4. Basketball Football

5. SwimmingVolleyball

6. Diving

7. Water ballet Eurythmics

8. LiftingHorse-riding

9. BadmintonTennis

10. Gymnastics

11. school sports meeting Asian Games ( 亚运会） the Olympic Games How many kinds of sports meetings do you know ?

12. The summary of the Olympic Games

13. 1.In what year were the Olympic Games first held? In 776BC. 2.When and where the first modern Olympic Games held? In 1896 in Greece. 3.What is the Olympic flag like? The background color is white and five rings joined together.

14. 4.What do the five Olympic rings stand for? It stands for five continents. They are Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, America. 5.What does the white color mean? It symbolizes ( 象征 ) peace. 6.What is the Olympic motto? Swifter, higher, stronger

15. 7.When and where was the last Olympic Games held? In 2004 in Greece. 8.How many gold medals did China win in the 2000 Olympic Games? Which number did he rank? What about 2004? And 2008? China got 28 gold medals and ranked No.3.

16. 9.In China who got the gold medals most in Olympic Games? Li Ning 10.Where is the headquarter( 总部 ) of the Olympic Committee? Switzerland. 11.In which item did China get the most gold medals in history? a. ping-pong b. diving

17. 12.In Asia which country held the summer Olympic Games first? a. Tokyo b. Seoul( 汉城 ) 13.Which item was brought into the Olympic Games in 2000 for the first time? a. judo b. Woman weight lifting 14.Who is the first imagery ambassador ( 形象大使 ) of the Olympic in Beijing? a. Cheng Longb. Liu Dehua

18. 15.Match the year and the host city of the following summer Olympic games: 1992 1988 2000 2004 2008 Sydney Athens Beijing Barcelona Seoul( 汉城 )

19. 16.Which of the following sports are in the Winter Olympic Games? a. Badminton b. basketball c. Speed skating d. soccer e. Table tennis f. Track and field( 竞赛和田赛 ) g. swimming h. skiing

21. Olympic Games, sports meetings, fierce competitions, professional or amateur athletes, exercising for fun, exercising to keep fit… What comes to your mind first when you see pictures like these?

23. Topic for discussion: 1.How do you explain “New Beijing, Great Olympics”? 2.Who is your favorite Olympic athlete in China? And in the world? Why? 1.rm

24. I will choose four students to act as the representatives of four countries − China, France, Canada, Japan, which wanted to host 2008 Olympic Games to bid here. Then I will choose another student to act as chairman of International Olympic Committee to declare which country would get the chance. I will choose four students to act as the representatives of four countries − China, France, Canada, Japan, which wanted to host 2008 Olympic Games to bid here. Then I will choose another student to act as chairman of International Olympic Committee to declare which country would get the chance.

25. 1.Write a short passage about your favorite Olympic athlete in the world. 2.Prepare the talking in page 127. 3.Pre-read the text “The Olympic Games”.