the Olympic Games

1.When and where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 776AD; in Greece B. 776BC; in Greece 2.What events were there in the ancient Olympic Games? A. Running, jumping, shooting, throwing, wrestling, B. Table tennis, jumping, volleyball, swimming 3.When did the ancient Olympic Games stop? A. 393 AD B. 398AD 4. When and where did the modern Olympics start? A. In 1896; in Athens B. In 1896; in America

6. When did China first take part in the Olympic Games? A. In 1940 B. In Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event? A.Xu Haifeng; table tennis B.Xu Haifeng; shooting 8. How many competitors from how many country take part in the 27 th Summer Olympics in Sydney? A.Over 10,000 athletes; 119 countries B. Over 10,000 athletes; 184 countries 5. How many competitors from how many country competed in 1896? A. There were 311 competitors from 13 countries. B. There were 1131 competitors from 113 countries.

Group 4. Why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games? Group 1. How many events are there for the Summer and Winter Olympics? Questions Group 2. When and where will the next Olympic Games be held? Group 3. What do you think the Chinese team will do in order to win more medals?

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

Task2: Talk about athletes diving Shot put

1.How often are the Olympic Games held? 2.When and where were the first Olympic Games held? 3.When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held? 4.What is the Olympic flag? What color and what do they mean? 5.What is the Olympic motto （奥运精神） ? What do they mean? 6. When and where will the 29 th summer Olympic Games be held? 7.What is the motto of the 29 th summer Olympic Games? 8.What is its mascot( 吉祥物） ?

the Five-ring Flag Friendship Asia America Africa Europe Oceania

Swifter, higher, stronger Run faster Jump higher Throw further

Green Olympics People’s Olympics Hi-tech Olympics

Task1: How many Olympic Games are talked about in this text the Olympic Games

*the ancient Olympic Games *the first Olympic Games in modern times *the 1984 Olympic Games *the 2000 Olympic Games *the 2008 Olympic Games the history and development of the Olympic Games Main idea:

Task6:Have a “game” Good Results Hosting the Olympic Games will have good results on Beijing/China,but it will also bring some bad results. BadResults

Beijing Olympic Park  It is a great honour to host the Olympics.  One of the great competitions is not for a medal.  It is the competition between countries to hold the Olympics.

Task 5 Discussion *What do you think we can do for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? I think we should learn English as much as we can, so we can help foreign visitors then.

1.Try to do everything as athletes do 2.Have a sense of national pride 3.Have a good knowledge of English Remember and Learn: