1. Unit 2
The Olympic Games

2. The image and the song make you think of ______________.
the London 2012 Olympic Games
The London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony took place at 9pm on 27 July.
Fireworks light up the stadium

3. Something Related …
The Olympics Games

4. Five Rings Flag
Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Oceania
The interlocking of five rings stands for _______________________
The white background stands for _______________________
friendship of five continents.
peace throughout the games.

5. Olympic Motto
Stronger
Swifter
Higher
What do you think is the most important thing in the Olympic competition?

6. ---Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the Modern Olympic Movement
“The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.”
---Pierre de Coubertin,
founder of the Modern Olympic Movement
皮埃尔·德·顾拜旦
born on January 1, 1863 in France
（“奥运会最重要的不是胜利，而是参与；正如在生活中最重要的事情不是成功，而是奋斗；但最本质的事情并不是征服，而是奋力拼搏。”）

7. Olympic Torch
The torch was first used in the 1936 Olympics.
The torch is taken from Greece to the country where the Games are to be held.
It makes a link between the ancient and modern Olympics.

8. Olympic emblem/ badge

9. Liu Huan & Sarah Brightman
Olympic theme songs
Liu Huan & Sarah Brightman
You & Me (Beijing 2008)
The British rock Muse
frontman Matt Bellamy
Survival (London 2012)

10. Olympic Mascot
Wenlock and Mandeville are the mascots for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games in London.
文洛克
曼德维尔

11. Olympic medals
wreath

12. (the National Stadium)
Olympic stadiums
gymnasiums
Bird’s Nest
(the National Stadium)
Water Cube

13. …is located in the Olympic Park.
Olympic village
2012 London Olympic Games village
The Olympic Village is the place where athletes and officials are staying during the Games.
…is located in the Olympic Park.

14. What else do you know about The Olympics
·When and where did the ancient Olympic Games start?
· How many countries competeed in the ancient Olympics?
· Who could not take part in the ancient Olympics?
· When and where did the modern Olympic Games start?
· What does IOC stand for? BC
Olympia, Ancient Greece BC
Only one
women & salves
241 (0 women, 241 men) athletes from 14 nations.
Athens 1896
International Olympic Committee

15. What else do you know about The Olympics
When did New China first take part in the Olympic Games?
Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event?
What is the official slogan for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing?
What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics?
How many Olympic games have been held？
When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?
1980 for winter summer
Xu Haifeng shooting
One world、One dream
2012 London- Inspire a generation
the Five-Fuwas 30
Brazil

16. events Something Related … … flag Stadiums/gyms medal
The Olympics Games
motto
mascot
torch
song
emblem /badge

17. How many events do you know?
Let’s have a group competition!
Each group work together to write down as many events (in English) as you can within 30 seconds .
The group which has the largest number is the winner.

18. basketball
tennis
table tennis
baseball
volleyball
softball
softball
badminton
baseball
football

19. Judo (men and women)
gymnastics
Wrestling (men)
horse-riding
taekwondo
weight-lifting
boxing

20. boating
swimming
diving
sailing
cycling
shooting
race
fencing

21. track and field
high jump
long jump
relay race
pole vault

22. javelin
shot put
discus

23. Listening P48 The longest running race?km
Why is the event called the Marathon?
in honor of an ancient Greek, Phidippides
The Marathon

24. Listen and answer Who was Phidippides?
Phidippides and The Marathon
Who was Phidippides?
What was he asked to do ? and how?
Did he do what he was asked to ?
What happened to him at last?

25. Greco-Persian Wars
Athens
a city-state of ancient Greece

26. Homework
Preview Reading
A marathon is a race in which people run a distance of 26 miles, which is about 42 km

27. WHERE WAS ANCIENT GREECE?
Greece is a mountainous peninsula that juts into the Mediterranean Sea. It includes hundreds of rocky islands off the coast. But the people of ancient Greece settled over a much wider area, from southern France to Asia Minor (now Turkey). Everywhere they went, they brought their language and traditions with them.

28. Listen again and answer
What kind of place was Marathon?
Why did the Greek army go to Marathon?
What’s the main idea of the listening part?
Why did the Marathon become an event in the modern Olympic Games?

29. skiing
skating
ice hockey
The Chinese martial arts 武术

30. What kind of sport do you often take part in? Why?