Unitampnbsp2ampnbspTheampnbspOlympicampnbspGames教案

　　unit 2 the olympic games
　　vocabulary and useful expressions
　　honest
　　adj. 1. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent: honest lawyers 2. marked by truth: give honest answers 3. without pretensions: worked at an honest trade 4. without dissimulation; frank: my honest opinion 5. habitually speaking the truth: an honest man 6. worthy of being depended on: an honest working staff 7. free from guile: his answer was simple and honest
　　ancient
　　adj. 1. very old: an ancient mariner 2. in or of times long ag ancient rome and greece 3. having existed since a very early time: ancient history/customs
　　compete
　　v. to try to win sth. in competition with someone else: john competed for a place at their school, but didn’t get it. compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
　　medal
　　n. an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
　　host
　　n. a man who receives guests: he acted as host to his father’s friends. china is the host country for XX olympic games. v. be the host of or for: we hosted 4 couples last night.
　　magical
　　adj. possessing or using or characteristic of or appropriate to supernatural powers: a magical spell
　　interview
　　n. 1. the questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists: my interviews with teen-agers revealed a weakening of religious bonds. 2. a conference (usually with someone important) v. 1. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting 2. discuss formally with (somebody) for the purpose of an evaluation: we interviewed the job candidates. 3. go for an interview in the hope of being hired: the job candidate interviewed everywhere.
　　athlete
　　n. a person trained to compete in sports
　　admit
　　v. 1. allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of: admit someone to the profession 2. allow to enter; grant entry t we cannot admit non-members into our club. 3. serve as a means of entrance: this ticket will admit one adult to the show. 4. give access or entrance t the french doors admit onto the yard. 5. afford possibilitye: this problem admits of no solution. 6. declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of: he admitted his errors. 7. admit into a group or community: we’ll have to vote on whether or not to admit a new member. 8. have room for; hold without crowding: the theater admits 300 people.
　　replace
　　v. 1. put something back where it belongs: replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it. 2. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected): he replaced the old razor blade. 3. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items: the con artist replaced the original with a fake rembrandt. 4. take the place or move into the position of: smith replaced miller as ceo after miller left.
　　relate
　　v. 1. have or establish a relationship t she relates well to her peers. 2. be in a relationship with: how are these two observations related? 3. give an account of: the witness related the events. 4. have to do with or be relevant to 5. make a logical or causal connection: i cannot relate these events at all.
　　sail
　　n. 1. a large piece of fabric (as canvas) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel 2. an ocean trip taken for pleasure v. 1. traverse or travel by ship on (a body of water): we sailed the atlantic 2. travel in a boat propelled by wind: i love sailing, especially on the open sea. 3. travel by boat on a boat propelled by wind or by other means: the qe2 will sail to southampton tomorrow. 4. move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions: shreds of paper sailed through the air.
　　advertise
　　v. 1. call attention t please don’t advertise the fact that he has aids. 2. make publicity for; try to sell (a product)
　　promise
　　n. 1. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future: there is little or no promise that he will recover. 2. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future v. 1. give grounds for expectations: the results promised fame and glory. 2. make a promise or commitment 3. promise to undertake or give: i promise you my best effort. 4. make a prediction about; tell in advance