课件44张PPT。Period 1The Olympic Games
ReadingThe Ancient Olympic Games
776 B.C.------ 393 A.D
According to historical records, the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced(追溯) back to 776 BC. They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until 393 A.D. when they were banned (禁止). RUNNING PENTATHLONJUMPING DISCUS THROWWRESTLINGEQUESTRIAN EVENTS
CHARIOT RACINGPANKRATION JAVELINANCIENT
SPORTS
EVENTSBOXINGRIDING X Olympic Games
LOS ANGELES 1932
1,332 athletes (126 women, 1,206 men) from 37 nations competed in 117 events. It was the first time that China had attended the games.
XXIII Olympic Games
LOS ANGELES ?1984
6,829 athletes (1,566 women, 5,263 men) from 140 nations took part in them. Xu Haifeng won the first gold medal for china in shooting. XXVII Olympic Games
SYDNEY ?2000 The Sydney 2000 Games were the largest, with 10,651 athletes (4,069 women, 6,582 men) from 199 nations competing in 300 events. Pausanias ,a Greek writer 2000 years agoLili, a Chinese girlinterview
1.The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.( )
2.Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every two years. ( )
3.Women were admitted to join in the old Olympics. ( )
4. A special village is built for competitors to live in.( )
5.Every athlete can take part in the Olympic Games. ( )
FFFTFRead fast and do the true or false exercises:Listen to the tape and then finish the Ex1.
in Comprehending, Page 11
nothingnothingRunning AthensRunning mainly Only held in Modern Olympicsmany more eventsdifferent
cities no existsMen and boysnothingnothingOlympic mottothose who can not reach the standardolive wreathsmedals of gold, silver, bronzefor the honour of the Godsfor the honour of the people and the ountryAll people including women the disabledWomen,slaves
and all out of Greece
Men and boys
1.What upsets Pausanias about modern winter olympic games?2.What amazes Pausanias about the modern Summer Olympic Games?3.Whe does Pausanias think Athens,Greece and Beijing, China should feel proud?No running races or horse riding are includedAll countries/ women were admitted in the OlympicsThey both win the right to host the Olympic Games. It is a great honour to them.Read again and answer the following questions
4.Why does Pausanias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games?5.What makes Pausanias happy about the modern Olympic Games?Because he feels so much has changed since his original ancient Olympic Games, even the olive wreath has been replaced.Not for money but the Olympic motto is the same as the ancient time.When and where will the next Olympics be held?Emblem(会徽)Mascot(吉祥物)Song(会歌)Slogan(口号)Olympic Mascot奥运吉祥物It is a special kind of animal that represents the country which host the Olympic Games.
奥运吉祥物多为举办国民族文化中拟人化的动物,使奥运会更加诙谐而富有人情味。
吉祥物始于1972年第20届奥运会。当时的吉祥物是一只小猎狗。你Welcome to Beijing北京欢迎2008 Beijing Olympic Mascots贝贝传递的祝福是繁荣。在中国,叠音名字是对孩子表达喜爱的一种传统方式。中国传统文化艺术中, “鱼” 和 “水” 的图案是繁荣与收获的象征,人们用“鲤鱼跳龙门”寓意事业有成和梦想的实现,“鱼”还有吉庆有余、年年有余的蕴涵。贝贝的头部纹饰使用了中国新石器时代的鱼纹图案。贝贝温柔纯洁,是水上运动的高手。fish□ 晶晶是一只憨态可掬的大 熊猫,无论走到哪里都会带给人们欢乐。作为中国国宝,大熊猫深得世界人民的喜爱。
晶晶来自广袤的森林,象征着人与自然的和谐共存。他的头部纹饰源自宋瓷上的莲花瓣造型。晶晶憨厚乐观,充满力量, panda 欢欢是福娃中的大哥哥。他是一个火娃娃,象征奥林匹克圣火。欢欢是运动激情的化身,他将激情散播世界,传递 更快、更高、更强的奥林匹克精神。欢欢所到之处,洋溢着北京2008对世界的热情。
欢欢的头部纹饰源自敦煌壁画中火焰的纹样。他性格外向奔放,熟悉各项球类运动。flame 迎迎是一只机敏灵活、驰骋如飞的藏羚羊,他来自中国辽阔的西部大地,将健康的美好祝福传向世界。迎迎是青藏高原特有的保护动物藏羚羊,是绿色奥运的展现。
迎迎的头部纹饰融入了青藏高原和新疆等西部地区的装饰风格。他身手敏捷,是田径好手。 Tibetan antelope 妮妮来自天空,是一只展翅飞翔的燕子,其造型创意来自北京传统的沙燕风筝。“燕”还代表燕京(古代北京的称谓)。妮妮把春天和喜悦带给人们,飞过之处播撒“祝您好运”的美好祝福。
天真无邪、欢快矫捷的妮妮将在体操比赛中闪亮登场。 swallowSummary1.Know more about the Olympic Games and the 2008 Olympic Games.2. Similarities and differences between the ancient and modern Olympic GamesTry to get more information about the Olympic Games.
Read the passage again and find out some useful expressions from it.
Language pointsancient 古代的、远古的
old, aged, elderly, ancient, antique
old 使用最广,可用于人、动物和事物。至个词通常指生活或存在已久的人或事物。
aged 比old 文些,用以指年老的人, 可能身体亦衰弱。
elderly 若想客气些、尊敬些,可用elderly来形容老人。
ancient 和antique 通常仅用于事物。ancient用以形容经历了年代久远年代的事物。antique用以在形容古代留传下来的器物,因而如今十分宝贵。
--- an old / aged / elderly woman
---an ancient civilization / ancient history / ancient customs
---antique furniture, silver2. honest 诚实的,老实的, 真诚的,
---he is an honest man; you can believe in him.
---In the court, you must give an honest statement.
(指工资等)以正当手段挣得的。
---They have been making an honest living these years.
honest 的名词是honesty, 副词是honestly
---Honesty is the character we should have.
---Honestly, that’s all the money I have got.
To be (quite) honest (about it/with you) 说实话,老实说
---To be honest, I don’t think we have a chance of winning.
---To be quite honest with you/about it I’m not sure what to do.
3. compete in 参加比赛
---She decided to compete in the model contest.
compete against/with sb for sth 与某人竞争某物
---Several companies are competing against/with each other for the contract.
compete for 为---而竞争
---We don’t only compete for medal, but friendship.
competitor 竞争者,competition 竞争,比赛take part in, join in, join 和attend
take part in 只参加有组织的、严肃、重大的活动。
join in 只参加正在进行着的活动或游戏,有时可与take part in 换用
join 只参加团体或组织,成为其中一个成员,也可用于join sb. (in sth) (与某人一起)
attend 相当于be present at, 意为“出席,参加(会议,葬礼,婚礼或庆典)”
---Women were not allowed to take part in the Olympic Games at first.
---Please come over and join in our game.
---Will you join us for a walk/in the discussion?
---Did you attend the meeting yesterday?
Our headmaster will____ us in the discussion this afternoon.
A. take part in B. join in C. join D. attend
2. How many ___ will you ___ this sports meet?
A. incidents, join B. events, join in
C. accidents, attend D. games, enter
3. My grandpa was in the Red Army, and he ___ the Long March.
A. joined B. took part in
C. attended D. join4. There will be discussion tomorrow; all those who want to ____ , please raise your hands.
A. join B. take part
C. take a part D. take part in
5. The students competed ____ the honor of winning ____ each other _____ the school sports meet.
A. for, against, in B. in, with, against
C. against, for, at D. about, in, with
6. 改错:How long has your brother joined the party?
I live in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games more than 2000 years ago.
What 引起宾语从句,并在从句中做call的宾语,
”Ancient Green”作宾补.what相当于the place that,因此what不能改为that,也不能改为where,因为where只能作状语.
eg. After many days’ voyage, they arrived in what is called America now.
After a long journey, they came to what was called “Gebi Desert”
What 也可相当于all that, everything that, the person that等,并且what还可以
引导主语从句,表语从句等.
eg. What he didn’t understand was that no
one believed him.
He is no longer what he used to be .
The other day, my brother drove his car
down the street at I thought was a dangerous speed.
A as B which C what D thatwhatI have come to your time to find out about the present day Olympic Games because I knowthat in 2004 they are to be held in my hometown of Athen.
are to be held “是””are to hold” 的被动语态形式.
Is/are to hold形式上是一般现在时,意思上表达的却是按计划或根据原先的安排发生的事.
eg. The President is to attend the opening
ceremony of the Olympic Games.
The opening ceremony of the Olympic
Games is to be attended by the President.
The company is to give us a pay rise.
We are to be given a pay rise .
compete vi. 竞争,比赛
take part in a race ,contest,examination,etc.
n. competition 竞赛 competitor 竞争者
adj. competitive 竞争性的,比赛性的
compete in 在…中比赛,竞争
eg. Will you compete in the race?
compete with/against 与…竞争/比赛
eg. he is going to compete with his old rival
in the second round.
compete for 为…而比赛/竞争
eg. The two teams will compete for the championship.take part in 参加
Did you take part in the fighting?
Mr Baldwin took part in our conversation.
Note :
a. take part后不接宾语时,不用介词in.
b. part 前有形容词修饰时,必须加不定冠词.
eg. There will be a writing competition; all those who want to take part, please raise your hands.
Women are now taking an active part in social activities.辨析 take part in ,join in, join ,attend
take part in 指参加有组织的,严肃的,大型的活动.
Join in 指参加正在进行着的活动或游戏,有时可
与take part in 互换.
Join 指加入团体或组织成为一员,如join the League, join the army也可以说join sb.(与某人一起)
attend 相当于be present at ,意为”出席,列会,参加
eg. Women were not allowed to join in the Olympic Games at first.
Please come over and join in our game.
His brother joined the army last year.
Will you join us for a walk?
Did you attend the meeting yesterday?
I’ll go to attend his lecture.admit vt. ( admitted, admitted)
1 允许加入(某组织或某活动)
该词表示此意时常用被动语态.
eg. I am sure that he will be admitted to Beijing university this summer.
我肯定他今年夏天将被北京大学录取.
be admitted to….为…所接纳,为…允许进入
be admitted as….作为…被接纳
2 承认,供认 acknowledge,confess
后接名词,代词,动名词,或从句.
admit sth.
I admit my mistakes.
admit doing sth
He admitted having done wrong.
admit…to be…承认…是…
You must admit the task to be difficult.
admit that….
Sandy could do nothing but admit to
his teacher that he was wrong.
as well as 也,又,和,同.可看作复合介词,后接名词,代词,形容词,介词短语.
Many students as well as Tom were present at the meeting.
We shall travel by night as well as by day.
It’s important for you as well as for me .
as well as 连接两个主语时,谓语动词的形式应根据前一个主语确定,若用not only …but also 则根据后一个主语确定动词的形式.
.
.
The teacher as well as some student was interested
in the question.
= Not only some students but also the teacher was
interested in the question eg.
Email, as well as telephones, an important
part in daily communication.
A is playing B have played
C are playing D playis playingas well as 还可相当于besides,意为”除…..外”.
eg. As well as visiting Niagara Falls, we spent a day in Toronto.
as well as 亦用于同级比较,表示”与……一样好”.
eg.You have done the work as well as he.
.as well as 相当于too,用作状语,意为”也”.
eg. If you will go, I’ll go as well.
Homework:
1. Finish Ex.1 on p49
2. Finish Ex. 3 on p13
3. Go over the language points in this unit.