Unit 15
Superbowl
海外生活/休閒餘樂
Oversea life/Leisure and entertainment
BRAIN STORM
Share your ideas with your teacher and try to make sentences.
Do you know what is a Superbowl competition?
VOCABULARY
Repeat these sentences after your teacher.
1. end of season (phr.) 季末
It is the end of season for Superbowl!
超級盃賽季已經結束！
2. championship (n.) 錦標賽
Who do you think will win the championship?
您認為誰會贏得冠軍?
3. football (n.) 橄欖球
Do you like football?
你喜歡足球嗎？
4. fan (n.) 粉絲
I am a football fan.
我是足球迷。
5. commercials (adj.) 廣告
Did you watch the football commercials?
你看足球廣告了嗎？
6. entertaining (adj.) 娛樂的
The mascot is so entertaining!
吉祥物真有趣！
7. halftime show (phr.) 半場演出
Did you watch the halftime show?
你看半場比賽了嗎？
8. musical performance (phr.) 音樂演出
The musical performance is so nice!
音樂表演真好！
Dialogue
Read the dialogue aloud with your teacher.
What’s the Super Bowl? And why is it such a big deal to you Americans?
超級盃是什麼？對你們美國人來說為什麼這麼重要？
The Super Bowl is the end of season championship game for American football. The Super Bowl is always in early February. And it’s always on Sundays, so the day is called Super Bowl Sunday. Did you watch it?
超級盃是美式橄欖球的年度冠軍賽。超級盃總是在每年的二月初，總是在周日，所以那一天也叫超級盃週日。你看嗎？呢，Beth？
No, I didn’t. I’m not a football fan.
我不看。我不是橄欖球迷。
Well, you don’t have to be! Some people just watch the game for the Super Bowl parties, they’re really fun.
嗯，你不用試橄欖球迷也能看啊！很多人看比賽就是為了看超級盃派對，很有意思的。
Oh, I see. So, did you watch the game with your friends?
哦，我懂了。你和朋友一起看比賽嗎？
Yeah, we went to Dan’s to watch it. I brought my 3-layer dip and some chicken wings. The game was great and there were some really interesting commercials.
是啊，我們去Dan家裡看了。我帶了三層蘸醬小食和一些雞翅，比賽很好看，有些廣告也很有意思。
Commercials? You watch the Super Bowl for commercials?
廣告？你看超級盃是為了看廣告？
Well, that and the game. But the Super Bowl commercials are one of the reasons
many Americans watch the Super Bowl. Because so many people watch the game
they are usually pretty entertaining.
嗯，還有比賽。但是超級盃的廣告是很多美國人看超級盃的原因之一。因為太多人看比賽了，所以廣告一般做的比較有意思
What about the halftime show, what’s that?
那半場演出呢，是什麼？
It’s a musical performance that’s half-way through the game. This year the
headliner was Bruno Mars.
那是在比賽半場的時候的音樂表演。今年的表演嘉賓是Bruno Mars。
Let's Practice
Make it right.
A : ______.
B :No, I didn’t. I’m not a football fan.
1.Did you watch it?
2.What’s that?
A :So, did you watch the game with your friends?
B : ________.
1.Yeah, we went to Dan’s to watch it.
2.I’m not a football fan.
And why is it such a big ______ to you Americans?
1.deal
2.commercials
So, did you watch the game with your _________?
1.friends
2.entertaining
1.What’s the meaning of championship?
A.One of the two games that are played to decide who will take part in the final game.
B.A competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
C.An extra game in a competition played between players or teams.
D.A game whose outcome is not recorded in the season’s standing.
2.Every club member must pay up his membership money before the end of the ___.
A.champion
B.season
C.episode
D.entertainment
3.Two well-matched sides conjured up an ___ game.
A.witty
B.excited
C.entertaining
D.commercial
4.I ___ a word with Julia this morning.
A.have had
B.had
C.have been having
D.had had
DISCUSSION
Make a conversation with your teacher.
1.What sport do you like to watch?
2.What sport do you like to play and Why?
