unit2-the-Olympic-Games

Unit2TheOlympicGamesDoyouknowwhichcitywillholdthenextOlympicGamesin2020?The29thBeijingOlympicGames2008August88p.m.gymnasium（体育馆）stadium（露天体育场）_________helppeoplefromallovertheworld.VolunteersbrainstormFromwhatwelearnedwhatwordsontheOlympicscanyouthinkof?theOlympicGamescompeteagainst/forcompetition,competitorevents:runningrace,horseriding,skiing,skating,swimming,sailing,teamsports,aspecialvillage,gymnasium,stadiummascot,mottomedal,olivewreath,prizemoney,athletes,women,slavesAnInterviewPausaniasAGreekwriterLiYanAvolunteerPausaniasLiYanonMarch18th,2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesinterviewing访问WhoWhenPurposeCanyoufindsomequestionsPausaniasask?1.HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?L122.WinterGames?L173.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?L264.Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L335.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?L366.Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?L50scanningThetextmainly____________theOlympicGames,especiallythe_________and__________betweentheancientOlympicGamesandthemodernOlympicGames.introducesimilaritiesdifferencesWhat’sthemainideaofthetext?1.HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?L:Every4years….Carefulreading1Q1:HowmanykindsofOlympicGamesnow?2setsofgames,theWinterandtheSummerOlympicsQ2:Willanyathletebeadmittedascompetitors?Why?No,onlythosewhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheirevent.2.WinterGames?Q1:WhywecallthemtheWinterOlympicGames?Therearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.Q2:WhicheventsdotheSummerOlympicshave?It’sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsportsSomeknowledgeabouttheWinterOlympicsTheOlympicWinterGameshasdevelopedoveralongperiodoftime,withsomesportsdisappearingandothersbeingadded.Some,suchascurling(冰上溜石),haverecentlyreturned.Others,includingskijumping(跳高滑雪)andfigureskating(花样滑冰),havechangedandstillarepartoftheprogram.Figureskatingistheonlysportwhichhasalwaysbeenopentowomenwhile,skijumpingarestillmen-onlyevents.curlingskijumpingfigureskating3:DoyoumeantheGreekworld?modernOlympicGamesancientOlympicGamesathletes_____countrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.________arenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein…Only_____cities,noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcould_______or_______.amazed,unbelievableGreekslaveswomenAnyWomen4:Wherearealltheathleteshoused?aspecialvillagetolivein,areceptionbuilding,somestadiums,andagymaswell.5:DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?1.agreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonortobechosen2.Thereisasmuchcompetitiontohost…astowin…AncientOlympicGamesModernOlympicGamesHowmanykindsWhatevents(项目）AthletesHostcityPrizes2(Summer&WinterOlympics)runningraces,horseridingandsoonover250sports,skiing,iceskatingandsoonanyathletesreachingthestandardmedalsdifferencesolivewreathonlymenintheGreekworldanycityintheworld1(summerOlympics)citiesinGreeceCarefulreading2Similarities?1.Howoften:every4years2.Someeventsaresame:running,horseriding3.Notcompeteformoney4.Motto:“Swifter,Higher,andStronger”Answerthesequestions1.WhataspectsoftheOlympicsaretalkedaboutinthetext?How,what,______,______,______,forwhatwhowherewhy2.What’sLiYan’sattitudetowardstheModernOlympics?A.disappointedB.uninterestedC.proudC3.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthiskindofarticle?A.novelB.newspaperC.magzineB4.HowdoesthewriterintroducetheOlympics?A.bycomparingB.bygivingexamplesC.byexplainingA5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheword“basis”?A.theoryB.practiceC.disciplineBHomework1.ReviewthetextandlearnmoreabouttheancientandmodernOlympics