Unit 6
Acting
Reading (1)
4
1.
exhausted
2.
roar
3.
stretch
4.
boost
5.
strain
6.
inner self
7.
composed
5
1.
set off
2.
lead up to
3.
miss out
4.
pull away
5.
keep up with
6.
fight back
7.
shut out
8.
count down
6 a, a, b, b, b, a, a, a, b
7
1.
l
The writer creates an atmosphere to
show that she was very tense and nervous (dry mouth, heat beating),
but at the same time she was excited and energetic (heart beating,
adrenaline pumping) before her race.
l
“Burning legs” give readers a feeling
of pain, struggling, exhaustion and possibly a fear of losing the
race (because of the opening gap).
l
The word “tingle” spreads the effect
to readers that they could feel her feeling of excitement,
achievement and victory through a feel of pain all over her
body.
l
The three quotes also show the
writers’ feelings during three stages of the race: tense and
excited (before the race); struggling and fearful (during the race)
and victorious (in the end).
2. They highlight the key messages
which she kept telling herself, the messages which helped her win.
She invites readers to see her inner thoughts with this simple and
factual information: two minutes, one more lap towards being the
Olympic champion.
3. This shows that she could not
believe that she had actually realized her childhood dream. She was
in a momentary state of doubt, doubting herself, which is natural
when something really important and significant happens to
you.
8
1.
Yes, particularly she is good at
describing her feelings through using how different body parts
react and sense the emotions:
• deafening noises, heart beating
loudly, shouts of encouragement, cries of hope, roar of the
crowd,
clapping and shouting with delight
(sounds);
• pumping adrenaline, a tingle through
the whole of my body, bandaged ankle, burning legs, thoughts of
pain (feelings in the body);
• lifted spirits, mental stamina, inner
self, I thought I had, keep negative thoughts from my mind, smiled,
still not sure (internal thoughts and reactions);
• the sea of faces, arms aloft, fists
clenched (body actions).
She is also successful in using a
string of emotional adjectives and adverbs to describe her feelings
and surroundings which stimulated her feelings:
• illuminated, deafening,
tantalisingly, loudly, fantastic, completely exhilarating,
terrifying, composed, unified, vocal, emotional and physical,
gruelling, exhausted, not sure, relief, calm.
2.
They must have been extremely excited
and proud that she had won. This is reflected through their
shouting, loud cheering, and waving flags to support
her.
Talking point
1. c; 2. a, c; 3. a; 4. b; 5. c; 6.
a; 7. b
Acting Reading (2)
3 4, 5, 6, 7, 9
4
1.
illustration
2.
precision
3.
strategy
4.
interpretation
5.
soar
6.
moan
7.
flock
8.
punch
9.
priority
5 a, b, b, b, b, a, a, a, b
6
striker
shooter
chorus
referee
7
1 the outsider’s view
The writer talks about the “mystery”
of injury time and “something called” the offside rule; an insider,
or even someone who just watches football games occasionally on TV,
would know very well what these are. As he says, he “has no clue
what’s going on”.
2 words related to chance, accident
and confusion
• Words related to chance: a game of
chance, it’s a matter of luck, the chance nature of this game, the
ball happens to be aimed about right, it’s sheer luck
• Words related to accident: it looks
like an accident, accidentally bouncing off random players, takes
full credit for this accident, seem so out of control
• Words related to confusion: I will
have no clue what’s going on, a scene of sheer chaos, the chaos
resumes, strategies and regulations are so obscure, the mystery of
injury time, this leaves everyone perplexed, at a loss for words,
The mystery remains
3 choice of words and phrases for
humorous effect
men in shorts running around madly
trying to kick the ball and tripping over each other, which is not
the best use of the cranium, accidentally bouncing off random
players, slips through the forest of hairy legs, God never meant
for most of us to control a ball with our feet
…, his phoney-baloney injury, keeping
22 hopped-up athletes in line
8
1.
main idea
2.
main idea
3.
main idea
4.
example
5.
example
6.
main idea
7.
example
8.
example
Language in use
1 b, b, a, d, a, d, a
2 a, c, b, e, d
3 a, a, b, b, b, a, a, a
5
1.
当夜幕降临悉尼时，雨夜开始悄悄地从夜空飘落。几百盏灯把澳大利亚体育场照得灯火通明，场内的声音震耳欲聋。走向跑道时我看了一眼四周看台上无数的脸，但我的注意力还是很集中。再过几分钟奥运金牌的归属就要见分晓了，它悬挂在远处，很诱人。
2.
我知道自己会全力以赴，拼尽全力跑完全程。我感觉自己已经进入最佳状态。我只要跑两圈就行了，就两圈。跑完这两圈，过去两天以及28年来所有情感和身体上的辛苦付出就将被胜利或者失败所淹没。这一跑真是生死攸关。
3.
我知道，如果一个人不是从小就接触某项外来的运动，他就很难对它感兴趣。现在我正遭遇同样的文化壁垒。6月9号世界杯足球赛就要开始了，而我对球员在“球场”上干些什么却一无所知。看起来这是给这个所谓的精彩赛事揭短的一次大好机会。
4.
时不时地会有球员脸上挨了一肘，躺在草地上痛苦地翻腾。这时会暂停计时，几个提着黑包的小个子男人会跑过来按摩他那假装、胡说的受伤部位，然后他又活蹦乱跳地站起来。那位肘击他的球员会得到一张叫“黄牌”的东西：一种温和的惩戒。
6
1.
He cried his heart out when he heard
that he was not in the list of the school team. After all, he had
gone through months of hard training and grueling competition, and
had learned how to shoot with great skill and accuracy.
2.
The coach, who was known for his
strictness, had meant from the very start for all the players to
shut out all the distracting thoughts and push themselves beyond
their limits to ensure that they win a medal at the 29th
Olympic Games held in Beijing.
3.
Since after he took over the team,
the new coach has always borne in mind his mission and finally made
it to the championship of the league matches. When interviewed, the
coach was at a loss for words because of excitement.
4.
Football is an amazing sport. Despite
the fact that most finals are 0-0, 1-0 or 2-1, people keep flocking
to see football fames. For me, it remains a mystery what is so
attracting about football.
Reading across cultures
1
1.
There are three: baseball, (American)
football and basketball
2.
Baseball is a relaxed, leisurely
spectator sport; football is more violent, with a contemporary
appeal; basketball-in the cities-is a way of life.
3.
It involves strategies and the fans
become generals planning troop movement (because there is a large
number of “set-piece” strategies with players all following
practiced moves according to instructions, so fans knowing some of
these can pretend they are general, like the team coach.
4.
It gives the impression of being busy
and active, but you can be lazy and watch it.
5.
They are country club sports: You
have to pay membership fees to join golf and tennis
clubs.
6.
Middle Americans (those who live in
the central States) love the noise, the violence and the danger of
the cars.
7.
The small town kids learn to shoot
with great skill and accuracy; city kids develop “the moves” (they
learn more intricate aspects because they live the
game).
8.
Because in a gang the kids conform to
ideas about manhood and identity, and they also do this with
basketball.
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