课件24张PPT。The Olympic Games
Reading
Go through the passage 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.Read the passage again and complete Parts
C1and C2 individually.
1.According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.
2.The first ancient Olympic Games were held
in AD 776.
3.In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete.
4.The aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make countries and people compete side by side.an LOC member776BCGreeklive peacefully5.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896.
6.Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis.Athenstable tennisRead the passage again and complete Parts C1
and C2 individually.Reading strategy: reading a speech
A good speech should keep the audience
interested in all the time.
Tell: an interesting story
Use: quotations or present statistics
Asking questions can also very effective.Discuss the following questions(Part E on page 25):
1.Do you think the Olympic Games help countries and people live peacefully side by side?
2.Who do you think are the greatest Olympic athletes
and why?
3.What kind of example do you think athletes like Liu Xiang and Muhammad Ali have set for young people around the world?
Further discussion:
Hosting the Olympic Games is great honor for a country, but at the same time it costs a lot of money. Do you think hosting the Olympics will be a good opportunity to develop the host country’s economy and tourism, or will it be a heavy burden on the economy?1)delighted adj.愉快的；高兴的；欣喜的
He feels delighted when I tell him the message.
2. I am delighted to inform you of the coming vocation.
2)significance n.意义；意味；重要性
I’m glad to see you have realized the significance of sports.
You should pay attention to the significance of one’s childhood experience.
significant adj.有意义的；重要的
3)briefly adv.短暂地;简短地;扼要地 (brief adj.简短的)
Everybody should first briefly introduce his idea about the
topic.Language points4)compete(v.)
to try to win something by contesting someone else
compete with sb.与人竞争
1.Every athlete has to compete with others
in each time.
2.I am not so confident to complete with the superstar.
competition n.竞争；比赛competitor n. 竞争者；选手
Language pointsUnmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honor of the wife of the
Greek God Zeus.
5)allow:
1.to let someone do something without trying to
prevent it from happening
Mr Wang did not _______his daughter to go camping with
the outdoor activity club.
2.to let something happen or occur
Smoking is not ______ here.
allowallowedLanguage points6)honour n.
the great respect and admiration which people have for a person or a country
in honor of honorable adj.
1.That was a great _______ for his parents , as well a himself.
2.We are going to have a special party ___________ his recent promotion.
3.They had a parade _________ the heroes who librated the city sixty years ago.honorin honor ofin honor ofLanguage points
4.Teaching is an _________ career.
5.The Olympic Games are considered as _________ games.honorablehonorableLanguage points6)honour n.7)no matter what=whatever
no matte how/whether/when
No matter what difficulty she meets with, she will never give up.
No matter how I tried to persuade him, he just didn’t take my words seriously.
No matter whether it is rainy or sunny, the football match will be played as planned.Language points8)separate adj.单独的；分开的；不同的
v. 分开；隔离
separate…from使…和…分离
1.The twins were bought up in _______ families
2.The English Channel ________the UK and the
France.
3.The child was _______ from his mother during
the war.
Language pointsseparateseparatesseparated9)side by side 肩并肩=should by should
A true friend is someone who works with you side by side whenever you are in trouble.
10)light v.点燃，照亮
The previous champion returned gladly to light the Olympic Flame.
light a fire/make a fire 点火，生火
set fire to sth./set sth. on fire 放火，纵火Language points11)be recognized as
1. The Great Wall is recognized as one of the
Seven Wonders of the World.
2. The invention of computer was recognized as a milestone in the history of man.
3. New York City is recognized as a city of great international influence.
Language pointsrecognize v.
1. to know or to realize
I did not recognize her when she entered as she
had her hair dyed.
2. to admit
They suddenly recognized that this was a good
chance for them.
3. to approve
The board finally recognized him as the new CEO.
Language points12)record n. 记录，记载，唱片
v. 记录
He ________ a lot of language points and
grammar in his _____ book.
keep a record保持记录
break the record打破纪录
make a record创造一个记录 recorder n. 录音机recordedrecordLanguage points13)contribution n.贡献 make contributions to doing 为 ……做贡献
He has made contributions to the film industry all though his life.
contribute vt.捐献，捐助；投稿
contribute to…起一份作用，有助于，促成
Language points14)absence n. 缺席，缺乏------presence n.出席，到场
He tried to find an excuse for his absence from
the meeting.
absent adj. 不在场，缺乏的
absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的
Language points15)attempt n. 企图 an effort or a try v.尝试；试图
He _________ to achieve high grades by making
extra efforts.
2. I hope I can pass the driving test at his first ______.
16)limit vt.限定，限制 n.极限，限制
There is a time limit for each performer
in this problem.attemptedattemptLanguage pointsLet’s enjoy a beautiful song.
1. Keep in mind the useful words, phrases and sentence patterns and know how to use them.
2. Finish some additional exercises.
