1. Unit 8 Sports
The Olympic Games

4. Revision Summer:A.B.D.E.F.G Winter:C.H
1.      1. ( ) What do the five Olympic rings stand for?
A.Five continents B.Five well-known athletes C.Five important events A
2. ( ) In what year were the Olympic Games first held?
A B C.776BC C
3. ( ) How many gold medals did China win in the 2000 Olympic Games?
A B C.36 B
4. ( ) In what year was the first Olympic Torch Relay?
A B C.1896 A
5. Which of the following are in the Summer Olympic Games and which in the
Winter Olympic Games?
A. A.Badminton B.Basketball
C. C.Speed skating D.Soccer
E. E.Table tennis F.Track and field
G. G.Swimming H. Skiing
Summer:A.B.D.E.F.G Winter:C.H

5. Fast reading:True or False judgment
1. ( )In the early Olympic Games, only men were allowed to
complete and watch the Games.
2. ( )The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster, Higher, Further.”
3. ( )Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games.
4. ( )The 27th Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles.
5. ( )The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
6. ( )The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years. T F F F F F

6. Intensive reading : read each paragraph to answer the following questions.
Para1: 1. How often will people hold Olympic Games?
Every four year.
2. Are the Winter Games held at the same time as the Summer Games?
No, two years before the Summer Games.
Para2: 1. When and where did the old Olympic Games begin?
Around the year 776B.C. in Greece.
2. Were women allowed to take part in the Games?
No, they weren’t.
3. When did the Games stop?
About the year 393A.D.

7. Para3: 1. When and where did the first modern games begin?
2. How many competitors attended the Games?
In 1896 in Greece.
311competitors from 13 countries.
3. How many countries attended the 27th Olympic Games? And how many
athletes? How many events were held?
227 countries ; over 10,000 athletes ;300 different events.
Para4: 1. What is the motto of the Olympic ? What does it mean?
“Faster,Higher,Stronger.” It means every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher and throw further.
2. Who is Carl Lewis?
He is a sportsman from the USA, who won 4 gold medals in track and field in the 1984 Olympic Games.
3. How many gold medals did Chinese team win during the Sydney
Olympics? In which fields were Chinese team good at?
28 gold medals; diving, gymnastics, weightlifting , shooting and so on.

8. New Beijing, Great Olympics

9. Para5: When and where was it sure that China would host the 2008 Olympic
Games?
July 13,2001 in Moscow.
Discussion: Hosting the Olympic Games is a great honour and responsibility. What should Chinese do for the coming 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?
To build new buildings and sports venues.
To plant more trees and build new wide roads .
To improve the environment situation, dealing with the pollution and sandstorm problems etc in Beijing.
To improve people’s qualities, learning to speak foreign languages fluently, esp English.
To improve our service for visitors and customers
To train the best athletes for the Games to win the medals and honour for China

10. Summary:
The Olympic Games are _________ every four years. The ___________Games are usually two years earlier. The Olympic Games began ________the year__________ in _________.The young men ____________ in jumping ,running and ____________.The Games ____________ after the year 393AD. For _______ people did not have the Games. Then in 1896 the ____________ modern one happened in _______.311 __________ from 13 countries ___________ _________ the Games.The Olympic motto is “__________,__________,________”.It means that every athlete should try to _______faster, ________higher and _________ further. In 2000 in Sydney, China won 28 gold _________, ___________ the third of the ___________ countries. After the _____________success in Sydney, China won another _____________ to __________ the 2008 Olympic Games. Chinese people are preparing to _________ the Olympic ___________ to welcome ___________ and sports fans from all over the world.
held
Winter
around
776BC
Greece
competed
wrestling
stopped
centuries
first
joined
Greece
competitors in
Faster
Higher
Stronger
run
jump
throw
medals
ranking
competing
history-making
competition
host
light
torch
athletes

11. Consolidation or homework
Being the host of Olympic Games will have good and bad effects on the host city. Work together in or after class to study further and then write down your report.
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 environment of the city.
3.The preparations will make the city better and beautiful.
3.The venues and buildings may be wasted after the Olympic Games.