Unit2 The Olympic Games reading (公开课)

Unit2TheOlympicGamesThe29thBeijingOlympicGames2008August88p.m.gymnasium（体育馆）stadium（露天体育场）MichaelPhelpswoneightgoldmedalsaltogetherinBeijingOlympicGames.Medal_________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.ThinkOnlysomeonewhoreachtheagreedstandardwillbeadmittedascompetitors.Sodoyouthinkthecompetitionsareveryfierce(激烈）？Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantandvaluableinthesecompetitions?Winnersarenotalwaysmeasured(衡量）inmedalsandvictories,butintheeffortstheymake.Friendship,strengthandcourage…Whoaretherealwinner?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…6.Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?It’sstillaboutthemottooftheOlympics“Swifter,Higherandstronger”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.disciplineBWhichexpressionsdoyoulikebestinthetext.L5:Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”L15:Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors.L22:It’sintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwith…L27.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!L30.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein…L40.There’sasmuchcompetitiontohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.Havinglearnedtheinterview,haveyounoticedsomeexpressionssuchasconjunctions?1.But,ofcourse,and,instead,earliertogetherwith,asamatteroffact,Certainly,andafter…,so,2.MayIask…?Doyoumean…?Isee..Doesanyone…Oh,yes.Youknow…Well…How…..Readtheshortpassage.TheancientOlympicGamesstartedin776BCandstoppedin393AD.TheancientOlympicGameswereheldeveryfouryearsinsummerinGreece.OnlyGreecefree-citizens(公民)couldtakepart.Slaveswerenotallowedtocompete.AndonlymenandboyscouldcompeteintheancientOlympicGames.Womencouldtakepartinchariotraces(敞篷马车比赛)withhorsesbutthiswastheonlytimetheycouldjoinin.Marriedwomenwerenotevenallowedtowatchthegames.Iftheytrytowatchthegames,theycouldbeputtodeath.Thewinnersgotwreathsmadeofoliveleaves.Theydidn’treceivemoneybuttheycouldgetpresentsfromtheirhometowns.TherewasnoWinterOlympicGamesintheancientOlympicGames.Thereweremanyevents,suchasboxing,running,