1、The Honorable Games basketball swimming long jump shooting high jumppole vault cycling horse riding judo hurdlesdivingweight liftingvolleyballboxingfencingboatingTable tennisBadmintonBase Ball1. What do the five Olympic rings stand for?A. 5 continents(洲洲) B. 5 well-known athletes C. 5 important even
2、tsAmericaAsiaOceaniaHow much do you know about the Olympic Games?Which continent does each color stand for?AfricaEuropeEuropeAfricaAmericaAsiaOceania2.How often are the Olympic Games held? 3.How many gold medals did China win in the 2008 Olympic Games? A. 32 B. 35 C. 514.Which place did China win in
3、 the 2008 Olympic Games? 5.When did Baseball become an Olympic event? A. 1972 B. 1992 C.1998Every 4 years1stHow much do you know about the Olympic Games?6. Who did a history-making success in track and field（田径）（田径）in2004? 7. What are the mascots of the Beijing Olympic games?Liu xiangHow much do you
4、 know about the Olympic Games?8. Match the year and the host city in the following Summer Olympic Games. Seoul(汉城汉城) Atlanta Sydney Los Angles AthensBarcelona 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 :A speech is a formal talk that a person gives to an audience.keep the audience interested all the time. tell i
5、nteresting stories,use quotations and present statistics . reading a speechA good speaker shouldWhat is a speech?Reading strategyRead the speech quickly and answer the questions.1.What is the speech about?2.Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?3.Who restarted the modern Olympic Games?The histor
6、y and significance of the Olympic Games.At Olympia in Greece.Pierre de Coubertin.1.According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. _2.The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD 776. _3.In the past, only athlete that spoke Italian were allowed to compete. _Circle the incorrect part of each s
7、entence below and write the correct Word(s) in the blanks.an IOC member776 BCGreek _Ancient OlympicsModern OlympicsTime to beginplace to beginAthletesHost placeAthleteslookhad to compete wearing no clothesSimilaritiesIn 776 BC.In 1896Olympia in GreeceIn Athens Only Greek menfrom around the worldThe
8、same place-OlympiaDifferent cities around the worldcompete in different sports clothes.lBoth were/ are held every 4 yearslSome of the sports played are still played nowDifferencesNameNationality Which OlympicOlympic achievementsOther informationMuhammand Ali1960 Rome OlympicsMichael JordanHaile Gebr
9、selassieEthiopianXu HaifengDeng YapingLiu XiangAmericanAmericanGold medal, Gold medal, boxingboxingoriginal name Cassius Clay,won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964;lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta OlympicsAmericanAmerican1984 Los Angles Olympics;1992 Barcelona Olympics
10、two gold medals, two gold medals, basketballbasketballthe highest scorer for the USA basketball team at the 1984 Olympics 1996 Atlanta Olympics;2000 Sydney Olympicstwo gold medals, two gold medals, distance runningdistance runningfirst became famous in 1992;broke world record for the 10 km runChines
11、eChinese1984 Los Angles Olympicsgold medal gold medal won the first Olympic gold medal for ChinaChineseChinese1992 Barcelona Olympics;1996 Atlanta Olympicsfour gold medals, four gold medals, table tennistable tennisbecame an IOC member in 2000ChineseChinese2004 Athens Olympicsgold medal, gold medal,
12、 menmens 110-s 110-metre hurdlesmetre hurdlesthe first Asian to win this race The Olympic Games are held every _ years. The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in _. At that time the young men _ in running, jumping and wrestling. But women were not allowed to _ _ _ the games in the pa
13、st.The old Olympic games _ after about the year 394 AD. GreeceGreece competed competedtake part in take part in stoppedstoppedBlank- fillingfourfour However, the first Olympic Games in _ times happened in the year 1896. The _ Olympic Games were held in Sydney. The Olympic _ is “_, Higher, Stronger”.
14、 It means that every _ should try to _ faster, _higher, and _ further. The 2008 Olympic Games was held in _. modernmodern27th27thFaster Faster athleteathletemottomottorunrunjumpjumpthrowthrowBei JingBei JinglAround the year 776 BC, lWomen lSome of the games werelFor 12 centuries,.lAfter about the ye
15、ar 394 AD, l In 1896,.l In 1984,.l In 1992,.l In 2000,.l In 2004,.l In 2008,.Retell the text.Have a discussionHave a discussionHosting the Olympic Games will have goodresults on Beijing/China ,but it will also bring some bad results. do you agree? Why or why not? 1.Its too expensivetoo expensive to
16、hold the Olympics. Maybe the money should be used for other things. 2. Too many visitors may do harm to thedo harm to theenvironmentenvironment of the city. 3. Maybe the games will disturb some disturb some peoplepeoples normal lifes normal life. The city will become too crowded and the traffic traf
17、fic heavierheavier.4. The venuesvenues and buildings buildings may be wastedwasted after the games. 5. Maybe there will be some terroriststerrorists who will try to destroy the city and hurt people.1.People from all over the world will know moreknow more about China and Beijing.2. We can communicate
18、 withcommunicate with the foreign people better. 3.The preparations will make the city betterbetter and more beautifulmore beautiful4. We can make a lot of moneymake a lot of money from tickets, service, traffic, travel, etc5. We can improve our sports skillsimprove our sports skills.生命在于运动生命在于运动The life lies in The life lies in the sport the sport
