
5  My friend Ingrid lives in Stockholm. Why don't you ______ her______ when you're there?
6  Examinations will be ______ next week. I'm not ______ them.
 
Multiple choice questions 多项选择题
 
Comprehension 理解
1  Because of the Olympic Games ______.
a． there has been a lot of new building
b． a lot of new building was completed
c． a lot of new building has been planned
d． there was a lot of new building
2  The Olympic Games ______.
a． have just been held in this country
b． have never been held before in this country
c． are held in this country every four years
d． were held in this country four years ago
Structure 句型
3  Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. They ______.
a． have already finished  b． haven't finished yet
c． finished a long time ago       d． are finishing now
4  By the end of next year they will have finished the new stadium. This means they will finish it ______ the end of next year.
a． at                             b． before
c．after                         d． long before
5  The buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter, so the designs ______.
a． are not complete yet   b． are now complete
c． will be completed soond． haven't been completed yet
6  We are all very excited. ______ are very excited.
a． All we                       b． Us all
c． All us                        d． All of us
7  We are looking forward to the Olympic Games, ______ they have never been held before in this country.
a． for                            b． why
c． because of                d． due to
Vocabulary 词汇
8  How often do we ______ the Olympic Games?
a． make                        b． do
c． have                         d． play
9  It will be an immense stadium. It will be ______.
a． tall                            b． wide
c． high                          d． huge
10  A motorway is a ______.
a． street                        b． road
c． avenue                      d． high street
11  Kurt Gunter designed the buildings. He is probably ______.
a． an engineer                b． an architect
c． a builder                    d． a mechanic
12  We are looking forward to the Games. So we will be ______ when they begin.
a． pleased                      b． unhappy
c． sorry                        d． impatient