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制作人:李玉梅
时间:2006.11.
Unit 8 The Olympic Games
Unit 8-Reading
The Olympic Games
. Know more about the history and basic Knowledge of Olympics
Train your reading skills
Learn to talk about the Olympics and Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Aims 目标
athlete
gold medal
silver medal
bronze medal
Step 1
badminton
table tennis
wrestling
weightlifting
diving
gymnastics
Asia
Oceania
five Olympic Rings
Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Oceania
justice
peace
friendship
Step 2
Task1:How often do the Olympic Games take place
Task2:Where and when did the first ancient Olympics begin
Task3:When and where did the first modern Olympics begin
Task4:What is the Olympic motto
Task5:Which city is going to host the 29th
Olympic Games
Read the text again and find something about the numbers here:
A. 4 years
B. 776BC
C. 393AD
D. 1896 ;311; 13
F. 1984
G. 28;3
H. 2001
I.2008
E. 2000;10,000;200
Answer
The Olympic Games
are held every
4 years.
Task one
In 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
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. 311 competitors from just
13 countries.
In 2000, over 10,000 athletes from nearly 200 countries went to Sydney.
In the 1984 Olympic
Games,Carl Lewis won
four gold medals.
In Sydney, the Chinese team got 28 gold medals, ranking third of all the competing countries.
China won the competition in 2001 to host the Olympic Games in 2008.
Main idea
Task two
Introduction of the Olympics
2.The ancient Olympic Games
3.The modern Olympic Games
4.The Olympic motto
5.Beijing Olympic Games
1. In the early Olympic Games, only men were allowed to compete and watch the Games
2. The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster, Higher, Further”.
3. Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games .
TRUE OR FALSE
1、
2、
3、
True
False
False
Stronger
four
6. The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.
5. The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
4. The 27th Olympic Games were held in
Los Angeles.
5、
6、
False
4、
False
False
TRUE OR FALSE
Sydney
29th
four
Match the expressions on the left with their meaning on the right
every four years
take part in
3. the same as
4. allow sb. to
5. do one’s best
6. rank third
7. the history-making success
a. compete in; join in
b. try one’s best
c. sb. be allowed to
d. every fourth year
e. to be the third place
f. the same that
g. make the historical
success
Every 4 years ________from all over the world __________ the Olympic Games. The ______ Olympic Games began ________the year 776 BC in _______. The first Olympic Games in _______times happened in 1896. The Olympic ________ is Faster, Higher, and Stronger. In 2008, the _______ Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
athletes
motto
around
Greece
modern
29th
take part in
ancient
Discussion
What do you think we should do in order to hold the 2008 Olympic Games successfully
We should
study hard to learn more knowledge
learn English well to communicate with the foreigners
do the propaganda（宣传） work
collect money for the Olympic Games
do the service work for the Olympics
protect the environment
Our MOTTO for hosting 2008 Olympic Games
Our slogan（口号）for Beijing 2008
Olympic Games
one world one dream
What have you learned
in this period
The Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games
every four years
Summary 小结
The Old Olympics
Time
Place
Kinds of games
776BC-393AD
in Greece
Many were the same as now.
Some of the games were:
running, jumping and wrestling
The modern Olympic Games
The first modern Olympic Games
Time
Place
countries and competitors
in 1896
in Greece
311competitors from 13 countries
The 27th Olympic Games
Time
Place
Countries and athletes
in 2000
in Sydney
Over 10,000 from 200 countries
The Olympic motto
faster
higher
stronger
run faster
jump higher
throw further
Homework
Read the text again and then retell it.
Let’s enjoy!
