1. Unit Two
The Olympic Games
Reading: An interview

2. 29th Beijing Olympic Games
2008
August 8
8 p.m.

3. about the Olympic Games
Test how much you know
about the Olympic Games

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

5. 2.Where did the ancient Olympics begin?
A. Rome B. India C. Greece D. the U.S.A
3. When and where did the modern Olympics begin?
A Olympia B Athens
C Olympia D Athens

6. 4.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

7. 5.Which one is the mascot of Beijing Olympics?D
6. When and where will be the next Olympic Games held?
The 2012 Olympics will be held in London.

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

9. An Interview Predict: What will they talk about? Li Yan Pausanias
Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics

10. What does the passage tell us?
Skimming
What does the passage tell us?
the ancient Olympic Games
the modern Olympic Games
good & bad effects of the OG
the similarities between them
the differences between them

11. Careful reading
What are the differences and similarities between the ancient and modern Olympics?
athletes
kinds
similarities
&differences
how often
events … …

12. differences Ancient Olympic Games Modern Olympic Games How many kinds
What events
Athletes
Host city
Prizes
2 (Summer &Winter
Olympics)
1 (summer Olympics)
running races, horse
riding and so on
over 250 sports, skiing,
ice skating and so on
only men in
Greece
any athletes from all
over the world
any city in the world
cities in Greece
olive wreath
medals

13. similarities Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics 1.have running races 2.3. 4.
held every 4 years
the same spirit
the most important games

14. women’s weightlifting
51 Olympic champions

15. women’s singles table tennis

16. men’s gymnastics

17. Four people a group to make an interview.
Imagine one of you is the champion who has just won the gold medal. Your partners are foreign interviewers.
feeling/preparation/coach/plan...

18. Thank you for listening!