必修二-Unit2-The-Olympic-Games-Warming-up

TheOlympicGamesOlympicGamesinhistoryWhatdoyouknowaboutOlympicGames?WhichcountryhostthelatestOlympicGames?RiodeJaneiro,BrazilBoxingSwimmingCyclingDivingCanyounametheeventsoftheOlympicGamesaccordingtothefollowingsigns?BadmintonBaseballBasketballGymnasticsWhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympicGames?Trythisquizandwewillseewhodoesthebest.1.WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?OlympiainGreece2.HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?onlyone,Greece3.WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?womenandslaves4.WhatwasrewardedtothewinnersinancientOlympicGames?olivewreath5.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?Athensin18966.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?XuHaifengforshooting7.WhatarethethreewordsthatshowthespiritoftheOlympicGames?swifterhigherstrongerAsiaAfricaEuropeOceaniaAmerica8.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?thefivecontinents9.WhataretheofficialmascotsfortheBeijingOlympics?ThefivemascotsareofficiallycalledtheFuwa.VSTheAncientOlympicGamesTheModernOlympicGamesTheAncientOlympicGamesTheOlympicGamesinAncientGreeceTheancientGreekOlympicGameswereheldeveryfouryearsinOlympia,Greece.OnlyGreekfree-borncitizenscouldtakepart.Slaveswerepreventedfromcompeting.Womencouldonlytakepartinchariotraceswithhorses.MarriedwomanwerenotevenallowedtowatchtheGames;onlyyounggirls,boysandmencouldwatch.Marriedwomenwhodidtrytowatchwouldbeputtodeath.Thewinnersgotwreathsmadeofoliveleaves.Theydidnotreceivemoneybuttheycouldgetpresentsfromtheirhometowns.Sometownsfedtheirwinnersorgavethemgoodseatsatthetheatre.ManyoftheeventsintheancientOlympicGamesarepartoftheeventsinthepresent-dayOlympicGames.ThemarathonwasnotpartoftheancientOlympicGames,meanwhile,thechariotraces(马车赛)andthepankration(古希腊式搏击)arenotpartofthemodernOlympicGames.TheModernOlympicGamesTheModernOlympicGamesThefirstmodernOlympicgameswereheldinAthens(雅典)in1896andonlytwelvecountriesparticipated.SincethenthegameshavebeenheldeveryfouryearsexceptduringtheinterruptionofthetwoWorldWars.TheOlympicGamesincludetheSummerOlympicGames,theWinterOlympicGamesforiceandwintersports,theParalympicGames(残奥会)forathleteswithadisability,andtheYouthOlympicGamesforteenageathletes.LookatthesepicturesDoyoustillrememberthemoments?BeijingOlympicGamesopeningceremonyMottoEmblem(会徽)TheTorchoftheBeijingOlympicGamesgoldsilverbronzeOlympicMedalsWhatarethedifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGames?Listtwoofthem.AncientOlympicGames1Onlyfreecitizensofonecountrycouldtakepart2Slavesandwomencouldnottakepart(exceptwomeninchariotraces)3Alwaysinthesameplace4Onlyonceeveryfouryears5LimitednumberofeventswhichremainedthesameModernOlympicGames1Competitorsfromallovertheworld2Alladultscantakepartiftheyhavereachedtherequiredstandardfortheirevent.3Hostedbydifferentcountries4SummerandWinterGames;SpecialandParalympics(残奥会)5Manyeventswhichcontinuetoincrease1.Writeapassageaboutyourideaabout2016OlympicGamesinabout100words.2.PreviewtheReading:ANINTERVIEWHomework