Sports Around the World
By Louise
Pre-reading Discussion
1. Do you like sports? Why or why not?
2. What sports do you prefer? Why? 3. Do you agree that sports are good for people’s health? 4. What are these sports on the pictures below?
hike /haik/
verb 1. 去…远足；做徒步旅行 If the weather's fine, we'll go hiking this weekend. 如果天气好，我们这个周末就去远足。 2. 把（价格、税率等）大幅提高 The government hiked up the price of milk by over 40%. 政府把牛奶的价格提高了40%多。
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Sports help people to keep healthy and feel good. When they are playing
games, people move a lot. This is good
for their health. Having fun with their
1. The doctor thinks maybe we'd better have a minor operation. I couldn't possibly have finished typing such a long document in such a limited period of time. Perhaps you will kindly give us a hand when we are in trouble. He is the only witness of the accident; he can probably give us some detailed information about it.
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Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. Men and women, boys and
girls all over the world enjoy sports. Since
the days of long ago, adults and children
are just right for surfing. But you need
to live near an ocean to ride the waves
and enjoy surfing.
→In Hawaii people enjoy surfing.
the Pacific Ocean 太平洋
Surfing
Marathon race
Riding
Gymnastics
butterfly swimming
breaststroke
freestyle swimming
backstroke
Bunge Jumping
Diving Scuba Diving
Kongfu
Taekwondo
Karate
Atlantic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
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People in Switzerland love to climb mountains. Mountain climbing and hiking are favorite sports there. But
All these are called martial arts.
In Portugal? In Hawaii?
In Austria? In Switzerland?
In China?
In Arabia?
Find out diversities of sports doing in the countries above.
Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC 亚太经济合作组织
North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO 北大西洋公约组织
Europe Asia Africa
North America
Oceania
South America
Indian Ocean
have called their friends together to spend
hours playing games. →All the people fancy doing sports.
adult /’ædʌlt/ &/ə’dʌlt/
n. 成年人或成年动物
Children must be accompanied by an adult. 儿童必须要有大人陪同。 Why can't you two act like civilized adults? 你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？ adj. 成年的，成熟的 他的成年生活全是在军队里度过的。 He'd spent all his adult life in the army. 他的举止行为还不太成熟。 His behavior is not adult. adulthood n. a state of being an adult 成年 近义词：full-grown， grown-up， mature of age
伤自尊了， 全错了！！
不活了！！
beach /bi:t∫/
n. 沙滩；海滨；湖滨 tourists sunbathing on the beach 在海滩上沐浴着阳光的游客 v. 上岸；把……拖上岸 He beached the boat and lifted the boy onto the shore. 他把小船拖上岸，把男孩抱到海岸上。
Its name is derived from the Latin name, “peaceful sea”by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
麦哲伦
peaceful or loving peace 平静的；和平的； 爱和平的 We are pacific people. The night is pacific.
friends makes them happy.
→Doing sports brings us benefits.
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What are your favorite sports? Is the climate hot where you live? Then swimming is probable one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to swim. There are wonderful beaches along the seashore and there are rivers and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming.
→In cold places people love skiing.
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Surfing is an important sport in Hawaii. The Pacific Ocean sends huge waves up on the beaches. These waves
there can be no mountain climbing
where there are no mountains. →People in Switzerland fancy hiking.
hike /haɪk/
n. 1. 远足；徒步旅行 They went on a ten-mile hike through the forest. 他们做了一次穿越森林的十英里徒步旅行。 2. （价格、花费等的）大幅度提高，猛增 ~ (in sth) hike in interest rates 利率的大幅上扬
probable /’prɒbəbl/ adj.
很可能发生（或存在等）的 It's highly probable that they will win the match. 他们很可能会赢这场比赛。 The probable outcome of the talks is a compromise. 会谈的结果很可能是妥协。 probably adv. 大概, 或许, 很可能 It was the best known and probably the most popular of her songs. 这是她最著名的、大概也是她最受欢迎的歌曲。 probability n. 可能性，可能发生的事；概率 The probability of making a mistake increases when you are tired. 你累的时候犯错误的可能性就会增加。
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Or do you live in a cold climate? Then you would like to ski. There are many skiers in Austria where there are
big mountains and cold winters.
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The Arab people are famous for their horses. They use horses to travel over huge plains. Horseback riding is a very exciting sport in countries like Morocco. Men ride horses at great speeds, often standing up. The cowboys of the USA use their horses for their work. They also use them for their sports. They ride, jump, use ropes, and catch other animals all on horseback.