1. Unit2
Warming-up

2. How much do you know about the Olympic Games?
Lead in
How much do you know about the Olympic Games?

3. Quiz 1. When did the ancient Olympic Games start?
A B C. 776 BC
2. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop?
A. 393 BC B. 393 AD C. 311AD
3. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient
Olympic Games?
A. Metals B. Medals C. Olive wreath

4. 4. How many gold medals did China get in the
2008 Beijing Olympics?
A B C D. 51
5. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games?
A. badminton B. basketball
C. speed skating D. soccer

5. 1. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?
A. Olympia B. Athens C. London D. Beijing
2. How many countries competed in the ancient Olympics?
A. one B. many C. the European countries
3. Who couldn’t take part in the ancient Olympics?
A. Men B. Women C. Slaves D. Prisoners
4. When and where did the modern Olympics start?
A. Athens, B. Olympia, 1896
C. Greece, 776BC D. Athens, 2004

6. 5. Who was China’s first gold medal winner in the Olympics and for what event?
A.许海峰, shooting B. 刘翔, hurdling
C. 李宁, gymnastics D. 伏明霞, diving
6. What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympics?
A. swifter, higher, stronger
B. Friendship, competition, harmony

7. 7. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for ?
Africa
Europe
America
Asia
Oceania
The five interlocking rings stand for _____________________
friendship of five continents.

8. 8. What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics?
Five Friendlies

9. A B 9. When and where did the last Olympic Games start? Beijing; 2008
Next: Rio de Janeiro ; 2016 B
London; 2012
10. How many medals did we get in London Olympics?
A B C. 89
Gold medals: 38 Silver medals: 27
Bronze medals:22

10. 11. What did the winners of the ancient Olympics get?B
olive wreath
medal
12. What do the winners of the modern
Olympics get?

11. 13. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there in the world?
A. One B. Two C. Three
What are they? ( 1 point)
The Winter and the Summer Olympics.

12. 14. Who is he?
Samaranch
the former chairman of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) （国际奥委会前任主席） 12

13. Having a competition
Can you speak out the English names of the following sports as quickly as possible?

14. Ball games
football (soccer)
basketball
baseball
tennis
volleyball
table tennis
badminton

15. track and field
relay race

16. Olympic champion
running
110m hurdles
long jump
high jump

17. gymnastics
balance beam

18. double bars
rings

19. high and low bars
free exercise

20. ice sports
skiing
ice hockey
speed skating

21. diving
swimming
                   
surfing
sailing

22. boxing
shot-put
wrestling
shooting
weightlifting
judo

23. They ’re ________ of the Olympic Games .
Ball games:
volleyball, baseball, football, tennis, table tennis, badminton, hockey…
Track and field:
Gymnastics:
Others:
running, long jump, high jump…
shooting, swimming, diving ,
weightlifting, wrestling…
They ’re ________ of the Olympic Games .
events

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

25. The Olympic Games
Reading

26. 29th Beijing Olympic Games
2008
August 8
8 p.m.

27. How much do you know about the Olympic Games?
Competition
How much do you know about the Olympic Games?

28. 1.Where did the ancient Olympics begin?
A. Rome B. India C. Greece D. the U.S.A
2. When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held?
A. 1986, Sydney B. 1896, Athens C. 1698, New York

29. A B 3. When and where did the last Olympic Games start? Beijing; 2008
London; 2012

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

31. 8. What is the motto of the Olympic Games?(2 point)
Swifter
Higher
Stronger

32. 5.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

33. If you want to know more about the ancient and modern Olympics, you can turn to these two persons: Pausanias and Li Yan. 33

34. Paragraph 1-2
1.Who was Pausanias?
2.Who is Li Yan?
Task 1 Listening

35. interviewer interviewee Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics
Have an interview
come on a magical journey to find out about the present-day
Olympic Games
Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics
Pausania,a Greek writer who used to write about the Olympic Games
LiYan,a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games
interviewer
interviewee

36. What’s the interview about? What are Pausanias's questions?
Read the rest part and find out:
What’s the interview about?
What are Pausanias's questions?
Task 2 Skimming

37. This interview is mainly about ______.
The story of a Greek writer Pausanias and
a Chinese girl Li Yan.
B. A magical journey by Pausanias.
C. The similarities(相似点) and differences about the ancient and modern Olympics.
D. The ancient Olympic Games in Greece.

38. Listen and write a T (true) or a F (false).
The Winter Olympic Games are usually held in the same year as the Summer Olympics.
There was no Winter Olympic Games in ancient Greece.
There are running races on the ice in the Winter Olympic Games.
All countries can take part in the Olympic Games if their athletes reach the standard to be admitted to the games. F T T T

39. F F T 5. Ancient Greek cities used to compete
against each other for Olive wreaths.
6. Slaves couldn’t join in the Games, but
women could.
7. To host Olympic Games will cost lots of
money. F F T

40. Task 3:Careful reading 1. Read and answer Pausanias's questions.
2. Find out the similarities and differences of the ancient and modern Olympics.

41. Task 4 Consolidation What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games?
A. Men are allowed to take part in the Games
B. It’s expensive to host the Olympic Games
C. All the sports events and all the countries
as well as women can take part in it.
D. No country wants to host the Olympic Games
Hint----
Hint----
Question 3th

42. 2.Why does Pausianias think Beijing should feel proud ?
Because Beijing will host the Olympic Games in 2008
Because China had won 32 medals in 2004 Olympic Games.
Because Beijing is the first Asian country to
host the Olympic Games.
Hint–
Question 5th

43. Because the olive wreath has been replaced.
3. Why does Pausianias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games ?
Because so many things have changed in the Olympics that he fears the spirit of Olympic may change.
Because the olive wreath has been replaced.
C. Because the winners will became very rich.
Hint—
question 6th

44. The differences and similaritiesof
the ancient and modern Olympics

45. Modern Olympic Games
Ancient Olympic Games
Similarities
____ sets of Games
more events like_____ and ___________
anyone can take part in it if they reach the ________
get _____ as prize
two
only one set of games
fewer events
no ______ or _______ can take part in. competitors only from ______
get _________ as prize
1. have running races
2.were held ________ years
3. no _____ for the winners
4. important competition
skiing
every four
women
ice skating
slaves
money
standard
Greece
medals
olive wreathes

46. Summary the winter Olympic Games every four years standard admitted
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two kinds of Olympic Games . One is , the other is ________________________. Both of them are held________________. All countries can take part if their athletes reach the _________ to be _________to the games. Women are not only ________to join in but play an __________role. A _____________is built for the competitor to live in, a ________for competition, a________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great ________ to host the Olympics. It’s just as ______a competition to host the Olympic Games as to win an Olympic_______. The olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run_______, jump_______ and throw_________.
the summer Olympic Games
the winter Olympic Games
every four years
standard
admitted
allowed
important
special village
stadium
gymnasium
honour
much
medal
replaced
faster
higher
further 46

47. Is it good to host the Olympic Games or not? Why or not?
Discussion
Is it good to host the Olympic Games or not? Why or not?

48. reasons to host the Olympic Games
great
responsibility
a great honour
reasons to host the Olympic Games
new
investment
tourism
new sports facilities
national pride

49. too expensive
much planning
accidents
reasons not to host the Olympic Games
pressure
building
many stadiums
accommodation

50. Good :
honor tourism pride
Bad :
accidents stadiums pressure
I think the Game will bring the host city a lot of benefits. First ……，Second……，Third……
But the Game will also bring the host city a lot of bad effects. First ……，Second……，Third……

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

52. Homework http://www.olympic.org http://www.specialolympics.org
1.Collect more information about the Olympic Games.
2.Do exercise on page 12

53. Thank you for listening!