1、牛津版 高一模块四Unit 2Unit 2 Readingancient Olympic Gamesat Olympia in GreeceThe father of modern Olympic GamesLead-in:Lead-in:A free talk with Ss about the Olympics:As we all know,the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the Games.How much do you know about
2、 the Olympics,for example,its history,ceremonies and sporting events?1.How many Olympic games did you see?Where were they held?2.Do you think they are exciting?3.Who is your favorite athlete and who do you think is the greatest Olympian?Why?Lead-in:The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 are awarded
3、to the city of Beijing.With the motto New Beijing,Great Olympics,Beijing promises to host a Green Olympics,a Hi-tech Olympics and the Peoples Olympics.It was a great success.Lead-in:Beijing Olympics opening ceremony Lead-in:Lets enjoy the pictures of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony Lead-in:Lead-in
4、:Lead-in:Olympic theme song YOU AND ME 刘欢莎拉布莱曼我和你，心连心，同住地球村，为梦想，千里行，相会在北京。来吧！朋友，伸出你的手，我和你，心连心，永远一家人。You and Me,From one world,We are family.Travel dream,A thousand miles,Meeting in Beijing.Come together,Put your hand in mine.You and Me,From one world,We are family.Lead-in:How many champions do you k
5、now in Beijing Olympic games?Lead-in:1.What is the speech about?The history and significance of the Olympic Games.Fast readingScan the passage quickly and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A.2.What was Pierre de Coubertins hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?He hoped t
6、hat the Olympic Games would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.3.What does speaker wish for at the end of the speech?He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.1.According to the speech,the speaker is an athlete.2.The first anci
7、ent Olympic Games were held in AD776.an LOC member776BCRead the passage again and check the errors in each sentence.3.Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics.4.The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896.Only men wereAthens 5.At the 2008 Beijing Olympic,the Chine
8、se womens badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history.6.Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008 Olympic Games.gymnasticsearlyTry to fill in the form according to the passage.NameNational-ity Which OlympicOlympic achieve-mentsOther inform-ationMuha-mmandA
9、li1960 Rome Olymp-icsAmericangold medal,boxingwon his first World Boxing Championship;lit the Olympic flame at 1966 Atlanta OlympicsMichael Jordan1984 Los Angles Olympics;1992 Barcelona Olympicstwo gold medals,basketballAmericanXuHaifeng Chinese1984 Los Angles Olympicsgold medalwon the first Olympic
10、 gold medal for ChinaDeng YapingChinese1992 Barcelona Olympics;1996 Atlanta Olympicsfour gold medals,table tennisLiu Xiang Chinese 2004 Athens Olympicsgold medal,mens 110-metre hurdlesthe first Asian to win this raceZhang Ning2008 Beijing Olympics gold medals,badmintonwon the gold medal at the age o
11、f 33ChineseMatch new words with their meaning.delighted a.very pleased tradition b.the fact of someone being away from a place where they would usually be contemporary c.a way of doing things that has existed for a long time among a group of people absence d.the act of trying to do something final e
12、.modernattempt f.lastRead the report of the event below and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.made contributions significancemovement competed honourmedal excited joyThe music has stopped.No one yet knows the _ of this,but everyone here at the Birds Nest in Beijing has grown quiet.signi
13、ficanceNow I see some _ Yes,a runner with a torch has entered the stadium!.It looks like Xu Haifeng!Xu won Chinas first gold _,at the 1984 Olympics.The audience are on their feet with _!Now hes passing the torch on to Gao Min,who first _ in the 1988 Olympics,movementmedaljoycompetedthen to Li Xiao s
14、huang,now Zhan XugangZhang JunChen Zhongand now Sun Jinfang.All of them are great Chinese athletes who have _ to the Olympics.But who will get the _ to person to light the Olympic flame?Its Li Ning!Li Ning is now carrying the torch!honourmade contributions.Wait Hes being lifted up in the sky Now hes
15、 running with the torch around the roof of the stadium,over our heads.Can you believe it?Ive never seen anything like this before!It has really _ the audience!Now the flame has been lit.The 2008 Olympic Games have officially started!What a way to begin!excited1.Do you think Chinese athletes such as
16、DengYaping and LiuXiang are as great as Muhammad Ali or Michael Jordan?Why?Discussion2.In our life,we often hear Sports Spirit.What kind of Sports Spirit can you learn from them?And how can you use the sports spirit in your studies?1.Try to remember the useful words,phrases and sentence patterns and know how to use them freely.2.Finish exercises in Workbook.Homework
