课件29张PPT。Unit 2 The Olympic Games
Period 1 Warming Up & Reading
文本研读课 Ⅰ.根据课文语境,写出黑体单词的意思
1. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?
( )
2. Who was China’s first gold medal winner? ( )
3. Pausanias has come on a magical journey on March
18th. ( )古代的奖章有魔力的; 魔术的4. It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour to
be chosen. ( )
5. So even the olive wreath has been replaced!
( )
6. Do you compete for prize money too? ( )
7. That’s the motto of the Olympics, you know—“Swifter,
Higher and Stronger. ” ( )( ) 责任代替; 取代比赛; 竞争格言快的; 迅速的Ⅱ. 补全下列短语
1. stand ___ 代表; 象征; 表示
2. __ well 也; 又; 还
3. ________ in 在……竞争
4. be ________ as 被接纳(吸收)为
5. _____ four years 每四年
6. play a role __ 在……中起作用forascompeteadmittedeveryinⅢ. 阅读导引
1. 查阅有关奥运会的材料, 了解有关奥运会的历史及其发展历程。
2. 找出课文中的定语从句和含有一般将来时的被动语态的句子。 Step 1 Leading in
How much do you know about the Olympic Games?
1. Look at the following pictures and match the cities with the Olympic Games. ①The 26th Olympic Games(1996) __?
②The 27th Olympic Games(2000) __?
③The 28th Olympic Games(2004) __?
④The 29th Olympic Games(2008) __?
⑤The 30th Olympic Games(2012) __?
⑥The 31st Olympic Games(2016) __? DECBFA2. What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?
_________________________
3. What do five rings stand for?
The five rings stand for ____________________five
continents in the world. Swifter, higher and stronger.friendship and unity ofStep 2 Fast Reading
Skim the passage and fill in the blanks about the main
idea.
The passage tells us the __________ and __________
about the ancient and modern Olympics. similaritiesdifferencesStep 3 Careful Reading
Ⅰ. Read the passage carefully and finish the following
tasks.
1. Who was Pausanias?
A. He was a famous athlete about 2, 000 years ago.
B. He was a volunteer for the 2008 Olympics.
C. He was a Greek writer about 2, 000 years ago.
D. He was a Greek editor. 2. Which was right about the Olympics 2, 000 years ago?
A. All people could take part.
B. A special village was built for competitors to live in.
C. Only the Summer Olympics were held.
D. The winner could win a gold medal. 3. We say the Olympics are developing because .
A. not only men, but also women can take part
B. more events are included
C. the Olympics have much greater influence than before
D. A, B and C 4. Which is the most proper explanation about the
sentence “There’s as much competition among countries
to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals”?
A. The competition between the countries for hosting the
Olympic Games is as hard as that for medals.
B. Many countries are willing to and eager to host the
Olympic Games. C. It is much harder to host the Olympic Games than to win medals in the Games.
D. To win medals in the Olympic Games is harder than to host the Olympic Games. 5. Athletes are admitted to take part in the Olympic Games when .
A. they can play as well as required by the standard
B. they pass an examination
C. they are strong enough to compete in the games
D. they won champions in their own countries Ⅱ. Sentence explanations.
1. Pausanias, who was a Greek writer about 2, 000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th, 2007 to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. 句意: 帕萨尼亚斯是___________________________,
2007年3月18日通过一次魔幻旅行来了解现代奥运会
的情况。 大约2 000年前的一位希腊作家2. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used
to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago.
分析: 句中what you call“Ancient Greece”是由_____引
导的名词性从句, 在句中作介词in的宾语, 其中what在
从句中作___的宾语。
句意: __________________________________________
___________________________whatcall我生活在你们所称的“古希腊”, 我曾经写过很久以前奥林匹克运动会的情况。3. Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard
for their event will be admitted as competitors.
分析: (1)句中who have reached the agreed standard for
their event是由____引导的定语从句, 修饰先行词
_______; whoathletes(2)句中only修饰主语_______, 故后面主谓不用倒装; 若
only修饰状语或状语从句且放在句首, 则主谓要用部分
倒装。
句意: 只有_________________________的运动员才会
被接受参加奥运会。 athletes达到他们各自项目统一标准4. There’s as much competition among countries to host
the Olympics as to win Olympic medals.
分析: 句中as. . . as. . . 意为“___________”, 引导比较状
语从句, 比较的对象是to host the Olympics和______
______________。
句意: 国与国之间申请举办奥运会的竞争和_________
_________________一样激烈。 像……一样to winOlympic medals在奥运会上争夺奖牌的竞争Read the text carefully and fill in the chart.
The differences between Ancient Olympics and Modern Olympics WinterGreecemenOlive wreaths250Step 4 Retelling
Fill in the blanks with proper words and phrases
according to the text.
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in
the world, which include two kinds, the 1. ________ and
the 2. _______ Olympics. Both of them are held 3. _____
____ _____. All countries can 4. ____ ____ if their athletes
have reached the agreed standard for the games. Women SummerWintereveryfouryearstakepartare not only 5. _______ to join in, but play a very
important role. A special village is built for the
6. ___________ to live in, several stadiums for
7. ___________, and a gymnasium as well. It’s a great
honour to 8. ____ the Olympic Games. The olive wreath
has been 9. ________ by medals. But it’s still all about
being able to run 10. _____, jump higher and throw
further. allowedcompetitorscompetitionshostreplacedfasterStep 5 Group Discussion
Why do so many countries want to host the Olympic
games?
①_____________________________________
②______________________________________
③_____________________________________
④___________________________________________
⑤________________________________________Promote the local economical development.Promote the popularity of the host country.Transmit the culture of the Olympic spirit.It’s a great responsibility but also a great honour.It can appeal to new investments and tourism.