1. By Lu Jiaduo An Interview 青年教师优质课比赛 --- 外语

3. Watch a short film and answer questions 2. Tell me about your feelings when you watch the short film. 1. What is the short film about? It is a film for the 2008 Olympics. Happy/excited/encouraged/proud

4. : Pausanias: Greek traveler and writer (the 2nd century ) Lili: a Chinese girl (the 21st century)

5. Listen to the tape and find the answers to the following questions (T/F). 1.The Winter Olympic Games are only held in Modern Times. ( ) 2.Ancient OG were only held in Athens, but now different cities can compete for the right to host Olympic Games. ( ) 3. The Summer Olympics are usually held two years before the Winter Olympic Games.( ) 4. The 2004 Olympic Games were held in his hometown Rome. ( ) 5.The reason why it is called the Winter Olympic Games is that the runners enjoy competing in Winter. ( ) 6. All countries can take part in the Olympic Games. ( ) T F F F F T

6. Read the text and find the answers 1. Who are not allowed to take part in modern OG ? 3. What prize did the winners get in ancient OG? What about now? 2. Why does Pausanias think Athens, Greece and Beijing, China should feel proud? Those who cannot reach the standard are not allowed to take part in OG. He thinks that they should both feel proud as they can host the OG which is a great honor. -------Olive Wreath. -------Gold, silver and Bronze medals.

7. Every four years thousands of ______ from all over the world are ______ as competitors to take part in the Olympic Games. For the Olympic Games, a special village is built for________ to live in,a stadium for__________, a very large swimming pool, a __________as well as seats for those who watch the games. athletes admitted competitors competitions gymnasium

8. admit v. admitting, admitted. admission 1. 承认事实或错误 He admitted (to) his mistakes.. He admitted that he had made mistakes. He admitted having made mistakes. 他承认他犯了错误 。 她拒绝承认事情的真相. She refused to admit (to) the truth. be admitted as: 被公认为 He is admitted as the spirit of their team. He is admitted as one of the best singer of the world 他被公认为世界上最好的歌手之一 他被认为是这一团队的灵魂.

9. 2. 准许进入 admit somebody to/into something -->be admitted to/into The narrow admits little light into the room. You will be not admitted to the theater if the performance is started. He is admitted to a famous university. 经理准许你进入他的办公室。 The manager admitted you to his office room. (You are admitted to the manager’s office room.) 只有女性才能进入这个学校。 Only women are admitted to this school. 一开始他否认偷钱，但后来他就承认了 。 At first he denied stealing the money, but he later admitted (to) it.

10. compete v. 竞争, 争夺 compete with/against somebody for something These companies are competing for the market. The two athletes are competing for the gold medal. eg. 我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。 We can’t compete with them on price. 他们在考试中竞争第一名。 They always compete for the first place in the exams. competitor, n. 参与竞争的人 competition, n 竞争.

11. Find the word that means almost the same as the word in italics: 1. I have to come to find out about the modern Olympics. A. recent B. present day C. earlier D. future 2. Every four years, athletes compete from all over the world. A. competitions B. competitors C. conductors D. cousins B. present day B. competitors

12. 3. Events with horses are part of the Summer Olympics. A. Compositions B. Competitions C. Sports D. Races 4. Those who do well in the Olympics Games win medals. A. prizes B. money C. prices D. progress B. Competitions A. prizes

13. As a student, you will graduate from No. 1 Middle School in June, 2008. Suppose that now is 2008. You have graduated from No. 1 Middle School and have been admitted to a famous university in Beijing. Then talk with your desk mates on this topic: What do you want to do/what can you do for the Beijing OG? Talk

14. Notes: 1. warm up about the Olympics, and the Beijing Olympics 2. learn the first text in Unit 2 through listening, reading and speaking 3. learn the usage of admit and compete

15. Homework Write a short passage based on the topic we have talked about. You can use the name My Dream in 2008.

16. Goodbye.