1. THE OLYMPIC GAMES

2. Revision
Look at the pictures
and tell what sports they are.

3. ATHLETICS

4. BADMINTON
BASEBALL
BASKETBALL
TABLE TENNIS

5. ROWING
CANOE
SAILING
CYCLING
BOXING
WRESTLING

6. EQUESTRIANISM
GYMNASTICS
SHOOTING
WEIGHT LIFTING

8. ---- Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Oceania
Questions
What is the flag for the Olympic Games?
FIVE RINGS FLAG
What do the five rings mean?
Five continents
---- Asia, Africa, Europe, America
and Oceania

9. ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Since 776 BC
In Greece
Motto:
SWIFTER, HIGHER , STRONGER
All over the world
Area:
Every four years
Period:

11. TRUE OR FALSE: T 1.Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games
are held every four years. F
2. The modern Olympic Games began around the
year 776 BC. F
3. In the old times, both men and women were allowed to take part in the Olympic Games. F
4. The first modern Olympic Games happened
in the year 400 AD. T
5. The Olympic Games were born in Greece.

12. F
6. The 24th Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona
in Spain. F
7. In Barcelona the Chinese team won 12 medals. F
8. Horse-riding is one of the usual sports in the
Olympic Games. F
9. In the 1988 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won
4 medals ---- in the 100 metres, 200 metres,
long jump and high jump. T
10. There is another competition between countries
---- the competition to hold the Olympic Games.

13. Carl Lewis

14. Division Para (1): General introduction of Olympic Games
Para(2-5): Old Olympics, modern
Olympics and their motto.
Para(6): Summary of the whole text.

21. Read the text and find something about the
numbers here:
4 years
The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.
The old Olympic Games from which the
modern games came began around the
year 776 BC.
776 BC
393 AD
After 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped.
The first Olympic Games in modern times
happened in 1896.
1896
In the 1896 games there were 311 competitors
from just 13 countries.
311

22. 8,000 250 1984 16 In 1992 over 8,000 competitors from more
than 150 countries went to Barcelona for
the 25th Summer Olympics.
8,000
There are over 250 different sports in the
games.
250
In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won four gold medals.
1984
In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold medals, of which 12 were won by women. 16

23. Fill in the missing word:
athletes
Every 4 years ___________ from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. Both the Summer and Winter _____________ are held every 4 years. The old Olympic Games began ____________ the year 776 BC in ___________. Many of the _________ were the same as they are now: running, jumping and ___________. Women were not _____________ to take part in the games. The first Olympic Games in ______________ times happened in There were 311 ___________ from just 13 countries. After that more and more countries ________in the games. In 1992 more than 8,000 competitors from 150 countries went to Barcelona for the 25th _________ Olympics.
Olympics
around
Greece
sports
wrestling
allowed
modern
competitors
joined
Summer

24. Discussion What do you think about the 2008 Olympic
Games to be held in Beijing?
Do you believe that China will succeed in
holding the Games?
Why?

25. Thanks for your attending