1、Do you like watching the Olympic Games?What do you know about the Olympic Games?AsiaAsiaEuropeEuropeAfricaAfricaAmericaAmericaOceaniaOceaniaThe Olympic flag stands for five continents.The Olympic symbol The Olympic motto is“swifter,higher,stronger”.1.Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?Olympia
2、(Greece).2.How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games?One(Greece).3.Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games?Slaves and women.4.When and where did the modern Olympic Games start?Athens in 1896.5.Who was Chinas first gold medal winner and for what event?Xu Haifeng for shooti
3、ng.6.What are the three words that show the spirit of Olympic Games?Swifter,Higher,Stronger.7.What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?The five continents.8.What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics?The five mascots are officially called the Five Fuwas.They are Beibei,the fi
4、sh;Jingjing,the panda;Huanhuan,the Olympic flame;Yingying,the Tibetan antelope;and Nini,the swallow.The first syllables from their two-syllable names form a line that reads“Beijing Huanying Ni”,or in English“Welcome to Beijing”.Discuss with your partners the following questions:What do you know abou
5、t the differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games?When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?the ancient Olympic Gamesthe modern Olympic Games the differences between themthe similarities between themgood&bad effects of the OGSkim the passage and tick out what the passage tell u
6、s.Scan the passage and find the differences and similarities between the ancient Olympic games and the modern Olympic games.Ancient OlympicsModern OlympicsTypesEventstwo main sets ofGames more than 250 eventsonly one setfewerAncient OlympicsModern OlympicsAthletesanyone can take part if they reach t
7、he standardno women or slaves could take part Where the athletes from Prizefrom all over the worldan olive wreathmedalsonly from Greece1.having running races2.held every four years3.no prize money for winners4.4.seen as most important competitionJoin the two halves of the sentences together.1.Pausan
8、ias A.is a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.2.Li Yan B.can take part in the Olympics if their athletes are good enough.3.The athletes C.was a Greek who used to write about the ancient Olympic Games in Greece.4.Nowadays any country D.can only be admitted when they reach the agreed stan
9、dard.5.Every country E.wants to host the Olympics because it is a responsibility and a great honour.1.Read the passage carefully and tell the statements true or false.1.Pausanias wanted to learn more about modern Olympic Games.()2.We can see horse riding event in the Winter Games.()3.The ancient Oly
10、mpics were held in Greece and its neighbouring countries.()FFT4.It is very expensive to host the modern Olympic Games.()5.Olive wreaths were prizes during the Olympic Games in ancient times.()TT2.Read the text again and fill in the blanks in the chart below.twoskiingrunning raceslaves250gymnasiummed
11、alSwifter 3.Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.1)What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games?Pausanias is amazed that many countries take part in the Olympic Games and women too and there are two sets of Games the Winter and the Summer Olympics.2)Why does he think Athens
12、 and Beijing should feel proud?Because Li Yan has explained that it is a great honour to host the Olympic Games.3)Why does he think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games?He thinks that so many things have changed in the Olympic Games that he fears that the spirit of the Olymp
13、ics may have changed too.The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting in the world,which include two kinds,the _ and the _ Olympics.Both of them are _ every _ _.All countries can take part if their athletes are _ _ to the games.SummerWinterheldfour yearsgood enough1.Complete the summary of the t
14、ext.Women are not only _ to join in but playing a very _ role.A _ _ is built for the competitors to live in,a _ for competitions,a large swimming pool,a _ as well as seats for those who watch the games.Its a great _ to host the Olympic Games.allowedimportantspecial villagestadiumgymnasiumhonorThe Ol
15、ive wreath has been _ by medals.But its still about being able to run _,jump _ and throw _.swifterhigherfurtherreplaced2.Discuss with your partners“why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games while other do not?”great responsibilitya great honourtourismnew sportsfacilitiesnationalpridene
16、winvestment much planningtoo expensiveaccidents/attacksManystadiumsaccom-modationpressure+stress3.Role-play.In pairs,act the parts of Pausanias and Li Yan talking about the differences between ancient modern Olympics.1.Review the text.2.Pick out the difficult word,expression,sentence patterns for you.
