2. THE OLYMPIC GAMES

3. Revision Look at the pictures and tell what sports they are.

4. athletes

5. BADMINTON BASEBAL L BASKETBALL TABLE TENNIS

6. CANOE SAILING CYCLING BOXING WRESTLING

7. GYMNASTICS SHOOTING WEIGHTLIFTING

8. What is the flag for the Olympic Games? FIVE RINGS FLAG What do the five rings mean? Five continents ---- Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Oceania Questions

9. Go through the whole passage and try to summarize each paragraph. 1. the every-four year Olympic Games; 2. the old Olympic Games; 3. the modern Olympic Games; 4. the preparation for the 29 th Olympic Games

10. ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES Since 776 BC In Greece Motto: FASTER, HIGHER, STRONGER Area: All over the world Period: Every four years time first place

11. Read the text and find something about the numbers here: 4 years 776 BC 393 AD 1896 311 The Olympic Games are held every 4 years. The ancient Olympic Games began around the Year 776 BC in Greece. After 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. In the 1896 games there were 311 competitors from just 13 countries.

12. 10,000 300 1984 28 In 2000 over 10,000 athletes from 227 countries went to Sydney,Australia, for the 27 th Olympics. There are over 300different events in the games. In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis from USA won four gold medals in track and field and become one of the best sportsmen in the 20 th century. In Syndney the Chinese team got 28 gold medals, ranking third of all the competing countries.

13. TRUE OR FALSE: 1.Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held every four years. T 2. The modern Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC. F 3. In the old times, both men and women were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games. F 4. The first modern Olympic Games happened in the year 400 AD. F 5. The Olympic Games were born in Greece. T

14. 6. The 27 th Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona in Spain. F 7. In Syndney the Chinese team won 20 medals.F 8. Horse-riding is one of the usual sports in the Olympic Games. F 9. In the 1988 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won 4 medals. T 10. There is another competition between countries ---- the competition to hold the Olympic Games. T

15. Fill in the missing word: Every 4 years ___________ from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. Both the Summer and Winter _____________ are held every 4 years. The old Olympic Games began ____________ the year 776 BC in ___________. Many of the _________ were the same as they are now: running, jumping and ___________. Women were not _____________ to take part in the games. The first Olympic Games in ______________ times happened in 1896. There were 311 ___________ from just 13 countries. After that more and more countries ________in the games. In 1992 more than 8,000 competitors from 150 countries went to Barcelona for the 25 th _________ Olympics. athletes Olympics around Greecesports wrestling allowed modern competitors Summer joined

16. New Beijing, Great Olympics Green Olympics,High-Tech Olympics, Human Olympics

18. Carl Lewis

19. Division Para (1): General introduction of Olympic Games Para(2-5): Old Olympics, modern Olympics and their motto. Para(6): Summary of the whole text.

26. Discussion What do you think about the 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing? Do you believe that China will succeed in holding the Games? Why?

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