Unit 2 The Olympic Games (浙江省湖州市)

课件42张PPT。Unit 2
The Olympic GamesWhat are the events?Track & FielddiscusShot putPole jumpJavelin Weight liftinghurdlesSwimming divingSynchronized swimmingwindsurfingtrack cyclingGymnastics Rings Horse Balance BeamFloor Boxing Fencing Wrestling Slalom skiing(winter)Background about the Olympic Games.The ancient Olympic Games took place in Olympia in Greece every four years between 776 BC and 339 BC.
Then there was a gap(间断）of more than 2000 years before the Games began again in AD 1896.a village called Olympia In that year the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens , the city of Greece. About 280 athletes from 13 countries took part in the Games. Five rings stand for five continentsThey are joined together
as a sign of friendship.Stadium/ VenueOlympic torchBut China didn’t join in it 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.
Xu Haifeng , the first best
athlete for shooting in 1984the former chairman of the
International Olympic Games CommitteeSamaranchNew Beijing Great OlympicsGreen Olympics People’s OlympicsHigh-Tech OlympicsComplete the passage :The ancient Olympic Games started in ______ BC. It was also held ____________.But there were only _________,such as foot race , boxing and so on. However, the Games stopped for a long time. It didn’t start again _________________.
China took part in the Games in 1932________
________ time. _____________ won the first gold medal for shooting.
Now there are over ______ events for the summer and winter Olympics . China has become much stronger . The 29th Olympic Games will be held _____________________.
776every four yearsfive eventsuntil 1896for the first Xu Haifeng250in Beijing in 2008
ReadingAn Interview Read the dialogue and answer the
following questions :1. Who is Pausanias ?
2. Who is Liyan?
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 Liyan about the present
day Olympics.He comes from the “Ancient Greece”.Please find out what Pausanias wants to know
about the present day Olympic GamesHow often are the Olympic Games held?
Who can take part in the Games ?
Where are the Games held ?
What do the winners get as a prize ?
What do the competitors compete for ?Every four years .Athletes from all over the world./ Men and women.They are held in a host city.They get medals as their prize . They compete for the three words :
higher , swifter , stronger.The 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 ,
strongerChoose the right answers according to the dialogue.1. _____ could not take part in the games in ancient Greece.
A. Men B. Men and slaves
C. children and men D. Slaves and women
2. The 28th Olympics were held in _____ .
A. Sydney B. Toyo C. Athens D. Beijing
3. Now the winners have _____ as their prizes.
A. olive B. wreath C. medals D. money
4. There are ______ events in the present day Games.
A. more than 250 B. less than 250
C. only five D. 153
5. _____ is the host city of the 29th Olympic Games .
A. Athens B. Washington
C. Shanghai D. Beijing
6. The Games are held every four years. So the 30th Olympic Games will be held in _______.
A. 2010 B. 2012 C. 2014 D. 2016
7. Which medal is for the second-best athlete ?
A. gold B. bronze C. silver D. wood Please retell the story.The ancient Olympic Games as well as the modern one were held _______________.
But in ancient Greece ____________ can join the games and they had their matches in their own _______. No other countries could join them . Now the Olympics are held in ________________ in each time. The best athletes didn’t get ____________ as the prize any longer , but the _______ . All the athletes are trying to be________________________ .every four yearsonly mencountrydifferent citiesolive wreathmedalshigher , swifter , strongerDiscussion 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
promote physical culture and build up our health Debate
Hosting the Olympic games is a great honour ( 荣耀)and a great responsibility ( 责任). Since china has won the bidding of hosting the 2008 Olympics, what will the Olympics bring to China, good effects or bad effects.
( Boys—Argument Girls—Counter argument)
? good effects
? bad effects
promote the economy make China better known to
the world
costing a large amount of money cause disorder to our society improve the friendship more pollutiondisturb people’s daily life more or less the venues and buildings may be wasted after the OlympicsHomework :1. Go over the text. Read it aloud.
2. Find the phrases in the text.
3.Copy the new words.Period 2
Reading IIUnit 2 The Olympic Games Period 4: 幻灯片55-69页The Story of AltanaSkim the text and find out the main idea of the story. The story is about _______ who races to _____the man that can ____faster than her. In order to_______, a man asks for help from_____________.Reading-----skimming (2m)a princessmarryrunwin the racethe Goddess of LoveScan the passage and find the answers:
Who was Atlanta?
What was she good at?
Who did she want to marry?
How could Hippomenes win Atlanta?Reading-I----scanning (2m)Scan the passage and find the answers:
Who was Atlanta?

2. What was she good at?She was a Greek princess.
She was good at running. Who did she want to marry?
4. How could he Hippomenes win Atlanta?She wanted to marry a man who could
run faster than her. He asked for help from the Greek Goddess
of Love. The Greek Goddess of Love gave
him three golden apples to attract Atlanta’s
attention and make her slow down.Atlanta could run faster than any man.
At first Hippomenes understand why men ran against Atlanta.
Atlanta was not confident she would win.
She was so angry that she could not run in the Olympics.
She made as many men as she could share her pain.
Her father did not understand her wish to compete.
He did not refuse her wish to choose a husband in a race. TFFTTTTListening
1 predict the right order of the
11 sentences
2 listen to the tape and number
the sentencesThe correct order: 4 -11-7 - 5 - 1- 3 -9 – 6 -10- 8 -2Work in pairs and discuss the answers. Listen for the first time and finish Ex. 3 & Ex. 4.This is a story of how a man marries a princess by winning a race with a Goddess’ help. 1. marry 结婚,嫁,娶
A marry B
Mary married a rich Frenchman last year.
marry A to B 把A 嫁给B
He married both his daughters to rich
businessmen.
adj. married
A get/ be married (to B)
She has been married for two years.
n. marriageLanguage points for Reading IIamazed= surprised
be amazed at sth
be amazed to do sth
be amazed that…
I was amazed at zhang Zhan’s death.
I was amazed to hear about his death.
I was amazed that he had passed away.

amazing = surprising 令人惊奇的
3. Promise v./n.
promise sth
He promised a gift for my birthday.
promise sb sth
He promised me a gift for my birthday.
promise (sb) to do sth
He promised to buy me a mp3.
promise sb that…
He promised that he would buy me a mp3.
make/ give a promise 许下诺言
keep a promise 遵守诺言
carry out a promise 履行诺言
break a promise 违背诺言
4.deserve 应该(受到惩罚或报答),值得
一般后面接名词或者不定式做宾语 You deserve a rest after hard work.
在辛苦的工作后，你应该好好休息。
They didn’t deserve to win.
他们不应该赢。