亮晶晶

Liu Xiang

the Olympic Games

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2000 Summer Olympic Games Sydney, Australia. The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.

1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.

The 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta .USA The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.

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the Olympic Games Task1: Question: 1.How many Olympic Games are talked about in the text? 2.What is the motto of the Olympic Games?

*the ancient Olympic Games *the first Olympic Games in modern times 5 *the 1984 Olympic Games *the 2000 Olympic Games *the 2008 Olympic Games

Faster Higher Stronger * Stronger It means that every athlete should try to run faster, Jump higher and throw further.

Task2: Know more about the text Olympic Games Time & place Games &competitors Same,Running,jumping,wrestling 776BC,Greece the ancient … Women,not allowed,take part in the first … modern times 1896, Greece 311 Competitors (13countries) Carl Lewis, USA,4 gold medals, track and field,best sportsmen the1984 … Los Angeles 10,000(227),300events,horse-riding, hammer throw… Sydney the 2000 … Chinese team 28 gold medals, ranking 3rd, diving,gym,weightlifting,shooting the 2008 … Beijing

Task5: Answer the following questions about the text What is the difference between ancient Olympic Games and modern Olympic Games? 2. What will Beijing do to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games?

Task4:Have a “game” Bad Good Effects Effects 5points for each answer Hosting the Olympic Games will have good results on Beijing/China ,but it will also bring some bad results. Bad Effects Good Effects 5points for each answer

Various answers are possible Good effects 1.People all over the world will learn about the city and its people. 2.Many sports fans will visit the city. 3.The preparations ( planting trees, building new roads, building new sports venues ) will make the city better and more beautiful. Bad effects 1.It is very expensive to host the Olympics. 2.Maybe the money should be used for other things. 3.Too many visitors may do harm to the environment of the city. 4.The venues and buildings may be wasted after the Olympic Games.

Homework: Remember/Learn: 1.Try to do everything as athletes do 2.Have a sense of national pride 3.Have a good knowledge of English Homework: 1.Write down at least 20 names of sports 2.Introduce the Olympics

Task1:Talk about the sports in the Olympics high-jump weightlifting shooting gymnastics aaaaaaaaaaaa running horse-riding walking race skiing speed skating

Goodbye Goodbye everyone everyone

Step V Exercise Multiple choice How often are the Summer Olympic Games held? A. Every 4 years B. Every 2 years C. Every 6 years D. Every 8 years 2. When and where did the old Olympic Games begin? In Greece in 393 AD. In Greece around 776 BC. In Los Angeles in 1984. In Greece in 1896.

3.How many countries joined in the first modern Olympic Games? 311 B. 227 C. 300 D. 13 4. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text? When the old Olympic Games stopped. Why the old Olympic Games stopped . Whether women were allowed to take part in the old Olympic Games. D. When the 27th Olympic Games were held.

5. Which of the following is not true according to the text? Women were unfairly treated around the year 776 BC. B. Horse-riding isn’t included in the Olympic Games. C. Every athlete tries to win a medal in the Olympic Games. D. China is very strong in gymnastics and diving.

6. What does “ another great competition” refer to in the last paragraph? The The 2004 Summer Olympic Games. 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in the USA. C. The competition between countries to host the Olympic Games. D. The Football World Cup in South Korea.

7. Which could be another title for the text? The Summer Olympic Games. The Winter Olympic Games. The World’s Greatest Sports Games. A Great Victory for China. 8. What will happen in 2004 ? The 28th Olympic Games will be held. The Winter Olympic Games will be held. The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. D.The 29th Olympic Games will be held.

9. What will happen in 2010? The 28th Olympic Games will be held. The 30th Olympic Games will be held. The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. D. The Winter Olympic Games will be held.

10.Why do countries compete to host the Olympic Games? Hosting the Olympic Games is considered to be an honour for a country. The host country will certainly win more gold medals. C. The athletes of the host country do not have to travel abroad. D. Hosting the Olympic Games makes a country very rich.

Task3: True or False. 1.( ) In the early Olympic Games , only men were allowed to complete the Games. 2.( )The first Olympic Games happened in 1896 in America. 3. ( ) The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster ,Higher, Further”. 4. ( ) Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games. T F in modern times Greece F F Stronger four

Sydney gold 29th four 5. ( ) The 27th Olympic Games were F held in Los Angeles. 6. ( ) In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 7. ( ) The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. 8. ( ) The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years. medals. F Sydney F gold F 29th F four

Task2: True or False T F stronger F four F gold F 29th F In 2006 1.( ) In the early Olympic Games, only men were allowed to compete the Games. 2.( )The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster, Higher, Further”. 3.( )Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games. 4.( )In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 medals. 5.( )The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. 6.( )The next Winter Olympic Games will be hold in 2007. T F stronger F four F gold F 29th F In 2006