Unit 2 The Olympic Games ★

Warming up How much do you know about the Olympics? 奥运知识知多少？ 猜猜猜

Europe America Africa Asia Oceania NO.1 Europe America Africa Asia Oceania What do the five rings stand for? The five rings stand for friendship of five continents

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games NO. 2 The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Olympic flame Tibetan antelope panda swallow fish

　Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, the Five Friendlies serves as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace——and blessings from China——to children all over the world. 源自于奥运五环的颜色和灵感，五个好朋友成为了北京奥运会的吉祥物，向全世界的孩子们送去友好和平和祝福的信息。 welcome to China!

NO. 3 It is a great honor to host the Olympic Games. To hold the Olympic games is a rich prize for a country. And it can make a country known in the world. The ____ Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008 was really a great success not only for Beijing but also for our whole country. These Chinese athletes won ____ gold medals, which was placed _________. 29th 51 the first

NO. 4 Summer Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games

Every four years/ every fourth year. NO. 5 How often is the Olympics held? Every four years/ every fourth year. NO. 6 What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympic Games? Swifter, higher, stronger

Greece Only one---Greece Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? NO. 7 Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? Greece NO. 8 How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games? Only one---Greece

Slaves and Women Athens in 1896 NO. 9 Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games? Slaves and Women NO. 10 When and where did the modern Olympic Games start? Athens in 1896

Game Over Who got the most points? Are you the winner?

Language points 1. ancient adj. old---- 反义modern in ancient/modern times在古代/现代 他过去常常开他的老式车。 He used to drive his ancient car. 让我惊奇的是, 这种古代习俗今天还流行。 To my surprise, the ancient custom is popular today.

2. compete (vi.)比赛；竞争 competition (n.)---competitor (n.)---competitive (adj.) compete (with/against sb.) (for sth.) (in ) eg. We can’t compete with them on price. 我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。 I hope all of us can compete ____race / running. I know my English cannot compete ____ ______ his. in with/ against

game / match /contest / competition 1. Do you like watching boxing _________. 2. I prefer to play a ____ of chess. 3. She took the first place in the speech _____________. 4. They are both in ___________ with each other for the gold medal. matches game contest/competition competition

区别: game 游戏,比赛,运动,球赛为美式英语,指棋类、桥牌类；复数为运动会； match 球赛为英式英语, 指预先安排好的正式比赛,如摔跤, 拳击等; contest 指智力和知识竞赛(=competition) competition 通过个人体力, 智力,技能 等获取名词。

3. take part in 参加；参与 1) He mustered all his courage to take part in the game. 他鼓起全部的勇气参加比赛。 2) We all had to take part in the training run, with nobody excepted. 我们大家都得参加跑步训练, 无人例外。

compare: take part in ; join in ; join ; attend Last weekend I ___________a wedding. Today women are now______________________ social activities. Would you like to _____ us _____our game? His brother __________the army last year. attended taking an active part in join in joined

take part in=join in 参加某项活动 attend 侧重强调出席某个场合,上学,出席会议等等.

4. prize / medal / reward / award 1. It’s certain that he will win a silver ______ for racing. 2. He did win the first ____ in the 100 meters race. 3. The winner received a gold medal as a/an ______. 4. A large ______ will be offered to whoever finds the missing ring. medal prize award reward

medal 奖牌/章; prize 奖金, 奖励, 获奖名次; award 奖品, 奖金; reward 报酬, 回报

　5. stand for　代表；象征；表示 　1) What does “ESL” stand for? 　“ESL”代表什么? 　2) She also learned a kind of alphabet for the blind, in which different finger positions stand for different letters of the alphabet. 　她还学了一种盲人用的手语字母，即用手指的不同位置代表字母表上不同的字母。 3G, USA, UN, UK, PRC,

Homework 1. Preview Reading and try to understand the meaning of it. 2.Prepare the questions on page 11. Ex 1-2. 3. workbook, unit 1 (select some)

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