2. 制作人： 吴 开 华 工作单位：南宁十四中高中部

3. Lead-in: At the mention of the Olympic Games,I am so excited that I don’t know how to express my feeling right now.As you know,in the year of 2008,the games will be held in Beijing.Being a dragon’s descendant,I’m proud of it. Can you tell me how many gold medals did China win in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney? China won 16 gold medals in 1996 and 28 in 2000 in Sydney. Do you want to know more about the Olympic Games?Let’s go into the new lesson together now.

4. The five rings stand for five continents.They are Asia,America,Africa,Europe and Oceania.They are joined together as a sign of friendship.The different colours stand for different continents. What do the 5 rings stand for?

5. The following new words might be useful to you: 1.Olympic Games 奥林匹克运动会 2.in modern times 现代 3.athlete 田径运动员 4.take part in 参加（与） 5.BC 公元前 6.Greece 希腊 7.compete 竞赛 8.competitor 竞赛者 9.competition 竞赛 10.AD 公元 11.Barcelona 巴塞罗那 12.unusual 不平 常的 13.motto 格言 14.swift 快的，迅速的 15.medal 奖章，奖牌 16.Carl Lewis 刘易斯 17.gold 金的，黄金的 18.prize 奖赏，奖品

6. Pre-listening Questions: 1.When and where did the old Olympic Games begin? 2.When and where were the first Olympic Games in modern times? 3.How many gold medals did the Chinese team win in Barcelona? The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 in Greece. The Chinese team won 16 gold medals in Barcelona. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896 in Greece.

7. Listen,repeat and fast reading for several minutes and then finish the following exercises. Judge whether the following sentences are true or false. 1.Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every four years. 2.The modern Olympic Games began around the year 779 BC. 3.In the old times both men and women were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games. True False

8. 4.The first modern Olympic Games happened in the year 400 AD. 5.The Olympic Games were born in Greece. 6.The 24 th Summer Olympic were held in Barcelona in Spain. 7.In Barcelona the Chinese team won 16 medals. 8.Horse-riding is one of the unusual sports in the Olympic Games. Answer the following questions. False True False True

9. 1.How often are the Olympic Games held? 2.What games did the young men compete in the old Olympic Games? 3.Who were not allowed to take part in the games in the past? 4.When did the old Olympic Games stop? The Olympic Games are held once every four years. At that time the young men competed in running,jumping and wrestling. Women were not allowed to take part in the games in the past. The old Olympic Game stopped about the year393 AD.

10. 5.How many competitors were there in the 1896 games? 6.Where were the 25 th Summer Olympic Games held? 7.What is the Olympic motto?And what does it mean? 8.What is the great competition between countries?Why? There were only 311 competitors from 13 countries. The 25th summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona. The Olympic motto is “Swifter,Higher,Stronger”.It means that every athlete should try to run faster,jump higher,and throw further. The great competition between countries is to hold the Olympics. Because it is a rich prize for a country.

11. Retell the text by filling in the blanks: The Olympic Games are held every __ years.Athletes ____ all over the world __________ it.The old Olympic Games began around the year_____ in Greece.Many of the sports were the same___ they are now._______ were not allowed to take part in it.After about the year ______ the Olympic Games stopped.For _________ there were no Olympic Games.The first Olympic _____________ happened in ___. It was held in Greece.There are ____ competitors from just __ countries.In 1992 over ____ competitors from more than___ countries went to Barcelona for the ___ Summer Olympics!There are over___ different sports in the games. Sailing,horseriding and shooting are some of the unusual sports.In Barcelona the Chinese team got ___ gold medals,of which ___ were won by women. 4 from take part in 776BC asWomen 393AD centuries in modern times 1896 311 13 8000 15025th 250 16 12

12. Write sth. about the numbers appearing in the text. 4 years 776 BC 393 AD 1896/311 1984 1992/8000/250 Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. The old Olympic Games from which the modern games came began around the year 776 BC in Greece. After about the year 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896.In the 1896 games there were 311 competitors from just 13 countries. In the 1984 Olympic Games,Carl Lewis won four gold medals --- in the 100 metres,200 metres,long jump and 4×100-metre relay. In 1992 over 8,000 competitors from more than 150 countries went to Barcelona for the 25 th Summer Olympics!There are over 250 different sports in the games.

14. The Winter Olympics … are usually held two years before the Summer Olympics.

15. In Barcelona… the Chinese team got 16 gold medals,of which 12 were won by women.

16. Language Points: 1.The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. times means 时代 in Chinese,for example: Times have changed,women can hold up half of the sky. 2.After that more and more countries joined in the games. 1).adj./adv.( 比较级）＋ and +adj./adv( 比较级 ) 表示越来越 …… eg. She is getting thinner and thinner. 2).join 表示参加（某种组织）或参与（某种活动）。 For example: He is old enough to join the army. May I join in the game? I hope you’ll join in the discussion. 3.They do their best to win medals. do one’s best to do sth. means 尽力干某事 For example: I will do my best to help you. In my opinion,you must do your best to learn English well.

17. Finish off Exx. 3 and 4.