1、Unit 8 The Olympic Games,2004 Athens olympic games,the fourteen events in which Chinese athletes won 32 gold medals,badminton( 3 ),diving( 6 ),taekwondo(2),table tennis(3),10,000-meter race(1),gymnastics(1),judo(1),110-meter hurdle race(1),shooting(4),weightlifting(5),volleyball(1),canoeing(1),wrest
2、ling(1),swimming(1),tennis(1),The emblem of Beijing Olympic Games,The mayor of Beijing - Wang Qishan,1992 Barcelona Olympic Games,The emblem of the Olympic Games,.1996 Atlanta Olympic Games,2000 Sydney Olympic Games,2004 Athens Olympic Games,2008Beijing Olympic Games,Different Olympic Games,differen
3、t emblem.,A.2004Athens Olympic Games,A,B,C,D,C.1996Atlanta Olympic Games,B. 2000 Sydney Olympic Games,the torch of the Olympic Games,D.1992Barcelona Olympic Games,Different Olympic Games,Different torch.,A,B,C,D,The auspicious animals of the Olympic Games,A,2004 Athens Olympic Games,B,2000 Sydney Ol
4、ympic Games,C,1996 Atlanta Olympic Games,D, 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games,Different Olympic Games,Different auspicious animals,Pre-reading Discussion,Which sport events do you like to watch most?why ?Is it important to win in a sports match ? Why or why not?Are the Olympic Games important to our soci
5、ety? Why or why not?Why do athletes from so many countries want to take part in the Olympic Games?,Keywords:Every 4 years Winter and summer Two years before Athletes from all over the world,Task 2 Read carefully,and then find the main idea in each paragraph,Paragraph 1 The Every - fourth - year Olym
6、pic Games,Paragraph2 The ancient Olympic Games,Keywords From 776BC to 393ADIn GreeceMany games were the same as nowOnly men but not women,Paragraph3 The First Modern Olympic Games,KeywordsIn 1896In Greece311 competitors from 13 countries,10,000 competitors / athletes from 227 countries,300 different
7、 events,Paragraph3 The 27th Olympic Games-2000 Summer Olympic GamesSydney, Australia.,Paragraph 4 the Olympic Motto,Faster,Higher,Stronger,In Los Angeles Olympic Games in1984,Carl Lewis four gold medals,In track and field,The Chinese team,28 gold medals,Paragraph 5 The Preparation For The 29th Olymp
8、ic Games,Great changes,New buildings ,sports venues ,trees ,and roads,Task 3 Intensive reading,1.When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held ? 2.When and where were the 27th Olympic Games held ?,It happed in 1896 in Greece-the country in which the Games were born.,They were held in 2000
9、in Sydney in Australia.,3. How many countries and competitors took part in the 27th Olympic Games?,Over 10,000 athletes from 227 countries went to Sydney .,4. Whats the Olympic motto ?,The Olympic motto is “Faster, Higher, Stronger”.,After the listening , decide if the sentences are true or false.,2
10、.( )The motto of the Olympic Games is “Faster, Higher, Further.”,3.( ) Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games.,5.( ) The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.,4.( ) The 27th Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles.,6.( )The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.,1.
11、( ) In the early Olympic Games, only men were allowed to compete and watch the Games.,F,F,F,F,F,T,_,_,_,_,_,Stronger,four,Or: Sydney,29th,four,_,23th,Task 4 listening,_,Read the text and answer the following questions:,1 How often are the Summer Olympic Games held ? ( ) A. Every 4 years. B. Every 2
12、years C. Every 6 years. D. Every 8 years. 2 When and where did the Old Olympic Games begin ?( ) A. In Greece in 393 AD. B. In Greece around 776 BC. C. In Los Angeles in 1984. D. In Greece in 1896. 3 How many countries joined in the first modern Olympic Games? A. 311 B. 227 C. 300 D. 13 ( ) 4 Which o
13、f the following is not true according to the text? ( ) A. Women were unfairly treated around 776 BC. B. Horse-riding isnt included in the Olympic Games. C. Every athlete tries to win a medal in the Olympic Games. D. China is very strong in gymnastics and diving.,A,B,D,B,5. What does “another great c
14、ompetition refer to in the last paragraph?A. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games.B. The 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in the USA.C. The competition between countries to host the Olympic Games.D. The Football World Cup in South Korea.6. What will happen in 2004?A. The 28th Olympic Games will
15、be held.B. The Winter Olympic Games will be held.C. The Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.D. The 29th Olympic Games will be held.7. Why do countries compete to host the Olympic Games?A. Hosting the Olympic Games is considered to be an honour for a country.B. The host country will certainly win m
16、ore gold medals.C. The athletes of the host country do not have to travel abroad.D. Hosting the Olympic Games make a country very rich.,1.Some of the games in which the young men competed were: running, jumping and wrestling. (p2,2),3. But they were not forgotten. (p2, last),2. Women were not allowe
17、d to take part in the games. (p2,3),4. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. (p3,1),Explaining some sentences in the text:,an attributive clause,join in,the Olympic Games,took place /were held,5. In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 gold medals, ranking third of all the competing co
18、untries. (p4,4),6. Following the history-making success in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, China won another great competition in 2001 which was not for a medal. (p5,1),Explaining some sentences in the text:,being the third,all the countries whose athletes competed in the Olympic Games,As a result of
19、 the great success,7. To make it the best ever Games, the capital city will make several big changes. (p5,3),the best Games that have ever been held in history,1 The letters PO _ _Post Office or postal order.2 China is the _ country of the 2008 Olympics.3 The two teams will _ for the championship.4
20、The Whites have gone for a holiday on the_ .怀特一家去欧洲大陆度假了。5 He used a _ to see into the dark cupboard.他用一只手电筒照看黑暗的橱柜。6 The election ended in a_ .竞选以票数相同收场。,stand for,host,compete,Continent,torch,tie,7 The swimmer _ into the swimming pool from the diving board.游泳运动员从跳板上潜入游泳池。8 The school _ is Never lo
21、se hope.这所学校的格言是永不气馁。9 This town _ high among beauty spots.这城市在风景区中享有盛名。10 The teacher _ the students for the exams.老师让学生们为考试作准备。11 Punishment had very little _ on him.惩罚对他没有什么效果。,dived,motto,ranks,prepared,effect,Cloze Test: Fill in the blanks according to the text,Both the Summer and Winter Olympi
22、cs are _every _years, but not in the _ year. Both the old and modern Olympics first happened in _. The old Olympics began around the year_ and lasted to _ . Many of the events were much the same as today. Women were not _ to _ in the games. The modern Olympics dates back to 1896, with the motto “_,_
23、, _”. More and more countries are taking part in the games and there are much more events in the games, _ some more _ ones such as horse-riding, hammer throw, shooting and so on. And we Chinese have achieved a lot, not only in competing for the _, but also in the fact that we have won the competitio
24、n to _the 29th Olympics in 2008. We Chinese will do our best to make it the best ever held.,held,four,same,Greece,776BC,393AD,allowed,Stronger,Faster,join,Higher,including,unusual,host,medals,Discussion :1) Complete the form,1)held every four years,2) some same events,3) The first Olympic Games were
25、 held in Greece.,Women were not allowed to join in the games.,1) more events2) more countries and competitors,Having a debate: Is being the host of the Olympic Games good or bad ?,Good effects,Showing the level of science and technology of our country.,Attracting investment.,Improving the friendship
26、 between the Chinese people and the people of the world.,Bad effects,More pollution .,Wasting some of our money in building.It is very expensive to host them.,Disturbing peoples daily life more or less.,Assignment,Read the text after class.2. Try to retell the text.write a summery .3. Prepare the next part of Unit 8.,
