1. Unit 8 Sports
Reading

3. The Olympic Games

4. Scanning Page52 1. How often are the Olympic Games held?
The Olympic Games are held every four years.
2. When and where did the ancient
Olympic Games begin?
The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece.

5. 阅读理解解题策略
事实细节题
猜测词义题
推理判断题
理解主旨题

6. To get the information in detail:
1.How many countries joined in the first modern
Olympic Games?
A B C D. 13
2. ________ are the old games in which the
athletes competed in the old Olympics.
Sailing and shooting
Running and horse-riding
Jumping and wresting
D. Shooting and running

7. To guess the meaning:
3. In the Games there were 311 competitors from just 13 countries.
A. swimmers B. visitors
C. athletes D. judges

8. in which year would the Summer Olympics be held? A. In 2000 B. In 1999
To infer the result:
4. If the Winter Olympics were held in 1996,
in which year would the Summer Olympics
be held?
A. In B. In 1999
C. In D. in 1997

9. Find out the main idea of each paragraph, then do the exercise of matching.
the old Olympic Games
The every-fourth-year Olympic Games
C. The preparation for the 29th Olympic Games
D. The Olympic motto
E. The modern Olympic Games
Paragragh1
Paragragh2
Paragragh3
Paragragh4
Paragragh5

10. To get the main idea:
5.This text mainly tells us about ________.
A. the old and modern Olympic Games.
B. the old Olympic Games in Greece.
C. the modern Olympic Games in Barcelona.
D. the Olympic motto

11. Page53
Exersice1
Listen and copy the speaker, then decide whether they are true or false. T
( ) 1. In the early Olympic Games, only men were
allowed to compete 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.
Stronger F
four F
Sydney F
29th F
four F

12. Grammar points: (sum up)
1. Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games
are held every four years.
2. For centuries there were no Olympic Games .
But they were not forgotten.
3. They were held in Greece — the country in
which the Games were born.
4. Many of the Chinese medals were won in diving
and gymnastics.
5. In 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will be held
in Beijing.
6. New buildings and sports venues will be built .

13. The first Olympic Games…
hold…Greece
The 29th Olympic Games …
hold…Beijing
The 30th Olympic Games…
Hold…London

14. A B C D Discussion: What did Beijing Olympic Games bring to China?
Let’s divide into four groups.
Each group will have one topic to discuss.
Work in groups of four, then you can show your
ideas in different forms(形式). A B C D

15. the history and development
Summary
The main idea:
the history and development

16. Try to retell the text after class.
Do a research on the good effects and bad effects to host the Olympic Games.
some topics you may choose:
Tourism/ economics/ environment knowledge culture etc.

17. Thank you for attending!
Goodbye

18. Competition

19. Group competition
10 scores
30 scores
20 scores
40 scores
60 scores

20. A Communication: communicate…with… Culture: traditional / contribute
( 贡献)
get well prepared for A

21. B Tourism ：visitors / a beautiful city
Custom(习惯): traditional /make china better
known to the world B

22. Environment： pollution
Save energy: traffic C

23. D Economics(经济）： develop fast/ promote (促进） the economy
Chances/Opportunities: more/double wins
Cooperation（合作）： achievements D

24. How many gold medals did China win in the 2008 Olympic Games?
A B C.52
(10scores)

25. (20 scores) 1984 2000 2004 2008 Sydney Athens Beijing Los Angeles
Match the year and the host city of
the following Summer Olympic Games.
Sydney Athens Beijing Los Angeles
(20 scores)

26. Which of the following sports are in the Summer Olympics?
badminton basketball speed skating soccer table tennis track and field swimming skiing
badminton
basketball
soccer
table tennis
track and field
swimming
(30 scores)

27. 1.How many times have the Olympic Games been stopped because of war?
A.Three B.Four C. Five
2. When did baseball become an Olympic sport?
A B C. 1976
(40scores)

28. (60scores) 1.In what year were the Olympic
Games first held? A B C.776 BC 2.When and where were the first modern
Olympic Games held? A.1986 in Sydney B.1896 in Athens C.1689 in New York 3. What do the five Olympic rings
stand for? A. Five continents B. Five well-known athletes C. Five important events
(60scores)

29. Retell the text according to the key words and pictures :
Summer
Winter
They are held every _______ years.
four
competitors
The __________ from all over the world
take part in the games.

30. The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in __________.
Greece
BC: before the birth of Christ

31. ancient running jumping wrestling
In ______ times the young men competed in
these games,but women were not allowed to
take part in them.

32. 393 modern After about the year ______ the Olympic Games stopped.
The first Olympic Games in _______ times happened
in Greece in 1896.
modern

33. I competitors In the 1896 games there were 311 __________
from just 13 countries.

34. Australia joined The 27th Summer Olympics were held in
Sydney, _____________ in 2000.
Australia
Over 10,000 athletes from nearly 200
countries __________ in the games.
joined

35. In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis from
the USA won 4 gold medals in ___________
--long jumping, 100 meters, 200 meters,
and 4 by 100-meter relay.
track and field

36. the mascots host 29th Beijing
One of the great competitions is not for a medal.
It is the competition to ________ the Olympics.
host
In the year of 2008, the _______ Olympic
Games will be held in ____________.
29th
Beijing