1. Unit Two The Olympic Games
Reading

2. Learning Aims
1. Text understanding.
2. Using different reading skills to improve the abilities in solving problems.
3. Understand the Olympic spirits and use them in our daily life.

3. Guessing Game

4. Boxing
Swimming
Football
Basketball
shooting

5. badminton
cycling
weightlifting
tennis

6. Diving
Gymnastics
Table Tennis
volleyball

7. An Interview
Li Yan
Li Yan
Li Yan
Pausanias

8. Main Idea
What does the passage mainly talk about?
The passage mainly tells about the___________ and __________ between the ancient Olympics and modern Olympics.
differences
similarities

9. What are the differences and similarities between the ancient
and modern Olympics?
Discussion

10. Similarities
Modern /Ancient
How often?
Athletes?
Motto
Events
Every four years
Both allow men to take part
Swifter, Higher and Stronger
Have horse riding and running races.
Compete for?
Honour

11. Differences Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics Sets (kinds) only Olympic
both and
Olympics
Athletes
Prizes
Country
Events
House
Summer
Summer
Winter
Only men, no women and slaves
Both men and women
Olive wreath
Olympic medals
Only Greece
All the countries
More than 250 sports
A special village

12. Summary of the interview
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports
meeting in the world, which include two sets,
the S________ and the W______ Olympics.
Both of them are h_____ every _____ _____.
All countries can take part if their athletes
reached the s________ to the games. Women
are not only a______ to join in but playing
a very i_________ role. A s_____ v______ is
built for the competitors
ummer
inter
four years
eld
tandard
llowed
pecial illage
mportant

13. tadium ymnasium onour eplaced aster igher urther
to live in, a s________ for competitions, a large swimming pool, a g__________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great h______ to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been r________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run f______, jump h______ and throw f_______.
tadium
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onour
eplaced
aster
igher
urther

14. 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

15. What can you do to support the Winter Olympics?

16. Homework 1. Finish exercises on P.12 on your book.
2. Find more information about the Olympics after class.

17. Thank you
for listening