Unit

2TheOlympicGames主講人：張鈴Reaction

TestWhatarethenamesoftheevents?GymnasticsBadmintonVolleyballBasketballBoxingSwimmingCyclingDivingShootingTabletennisWeightliftingfencingMedal(gold,silver,bronze)MascotEmblem(會徽)Theystandforfivecontinents.

EuropeAfricaAmericaAsiaOceaniaWhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagsstandfor?

QuizTime!WhatdoyouknowabouttheancientOlympicGames?GroupCompetition2.

Howoften

aretheancientOlympicGamesheld?A.EveryfouryearsB.Everytwoyears

1.HowmanycountirescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?A.

OnlyonecountryB.Countriesallovertheworld

3.Where

didtheancientOlympic

gamesstart?A.GreeceB.Rome4.

Whenandwhere

didthe

modernOlympicgamesstart?

A.Athensin1896B.Jerusalemin18965.What’sthemotto

oftheOlympicGames?swifter

higher

strongerReadingWhoaretheinterviewerandtheinterviewee?

2.Whatdotheypossiblytalkabout?SkimmingPausaniasandLiYan.TheytalkaboutthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympics.magicaljourneyName:PausaniasNationality:GreeceJob:writerTime:2000yearsagoName:LiYan,Job:avolunteerforthe2008OlympicGmesAnInterviewancienttimesmoderntimesinterviewerintervieweeWhatarePausanias’squestions?

(1)HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?(2)Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?(3)DoalltheathletescomefromtheGreekworld?(4)Wherearealltheathleteshoused?(5)DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?(6)Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?ScanningPausaniasLiYan(1)HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?(2)Howcantherunnersenjoycompetinginwinter?(3)DoalltheathletescomefromtheGreekworld?(4)Wherearealltheathleteshoused?(5)DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?(6)Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?_____________.Thereare

___setsofGames.Therearecompetitionslike_____and____________insteadof___________.No,athletesarefrom_______________._______cantakepartinit.

A

isbuiltforthem,amain

,several_________

forcompetitions,anda__________aswell.

Asamatteroffact,___________wantstheopportunity.No,wedon’t.Itisstillaboutbeingabletorun_____,jump_____andthrow_____.EveryfouryearsskiingiceskatingrunningracesallovertheworldWomenspecialvillagetwoeverycountryfasterhigherfurtherreceptionbuildingstadiumsgymnasiumWhatarethe

differences

andsimilarities

betweentheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympics?CarefulReadingAncientOlympicGamesModernOlympicGamesHowmanysets

WhateventsAthletesHostcityPrize2(Summer&WinterOlympics)lesseventsover250sports,skiing,iceskatingandsoon

anyathleteswhoreachedthestandardmedals(gold,silverandbronze)Differencesolivewreath

onlymeninGreeceanycityintheworld

1(SummerOlympics)citiesinGreece

SimilaritiesAncientOlympicsModernOlympicsFrequencyEventsPurposeMottoImportanceBothareheldeveryfouryears.Someeventsarethesame,suchasrunningraces,horseriding.Bothareheldnotformoneybutforhonor.Swifter,higherandstronger.Bothareseenasthegreatestcompetition.TheOlympicGameisthebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld,whichincludestwosets,the________andthe______Olympics.Bothofthemare_____every_________.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesreachedthe________ofthegames.Womenarenotonly_______tojoininbutplayingavery_________role.A____________isbuiltforthecompetitorstolivein,several________forcompetitions,alargeswimmingpool,a__________aswellasseatsforthosewhowatchthegames.It’sagreat_____tohosttheOlympicGames.Theolivewreathhasbeen________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorun______,jump______andthrow_______.SummaryoftheInterviewSummerWinterheldfouryearsstandardallowedimportantspecialvillagestadiumsgymnasiumhonorreplacedfasterhigherfurtherWhydoesPausaniasthinkAthensandBeijingshouldfeelproud?Criticalthinking:IsitgoodthingorbadthingtoholdtheOlympicGames?L:

Asamatteroffact,everycountrywantstheopportunity.It'sagreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonourtobe

chosen.BecauseLiYanhasexplainedthatitisagreathonourtohosttheOlympicGames.RulesGroup1:GoodthingGroup2:BadthingYouwillbedividedintotwogroups:Group1

willarguethatitisagoodthingtohosttheOlympicGames;Group2willarguethatitisabadthingtohosttheOlympicGames;Afteryourdiscussion,eachgroupwillchoosethreeleaderstocometothestagetohaveadebate.AdvantagesDisadvantagesAdvantagestohosttheOlympicGamesagreathonourtourismnewsportsfacilities

bring

new