Congralations, Mr. Yang. 杨先生，祝贺您！congratulations 必须是复数形式
train in marathon 马拉松训练
…it’s fun. ……非常有趣，很好玩
…it’s relaxing. ……让人放松。
Exercise 1 Complete the Dialogue
Complete the following dialogue with the help of the clues provided.
根据提供的情景线索完成下列对话。
Imagine you ( A ) are being int6erviewed by a reporter ( B ). Talk about two or more sports you like.
B: Congratulations, Mr. Liu. Your performance is very good for an amateur. How hard do you have to train?
A: I try to ____.
B: How many sports do you as pastimes?
A: I do two _________.
B; And what are they?
A: _____ and _____.
B: Why do you like ______?
A: Because it’s good for _____ and it’s _____.
B: You also do _____?
A: Yes, It’s _____ and it’s ______. I like it a lot.
Exercise 2 Communicative Activities
Work in pair. Make up a dialogue, using the following information.
根据下列情景和提示， 两人一组编一段对话。
Play the roles of Xiao Zhang and his American friend Peter.Talk about the sports you do in your spare time. Mention what sports you do, how often you do these sports and why you like them. Below are words and expressions you’ve learnt in Task 1 and Task 2 which may help you better express yourselves.
Do/ get a lot of exercise/ sports, lose weight, in great shape, enjoy/like/hate doing…, never find the time…, every other day, be good for, It’s fun. Relaxing exciting
Task 3
Paul is in a bar talking with a Bartender. Listen to the dialogue and then read after the recording.
保尔正在酒吧与英语培训学校的老板聊天。先听，然后跟着录音朗读。
Paul: One beer, please.
Bartender: Yes. Here you are , sir.
Paul: Thanks. By the way, why every one here seems to go wild? What happened?
Bartender: Our city football team won again. It’s fantastic! We are qualified for the F. A. Cup final.
Paul: Oh, congratulations. But was there much good play?
Bartender: The match was absolutely brilliant in the first half. Both team made several attempts on the goal. We got the
first goal only 3 munutes ionto the game. The second half was a little boring, but anyway, we won 2-0.
Paul: Good. I just love the moment when someone scores.
Bartender: So you are a football fan, too?
Paul: You bet! I support manchester United and seldom miss their game. What about you ? Do you go to the stadium to watch games?
Bartender: No. I watch live football games here, in myh bar with my customers,> They are exciting!
Paul: They surely are, and … unpredictable. That’s the charm of this sport!
Notes
be qualified for… 有资格参加，入围，比如：China has failed in six previous attempts to be qualified for the
WorldCup中国前6次冲击世界杯决赛都失败了。
The F. A. Cup 中国足协杯，Chinese football Association中国足协
…was there much good play? ……比赛精彩吗？
In the first half 上半场
make several attempts on the goal 几次射门
minutes into the game 开场3分钟
score 射门得分（动词 ）
support Manchester United 支持曼联队
live football games 现场直播的足球比赛，live 的读音是/laiv/。
The charm of this sport 这项运动的魅力
