1、Are you familiar with these pictures?,The Olympic Games,Unit 2 The Olympic Games,How much do you know about the Olympic Games? To check your knowledge of the Olympic Games, lets a competion.,Warming-up,1 Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?,Athens, Greece,2 Who was Chinas first gold medal winn
2、er and for what event?,Xu Haifeng Shooting,Swifter,Higher,Stronger,3 What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympic Games?,Europe,Africa,America,Asia,Oceania,Five Ring Flag,Five continents,The five rings stand for friendship and unity of the five continents in the world.,4 What do the
3、five rings stand for?,5 What are the official mascots（吉祥物）for the Beijing Olympics?,They mean “Welcome to Beijing!”,6 What is the motto(格言) of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games?,One World One Dream,An Interview,Look at the title and the pictures and predict the content,The form of the text:,The content
4、 of the text:,Predicting(预测),Pre-reading,a dialogue,The Olympic Games,Now read the first paragraph quickly and find out who are talking in the interview.,interview,interview,Pausanias,Li yan,er,ee,Who is Pausanias? A Greek writer about 2000 years ago.,What does he want to do ?He wants to find out ab
5、out the present-day Olympic Games.,Who is Li Yan?She is a volunteer (someone who works without pay) for the 2008 Olympic Games.,Now we know that Pausanias is going to interview Li Yan,if you and your partner were Pausanias and Li Yan, what would you say to each other in the interview?,Discuss in Pai
6、rs,Such as the time, the place, the events,the athletes, the awards,For example: A:How often do you hold the Olympic Games?B:We often hold the Olympic Games every four years.,While-reading,Read the rest of the passage and find out : Pausanias questions and check whether you think similarly as him or
7、 not.,Task1 Scanning,(1) How often do you hold your Games?(2) How can the runners enjoy competing in winter ? And what about the horses?(3) Do you mean the Greek world?(4) Where are all the athletes housed?(5) Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?(6) Did you say medals? Do you compete for priz
8、e money too?,While-reading,Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every two years.There are running races and horse riding in the Winter Olympics.Women were admitted to join in the ancient Olympics.Only Greeks are allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics.The olive wreath has been replaced
9、by money.,F,F,F,T,F,Task2 Scanning,four,no,no,medals,While-reading,Task3 Careful-reading,Find out the differences and similarities between the ancient Olympic Games and the modern Olympic Games.,differences,Winter,Greek,all over the world,women,Every country is possible,an olive wreath,medals,more,e
10、very 4 years,every 4 years,No,No,Swifter, higher, stronger,Swifter, higher, stronger,similarities,Discussion,Is it good to host the Olympic Games or not? Why or not?,Post-reading,Suppose you were Pausanias, write a letter to one of your best friends to show your great amazement in the differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games.,Homework,
