What is the vedio about?
It is about Beijing’s success in bidding
for the 29th Olympic Games in 2008.
30th 2012 Londen
. When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?
The 31st Olympic Games will be held in
Rio de Janeiro( 里约热内卢 巴西第二大城市 )in 2016.
Questions
拓展
Unit2
Warming up and reading
How much do you know about the Olympic Games?
Lead in
What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?
They stand for the friendship
of the 5 continents.
Asia
Europe
Africa
America
Oceania
Swifter
Higher
Stronger
2. Olympic motto(格言, 口号)
3. Olympic torch 火炬
Olympic flame奥运圣火
The fire represents life and enthusiasm.
圣火象征着发源于古希腊的文明之光, 它照耀着人类前进的道路, 激励着人类追求光明、追求理想，朝着崇高的目标不断进取。
4. What were used for prizes in the ancient Olympic Games ?
A.gold medals
B. olive wreathes
C. five important events
Olive wreath
5. What is the Olympic mascot of 2008?
吉祥物
6. How many kinds of Olympic Games are
there in the world? What are they?
Two kinds
the Summer Olympic Games
the Winter Olympic Games.
Events of the Olympic Games
basketball
football (soccer)
Ball games
baseball
tennis
volleyball
table tennis
badminton
track and field
110m hurdle race
running
long jump
high jump
gymnastics
beam
horse
double bars
rings
high and low bars
free exercise
swimming
diving
boxing
wrestling
Weight lifting
judo
柔道
Learning Aims
Dear class, you are expected to
learn some basic knowledge about the Olympic Games.
master some reading skills and learn to practice well.
get interested in Olympic Games and have a better understanding of the Olympic spirit.
Brief History of the Olympics
776 BC, Olympia in Greece
393AD
1896, Athens in Greece
Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics
The olympic games has a long history
Is there any change during this time?
What are the changes?
If you want to know more about the ancient and modren Olympics, you can turu to these two persons: Pausanias and Li Yan.
An Interview
Pausania,a Greek writer who used to write about the Olympic Games
Have an interview
interviewer
interviewee
LiYan,a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games
Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics
Skim the reading passage and conclude:
What are they mainly talking about?
Fast reading
the ancient Olympic Games
the modern Olympic Games
the differences between them
the similarities between them
good & bad effects of the OG
Now read the text again.

The boys shall try to finish the task: What was the ancient Olympics like? The girls shall try to finish the task: What is the modern Olympics like?
Careful reading Task 1
Then talk about the similarities and differences between the ancient and modern Olympics.②  What are the similarities?
four
money
swifter
higher
stronger
running
What are the differences?
Summer
Winter
Greece
the olive wreath
250
women
slaves
anyone
Task 2
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.
F
F
F
T
T
Women were not allowed
every four years.
29th
( ) 6. Every athlete can take part in the Olympic Games.
F
Every athlete who reaches the standard can
Task 3
1. Pausanias was__________.
A. a writer who lived in “Ancient Greece”
B. an English writer 2,000 years ago.
C. a writer who wrote about the modern Olympic Games.
D. an athlete
2. Who could take part in the ancient Olympics in Greece?
A. Greek nobles(贵族) B. Greek slaves.
C. Greek women D. English nobles
A
A
3. Who can be admitted to the present Olympic Games?
A. All the athletes from all over the world.
B. Athlete from the developed countries.
C. Athletes who can reach the required standard.
D. Athletes from the Greek cities.
C
4. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Pausanias wasn’t interested in the Olympics.
B. It is easy to win the right to host the Olympics.
C. Almost every country wants to host the Olympics.
D. It costs little to host the Olympics.
C

Summarize the main idea of the interview
Summary
The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world, which include two kinds, the ________and the _____ Olympics. Both of them are held every ____ ____. All countries can take part if their athletes reached the _______ to the games. Women are not only_______ to join in but playing a very important role.
Summer
Winter
four years
standard
allowed
A ______ ______ is built for the competitors to live in, a ________ for competitions, a large swimming pool, a gymnasium as well as seats for those who watch the games. It’s a great honor to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been ________ by medals. But it’s still about being able to run ______, jump highter and throw ______.
replaced
faster
further
stadium
special village
Why do many countries want to host the Olympic Games? Do you think that the Games will bring the host city (or the country) a lot of benefits? Why ?
Discussion
Discussion

Reasons to host
the Olympic Games
a great honour
tourism
national pride
new investment
great responsibilty
Homework
Stick out the new language points.
Write a short passage entitled “My Favourite Sport” about 100 words. You can look through the dedailed requirements on p15.
Thank you for attending!