The Olympic Games

1. time 2. place 3. athletes 4. kinds of games The Olympic Games

Words for Olympics Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics Beijing 2008 Athens 2004 Homework

Gong Fu RUNNING SKIING MARATHON WRESTLING

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What does the Olympic flag mean? Background color: white Shapes: 5 rings joined together Symbolic( 象征 ) of peace throughout the games the friendship of the 5 continents Europe Asia Oceania America Africa

The old Olympic Games:  Around the year 776 BC, …  Women …  Some of the games were…  After about the year 393 AD, …  For centuries,... the old Olympic Games, began in Greece not allowed to take part in the games running, jumping and wrestling the Olympic Games stopped no Olympic games

The old Olympic games Time: Place: Athletes: Sports games: 776BC—393AD In Athens of Greece Only men, no women Many sports were the same as they are now

The modern Olympic Games Time: Place: Athletes: Sports games: 1896 Many places in the world Anybody of every country Several hundred kinds --until now

The modern Olympic Games Greece; only 311; from 13 countries Los Angles; new China; took part in _______;China; __ gold medals ________; hold the 29th…  In 1896,...  In 1984,...  In 2000,...  In 2008,...  In 2004,... ______;China;__ gold medals Sydney 28 Athens32 Beijing

Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in In 2004, the Olympic Games returned to their origins when Athens hosts the Games of the Olympic Games.

New Beijing Great Olympics Green Olympics People’s Olympics Hi-tech Olympics

Words for Olympics 1.The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) 国际奥委会 2. The Chinese Olympic Committee 中国奥 委会 3.Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee 北京 2008 年奥林匹克运动会申 办委员会 （简称北京申奥委）

4. Motto of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid （北京申办 2008 奥运会口号） New Beijing, Great Olympics 新北京，新奥运 Green Olympics, People’s Olympics, Hi- tech Olympics 绿色奥运，人文奥运，科技奥运 5. An Olympic host city 奥运会主办城市

the Olympic motto Swifter Higher Stronger It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher, and throw further.

What’s the importance of the Olympic Games? popular fair peace challenge( 挑战 )

What does the Olympic motto mean to a middle school student? Key words: learn from, follow the rules study hard, get on well with have sports, build our bodies

1. This is a very fast game. Each of the two teams has five players and the game is played for four periods ( 场次 ) of twelve minutes each. The players try to put the ball into a "basket." It is useful if you are very tall. basketball

2. The game is played by two strong people. One player tries to get the other down on the floor. wrestling 3. Several athletes take turns to fire at something with a gun. shooting 4. This game must be played in water by several players. One who first reaches the finishing line is the winner. swimming

5. The game is played by two teams of six players each. Each team can hit the ball up to three times, but not more than three times. Then the ball must land on the other side of the net ( 网 ). It is useful if you have tall players in your team. volleyball