Unit 2 Sporting Events Reading 江苏省上冈高级中学 仲 勇

1.The Olympic Games are held every four years. 2. We have had 28 Olympic Games all together till now. 3. The next Olympic games will be held in Edinburgh, Britain. 4. Only excellent Athletes can take part in the Olympics. 5. The Olympics has lasted for more than two thousand years. Background ( T or F )

6. The dream of the founder Pierre de Coubertin( 顾拜旦 ) is to make Olympics a big event in the sports history. 8. Olympic flame can’t be put out until the end of the Games. 7. Chinese athletes have won more gold medals in team events than individual ones. Background ( T or F )

1. What colors are the five rings on the flag ? Whoever comes first gets the point ! Background

2. What is the motto of Olympic Games? Background

3. Can you give us different types of Olympic Games? At least two types. Youth Olympic Games Paralympic GamesSpecial Games Winter Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games

4. How many gold medals did Chinese athletes win at the 28th Beijing Olympics ？

A. An expository writing B. A speech C. A historical writing D. A description What kind of article is it?

What is the speech about? History and significance Facts and stories Para 2-4 Para 5-8 Conclusion Para 1 Para 9-10 Introduction Body

AB CD Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage? introductio n body conclusion

Year for the first Place for the first People who take part The ancient Olympics The contemporary Olympics in 776BC at Olympia in Greece only Greek men in 1896in Athens athletes from around the world Two types of Olympics

Rush-to-answer questions 1. List a sport that can still be seen in the Contemporary Olympics. 2. What is the dream of the Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin?

How many athletes are mentioned in the speech? Six Who are they?

Name Nationality Achievements Prepare a competition in the following way:

Name Achievements: Nationality Congratulations ！ bonus ×2 ＝ 10 Xu Haifeng is a Chinese. At the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, he won the first gold medal for China.

Name Nationality Achievements: Ali is an American, who won the gold medal at the 1960 Rome Olympics and won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in In 1996 he returned to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony.

Name Nationality Achievements: Liu Xiang is from China, who won the gold meal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles and became the first Asian to win the medal.

Name Nationality Achievements: Zhang Ning is from China, who is a former badminton champion. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics she won the gold medal, when she was 33 years old.

Name Nationality Achievements: Michael Jordan is also an American, who won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and the second one at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

Name Nationality Achievements: Deng Yaping is also a Chinese, who won four gold medals in 1992 and She is the greatest female table tennis player in the world.

You can get 5 points without any question.

Who won the most gold medals among the six mentioned?

Why are these athletes mentioned to us by the author? ● They all succeeded and won the gold medals in the Olympic Games. ● They all tried their best and set a good example to all the athletes and us as well. ● They all have a strong will. ● All of them are worth respecting. ● They all stand for the spirit of the Olympic Games.

TopicThe history and (1)___________of the Olympics (2)______of the games The ancient games began in 776 BC in Greece while the modern ones in 1896 in Athens. (3)________ between the ancient and modern games ● Only (4)_____ were allowed to compete while today athletes across the world can take part (5)_________nation they come from. ● The ancient games were held at the (6)_____place, but countries and people can live (7) _________together in the modern ones. Some well- known athletes and their(8) __________ ● Muhammad Ali won the gold medals in 1960 and in ● Michael Jordan won the gold medals at the 1984 and 1992 Olympics. ● Chinese athletes have also played an important (9) _______in the Olympic Games. Conclusion The Olympics will have a successful future to (10) _____ its past glory. significance History men Differences whatever same peacefully achievements part/role match

Why do lots of countries like Olympics nowadays? And even many of them compete fiercely for the right to host the Games? ● It is a good chance for a country to set up a good image/improve her image. ● To show her power and ability to the world. ● To earn more money. To give more jobs to the workers at home. ● To strengthen the nation's confidence and pride.

1. Reread the text. 2. Write down your understanding of the Olympic spirit.

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What can we students learn from the Olympic spirit stronger higher faster ? ● We should set a goal for our study and then stick to it. ● In the face of difficulty or failure, never give up. ● Hold on, and nothing is impossible. We will succeed one day.