1、导读 话题妙切入Unit 3 Faster,higher,stronger Participation in the Olympic Games is more important than winning.在奥运会中参与比取胜更重要。Peace，friendship，progress and developmentthe spirit of the Olympic Games.和平、友谊、进步和发展奥运会精神。Sport is the power of life，and represents progress and peace.体育运动就是生命的动力，也代表着进步和和平。Sport is
2、the source of health，and also the secret of longevity.体育运动是健康的源泉，也是长寿的秘诀。The Olympics represents the noble ideal of sports overcoming the barriers of politics with champion athletes of all nations gathering in the spirit of sportsmanship.However，the stakes go beyond who wins the gold medal.Shortly a
3、fter each competition，nations begin to vie afresh for the bid to host the next game.Winning the vote to host is not merely an honor，it is a political conquest in global recognition.Every four years，the best athletes from countries around the world come together in the spirit of peace and friendship
4、to compete in the Olympic Games.With the lighting of the Olympic flame the games beginthe Olympic spirit kept alive.That flame has been brought many thousands of miles by relay runners all the way from Olympia，in Western Greece，where the ceremony began 2，700 years ago.This simple ceremony，and the li
5、ghting of the torch，is the spark that renews the Olympic flame wherever the games are played.The games symbolized the early Greeks ideal of mans unity，their vision of peace，and of human perfection.The Olympic began as a religious ceremony.The First Games in recorded history took place in the year 776 BC.This was the time of the Western Zhou period in China.All the Greek citystates participated.探索发现 1Find out how often is Olympics held._ 2Find out where is the flame from._ 3Find out how many years have Olympic Games been held._ Every four years.Olympia.2，700 years.谢谢观看 THANK YOU!
