课件34张PPT。Unit 2
The Olympic Gamesopening ceremonyWhat can you think of?The Olympic GamesWhat are the events?Discus铁饼撑杆跳高Pole jumpWeight liftingHurdles举重跨栏赛跑Swimming Diving游泳跳水场地自行车赛 Track cycling Skiing (winter)滑雪Gymnastics Rings Horse Balance BeamFloor 吊环平衡木鞍马自由体操Boxing Fencing 拳击击剑Discus 铁饼
Pole jump 撑杆跳高
Weight lifting 举重
Hurdles 跨栏赛跑
Swimming 游泳
Diving 跳水
Track cycling
场地自行车赛
Skiing 滑雪
Rings 吊环
Balance Beam 平衡木
Horse 鞍马
Floor 自由体操
Boxing 拳击
Fencing 击剑……
Which event do you like most ? Why? athletes from countries took part in it.28013Do you know……Common Knowledge776 BC393 AD1896Olympia,
GreeceAthens,
GreeceBackground about the Olympic GamesThe ancient Olympic Games took place in Olympia in Greece every four years between 776 BC and 393 AD.
Then there was a gap(间断)of more than 2000 years before the Games began again in 1896.a village called Olympia In that year the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens , the capital of Greece. About 280 athletes from 13 countries took part in the Games. EuropeAsiaAfricaOceaniaAmericafive Olympic RingsWhat’s the symbol of Olympic Games? stand for five continentsThey are joined together as a sign of friendship.higherswifterstrongerWhat’s the spirit of the Olympic
Games?Stadium/ VenueOlympic torchDo you know……When did China first take part in the
Olympic Games?2. Who was China’s first gold medal
winner and for what event?1932Xu Haifeng; shootingAbout China3. When and where will the next
Olympic Games be held?2008; Beijing China didn’t take part in the Olympic Games until 1932 and they didn’t do very well in the games .
Only in 1984 did Xu Haifeng get the first gold medal for shooting in China.
Beijing will hold the 29th Olympics
Xu Haifeng , the first best
athlete for shooting in 1984If a man who lived
in Ancient Greek
took a magical
journey to the
present day and
wanted to know
something about
the present day
Olympic Games,
What would happen
then……
ReadingAn Interview Read the dialogue quickly and answer the
following questions :1. Who is Pausanias ?
2. Who is Lili ?
3. What is Pausanias doing ?
4. Where does Pausanias come from ?He is a Greek writer 2000 years ago.She is a Chinese girl .He is interviewing Lili about the present
day Olympics.He comes from the “Ancient Greece”.Comparison !1.How often are the Olympic Games held?In ancient times:
In modern times:2. How many kinds of the Olympic Games
are there?every four yearsevery four yearsIn ancient times:
In modern times:2. How many kinds of the Olympic Games
are there?Summer OlympicsWinter OlympicsEvents not included:Events included:Held years before2running races,
horse ridingevents which need
snow and iceSummer Olympics3. Who can take part in the Games ?In ancient times:
In modern times:/ men and womenman of Greek citiesnowomen, slaves, foreignersathletes from all over the world4. Where are the Games held ?In ancient times:
In modern times:in a host cityin GreeceWhya great honour5. What do the winners get as a prize ?In ancient times:
In modern times:olive wreathmedals6. What do the competitors compete for ?In ancient times:
In modern times:/higher, swifter, stronger higher, swifter, stronger for the honour of winningThe Ancient and the Modern Olympic Gamesevery four yearsevery four yearsonly menmen and womenolive wreath medalsonly in Greece an Olympic host
city Higher, swifter ,
stronger Higher , swifter ,
strongerSummer Olympics
Winter Olympicsonly Summer
Olympics
Please retell the story.The ancient Olympic Games as well as the modern ones were held _______________.
But in ancient Greece ____________ could join the games and they had their matches in their own _______. No other countries could join them . Now the Olympics are held in ________________ each time. The best athletes don’t get ____________ as the prize any longer , but the _______ . All the athletes are trying to be________________________ .every four yearsonly mencountrydifferent citiesolive wreathmedalshigher , swifter , strongerThe 29th Olympic GamesNew Beijing, Great OlympicsMottoPeople’s OlympicsHigh-Tech OlympicsGreen Olympics 绿色奥运人文奥运科技奥运MottoFuwaMascot Discussion As a Chinese student, what should you do for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing?We should study hard to learn more knowledgelearn English well to communicate with the foreignersdo the propaganda(宣传) workcollect money for the Olympic Gamesdo the service work
Homework :1. Go over the text. Read it aloud.
2. Finish Ex1&2 of Comprehending.
3. Write a composition on what we
should do for 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing.