the-Olympic-games

Unit2TheOlympicGamesHowmuchdoyouknowaboutOlympicGames?WarmingUp1、WhichcountryistheOlympicGamesbeganinancienttimes?A、GreeceB、AmericaC、SouthAfrica2、The_________OlympicgameswasheldinBeijing.A、27thB、28thc、29th3.HowmanygoldmedalsdidChinagetinthe2008BeijingOlympics?A.36B.28C.51AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceaniaThefiveringsstandforfriendshipoffivecontinentsWhatdothefiveringsstandfor?五环旗五大洲swifterhigherstrongerThemottooftheOlympicsGoldmedalSilvermedalCoppermedal1.比赛compete2.奥林匹克运动会theOlympicGames3.运动员athlete4.运动场stadium5.赛事event6.主办方host7.奥运圣火Olympicflame8.奥运火炬Olympictorch9.奥运会旗Olympicflag10.奥运格言Olympicmotto11.吉祥物mascot12.奖牌medalemblem象征，徽章Thenestofhope(希望之巢)－theBirdNestTheWaterCube(水立方)OpeningceremonytorchTheOfficialMascotsoftheBeijing2008OlympicGamesUnit2TheOlympicGamesAninterviewLiYanPausaniasaGreekwriter2000yearsago,usedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesavolunteerforthe2008BJOlympicGamesWhatdoPausaniasandLiYanpossiblytalkabout?Wherecanyouprobablyfindthiskindofarticle?A.novelB.newspaperC.magzineBFastreadingCarefulreadingPausaniasLiYanHowoftendoyouholdyourgames?_________.Thereare___setsofgames.Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?Therearecompetitionslike_____and________insteadof_________.DoalltheathletescomefromtheGreekworld?No,athletesarefrom___________.______cantakepartinit.Wherearealltheathleteshoused?__________isbuiltforthem.EveryfouryearstwoskiingiceskatingrunningraceallovertheworldAnycountryAspecialvillagePausaniasLiYanDoesanyonewanttoholdtheOlympicGames?Yes.Itisagreat________butalsoagreat______tobechosen.Doyoucompeteformoney?No.ThemottooftheOlympicsis“____________________”.Thatistorun______,jump_______andthrow______.responsibilityhonorSwifter,HigherandStrongerfasterhigherfurtherNameTheancientOlympicsThemodernOlympicsTimeeveryfouryearsPlaceinGreecePeoplemenandwomenGamesonlysummergamesPrizesOlympicmedalsmottoThesameOlympicmottoeveryfouryearsindifferentcountriesonlymensummergamesandwintergamesolivewreathesswifter,higher,strongerThetextmainlyintroducethe______________,especiallythe________and___________betweentheancientOlympicGamesandthemodernOlympicGames.1.What'sthemainideaofthetext?OlympicGamessimilaritiesdifferencesPostreadingUsefulexpressions:1.Ilivedinwhatyoucall”AncientGreece”.2.Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitions.3.It'sinthesummerOlympicthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwith...4.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein...5.ThereisasmuchcompetitiontohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.TheOlympicGamesarethebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld,whichincludetwokinds,theS________andtheW______Olympics.Bothofthemareh_____every__________.Womenarenotonlya______tojoininbutplayingaveryi_________role.As_____v_____isbuiltforthecompetitors.SummaryoftheinterviewummerintereldfouryearsllowedmportantpecialillageIt’sagreath____tohosttheOlympicGames.TheOlivewreathhasbeenr________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorunf______,jumph______andthrowf_______.onoreplacedasterigherurtherTranslatethephrases.1.competein2.takepartin3.standfor4.findout5.usedtodosth.6.everyfouryears7.reachtheagreedstandardfor…在...方面竞争(赛)参加…代表,象征发现,找出过去常常做…每四年达到…的统一标准9.beadmittedas10.allovertheworld11.competeagainst12.joinin13.playanimportantrolein14.aswell15.asamatteroffact16.competefor作为…被接受全世界和...竞赛参加,加入在...中起重要作用也；还事实上争夺/竞争...attend,join,participate,takepartin这些动词或词组均含“参加，加入”之意。attend:侧重参加或出席会议或学术活动等。join:普通用词，指加入党派、团体或游戏活动等。participate:正式用词，特指参加团体活动，暗示以一个积极的角色参加。takepartin:侧重参加某项群众性、集体性的事业、工作或活动，突出参加者在其中发挥一定的作用。join加入(某党派、某组织或某社会团体)joinin参加，参与（活动）joinsb.和某人一起……joinsbinsth./doingsth.和某人一起做……MayI__________thegame?Whynot___________playingbasketball?Whendidyou______theParty/League/army/club?joininjoinjoinusin