Unit2TheOlympicGamesWheredidtheancientOlympicgamesstart?OlympiainGreeceWhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicgamesstart?In1896Athens,GreecetheOlympicmottoSwifterHigherStrongerAsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceaniaThefiveinterlockingringsstandforfriendshipoffivecontinents.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?readinganinterview1.Tolearnandrememberthedetailedinformationoftheinterview.2.TolearnthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGames.3.Tolearnsomeusefulwords,expressionsandpatternsinthepassage.ObjectivesWords:volunteer,regular,admit,nowadays,host,responsibility,replace,motto,swiftExpressions:playanimportantroleinaswelleveryfouryearsPatterns:1Iliveinwhatyoucall“ancientGreece”2Norcouldslavesandwomen1Whatisthewritingtypeofthepassage?2what’sthetextmainlyabout?1.JustGreececouldtakepartintheancientOlympicGames.2.SlavesandwomenusedtojoinintheancientOlympicGames.3.TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerOlympics.4.TherearemanyeventslikeiceskatingandvolleyballwhichneedsnowandiceintheWinterOlympics.5.BoththeSummerandWinterOlympicsareheldeveryfouryears.task1Trueorfalse(individualwork)menWhocantakepartinmodernOlympics?skiingWhataretheeventsinsummerOlympics?1234AncientOlympicsModernOlympicsTypescompetitorseventsprizeNoWomenorslavesOlivewreathsummerOlympics1234SummerOlympicsandwinterOlympicsrunningMorethan250eventsmedalsAnyonecantakepartiftheyreachthestandarddifferencesTask2(groupwork)AncientOlympicsModernOlympics1234RunningracesSimilarities:EveryfouryearsNoprizemoneySeenasmostimportantcompetitionPausanias’schangesinhisfeelingsTask3(groupwork)curioussurprisedhappyTask4roleplayAninterviewbetweenPausaniasandLiYanaboutmodernOlympics.Boys:PausaniasGirls:LiYanFindaphraseinthetexttofillintheblankNowadayswomencantakepartinOlympics,andgymnastics,athletics,teamsports.playanimportantroleinThesentencescanbereplacedbysentencesinthetext1.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,andslavesorwomenarenotallowedtotakepartintheOlympics.2.OnlyathletesreachingtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillberegardedascompetitorsNoothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesandwomen.Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors.translation1IlivedinwhatyoucallAncientGreeceandIusedtowriteabouttheOlympicGamesalongtimeago.2It’sinthesummerOlympicsthatyouhaverunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports3ThereisjustasmuchacompetitionamongcountriestohosttheOlympicsastowinanOlympicmedal.我住在你们叫做古希腊的地方,很久之前我写关于奥运会的故事。夏季奥运会有跑步比赛,还有游泳,航海和所有的团体运动国家之间举行奥运会的竞争和赢得奥运会的竞争一样激烈。.Fillintheblankswiththewordsandexpressionsinthetext1setsof2thesummerOlympics3thewinterOlympics4held5modern6agreedstandard7allowed8role9competitors10stadium11responsibility12honour13asmuch14as15hasbeenreplaced16runfaster,jumphigher,andthrowfurther.ThingsIcandoEvaluationIcanunderstandthereadingpassage.54321IcantalkaboutthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympics.54321Icanunderstandandspellthenewwordsandexpressionsandcanusetheminnewsituation.54321Icanunderstandthesentencepatternsandwritenewsentenceswiththem.54321Ineedmorepracticein_______________________.1.SurftheInternettofindmoreinformationabouttheOlympics.2.anarticleaboutOlympics.