许多国际性的体育运动都是由懂得如何丰富休闲生活的英国人首创的。英国的体育活动非常广泛,大约有2900万16岁以上的人经常参加体育锻炼。英国人喜欢的运动项目有足球、橄榄球、板球、赛马、网球、滑雪、划艇等。其中,很多项目,如滑雪、足球是许多中小学和大学的体育课程。在绝大多数西方国家,各种运动项目也都有自己的俱乐部,孩子们从小就有机会接触自己喜爱的体育运动,并从中领悟到真正的竞技精神。

　　佳词妙句

　　1. Who are we going to play against?

　　我们将跟谁比赛?

　　2. What do you think is the most popular sport in the world?

　　你认为世界上最盛行的运动是什么?

　　3. What’s the score now? 比分现在是多少?

　　4. Did your team lose or win?

　　你的队输了还是赢了?

　　5. Is teamwork important to the sports games?

　　在体育运动中团队精神重要吗?

　　精彩品读

　　M: Hi, Fang Min. Did you watch TV last night?

　　W: No. I was busy doing my homework. Was there anything important on TV?

　　M: There was an excellent football match.

　　W: Football match? I like watching football matches. Which teams played against?

　　M: The Chinese football team played against the Japanese team.

　　W: What scores at last?

　　M: Two to one. We won.

　　W: Hurray. Who kicked the goals?

　　M: Hao Haidong and Fan Zhiyi. They did very well. And our team kept teamwork. It’s important to a match.

　　W: What a pity. I missed this excellent match.

　　拓展操练

　　    请根据下面的提示报道这场足球赛:

　　    上周六在我校举行的足球决赛中,八年级五班获得了冠军。他们以3:1击败了九年级二班。所有的球都是在下半场踢进的。全校师生都观看了比赛。在争夺第三名的比赛中,八年级一班打败了八年级七班,比分是2:0。

　　Key:

　　Class Five, Grade Eight won the championship in the final school football match last Saturday. They defeated Class Two, Grade Nine by three to one. All the goals were scored in the second half of the match. All the students and teachers in our school watched this match. And Class 1, Grade 8 defeated Class 7, Grade 8 in the semifinal match for the third place. The score was two to zero.