1、ReadingQuestion 1: What do you know about the Olympic Games?Pre-readingQuestion 2: Have you ever watched the Olympics? How did you feel?Subheading 1: History of the Olympic GamesSubheading 2: _Subheading 3: _A1Excellent OlympiansWrite down the subheadings of the article.While readingChinese Olympic
2、Games1 The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years until around the year 393. F / OWhile readingA2Are the following statements are facts (F) or opinions (O)?2 Many Olympic athletes have devoted themselves to achieving sporting excellence. F / OWhile readingA2Are the fol
3、lowing statements are facts (F) or opinions (O)?Supporting evidence:Cassius Clay won the light heavyweight gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics and became the world heavyweight champion in 1964. By the time he died in 2016, he had been recognized as one of the greatest boxers of all time.Jessica Enn
4、is-Hill won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012 and returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth to her first child.3 Since the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, the upward trend for Chinese sport has been unstoppable. F / OWhile readingA2Are the
5、following statements are facts (F) or opinions (O)?Supporting evidence:Liu Xiang won the gold medal in the mens 110-metre hurdles at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.The Chinese womens volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.Beijing won the election to host
6、the 2022 Winter Olympics.1 What is the authors attitude to the Olympic Games? Use details in the article to support your opinion.According to Paragraph 1, the author says “This is the Olympicsan extraordinary sporting event”, from which we can know the author thinks highly of the Olympic Games.2 Do
7、you think the Olympic Games can help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side by side in peace? Why or why not?Yes. Through the Olympic Games, people have a better understanding of each other and communicate better with each other.3 How do you understand Coubertins wo
8、rds at the end of the website article?The Olympic Games benefit people across the world, bringing joy and excitement.While readingA3In pairs, discuss the following questions.The Youth Olympic Games are the youth version of the Olympic Games. Young athletes aged between 15 and 18 (1) _ in a wide rang
9、e of sports. The majority of these sports are identical to those at the Olympics but other sports, such as wushu, have been added too. The Youth Olympic Games give talented teenagers a chance to connect with fellow athletes from (2) _ backgrounds. The focus is on building bridges between different c
10、ultures, so there are competitions featuring mixed teams, such as mixed swimming relays. In these competitions, both male and female athletes, sometimes of different nationalities, play (3) _.Post-readingB1Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.diversec
11、ompeterankcall ondemonstrateapplaudproceedside by sidecompetediverseside by sideThe first Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore in 2010, and China (4) _ first in the medal table with 30 gold medals. In 2014, Nanjing had the honour of hosting the second Summer Youth Olympic Games. This was anoth
12、er great success and China topped the medal table again.People across the world (5) _ athletes who try hard to achieve sporting excellence. However, it is not only the athletes who deserve applause. The Youth Olympic Games (6) _ young people to learn and share beyond the field of play. Official non-
13、sporting roles include Young Reporters, YOG Ambassadors and Athlete Role Models.For many athletes, the Youth Olympic Games help them (7) _ that they are ready for the Olympic Games. Many of these talented athletes will (8) _ to participate in the Olympic Games in the future.Post-readingB1Complete th
14、e passage with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the box below.diversecompeterankcall ondemonstrateapplaudproceedside by siderankedapplaudcall ondemonstrateproceedPost-readingB2Sports can be divided into different categories. Think of as many sports as you can and fill in the table below
15、. Categories SportsBall games basketball, footballWater sports swimming, divingTrack and fieldthe 110-metre hurdles, the long jumpvolleyball, handball, softball, table tennis, badminton, tennis, baseballrowing, canoeing, water polo, synchronized swimminghigh jump, triple jump, 100-metre dash, 200-me
16、tre dash, 400-metre dash, 800m race, 1,500m race, 3,000m racePost-readingB3Find the sentences using numbers or years and revise the short paragraph below in a similar way.The first ancient Olympics were held a very long time ago. After that, the Greeks continued holding the event for many years. The
17、n the ancient Olympics stopped. There were not any Olympic Games for a long time. Then a Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin restarted the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens.The first ancient Olympics were held in the year 776 BCE. After that, the Greeks continued holding the event for almost 12 centuries. Then the ancient Olympics stopped around the year 393. There were not any Olympic Games for more than 1,500 years. Then a Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin restarted the Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896.
