Unit 2 Sporting events Reading(1)：The Olympic Games 第一课时课件（38张）

课件38张PPT。 Unit 2 Sports events
Reading (1)Boxing swimmingWrestling Higher! Faster! Stronger!How much do you know about the Olympic Games?
1. How often are the Olympic Games held?
2. Where is the birthplace(起源地）of the Olympic Games ?
3. Who is your favorite athlete? Why?
DiscussionA speech
The Olympic Games

Reading a speech
Reading Strategya formal talk
that a person
gives to
an audience 1. tell an story
2. use ________ (引用语）
3. present ________(统计资料）
4. ask ________interestingquotationsstatisticsquestions The writer actually wants to _______by asking the question “Do you know when the ancient games began?”
get the right answer
get the audience interested in his topic
give you a chance to speak
show what he knows about the games

Read the speech quickly
and loudly to get the
answers
Fast Reading What is the speech about?
2. What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?
3. What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech？
The history and significance of the Olympic Games.He hoped that the Olympic Games would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.Pierre de CoubertinHe brought the Olympics back to life. His dream was that make it possible for people of all countries
to live side by side in peace（顾拜旦） Match the general idea
of every part Reading for structures Part 1 (para 1)
Part 2 (paras 2-4)
Part 3 (paras 5-9)
Part 4 (para 10) A. some famous sports stars and their great contributions
B. the closure of the speech
C. the topic of the speech
D. the history and significance of the speech Get detailed information
Detailed reading Part 1
True or false?
( )1. The speech takes place in the morning.
( )2. According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.FF Part 2
historyThe ancient gamesThe contemporary gamesin 776BCat Olympia in Greeceonly Greek men (unmarried women)in 1896in Athensathletes from around the world Try to describe the history of Olympic Games. Part 3
SixMuhammad AliMichael JordanZhang NingXu HaifengDeng YapingLiu XiangMuhammad Ali
American 1. won the gold medal for America in the 1960 Rome Olympics2. went on to win the 1st World
Heavyweight Boxing Championship
in 19643. returned to light the Olympic flame
at the opening ceremony in Atlanta
in 1996Michael Jordan
American Helped the USA basketball team win the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics2. won the 2nd Olympic gold medal
at the 1992 Barcelona OlympicsXu HaifengChinesewon the first gold medal at the 1984
Los Angeles OlympicsDeng YapingChinesewon 4 gold at the 1992 & 1996 Olympics Liu Xiang
Chinesethe 1st Asian to win the gold medal in men’s 110-meter hurdles at the 2004 Athens OlympicsZhang Ning
Chinesehung on to win the gold medal in the final match Part 4
Multiple-choice question1. From the passage, we can infer that ____.
A. the author is a player
B. the author took part in last Olympic Games as a judge
C. the author wants to realize this dream
D. the author wishes next Olympic Games to be successfulD ConsolidationTask-based reading:
Fill in the blanks with proper
words according to the text.significanceHistorywhileDifferenceswheresamepeacefullyachievementsConclusionmatchExtension(Group discussion)
What fine qualities (优良品质）
do you think great athletes should
have?
hard-working; patriotic(爱国的）；
team-work; confident;
brave; physically strong;
passionate; enthusiastic;
persistent(坚持不懈的）；
careful; skillful and professional
……. Which of the following proverbs(谚语） best suits the athletes mentioned in this passage?
Life is made up of little things.
It’s never too old to learn.
Where there is a will, there is a way.
Look before you leap, see before you go.
HomeworkThank you ！