1、ReadingThe Olympic GamesAncient Olympic Games at Olympia in GreeceWarming upThe father of modern Olympic Games Pierre de CoubertinLead-in:A free talk about the Olympics:As we all know,the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the Games.How much do you
2、know about the Olympics,for example,its history,ceremonies and sporting events?Lead-in:The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 were awarded to the city of Beijing.With the motto“New Beijing,Great Olympics”,Beijing host a“Green Olympics”,a“Hi-tech Olympics”and the”Peoples Olympics”.It was a great succ
3、ess.Lead-in:Beijing Olympics opening ceremony Lead-in:Lets enjoy the pictures of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.Lead-in:Lead-in:How many champions do you know in Rio Olympic games?Lead-in:1.What is the speech about?The history and significance of the Olympic Games.Fast readingScan the passage qui
4、ckly and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A.2.What was Pierre de Coubertins hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?He hoped that the Olympic Games would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.3.What does the speaker wish for at the end
5、 of the speech?He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory.1.According to the speech,the speaker is an athlete.2.The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776.an IOC member776BCRead the passage again and check the errors in each sentence.3.Everyone was allowed to
6、take part in the ancient Olympics.4.The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896.Only men wereAthens 5.At the 2008 Beijing Olympics,the Chinese womens badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history.6.Zhang Ning was in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008
7、 Olympic Games.gymnasticsearlyUse the information in the speech to complete the table below.NameNational-ity Which OlympicOlympic achieve-mentsOther inform-ationMuha-mmand Ali1960 Rome Olymp-icsAmericangold medal,boxingbirth name Cassius Clay;won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964;lit
8、 the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta OlympicsMichael Jordan1984 Los Angles Olympics;1992 Barcelona Olympicstwo gold medals,basketballAmericanXu Haifeng Chinese1984 Los Angles Olympicsgold medalwon the first Olympic gold medal for ChinaDeng YapingChinese1992 Barcelona Olympics;1996 Atlanta Olympics
9、four gold medals,table tennisLiu XiangChinese2004 Athens Olympicsgold medal,mens 110-metre hurdlesthe first Asian to win this raceZhang Ning2008 Beijing Olympicsgold medals,badmintonwon the gold medal at the age of 33ChineseTrue(T)or false(F).1.Mr Johnson introduced the reason why the ancient Olympi
10、cs were not held in detail.()2.The long jump,wrestling and running were included in the ancient Olympics.()3.Single women in ancient times were allowed to take part in the competition held at a festival.()TFT4.Muhammad Ali won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1960.()5.The Chinese womens
11、gymnastics team didnt win the gold medal until 2008.()TFMatch these new words with their meaning.delighted a.very pleased tradition b.the fact of someone being away from a place where they would usually be contemporary c.a way of doing things that has existed for a long time among a group of people
12、absence d.the act of trying to do something final e.modernattempt f.lastRead the report of the event below and fill in the blanks with the words from the box.made contributions significancemovement competed honour medal excited joyThe music has stopped.No one yet knows the _ of this,but everyone her
13、e at the Birds Nest in Beijing has grown quiet.Now I see some _ Yes,a runner with a torch has entered the stadium!.It looks like Xu Haifeng!Xu won Chinas first gold _,at the 1984 Olympics.significancemovementmedalThe audience are on their feet with _!Now hes passing the torch on to Gao Min,who first
14、 _ in the 1988 Olympics,then to Li Xiaoshuang,now Zhan XugangZhang JunChen Zhongand now Sun Jinfang.All of them are great Chinese athletes who have _ to the Olympics.joycompetedmade contributionsBut who will get the _ of being the person to light the Olympic flame?Its Li Ning!Li Ning is now carrying
15、 the torch!.Wait Hes being lifted up in the sky Now hes running with the torch around the roof of the stadium,over our heads.Can you believe it?honourIve never seen anything like this before!It has really _ the audience!Now the flame has been lit.The 2008 Olympic Games have officially started!What a
16、 way to begin!excited1.Do you think the Olympic Games help countries and people live side by side in peace?Why or why not?Discussion2.Who do you think is the greatest Olympic athlete and why?3.What kind of example do you think Olympic athletes have set to young people around the world?Finish exercises in Workbook.
