unit2-the-Olympic-games-Reading

Unit2TheOlympicGamesReadingLet’senjoy!TheOlympicGamesBeijingOlympicParkItisagreathonourtohosttheOlympics.Oneofthegreatcompetitions.ItisthecompetitionbetweencountriestoholdtheOlympics.stadium露天大型体育场NewwordsOlympictorch火炬TheOlympicGamesSummerOlympicGamesWinterOlympicGamesMotto:…In2008,the29thOlympicGames,inBeijing,goodeffectsTheancientOlympicGamesThemodernOlympicGames776BC,GreeceRunning,jumping,wrestling393AD—1896,stopped1896,Greece2000,Sydney1984,CarlLewis…Pausanias,whowasaGreekwriter2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagicaljourneytofindoutaboutthepresentdayOlympicGames.Heisnowinterviewingagirl,LiYan,aChinesegirl.---Who?---Why?IamPausanias.IamLiYan.WhatdoPausaniasandLiYanpossiblytalkabout?thepersonwhoasksquestions(采访者)thepersonwhoanswersquestions(被采访者)Whatisaninterview?Itisanmeetingatwhichareporterasksquestionsinordertofindouthisview.Interviewer:Interviewee:Whatdoesthepassagetellus?theancientOlympicGamesthemodernOlympicGamesthedifferencebetweenthemthesimilaritiesbetweenthemgood&badeffectsoftheOGReadingThisinterviewismainlyabout_____.A.ThestoryofaGreekwriterPausaniasandaChinesegirlLiYan.B.AmagicjourneybyPausanias.C.ThesimilaritiesanddifferencesabouttheancientandmodernOlympics.D.TheancientOlympicGamesinGreece.WhatarethedifferencesandsimilaritiesabouttheancientandmodernOlympics?competitorseventsmottohowoftenforwhatsimilarities…SimilaritiesModern/AncientHowoften?Anymenathletes?Motto(格言,口号)Events(anyraces/horseriding…?)every4yearsYesSwifter,higher,strongerhorseriding,running,jumping,shootingandthrowing…Holdfor?honorDifferencesModernAncientAnyWinterOlympics?Competitorsfrom?Men/WomenathletesPrizesAnyOlympicvillages?(more/less)eventsYesNoallovertheworldonlyinGreecebothonlymenolivewreathmedalsYesNoMoreeventsLessevents1.Wheredoallthecompetitorslive?A.AhotelB.AspecialvillageC.ArestaurantD.Aplacehiredbycompetitors2.WhichofthefollowingisincludedintheWinterOlympicGames?A.SkiingandiceskatingB.RunningandracesC.HorseridingD.SwimmingBA3.WhydosomanycountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGames?A.Torunfaster,jumphigherandthrowfurther.B.Togetagreathonor.C.Tomakethecountryfamous.D.Tomakemoney.B4.WhydoesPausaniasthinkpeoplemaybecompetingformoneyinthemodernOlympicGames?A.Becausethewinnercangetmedals.B.Becausethewinnercanbeawardedlotsofmoneybytheirowncountries.C.Becausetheolivewreathshavebeenreplacedbymedals.D.Becausemedalsaremadeofgold.C1.JustGreececouldtakepartintheancientOlympicGames.2.ThewinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforethesummerOlympics.3.TherearemanyeventslikeiceskatingandvolleyballwhichneedsnowandiceinthewinterOlympics.4.ThemodernOlympicGamesishostedbydifferentcountries.TTFT5.BoththeSummerandWinterOlympicsareheldeverytwoyears.6.TherearerunningracesintheWinterOlympics.7.WomenwereadmittedtojoinintheoldOlympics.8.EveryathletecantakepartintheOlympicGames.9.Allthecompetitorscompeteformoney.10.TheOlympicswereborninGreece.FFFFFT1.WhatamazesPausaniasabouttheOlympicGames?PausaniasisamazedthatmanycountriestakepartintheOlympicGamesandwomentooandtherearetwosetsofGames–theWinterandtheSummerOlympics.Answerthefollowingquestions.2.WhydoeshethinkAthensandBeijingshouldfeelproud?BecauseLiYanhasexplainedthatitisagreathonourtohosttheOlympicGames.3.WhydoeshethinkpeoplemaybecompetingformoneyinthemodernOlympicGames?HethinkthatsomanythingshavechangedintheOlympicGamesthathefearsthatthespiritoftheOlympicsmayhavechangedtoo.4.WhatmakesPausaniashappyaboutthemodernOlympicGames?ThemodernOlympicGameshavemoreevents.Everycountrywantstohostit.ItshowsthattheGamesarepopularwiththewholeworld.Itisjustacompetitionnotformoney.TheOlympicGamesarethebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld,whichincludetwokinds,theS________andtheW______Olympics.Bothofthemareh_____every__________.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesreachedthes_______tothegames.Womenarenotonlya______tojoininbutplayingaveryi_________role.As_____v______isbuiltforthecompetitorsSummaryoftheinterviewummerintereldfouryearstandardllowedmportantpecialillagetolivein,as________forcompetitions,alargeswimmingpool,ag__________aswellasseatsforthosewhowatchthegames.It’sagreath____tohosttheOlympicGames.TheOlivewreathhasbeenr________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorunf______,jumph______andthrowf_______.tadiumymnasiumonoreplacedasterigherurtherDiscussionReasonstohosttheOGagreathonourtourismnewsportsfacilitiesgreatresponsibilitynewinvestmentnationalprideReasonsnottohosttheOGtooexpensiveaccidents/attacksmanystadiumsmuchplanningaccommodationpressure+stressthemodernOlympics:howoften/howmanysets/whothe27thOlympics:when/wheretolive/forthespiritof…the29thOlympic:when/where/whattogettheoldOlympics:when/where/who/whattogetCloseyourbooks,talkabouttheOlympicswithwhatyouhavelearnt&yourownknowledgeIn2008,Beijing,newbuildings,sportsvenues,roads,andtreeswhen/where/whatchangesThe29thOlympicsDancingBeijing1.interview(n./v.)采访,会见,面试interviewer采访者interviewee被采访者TomorrowI’llhaveaninterviewforanewjob.Iinterviewed20peopleforthejob.ajob/telephone/TVinterviewLanguagePoints2.Pausanias,whowasaGreekwriter2,000yearsago,hascomeonamagicaljourney…tofindoutaboutthepr