Unit2TheOlympicGames

The2008Olympics(the29thSummerOlympics)inBeijingwasabigsuccessforourhomeland.ThebirdnestThewatercubeThe24thwinterOlympicswillbeanotherbigsuccessinthehistory.AnInterviewPausaniasAGreekwriterLi

YanAvolunteer

PausaniasLiYanonMarch18th,2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGamesinterviewing訪問WhoWhenPurpose

HowmanyquestionsdoesPausaniasask?1.HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?L122.WinterGames?L173.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?L264.Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L335.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?L366.Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?L50

Whatdoesthepassagetellus?theancientOlympicGamesthemodernOlympicGamesthedifferencesbetweenthemthesimilaritiesbetweenthemgood&badeffectsoftheOG1.HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?(L11-16)L:Every4years….Carefulreading11.BothofthewinterandthesummerOlympicsareheldeveryfouryears.2.Anyathletewillbeadmittedascompetitors.?TorFTFOnlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheevents2.WinterGames?（L17-24）Q1:WhywecallthemtheWinterOlympicGames?Therearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.Q2:WhicheventsdotheSummerOlympicshave?Runningraces,swimming,sailingandalltheteamsports.3:DoyoumeantheGreekworld?(L25-31)modernOlympicGamesancientOlympicGamesathletes_____countrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough.________arenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein…Only_____cities,noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcould_______or_______.amazed,unbelievablefeelingGreekslaveswomenAnyWomen4:Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L32-35Aspecialvillagetolivein,areceptionbuilding,somestadiums,andagymaswell.5:DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?(L36-48)Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?A.ItiseasytowintherighttohosttheOlympics.B.ItcostlittletohosttheOlympics.C.The2012OlympicswillbeheldinLondon.D.AnewvillageforthealthletesandthestadiumshavebeenbuilttotheeastofLondon.6.Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?（L49-53）No,wedon't.It’sstillabout.....ThemottooftheOlympics“Swifter,Higherandstronger”WhydoeshethinkpeoplemaybecompetingformoneyinthemodernOlympics?HethinksthatsomanythingshavechangedintheOlympicsthathefearsthatthespiritoftheOlympicsmayhavechangedtoo.SimilaritiesHowoften:Purpose:Spirit:Members:Events:

Bothareheldevery_____years.

Bothareheldnotfor______butfor______._______,________,and_______._____areallowedtotakepartbothinancientandmodernOlympics.

Suchas_______,_________and________.Careful-reading2fourmoneyhonorSwifterHigherStrongerMenrunningthrowingshootingAncientModernWinterOlympicsCountryCompetitors(M/W)Events(More/Fewer)PrizeDifferencesYesNoAnycountry

GreecemenandwomenonlymenolivewreathmedalsAfewOver250Whichexpressionsdoyoulikebestinthetext.L5:Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”

L15:Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors.L22:It’s

intheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwith…L27.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!L30.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein…L40.There’sasmuchcompetitiontohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.

TheOlympicGamesarethebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld.Therearetwo____ofOlympicGames.Oneis_______________________________theotheris___________________________.Bothofthemareheld________________inaregularbasis.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesreachthe_________tobe_________tothegames.Womenarenotonly________tojoininbutplayan__________role.

thesummerthewintereveryfouryearsstandardadmittedallowedimportantOlympicGamesOlympicGamessetsSummaryA_____________isbuiltforthecompetitortolivein,a________forcompetition,anda__________aswell.It’sagreat___________butalsoagreat_______tohosttheOlympics.It’sjustas______acompetitiontohosttheOlympicGamesastowinanOlympic_______.Theolivewreathhasbeen________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorun_______,jump_______andthrow_________.

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