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The Olympic Games

Warming up

reading

Task 1 Pre-reading

Step1: Warming up

Enjoy a beautiful song and guess what’s the name of the song.

Can you talk about the Olympic Games? How much do you know about the Olympic Game ?

Brainstorming

Step 2

1. When did the ancient Olympic Games start?

A. 1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC.

2. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?

A. Athens, Greece B. Sydney, Australia

C. New York, USA

3. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop?

A.393 BC. B. 393 AD. C. 311 AD.

4. When was the first modern Olympic Games held?

A. 1986 B. 1896 C. 1698

Quiz

Step 3

5. Where was the first modern Olympic Games held?

A. in Athens B. in Sydney C. in New York

6. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there?

A. 4 B. 3 C. 2

7. How often are the Olympic Games held?

A. Every four years B. Every five years

C. Every three years

Types: Winter Olympic and Summer Olympic

8. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games?

A. Metals B. Medals C. Olive wreaths

9.Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event?

A. LI Ning, gymnastics

B. Xu Haifeng, shooting

C. Fu Mingxia, diving

10. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games?

A. Badminton B. Basketball

C. Speed skating

The Five Olympic Rings

The Olympic rings

Europe

Africa

America

Asia

Oceania

奥林匹克环，象征五大洲的团结，全世界的运动员以公正、坦率的比赛和友好的精神，在奥运会上相见。

Background color: white

Symbol(象征) of peace

Shapes: 5 rings joined together

The five rings stand for friendship of five continents.

Step 4

Something about the Olympic Games

Emblem

会徽

Do you recognize them?

The Olympic Torch

火炬

Olympic Medals

奖牌

Official Mascots (吉祥物)of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

fish

panda

Tibetan antelope

swallow

torch

The Olympic Motto:

更快

现代奥运之父 顾拜旦

更高

更强

Faster

Higher

Stronger

Do you know what is the motto of  Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?

New Beijing, Great Olympics

新北京，新奥运

Green Olympics, People’s Olympics and Hi-tech Olympics

绿色奥运，人文奥运，科技奥运。

One world, one dream!

同一个世界，同一个梦想!

Do you like sports? Which sports are you interested?

Having a competition

Can you speak out the English names of the following sports as quickly as possible?

running

high jump

basketball

football

long jump

shooting

diving

swimming

gymnastics

badminton

table tennis

skating

Skiing

Task 2 While-reading

Please skim the text and judge whether the following sentences are true or not.

1.In the early Olympic Games, only men were

allowed to compete and watch the Games.

2.Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games.

3.The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster, Higher, Further”.

4. The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.

5.The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.

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