Step by Step 3000 第1册 Unit6:The Glory of Sport(3)

 　　Part 3. Sports and Entertainment Choices

　　Keywords. Paralympics, sports competition, physical or mental limitations¹, disabilities, choices of entertainment,

　　Vocabulary. spinal² cord³, wheelchair, scuba⁴ diving, yoga, visual interpreter.

　　A. Listen to the first part of a report about the sports and entertainment choices for disabled people.

　　Write down in column⁵ A all the time expressions mentioned in the passage, then draw lines to match this time expressions with the facts and events in column B.

　　The Olympics and the Paralympics are separated movements.

　　But they have always been held in the same year, and since 1988, they have also been held in the same city.

　　The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympics Committee signed an agreement in 2001 to secure⁶ this connection.

　　The Paralympics Games grew out of a sports competition held in 1948 in England.

　　A doctor named Ludwig Guttmann organized it for men who suffered spinal cords⁷ injures in World War Ⅱ.

　　4 years later, it became an international event as competitors from the Netherlands took apart.

　　Then in 1960, the first Paralympics were held in Rome, 400 athletes from 23 countries competed.

　　By 2004, the Paralympics Games in Athens had almost 4,000 athletes from 136 countries.

　　B. listen to the whole report, and give brief answers to the questions you hear.

　　The Olympics and Paralympics are separated movements.

　　But they have always been held in the same year, and since 1988, they have also been held in the same city.

　　The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee signed an agreement in 2001 to secure this connection.

　　The Paralympics Games grew out of a sports competition held in 1948 in England.

　　A doctor named Ludwig Guttmann organized it for men who suffered spinal cords injures in World War Ⅱ.

　　4 years later, it became an international event as competitors from the Netherlands took apart.

　　Then in 1960, the first Paralympics were held in Rome, 400 athletes from 23 countries competed.

　　By 2004, the Paralympics Games in Athens had almost 4,000 athletes from 136 countries.

　　Athletes may have physical or mental limitations.

　　They may be blind, or in wheelchair, yet sometimes they perform better than athletes without disabilities.

　　Wheelchair tennis is a popular sport, so is basketball.

　　In fact, there are more than 100 professional teams playing wheelchair basketball.

　　Special wheelchair for athletes are lightweight and designed for quick moves.

　　For people who want to go really fast in their chairs, there's a Power Wheelchair Racing⁸ Association⁹.

　　In the state of Utah, there is a place called the National Ability Center.

　　It teaches all kinds of sports to people with all kinds of physical and mental disabilities.

　　It even gives friends and family members a chance to try a sport as if they were disabled.

　　A reporter from The Washington Post wanted to know what it would be like for a blind person to use a climbing wall.

　　So protected by a safety line, the newspaper reporter closed his eyes and started to feel for places to put his hands and feet.

　　Trainers on the ground urged him on: "Take your time", "You can do it".

　　Finally, he reached the top.

　　At the National Ability Center, people can learn to ride horses and mountain bikes.

　　They can try winter mountain sports, and learn scuba diving and other water activities.

　　The center also prepares athletes for the Paralympics.

　　For disabled people interested in yoga, there are special stretching exercises.

　　Matthew Sanford knows about these.

　　He has been in a wheelchair ever since a car accident when he lost the ability to move his legs.

　　He was 13 years old at the time, that was almost 30 years ago.

　　Matthew Sanford says he has had two lifes: one before he was 13, and the other after.

　　He had to learn to live with a new reality

　　For many years, he was told to building up the strength in his arms and forget about his legs.

　　But he says yoga enable¹⁰ him to reconnect with the 13-year-old boy who loved his body.

　　He says the exercises and special breathing of yoga let him connect his body and mind again.

　　Now, Matthew Sanford teaches yoga at his studio in the State of Minnesota.

　　He also travels to talk to people about living with the disability.

　　He says feeling connected to our body is a powerful part of living whether we have a disability \or not.

　　Today there are more and more choices and entertainment for people with disabilities.

　　Theaters may offer wireless¹¹ earphones to make the sound louder for people with limited hearing.

　　Some provide a visual interpreter to describe a performance or a play for a person who with blind or has limited sight.

　　And some movie theaters offer a new device¹² called MoPix for Motion¹³ Picture Access.

　　For a person unable to hear the movie, it shows the words the actors are saying.

　　For a person unable to see the movie, it provides a spoken description of what is happening.

　　Questions.

　　1. What are the popular sports for athletes with mental or physical disabilities?

　　2. What does the National Ability Center do?

　　3. What does Matthew Sanford lose in a car accident?

　　4. According to Matthew Sanford, how did yoga help him?

　　5.What choices of entertainment are there in theaters for people with disabilities?

1 limitations   

n.局限，不足之处

参考例句：

• The team's technical limitations were exposed by the Italians. 意大利人使这个队的技术缺陷暴露无遗。
• He knows his limitations as a writer. 他知道自己作为一个作家的局限性。

2 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

3 cord   

n.绳，线；纺织品；小电线；腱

参考例句：

• I wear a safety cord all the time.我一直带着安全绳索。
• I pulled the cord,and I felt a strong jerk.拉住绳索，我强烈的恐惧。

4 scuba   

n.水中呼吸器

参考例句：

• I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。

5 column   

n.列，柱形图；专栏；圆柱；纵队

参考例句：

• I often read his column in the local paper.我经常在当地的报纸上看到他的专栏文章。
• A column of soldiers marched down the highway.一个士兵纵队沿着公路行进。

6 secure   

adj.无虑的，安心的，安全的；adj.牢靠的，稳妥的；vt.固定，获得，使...安全；vi.(海上工作人员)停止工；vi.(船)抛锚，停泊

参考例句：

• He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up.他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。
• Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.需要增加兵力以保护军营免受攻击。

7 cords   

用灯芯绒做的衣物； （细）绳( cord的名词复数 )； 灯心绒裤； 索线

参考例句：

• He always wears the blue cords. 他总是穿着那条蓝色的灯心绒裤。
• They bound him down with cords. 他们用绳子把他绑起来。

8 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

9 association   

n.联盟，协会，社团；交往，联合；联想

参考例句：

• Our long association with your company has brought great benefits.我方和贵公司的长期合作带来了巨大的利益。
• I broke away from the association ten years ago.我10年前就脱离了那个团体。

10 enable   

vt.使能够；使可以；使成为可能

参考例句：

• Only teamwork will enable us to get the job done on time.只有团结一致，我们才能按时完成这项工作。
• This will enable China to go a step further in grain production.这是中国粮食生产再上新台阶的巨大动力。

11 wireless   

adj.无线的；n.无线电

参考例句：

• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio.收音机里有许多无线电线路。
• Wireless messages tell us that the ship was sinking.无线电报告知我们那艘船正在下沉。

12 device   

n.器械，装置；计划，策略，诡计

参考例句：

• The device will be in production by the end of the year.该装置将于年底投入生产。
• The device will save much time and effort for us.这种装置会使我们节省大量时间和气力。

13 motion   

n.打手势，示意，移动，动作，提议，大便；v.运动，向...打手势，示意

参考例句：

• She could feel the rolling motion of the ship under her feet.她能感觉到脚下船在晃动。
• Don't open the door while the train is in motion.列车运行时，请勿打开车门。