课件54张PPT。Module 4 Unit 2
Reading
The Olympic Games
=The Olympics
奥林匹克运动一、Background knowledge
(背景知识)1、the Olympic mottoSwifterHigherStrongerAsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceaniaThe five interlocking rings stand for friendship of five continents.2、What do the five rings on the Olympic flag mean? Blue =Europe欧洲 Black =Africa非洲 Red =America美洲
Yellow =Asia亚洲 Green =Oceania大洋洲
How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Test your knowledge with this quiz.二、Quiz
(小测试)Quiz about 1. When and where did the ancient Olympic
Games start?
A. 1896, Athens B. 776 BC, Olympia(Greece)2. When did the ancient Olympic Games
stop?
A. 393BC B. 393 AD C. 394AD3. When and where did the modern Olympics
start?
A. In 1896; in Athens B. In 1896; in America5. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic
Games?
badminton B. basketball
C. speed skating D. soccer
4. How many gold medals did China get in
the 2008 Beijing Olympics?
A. 26 B. 28 C. 51 D. 32 6. Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games?
A. Men B. Slaves and women
8. Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event?
Xu Haifeng; for shooting
Deng Yaping; for table tennis
7. Who is the founder/father of the modern Olympic Games? “创始人”/“奥运之父”
A.Samaranch?(萨马兰奇)?B. Coubertin?(顾拜旦) ?
9. What events were there in the ancient Olympic Games?
A. Running, jumping, shooting, throwing, wrestling,
B. Table tennis, jumping, volleyball, swimming
10. What was rewarded to(被奖励) the winners
in ancient Olympic Games?
A. Metals B. Medals C. Olive wreath11. How many competitors from how many
countries competed in 1896 Olympic Games?
A. There were 311 competitors from 13 countries.
B. There were 1131 competitors from 113 countries.
12. When did China first take part in the Olympic Games?
A. In 1932 B. In 194013.When did baseball become an Olympic sport?
A. 1972 B. 1992 C.1976
14.Match the year and the host city(举办城市) of the following Summer Olympic Games.
1984 2000 2004 2008
Sydney Athens Beijing Los Angeles
A.B.C.D.三、Reading (阅读)IOC ——International Olympic CommitteeSpeech —Speaker —Mr Johnson: a member of IOCFamous Olympic AthletesChinese contributionsPredicting
(预测)Fast Reading The Olympic Games
1 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?
Fast readingHope=dream
Bring ...back to life:复活,起死回生Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the questions.
1. What is the speech about?The history and significance of the Olympic Games. ( Line3)2. What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?He dreamt that the Olympics would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace. (Line 18-19)备注:“It” preparatory object
(形式宾语),不定式为真正的宾语。3. What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory. (Line 53-54)(1)C1Correct MistakesAccording to the speech, the speaker is an athlete
2) The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD 776
3) Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics
IOC member776 BCOnly men were Detailed readingC14) The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896
5) At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, the Chinese women’s badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history
6) Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008 Olympic Games
Athens gymnastics(体操)earlyDetailed readingC1(2)Famous Olympic AthletesC2C2Try to fill in the form according to the passage.Muhammad Ali
(穆罕默德·阿里)Michael Jordan Xu Haifeng:
the first gold medalist:金牌得主 Liu XiangDeng YapingMuhammad Ali
(original) Cassius ClayAmerican Gold medal, boxingOriginal/birth name Cassius Clay, won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964; lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.1960 Rome OlympicsMichael JordanAmerican1984 Los Angles Olympics;
1992 Barcelona Olympicstwo gold medals, basketballA member of “Dream Team”
Superstar in NBA,
Xu HaifengChinese1984 Los Angles Olympicsgold medalwon the first Olympic gold medal for China( the first gold medalist)
Deng YapingChinese1992 Barcelona Olympics; 1996 Atlanta Olympicsfour gold medals, table tennisbecame an IOC member in 2000Liu XiangChinese2004 Athens Olympicsgold medal, men’s 110-metre hurdlesthe first Asian to win this raceZhang NingChinese2008 Beijing
Olympicsgold medal, badmintonwon the gold medal at the age of 33(3)Main idea of each paragraphb. Chinese contribution张宁d. Content of the speech, a. Famous boxer:阿里c. The father of MOP...之父1. para12. para2e. Ancient Olympics3. para3f. Differences &similarities4. para45. para56. para6g. Sports star: 飞人乔丹7. para78. para8h. Chinese contribution:许海
峰,刘翔,邓亚萍9. para9i. The speaker’s wish b. Beijing ,2008d.Olympia, Ancient Olympicsa. Barcelona Olympicsc. Los Angeles Olympics1. 776BC2. 1896e. Athens, Modern Olympics3. 1960f. Rome Olympics4. 19845. 19926. 1996g. Atlanta Olympics7. 20048. 2008h. Athens Olympics1. Try to find the differences and similarities between the ancient and the modern/ contemporary Olympic Games.
2. Find two difficult sentences including preparatory object (形式宾语)and emphatic sentence(强调句).
3. Complete Parts D and E.
Homework having running races
held every four years
no prize money for winners
4. the same motto: Swifter, Higher and
Stronger
5. seen as most important competitionAnswersevery four yearsin different countriesonly mensummer games
and winter games
olive wreathesOlympic motto (faster,higher,stronger)wintermoreGreekall overthe worldwomenevery country
is possiblean olive
wreathmedals having running races
held every four years
no prize money for winners
4. the same motto: Swifter, Higher and
Stronger
5. seen as most important competitionComplete Parts D and E.
Answers:
D 1 a 2 c 3 e 4 f 5 d 6 b
E (1)significance (2)ancient (3)complete (4)peacefully (5)athletes (6)achievement (7)gold medal (8)mentioned