Lesson 6 Diving “Dream Team”

Think about it ！

1. What is a “Dream TeamDream Team” ?

2. Is there a “Dream TeamDream Team ” in basketball? What about

diving?

3. Who are the best –knownbest –known members of China’s

Olympic diving team?

Dream team

the team with the

best athletes

diving

dive

diver

1992 in Barcelona

1996 in Atlanta

2000 in SydneyFu Mingxia

Name: Fu MingxiaName: Fu Mingxia

Sex: femaleSex: female

Height: one point and sixty Height: one point and sixty

metersmeters

Weight: forty eight kilosWeight: forty eight kilos

Birthday: August sixteenth, Birthday: August sixteenth,

nineteen seventy-eightnineteen seventy-eight

diving

diver platform

springboard

diver

亚特兰大 [美国佐治亚州首府 ]

n. 潜水 , 跳水

v. 做梦 , 梦见 , 梦想 ,

n. 梦 , 梦想

梦之队n. 悉尼

vi & n. . 潜水 , 俯冲 ,

n. 跳水者

New words

diving

dream

Dream Team

Sydney

dive

diver

Atlanta

n. 站台

n. 跳板 , 出发点

n. 冠军

n. 年龄 ,

n. 胜利

n. 教练

v. 赶上

vt. 包括 , 包含

platform

springboard

champion

age

victory

coach

catch up with

include

In _______ , the U.S has the “_____ _____”:the team

___the best athletes. But China has the “Dream Team”in

____.

China has won many gold medals in ______since

______.At the ________ Olympics in Sydney. China’s

diving team won ____of the eight diving events.

Fu Mingxia is one of _______best divers.At Atlanta in

_______,she won gold medals in the women’s

_________platform and the __________ springboard

events. She was the ______woman in ______years ____

____ both events. Since ______,only four women have won

both gold medals in diving.

Fu Mingxia won her _______victory in 1991.She was

only ________--the ________ world champion ever.

Then ,at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics,she became the

youngest Olympic champion at age ____.

For many years, American divers won the ______gold

medals at the Olympics. But not ___________. Today,

China’s divers have the most victories. Now, other

countries want to ____________ China. They want Chinese

diving _________!These countries include _________ and

the _______.

In __________ ,the U.S has the “________

________”:the team ______the best athletes. But China has

the “Dream Team”in _______.

basketball

Team with

diving

Dream

China has won many gold medals in _______ since

_______.At the ________ Olympics in Sydney. China’s

diving team won ____of the eight diving events.

Fu Mingxia is one of _______best divers. At Atlanta in

_______, she won gold medals in the women’s

_________platform and the __________ springboard

events. She was the ______woman in ______ years ____

____ both events. Since ______,only four women have won

both gold medals in diving.

divingdiving

19841984 20002000

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China’s

19961996

10-metre10-metre 3-meter3-meter

first to

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Useful expressions

1. China has won many gold medals in diving since 1984.

2. Fu Mingxia is one of China’s best divers.

3. She was the first woman in 36 years to win both events.

4. Then, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she became the

youngest Olympic champion at age 13.

5. For many years, American divers won the most gold

medals at the Olympics. But not any more.

6. Today, China’s divers have the most victories. Now,

other countries want to catch up with China.

1. China has won many gold medals in diving

since 1984.

⑴. since 在这里是什么词性？意思是什么？since 在这里是介词，意思是“自从” , “ 从…以来”后常接时间名词。自从去年以来，我没有收到他的来信。I haven’t heard from him since last year.

自从上周五以来， 我一直呆在学校。I have been staying in the school since last Friday.

⑵. Read the following sentences, try to guess the meaning

of since.

a. It has been two years since he came here.

b. We have been friend since we met at school.

c. Great changes have taken place here since you left.

d. Since you are here, why not have a sit.

e. Since you will go, I will go.

在以上的句子中 since 都为连词 ,

自……以来

既然

例：（ 1 ）自从 5 岁开始，她就学习弹钢琴了。She have learned to play the piano since she was five.

（ 2 ）自从他来这里已经两年了。It has been two years since he came here.

（ 3 ）既然你这么说，那一定是真的。Since you say so, it must be true.

2. Fu Mingxia is one of China’s best divers.

⑴. one of 做主语时，谓语动词用什么形式 ?

第三人称单数形式。

这里有 5 个足球，其中一个是我的。

There are 5 footballs here, one of them is mine.

⑵. one of 后面的名词用何种形式？

名词复数形式。

我其中一个弟弟是科学家。

One of my brothers is a scientist.

⑶. 如果有形容词修饰 one of 后的名词，形容词一般用最高级形式。苏州是中国最美的城市之一。Suzhou is one of the most beautiful cities in China.

长江是世界上最长的河流之一。The Changjiang River is one of the longest rivers in

the world.

3. She was the first woman in 36 years to win both

events.

⑴. Can you translate this sentence into Chinese ？她是 36 年内第一个获得两块金牌的女运动员。⑵. be the + 序数词 + 名词 + to do 表示“第几个做…”我想第一个完成这项工作。I want to be the first one to finish the job.

她总是最后一个离开教室。She is always the last one to leave the classroom.

4. Then, at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, she

became the youngest Olympic champion at age

13.

1. 猜猜 at age 13 相当于什么？at age 13 = at the age of 13, 也可以转换为 when 引导的从句。 他 6 岁就会游泳了。He was able to swim at age 6.

He was able to swim at the age of 6.

He was able to swim when he was 6.

5. For many years, American divers won the

most gold medals at the Olympics. But not any

more.

What does not any more mean here?

It means 不再…… , 相当于 no more

表示不再的短语还有 not any longer, no longer

他们不会再抽烟了。They won’t smoke any more.= They will no more smoke.

我不再是小孩子了。I am not a kid any more. = I am no more a kid.

6. Today, China’s divers have the most victories.

Now, other countries want to catch up with

China.

⑴. What does catch up with mean here?

赶上，追上。 相当于 keep up with

他跑得太快了，我追不上。He runs so fast that I can’t catch up with him.

你必须努力学习，否则你就赶不上其他人了。You have to study hard, or you will not catch up with the

others.

一 . 根据首字母及汉语完成下列句子1. Fu Mingxia is one of Chinese best d_____.

2. In basketball,the U.S.has the “D_____ Team”:the team

with the best athletes.

3. I have several classes today i_________ Chinese ,

English ,Maths and History.

4. Cheng Zhonghe is a Chinese volleyball team c_____.

5. Now ,other countries want to ________________( 赶上 )

China.

6. Liu xiang is one of the b_________ athletes in China

now.

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catch up with

est-known

7.China has the “Dream Team” in________.

8.I_______ that I was flying to the moon (dream).

9.The UK._________ (include)Northern Ireland and

Wales.

10.When he was 13,he left for the USA.

___ ___ ____ ____13,he left for the USA.

11. 他是世界上最著名的发明家之一 .

He was one of the______ _______ _________in the world.

includes

dreameddreamed

diving

At the age ofAt the age of

most famous inventors

二 . 根据汉语完成句子1 　他们互相认识已有两年了。

They _____ _____ each other for two years.

2 　他是世界上最著名的发明家之一。

He was one of the _____ ______ ________ in the

world.

3 　马丽和我一样跑得快。

Mary runs ______ fast_____ me.

have known

most famous inventors

as as

4 　电影《木兰》太有趣了，我看了三遍。The film Mu Lan is ___ __________ _____ I have seen

it there times.

5 大厅里有五十个人，其中十五个是学生。There are fifty people in the hall. Fifteen ______ them

_____ students.

so interesting that

of

are