1. The Honourable Games

2. How many gold medals did China win in the 2004 Olympic Games?
A: B: C:35

4. What comes to your mind when
watching the video?

5. America Europe Africa Asia Oceania America Africa Europe Asia Oceania
People all over the world unite and struggle for
a better future.

6. What’s the Olympic motto?

7. higher stronger swifter The motto of the Olympic Games
What does the Olympic motto mean to
a middle school student?

8. Reading task1:
Go through the speech as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A.
1.What is the speech about?
2.Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?
3.Who restarted the modern Olympic Games?
The history and significance of the Olympic Games.
At Olympia in Greece.
Pierre de Coubertin.

9. Father of the modern Olympic Games,1894
French educator
Father of the modern Olympic Games,1894
IOC president from
Born: Jan. 1, 1863
Died: Sept. 2, 1937

10. Reading task2:
Read the speech again and complete C1(P24) individually.
1.According to the speech, the speaker is
an athlete.
2.The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776.
3.In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete.
an athlete
an IOC member
AD776
776BC
Italian
Greek

11. 4.The aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make countries and people compete side by side.
5.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896.
6.Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis.
compete
live peacefully
Rome
Athens
tennis
table tennis

12. Reading task3:
What are the differences/ similarities between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games?

13. The modern Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games
differences
similarities
held in different countries
always held at the same places;
athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are.
only Greek men were allowed to compete without clothes
Both were/ are held every 4 years
Some of the sports played are still played now

15. Muhammud Ali Original name Classius Clay,
Came to public attention in 1960,
In 1964won first Championship,
Returned to the 1996 Olympics to...

16. Haile Gebrselassie the Greatest distance runner,
became famous in 1992,  
in 1995 broke the world record, 
at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics won gold medals

17. Michael Jordan Superstar in NBA,
was the highest scorer at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics,
At the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, won second medal

18. won first gold
medal for China
in the 23th Olympic Games

19. at the 1992 and 1996 Olympics,
won four gold medals
in 2000, became an IOC member
the greatest female table tennis player

20. won the gold medal in the men’s 110-meter hurdles
in the2004 Olympic
Games

21. What kind of spirits do you think these athletes have in common?

22. Samaranch president of IOC
Do you remember the moment?
July 13th,2001
Samaranch president of IOC

23. Do you remember the moment?

24. 820
days to go
May-11th Thursday

25. What is the slogan of the 2008 Olympic Games?
A Green Olympics
B New Beijing, Great Olympics
C One world , one dream

26. Which of the following is the emblem(会徽) of the Beijing Olympics?

27. Official Mascots(吉祥物) of the 2008 Olympic Games
Olympic Flame
Fish
Panda
Tibetan Antelope
Swallow
They carry a message of friendship and peace--and blessings from China--to people all over the world .

28. What can we do for
the Beijing Olympics?

29. COME ON BEIJING!
COME ON CHINA!

30. Hand in hand from Seoul Olympic Games We see the fire in the sky
We feel the beating of our hearts together
This is our time to rise above
We know the chance is here to live forever
For all time
Hand in hand we stand
All across the land
We can make this world a better place in which to live
Hand in hand we can!
Start to understand
Breaking down the walls that come between us for all time
A-li-long

31. Hand in hand from Seoul Olympic Games
Every time we give it all We feel the flame etetnally inside us We feel Hands up to the sky The morning comes and starts to live in harmory for all time Hand in hand we stand All across the land We can make this world a better place in which to live Hand in hand we can start to understand Breaking down the walls that come between us for all time Hand in hand    (Breaking down the walls)

32. Homework: Write a passage about what you want
to do for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
or your favourite athlete.

33. Thank you for your attending!