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* Reading   《Hand in hand》from Seoul Olympic Game We can see the fire in the skyWe feel the beating of our hearts togetherThis is our time to rise aboveWe know the chance is here to live foreverFor all timeHand in hand we standAll across the landWe can make this world a better place in which to liveHand in hand we can!Start to understandBreaking down the walls that come between us for all timeAll the timeBreaking down the walls between usHand in handBreaking down the wallsEvery time we give it allWe feel the flame eternally inside usLift our hands up to the skyThe morning calm helps us to live in harmonyFor all time This is the theme（主题）song of Seoul（汉城） Olympic Game. It’s a beautiful and popular song, the people all over the world know it. We know the part of the meaning of the song. If you can sing this song, you can learn some new words.    How can singing English songs help your English? 1. We can learn some new words. 2. We can become more interested in English. 3. We can improve the ability of listening and speaking. Make a list   … What is the passage mainly about? First reading: 3a. After reading: Are these statements true, false, or not mentioned in the reading? Reading English books is a better way of learning English than watching movies. Singing songs doesn’t mean you can speak English well. Studying English helped Jiang Mei win the prize. The winners both agreed that they were the best singers. Three good ways of improving English are mentioned. Not mentioned False True Statements   China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, and so many Chinese people try to improve their English in different ways. For example, twenty-four young singers from across China entered a contest by singing popular English songs. Nearly all the singers sang very clearly, and looked comfortable on stage. Some of these singers were able to sing English songs just as well as native speakers. The Olympics=the Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 enter  v. 参加；进入 nearly  adv. 几乎 sing—sang  clearly  adv. 明朗地；明显地 stage  n. 舞台 native adj. 本地的；本国的 from across China=from all over China  来自全中国 by+名词/动词-ing  通过；以 as+形容词或副词原形+as  像…一样 The singers really came from all age groups, and from all over China. The winner of the men’s competition was a 40-year-old man from Xi’an, and the winner of the women’s competition was a 19-year-old girl from Dalian. Both winners were very modest, and said that they didn’t think they were better than the other singers. Jiang Mei, the winner of the women’s competition, said studying English helped her win the prize. Six months earlier, she felt her English was not good enough, so she had to study hard. She also said that singing English songs made her more interested in learning English. winner n. 胜利者 modest adj. 谦虚的；谦让的 earlier  adj. 早的；初期的 interested  adj. 感兴趣的 This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English. “Chinese people should try to speak English more. We should try to make progress before the Olympics,” said a spokesperson from the Olympic Committee. He agrees that it is a good idea to have fun with English. encourage  v. 鼓励   encourage sb. to do sth.  鼓励某人做某事 progress  n. 进步；前进   make progress   取得进步 spokesperson  n. 发言人；代言人 the Olympic Committee  奥委会 It’s + 名词 + to do sth.    做某事是怎样  have fun with sth.  在…中获得乐趣    Have you ever heard of the Beijing Speaks English program? If not, why don’t you find out about it? It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English. Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English. What about watching English movies, or reading English books? Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English. If you look hard enough, you’ll find a good way to learn English better. hear of  听说 suggest  v.  提议；建议 take an interested in   对…感兴趣 besides  prep. 而且；除…之外 make friends with  与…交友 find out  找出；发现   Answer the questions as many as you can. 1.Which country will be the host for the 2008 Olympics? 2.How many singers entered the contest? 3.How old were the singers? 4.Where was the winner of the men’s competition from? 5.Who was the winner of the women’s competition? 6.Why did Jiang Mei win? 7.Did the winners think they were better than the other  singers? 8.What does Beijing Speaks English suggest? 9How many fun ways to learn English are there in the text?   What are they? Discuss in Groups:  3b. What other ways can you think of to improve your English?  3c  Close your books. Write a summary of the reading using no more than 100 words.    Because China will be the host for the 2008 Olympics, many Chinese people are trying to improve their English in different ways. Singing English songs is one way.