课件25张PPT。Period 2 Reading Unit 2 The Olympic Games Hand in hand see the fire in the sky we feel the beating of our hearts together this is our time to rise above we know the chance is here to live forever for all time hand in hand we stand all across the land we can make this world a better place in which to live hand in hand we can start to undrestand breaking down the walls that come between us for all time a li la everytime we give it all we feel the flame eternally inside us lift our hands up to the sky the morning calm helps us to live in harmony for all time hand in hand breaking down the walls between us Hand in hand2. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games?
A. badminton B. basketball
C. speed skating D. soccer
1. How many gold medals did China get in the
2004 Athens Olympics?
A. 26 B. 28 C. 30 D. 32 3.What is the Olympic motto?higherswifterstrongerWhat do the five rings mean? The five interlocking rings stand for friendship of five continents.Europe AsiaAfricaOceania AmericaSwifter, higher, strongerAthens, GreeceBeijing, ChinaAthens, GreeceSummer ~
Winter ~Sydney, AustraliaSets/ KindsMotto(格言,口号)Host city of the
first OlympicsHost city of
2000 OlympicsHost city of
2004 OlympicHost city of
2008 Olympics champion medal stadiumgymnasiumathletetake part in
reach the standard
be admitted to the games
be admitted as competitorscompeteas well ascompetitionPausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey to find out about the present day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing a girl, Liyan a Chinese girl.PausaniasinterviewerintervieweeAn interviewA person wants to get some information from others by talking.Ancient timesLiyanModern timesLook at the title, pictures and the first paragraph.What is the text probably about? What do they mainly talk about?
2. What does he say when he hears that women
are also allowed to join in ?How does he feel?
A. Surprised B. Happy C. Sad
3. How does Pausanias feel when he hears the
Olympic Games are also about being able
to run faster, jump higher and throw further?
A. Surprised B. Happy C. SadTask 1: SkimmingReading1. What do they mainly talk about?
2. What does he say when he hears that women
are also allowed to join in ? How does he feel?Skimming They mainly talk about the ancient and modern Olympic Games esp. the similarities and differences. “Please wait a minute! All those events, all those countries and even women taking part!” he says.A. Surprised B. Happy C. Sad 3. How does Pausanias feel when he hears the
Olympic Games are also about being able
to run faster, jump higher and throw further?
A. Surprised B. Happy C. SadSkimmingTask 2: Scanning Can you find the similarities
and differences of the ancient and modern Olympic Games?
similarities Both are held not for money but for ______.
______are allowed to take part in both in ancient and modern Olympics.
The mottos are the same. They are: _____________________________.
Some events are the same, such as___________________________________Both are held ____________________.
running, jumping, shooting, throwing.…every four yearshonorMen Swifter, higher and strongerdifferencesWinterGreekall over the worldWomen Every country is possiblean olive wreathMedals skiingIce skatingComprehending True or False.( )1.Men and women were allowed to take part in the ancient Olympic Games.( )2.The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.( )3.The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.
( )4. A special village is built for competitors to live in.( )5.To hold the Olympic is a rich prize and a big honor for a country.FFFTTWomen were not allowedevery four years.29th( ) 6. Every athlete can take part in the Olympic Games.FEvery athlete who reaches the standard can Summary
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world. There are two kinds of Olympic Games . One is , the other is ________________________. Both of them are held________________. All countries can take part if their athletes reach the _________ to be _________to the games. Women are not only ________to join in but play an __________role. A _____________is built for the competitor to live in, a ________for competition, a________ as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great ________ to host the Olympics. It’s just as ______a competition to host the Olympic Games as to win an Olympic_______. The olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run_______, jump_______ and throw_________. the summer Olympic Gamesthe winter Olympic Gamesevery four yearsstandardallowedadmittedimportantspecial villagestadiumgymnasiumhonourmuchmedalreplacedfasterhigherfurther The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games are drawing near ,we can smell them. Every Chinese seems to be preparing for it, we do hope it is coming as soon as possible .
from a high school studentWhat can we do to prepare for the 2008 Olympic Games as a a citizen of Taizhou?New Beijing Great OlympicsWe 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 Great changes New buildings and sports venues ,build
More trees , plant; New roads, build Hosting the Olympic Games will have good effects on Beijing/China ,but it will also bring some bad results.
Good effectsBad effectsGroup WorkGood effects Bad effectsShowing the level of science and technology
Attracting investmentImproving the friendship between the ChineseDisturbing people’s daily life and the people of the worldMore pollutionWasting some money in building some buildings Bird nestAthensLondon
