1、Module 4 Unit 2 Sports eventsReading(I)牛津高中英语模块四 英语 ReadingWhat do you know about the Olympic Games?the Olympic flag the Olympic ringsWhat do you know about the Olympic Games?Mascot(吉祥物吉祥物)Fuwa,BeijingFuwa,BeijingWenlock,Wenlock,LondonLondonVinicius,RioVinicius,RioMiraitowa,TokyoMiraitowa,TokyoWhat
2、do you know about the Olympic Games?EmblemEmblem(会徽会徽)What do you know about the Olympic Games?dynamic icons of the eventsWhat do you know about the Olympic Games?Motto(格言格言)What do you know about the Olympic Games?Sponsor(发起人发起人)of the IOC(International Olympic Committee)Pierre de CoubertinFather o
3、f the modern OlympicsReading Strategy1.What is a speech?2.How to make a good speech?a formal talka formal talkthat a personthat a persongives to gives to an audiencean audience 1.tell an interesting 1.tell an interesting storystory 2.use quotations 2.use quotations 3.present statistics 3.present sta
4、tistics 4.ask questions 4.ask questions Why do we need to think of the answers to the questions the speaker asks?By answering the questions we can follow the speakers train of thought.It can help us understand the speech better.Fast Reading Read the speech quicklyto get the answers1.What is the spee
5、ch about?2.What was Pierre de Coubertins hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?3.What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech?1.What is the speech about?2.What was Pierre de Coubertins hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?3.What does the speaker wish for at th
6、e end of the speech?1.The history and significance of the Olympic Games.2.He hoped that the Olympic Games would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.3.He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.Reading for structures Structure of
7、the passage and the main idea of each partWhich of the following shows the right Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?structure of the passage?C CA AB BD D12 3 45 6 7 89 101 2 3456 7 89 101 23 4 56 7 891012 3 4 56 7 89 10Which of the following shows the right Which of the
8、following shows the right structure of the passage?structure of the passage?C CA AB BD D12 3 45 6 7 89 101 2 3456 7 89 101 23 4 56 7 891012 3 4 56 7 89 10C CPart 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4:(Para.1)(Para.2-4)(Para.5-8)(Para.9-10)the topic of the speechthe history of the Olympic Gamessome famous sports st
9、ars and their great contributionsthe closure of the speech Detailed reading Get detailed information Part 2historythe _ gamesthe _gameswhenwherewhowhenwherewhohistorythe _ gamesthe _gamesin _ BCat Olympia in _only Greek _ and _ womenin _in _athletes from around the _ancientcontemporary776Greecemensi
10、ngle1896Athensworldwhenwherewhowhenwherewho Detailed reading Get detailed information Part 3Muhammad Ali American gold medal,boxingbirth name Cassius Clay;won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964;lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics1960 Rome OlympicsMichael JordanAme
11、rican1984 Los Angles Olympics;1992 Barcelona Olympicstwo gold medals,basketballreturned to the Olympics after many years as a member of the so-called Dream TeamXu HaifengChinese1984 Los Angles Olympicsgold medal,shootingwon the first Olympic gold medal for ChinaDeng YapingChinese1992 Barcelona Olymp
12、ics;1996 Atlanta Olympicsfour gold medals,table tennisthe greatest female table tennis player the world has ever seenLiu XiangChinese2004 Athens Olympicsgold medal,mens 110-metre hurdlesthe first Asian to win this raceZhang NingChinese2008 Beijing Olympicsgold medal,badmintonwon the gold medal at th
13、e age of 33Extension 1.What fine qualities do you thinkthese athletes have in common?1.They work very hard to achieve their aims.2.They have passion/love for both sports and their countries.3.They are not satisfied with what they have already achieved and struggled for better.Extension 2.Do you agre
14、e“swifter,higher,stronger is a good motto not only for sports but also for life?Why?The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part,as the most important thing in life is not the success but the struggle.The motto encourages people not to be satisfied with the present.Pe
15、ople all over the world should unite and struggle for a better future.Where there is a will,there is a way.Nothing is difficult,if you put your heart into it.No pains,no gains.Homework1.Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the passage.Homework1.Fill in the blanks with proper words according to the passage.2.Write a summary of the reading part in about 60 words.significanceHistorywhileDifferencessamewhateverpeacefullyachievementspart/rolematch
