Unit2 Warming-up

How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Lead in How much do you know about the Olympic Games?

Quiz 1. When did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC 2. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop? A. 393 BC B. 393 AD C. 311AD 3. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games? A. Metals B. Medals C. Olive wreath

4. How many gold medals did China get in the 2008 Beijing Olympics? A. 36 B. 28 C. 21 D. 51 5. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games? A. badminton B. basketball C. speed skating D. soccer

1. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. Olympia B. Athens C. London D. Beijing 2. How many countries competed in the ancient Olympics? A. one B. many C. the European countries 3. Who couldn’t take part in the ancient Olympics? A. Men B. Women C. Slaves D. Prisoners 4. When and where did the modern Olympics start? A. Athens, 1896 B. Olympia, 1896 C. Greece, 776BC D. Athens, 2004

5. Who was China’s first gold medal winner in the Olympics and for what event? A.许海峰, shooting B. 刘翔, hurdling C. 李宁, gymnastics D. 伏明霞, diving 6. What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympics? A. swifter, higher, stronger B. Friendship, competition, harmony

7. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for ? Africa Europe America Asia Oceania The five interlocking rings stand for _____________________ friendship of five continents.

8. What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics? Five Friendlies

A B 9. When and where did the last Olympic Games start? Beijing; 2008 Next: Rio de Janeiro ; 2016 B London; 2012 10. How many medals did we get in London Olympics? A. 88 B. 87 C. 89 Gold medals: 38 Silver medals: 27 Bronze medals:22

11. What did the winners of the ancient Olympics get? B olive wreath medal 12. What do the winners of the modern Olympics get?

13. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there in the world? A. One B. Two C. Three What are they? ( 1 point) The Winter and the Summer Olympics.

14. Who is he? Samaranch the former chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) （国际奥委会前任主席） 12

Having a competition Can you speak out the English names of the following sports as quickly as possible?

Ball games football (soccer) basketball baseball tennis volleyball table tennis badminton

track and field relay race

Olympic champion running 110m hurdles long jump high jump

gymnastics balance beam

double bars rings

high and low bars free exercise

ice sports skiing ice hockey speed skating

diving swimming                     surfing sailing

boxing shot-put wrestling shooting weightlifting judo

They ’re ________ of the Olympic Games . Ball games: volleyball, baseball, football, tennis, table tennis, badminton, hockey… Track and field: Gymnastics: Others: running, long jump, high jump… shooting, swimming, diving , weightlifting, wrestling… They ’re ________ of the Olympic Games . events

Brief History of the Olympics 776 BC, Olympia in Greece 393AD Ancient Olympics 1896, Athens in Greece Modern Olympics

The Olympic Games Reading

29th Beijing Olympic Games 2008 August 8 8 p.m.

How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Competition How much do you know about the Olympic Games?

1.Where did the ancient Olympics begin? A. Rome B. India C. Greece D. the U.S.A 2. When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held? A. 1986, Sydney B. 1896, Athens C. 1698, New York

A B 3. When and where did the last Olympic Games start? Beijing; 2008 London; 2012

4. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there in the world? A. One B. Two C. Three What are they? ( 1 point) The Winter and the Summer Olympics.

8. What is the motto of the Olympic Games?(2 point) Swifter Higher Stronger

5.What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for? A. five continents B. five oceans C. five races Africa America Europe Asia Oceania

If you want to know more about the ancient and modern Olympics, you can turn to these two persons: Pausanias and Li Yan. 33

Paragraph 1-2 1.Who was Pausanias? 2.Who is Li Yan? Task 1 Listening

interviewer interviewee Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics Have an interview come on a magical journey to find out about the present-day Olympic Games Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics Pausania,a Greek writer who used to write about the Olympic Games LiYan,a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games interviewer interviewee

What’s the interview about? What are Pausanias's questions? Read the rest part and find out: What’s the interview about? What are Pausanias's questions? Task 2 Skimming

This interview is mainly about ______. The story of a Greek writer Pausanias and a Chinese girl Li Yan. B. A magical journey by Pausanias. C. The similarities(相似点) and differences about the ancient and modern Olympics. D. The ancient Olympic Games in Greece.

Listen and write a T (true) or a F (false). The Winter Olympic Games are usually held in the same year as the Summer Olympics. There was no Winter Olympic Games in ancient Greece. There are running races on the ice in the Winter Olympic Games. All countries can take part in the Olympic Games if their athletes reach the standard to be admitted to the games. F T T T

F F T 5. Ancient Greek cities used to compete against each other for Olive wreaths. 6. Slaves couldn’t join in the Games, but women could. 7. To host Olympic Games will cost lots of money. F F T

Task 3:Careful reading 1. Read and answer Pausanias's questions. 2. Find out the similarities and differences of the ancient and modern Olympics.

Task 4 Consolidation What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games? A. Men are allowed to take part in the Games B. It’s expensive to host the Olympic Games C. All the sports events and all the countries as well as women can take part in it. D. No country wants to host the Olympic Games Hint---- Hint---- Question 3th

2.Why does Pausianias think Beijing should feel proud ? Because Beijing will host the Olympic Games in 2008 Because China had won 32 medals in 2004 Olympic Games. Because Beijing is the first Asian country to host the Olympic Games. Hint– Question 5th

Because the olive wreath has been replaced. 3. Why does Pausianias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games ? Because so many things have changed in the Olympics that he fears the spirit of Olympic may change. Because the olive wreath has been replaced. C. Because the winners will became very rich. Hint— question 6th

The differences and similarities of the ancient and modern Olympics

Modern Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games Similarities ____ sets of Games more events like_____ and ___________ anyone can take part in it if they reach the ________ get _____ as prize two only one set of games fewer events no ______ or _______ can take part in. competitors only from ______ get _________ as prize 1. have running races 2.were held ________ years 3. no _____ for the winners 4. important competition skiing every four women ice skating slaves money standard Greece medals olive wreathes

Summary the winter Olympic Games every four years standard admitted The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two kinds of Olympic Games . One is , the other is ________________________. Both of them are held________________. All countries can take part if their athletes reach the _________ to be _________to the games. Women are not only ________to join in but play an __________role. A _____________is built for the competitor to live in, a ________for competition, a________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great ________ to host the Olympics. It’s just as ______a competition to host the Olympic Games as to win an Olympic_______. The olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run_______, jump_______ and throw_________. the summer Olympic Games the winter Olympic Games every four years standard admitted allowed important special village stadium gymnasium honour much medal replaced faster higher further 46

Is it good to host the Olympic Games or not? Why or not? Discussion Is it good to host the Olympic Games or not? Why or not?

reasons to host the Olympic Games great responsibility a great honour reasons to host the Olympic Games new investment tourism new sports facilities national pride

too expensive much planning accidents reasons not to host the Olympic Games pressure building many stadiums accommodation

Good : honor tourism pride Bad : accidents stadiums pressure I think the Game will bring the host city a lot of benefits. First ……，Second……，Third…… But the Game will also bring the host city a lot of bad effects. First ……，Second……，Third……

Good effects Bad effects 1.People all over the world will learn about the city and its people. 1.It is very expensive to host the Olympics. Maybe the money should be used for other things. 2.Many sports fans will visit the city. 2.Too many visitors may do harm to the environment of the city. 3 .The preparations( planting trees, building new roads, building new sports venues) will make the city better and more beautiful. 3.The venues and buildings may be wasted after the Olympic Games.

Homework http://www.olympic.org http://www.specialolympics.org 1.Collect more information about the Olympic Games. http://www.olympic.org http://www.specialolympics.org 2.Do exercise on page 12

Thank you for listening!