课件32张PPT。Unit 2 Sports Events
The Olympic Gamesopening ceremonyQuestion: What do you think of after enjoying the pictures?the Olympic flag torchmascotevents medalsBrainstorm What do you know about the Olympic Games?mottosloganthe Olympic flagEurope Asia AfricaAmericaOceaniaThe five interlocking rings stand for friendship of five continents.What do the five Olympic rings stand for?
5 continentsOfficial Mascots (吉祥物)
of the 2008 Olympic Games Fish Panda Olympic Flame Tibetan Antelope Swallow They carry a message of friendship, peace and blessings from China to people all over the world.friendshipluminosity (光明)justice( 公正)peaceOlympic Torch MedalsEventsTable TennisBoxing BadmintonArcheryTennisFencingWeightliftingDivingGymnasticsWrestlingShootingJudoSlogan
Read the speech quickly
to get the answers
skimming 1.What is the topic of the speech?3.What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?2.What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?The _____and _________ of the Olympic Games.He dreamed the Olympics would make it possible for people throughout the world to live side by side ______.He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to ____ its past glory.Fast reading4. How is the speech organized? (four parts)historysignificancematchin peaceWhich of the following shows the right
structure of the passage?ABCD12341234_______ to the topicPara. 2-4 the history and significance of the _______ and _________________Olympics Para. 5-8some famous ________ and
their great _________Para. 9-10the speaker's_____ancientcontributionsPara.1wishesintroductioncontemporaryathletes
Go through paras 2-4 and
try to find out more
information about ancient
and modern Olympics.
Part 2: the history and significance of OlympicsDetailed readingIn 776 BCIn 1896At Olympia in GreeceIn AthensOnly menAthletes from around the worldThe same place---OlympiaDifferent cities around the worldAthletes competed wearing no clothesAthletes compete in different sport clothesDetailed reading---More information about Olympics
Read paras 5-8 and find
out some information
about the sports stars
mentioned.
Part 3: some famous sports stars and their great contributionsDetailed readingMuhammad AliMichael JordanZhang NingLiu XiangDeng YapingXu HaifengDetailed analysis Part 3 (Para5-8)Muhammad Ali
American 1. won the gold medal for America in the ____ _____ Olympics2. went on to win the World
___________ ______ Championship
in 19643. returned to _____the Olympic flame
at the opening ceremony in Atlanta
in _____1960RomeHeavyweight Boxing1996lightPara5Michael JordanAmericanHe helped the team to ____________________ at the _____ Los Angeles Olympics.2. He won the 2nd Olympic gold medal at the _______ Barcelona Olympics as a ‘______________’ member.Para6win the gold medalDream Team19921984the first ________ to win the gold medal in men’s 110-meter hurdles ( 2004 Athens )________ to win the gold medal in the final match
at the age of ____.the first Olympic gold medal for China after 32 years’_________ ( 1984 Los Angeles )greatest female table tennis
player winning _____ gold medals (1992&1996)
became an IOC member in 2000
Xu HaifengDeng YapingLiu XiangZhang NingPara7-8absencefourAsianhang on33
What fine qualities (品质)
do you think these athletes
have in common?
DiscussionThey work very hard to achieve their aims.
2.They have passion/love for both sports
and their countries.
3.They are not satisfied with the present and they struggle for better. Where there is a will, there is a way.
有志者,事竟成。 So, as a high school student, what qualities should we learn from these famous athletes?
confident courageous persistent hardworking
determined brave
optimistic strong-minded
A talk showYou may begin like this:
Host: Ladies and gentlemen, it’s a great honour to
have three members from IOC. We’ll talk
about the Olympics.
Host: …
Member A: …
Host: …
Member B: …
Host: …
Member C: …
Host: …
SummaryWhat have we known today? 1.Read a speech about the Olympics.
2.Talk about the Olympics and athletes.
3.The qualities we learn from these athletes.
AssignmentThank you!