Unit2TheOlympicGamesHowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympicGames?Quizabout1.WhendidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?A.1896B.1906C.776BC3.WhatwastheprizeforthewinnersinancientOlympicGames?A.MetalsB.MedalsC.OlivewreathLeadin----Quiz2.WheredidtheancientOlympicsstart?A.RomeB.GreeceC.theU.S.A6.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?A.LiNing,gymnasticsB.XuHaifeng,shootingC.FuMingxia,diving5.WhatwasrewardedtothewinnersinmodernOlympicGames?A.MetalsB.MedalsC.Olivewreaths4.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicsstart?A.1896OlympiaB.1896AthensC.1900Athens7.Whatistheslogan(口号)oftheOlympicGamesof2008?A.NewBeijing,GreatOlympics.B.Swifter,Higher,StrongerC.OneWorld,OneDream8.Whatisthehostcityof2004Olympics?A.Athens,GreeceB.Sydney,AustraliaC.NewYork,USA9.Whatisthemotto(格言,口号)oftheOlympicGames?10.Whoishe?SamaranchtheformerchairmanoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)(国际奥委会前任主席)AsiaEuropeAfricaAmericaOceaniaThefiveringsstandforfriendshipoffivecontinents.11.WhatdothefiveOlympicringsstandfor?Mascot吉祥物Barcelona'1992Atlanta'1996Sydney'2000Athens'2004OfficialMascots(吉祥物)oftheBeijing2008OlympicGamesfishpandaTibetanantelopeswallowtorchmedalsdecoratedwithjadegoldsilverbronzeMedalsOlympicAreyoufamiliarwiththefollowingsportsevents?AnInterviewPausaniasLiYanPredict:Whatwilltheytalkabout?Whataretheymainlytalkingabout?A.ThesimilaritiesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympics.B.ThedifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympics.C.ThesimilaritiesanddifferencesabouttheancientOlympicsandmodernOlympics.DifferencesAncientOlympicsModernOlympicsseasonsfortheOlympicscompetitorswhoareallowed:sportsprizesummerandwinterallovertheworldonlythepeopleinGreeceonlymen,nowomenorslavesbothmenandwomenolivewreathmedalsover250onlyinsummerrunning,horseriding(several)•ReadthetextcarefullyagainandunderlinethesimilaritybetweentheancientandmodernOlympicsQuestionsaboutthesimilarities1.HowoftenaretheOlympicsheld?Everyfouryears2.WhatisthespiritoftheOlympics?Swifter,HigherandStronger3.WhatkindsofOlympicsremains?SummerOlympicsSummaryoftheinterviewTheOlympicGamesarethebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld,whichincludetwokinds,the________andthe______Olympics.Bothofthemare_____every___________.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesreachedthe__________tothegames.Womenarenotonly_______tojoininbutplayingavery_________role.SummerWinterheldfouryearsstandardallowedimportant•A_____________isbuiltforthecompetitorstolivein,several________forcompetitions,alargeswimmingpool,a___________aswellasseatsforthosewhowatchthegames.It’sagreat_____tohosttheOlympicGames.•TheOlivewreathhasbeen_________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorun______,jump______andthrow_______.specialvillagestadiumsgymnasiumhonorreplacedfasterhigherfurtherYouknowourgovernmenthastrieditsbesttocompeteforhostingthe29thOlympicGames.Ithascostalotofmoney.Doyouthinkitisworthwhile?Why?SomeusefulexpressionsagreathonortooexpensiveagreatresponsibilityaccidentTourismmanystadiumsNationalpridepressurestressNewinvestment(投资)accommodation(住宿)Homework•FindmoreinformationabouttheGamesafterclass,andwriteashortcompositionbyusingtheseinformation.•Reviewreading:Readthroughthetext,paymoreattentiontonewlanguagepoints.