體育英語Sports English_rowing

1、Sports EnglishRowing1Fitness and health4Categories of rowing3Reading and Listening Practice 52The history of rowing1Equipment and the courses23The opening of the 15th Asian Rowing ChampionshipsSpeak out the Chinese names of the rowing events. Whats special about the boat and the oar? How many rowers

2、 in a boat? What do you think of a rowing competition? 5 Video watching and tell us why people enjoy this sport.6 Rowing was first used as a means of transportation in ancient cultures of Egypt, Greece and Rome. Rowing as a sport probably began in Victorian England in 17th and early 18th century. By

3、 19th century rowing was popular in Europe and had been exported to America. The history of rowingThe history of rowing 7 Early races were usually contested by professionals and heavy betting on races was common. The first Oxford-Cambridge races took place in 1828 and Yale and Harvard first rowed ag

4、ainst each other in 1852 on New Hampshires Lake Winniepesaukee.The history of rowingThe history of rowing 8 The first rowing champion: Edward “Ned” Hanlan, “the boy in blue” possibly the earliest sport champion.The history of rowingThe history of rowing 9 blade 槳葉 handle 漿把 oar 單槳 sweep oar 單（大）槳 sc

5、ull 雙槳 sculling 雙槳的 paddle 短槳 bow 船頭 stem 船尾 buoy 浮標 buoying 布浮標 racks 艇的支架Vocabulary Vocabulary 10 rate of stroke 槳頻 rudder 艇舵 rudder pedal fin 舵葉 starboard 右舷 starboard oar 右槳 pontoon 碼頭 starting pontoon 起航碼頭 oarlock 槳叉 stroke v. 劃槳 propel v. 推進Vocabulary Vocabulary 11 Racing boats (often called s

6、hells) are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to reduce drag to a minimum. There is some trade off between boat speed and stability in choice of hull shape. They usually have a fin towards the rear, to help prevent roll and yaw（偏航）and to increase the effectiveness of t

7、he rudder. Equipment- Equipment- Racing boats 12Equipment- Equipment- Racing boats Originally made from wood, shells are now almost always made from a composite material (usually fiber glass) for strength and weight advantages. 13 FISA rules specify minimum weights for each class of boat so that no

8、individual team will gain a great advantage from the use of expensive materials or technology Equipment- Equipment- Racing boats There are several different types of boats. They are classified using: Number of rowers. In all forms of modern competition the number is either 1, 2, 4, or 8. Position of

9、 coxswain (also referred to as cox). Boats are either coxless (straight), bow-coxed (also called bow loaders), or stern-coxed. 15A boathouseEquipment-oars Oars are used to propel the boat. They are long (sculling: 250300 cm; rowing 340360 cm) poles with one flat end about 50 cm long and 25 cm wide,

10、called the blade. Classic oars were made out of wood, but modern oars are made from more expensive and durable synthetic material, the most common being carbon fiber.16Equipment-oars The spoon of oars is normally painted with the colours of the club to which they belong. This greatly simplifies iden

11、tification of boats at a distance. 17steering Despite having their backs to the direction they are rowing, boats rarely collide at Olympic level events. Boats are steered by the stroke (the rower nearest to the stern of the boat) who uses a foot pedal. In the eights, steering is done by a coxswain,

12、a non-rowing member who “calls” the race, and shouts encouragement to the crew. 18In other boats, there is a rudder controlled by the coxswain, if present, or by one of the crew. In the latter case, the rudder cable is attached to the toe of one of his shoes which can pivot about the ball of the foot, moving the cable left or right. The bowman may steer since he has the best vision when looking over his shoulder. 19 On straighter courses, the stroke may steer, since he can point the stern of the boat at some landmark at the start of the course. On internat