高一必修 2

Unit 2 The Olympic Game

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Warming-up and Reading

高一必修 2

Unit 2 The Olympic Game

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Warming-up and Reading

Listen to a song and guess what

purpose it is used for.

Have you ever heard of this song?

What is it used for?

It is used for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

The Olympic GamesThe Olympic Games

How much do you know about

the Olympics?

AsiaAsia

EuropeEurope AfricaAfrica AmericaAmerica

OceaniaOceania

The five rings stand for friendship and unity of five continents

What do the five rings stand for?

NO.1

The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

fish panda Olympicflame

Tibetan antelope

swallow

NO. 2

[‘ænti,ləup] 羚羊

The ____ Olympic Games in Beijing in

2008 was really a great success not only

for Beijing but also for our whole count

ry. These Chinese athletes won ____ gol

d medals, which was placed _________.

It is a great honor to host the Olympic Games. To

hold the Olympic Games is a rich prize for a

country. And it can make a country known in the

world.

51the first

NO. 3

29th

Winter Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

NO. 4

How often is the Olympics （奥运会） hel

d?Every four years/ every fourth year.

Swifter, higher, stronger.

NO. 5

What are the three words that show the

spirit of the Olympic Games?

NO. 6

Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?

Greece.

Only one---Greece.

NO. 7

How many countries

competed in the ancient

Olympic Games?

NO. 8

Who could not take part in the ancient

Olympic Games?

Slaves and women.

Athens in 1896.

NO. 9

When and where did

the modern Olympic

Games start?

NO. 10

Reading

AN INTERVIEW

Pausanias, a Greek writer who used to write about the Olympic Games

Have an interview

interviewer interviewee

Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games

Pre-reading

the person who asks questions ( 采访者 ) the person who answers questions ( 被采访者 )

interviewer :

interviewee :

1. When and where will the next Olympic

games be held?

London, in 2012

2. Do you know any differences between

the ancient and modern Olympic

games?

List at least two of them.

Think about

What does the text tell us?

The ancient Olympic Games.

The modern Olympic Games.

The difference between them.

The similarities between them.

Good & bad effects of the Olympic Games.

Listen to the tape, then answer the following question.

A. A magic journey by Pausanias.B. The similarities and differences about the ancient and modern Olympics.C. The ancient Olympic Games in Greece.

This interview is mainly about ____.

Fast Reading

Task 2: Read the text again and finish

EXX 3 on P17 in your exercise book.

Careful Reading

Items The ancient

Olympic

Games

The modern

Olympic Games

Frequency Every 1________ years

Every 2_______ years

four four

Types Only Summer

Olympic

Games

Summer and

3._______

Olympic

Games

Events Fewer 4._____

Winter

More

Athletes Only men

from 5. ______

city

From 6.________

_____________

including 7.

__________

Greek

all over

the world

women

Places Greece 8._____________

_____________

Prize 9._________

_________

10. __________

Every country is possible

An olive wreath

Medals

1. Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every two years. ( )2.There are running races in the Winter Olympics. ( )

3.Women were admitted to join in the old Olympics. ( )

4. Every athlete can take part in the Olympic Games. ( )

5.All the competitors compete for money. ( )

6. The Olympics were born in Greece. ( )

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F

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Discussion

What are the similarities and the differences between the modern Olympic Games and the ancient Olympic Games?

Both are held every four years.

Both are held not for money but for honor.

Men are allowed to take part in both in ancient and modern Olympics.

The mottos are the same. They are: Swifter, Higher, and Stronger.

Some events are the same, such as running, jumping, shooting and throwing.

…

Modern Ancient

Winter Olympics

Competitors

Men/ Women

Prize

Others

YesYes No No

from all overfrom all over

the worldthe world

only the people in only the people in GreeceGreece

both both only menonly men

olive wreatholive wreathmedalsmedals

more events, more events, Olympics Village…Olympics Village…

less events, no less events, no Olympics Village…Olympics Village…

Homework

1. Find more information about the

Olympic Games.

2. Find out the difficult language points in

the passage.