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Bird nest. Water cube. Are you familiar with these things?. torch. medals. shooting. rowing. Weight lifting. basketball. football. badminton. Diving. Table tennis. cycling. gymnastics. How much do you know about the Olympics?. Warming Up. Quiz.
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Bird nest Water cube Are you familiar with these things?
torch medals
shooting rowing Weight lifting
basketball football badminton Diving
Table tennis cycling gymnastics
How much do you know about the Olympics? Warming Up Quiz 1、Which country is the Olympic Games began in ancient times? A、Greece B、America C、South Africa 2、The _________ Olympic games was held in Beijing. A、 27th B、28th c 、29th 3.Which city will hold the Olympic games in 2012? A、London B、New York C、Paris
4.When did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC 5. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop? A. 393BC B. 393 AD C. 311AD 6. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games? A. Metals B. Medals C. Olive wreath 7. How many gold medals did China get in the 2008 Beijing Olympics? A. 36 B. 28 C. 51 8.When did China first take part in the Olympic Games? A.1949 B.1978 C.1932 Quiz
America Europe Africa Asia Oceania What do the five rings stand for? The five rings stand for friendship of five continents
The motto of the Olympics swifter higher stronger
Unit2 The Olympic Games reading
Fast reading An interview Pausanias LiYan a Greek writer 2000 years ago, used to write about the Olympic Games a volunteer for the 2008 BJ Olympic Games
Task1True or false • The olive wreath has been replaced by money.( ) • At first, Pausanias thinks people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games. ( ) • 3. Pausanias is surprised to know that women are to take part in the modern Olympic Games. ( ) • 4. Horse riding events belong to the Winter Olympics. ( ) • 5. The village built for Olympic athletes is made up of a main reception building, several stadiums and a gymnasium. ( ) • 6. 2012 Olympics will be held in London. ( ) F T T F T T
(Summer and Winter Olympics) (Greece) (Both men and women) (The olive wreath)
every four years honor Swifter, Higher, Stronger
Task2 Scanning for detailed information 1. Where do all the competitors live? A. A hotel B. A special village C.A restaurant. D.A place hire by competitors 2. Why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games? A. To run faster, jump higher and throw further B. To get a great honor. C. To make the country famous . D. To make money.
3. Which of the following is included in the Winter Olympic Games? A. Skiing and ice skating. B. Running races. C. Horse riding. D. Swimming. 4. Why does Pausanias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games? A. Because the winner can get medals. B. Because the winner can be awarded lots of money by their own countries. C. Because the olive wreaths have been replaced by medals.
Task3 Summary of the interview The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world, which include two kinds, the ________and the ______ Olympics. Both of them are _____ every _____ ____. All summer winter years held four
countries can take part if their athletes reached the ___________ to the games. Women are not only _______ to join in but playing a very _________ role. A __________ is built for the competitors agreed standard allowed important special village
to live in, a ________ for competitions, a large swimming pool, a __________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great _____ to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run ______, jump ______ and throw _______. stadium gymnasium honor replaced swifter higher further
Homework 1, Preview the passage and try to understand the meaning of it ; 2,Try to write a short article about the Olympic Games according to Task 3.