3. When and where did the first Olympic Games happen? Around the year 776 BC in Greece.

4. The first modern Olympic Games happened in _____.

5. Flag Europe Asia Africa America Oceania The five interlocking rings stand for friendship of five continents.

6. What is the motto of the 2008 Olympic Games?

7. Five rings IOC Headquaters Motto Present President Official language Host city of the first Olympic Games Host city of the 1996 Olympics Host city of the 2000 Olympics Host city of the 2008 Olympics Asia Europe Africa America Oceania International Olympic Committee Switzerland Swifter higher stronger Rogge English French Spanish Russian German Athens,Greece Atlanta America Sydney,Australia Beijing, China

8. volleyball

9. wrestling

10. basketball

11. skating

12. gymnastics

13. diving

14. boxing

15. shooting

16. hockey

17. rowing

18. table tennis

19. baseball

20. tennis

21. weightlifting

22. swimming

23. hurdle race

25. How many gold medals did China win in the 2004 Olympic Games? A. 28 B. 32 C. 36 √

26. The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in ___.

27. Fast reading Do true or fause exercises.

28. 1.In the early Olympic Games, only men were allowed to compete and watch the Games. 2.Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games. 3.The 27th Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles. 4. The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing. 5.The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years. 6.China will make several big changes to make the2008 Olympic Games the best ever. F T F F F F

29. 1 Which of the following is not mentioned in the text ? A When the old Olympic Games stopped. B Why the old Olympic Games stopped. C Whether women were allowed to take part in the old Olympic Games. D Where the 27 th Olympic Games were held. √

30. 2 What does “ another great competition” refer to in the last paragraph ? A The 2004 Summer Olympic Games. B The 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in the USA. C The competition between countries to host the Olympic Games. D The Football World Cup in South Korea. √

31. √ 3 Which could be another title for the text ? A The Summer Olympic Games B The Winter Olympic Games C The World’s Greatest Sports Games D A Great Victory for China

32. √ 4 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage ? A The Chinese team was the second strongest in the 25 th Summer Olympics. B In Barcelona men athlete won more than 4 gold medals for the Chinese team. C The Olympic Games stopped in 193 AD because of corruption and cheating. D Now many countries compete to hold the Olympics because they can benefit a lot from the games.

33. √ 5 Why do countries compete to host the Olympic Games ? A Hosting the Olympic Games is considered to be an honour for a country B The host country will certainly win more gold medals C The athletes of the host country do not have to travel abroad D Hosting the Olympic Games makes a country very rich

34. Try to get the information of the following numbers. 1. 4 years 2. 776 BC 3. 393 AD 4. 1896 5. 2000(27,28) 6. 2008

35. 2) 776BC 3) 1896 4) 311 5) 13 6) 2000 7) 10,000 8) 227 9) 300 10) 1984 11) 4 12) in 20 th century 13) 28 14) rank third 15) in 2001 16) in 2008 17) 29th Olympic Games 1) 4 Say sth. about the Olympic Games with these numbers

36. Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held every four years. The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece.After about the year 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped. The first modern Olympic Games happened in1896. In 2000, the 27th Olympic Games were held in Sydney.The Chinese team got 28 gold medals.In 2008, the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.

37. Talk about the text Important Olympics TimeplaceCountries,com petitors, Kinds of games The old Olympics 776BC- 393AD Greece Men not womenThe same as now The first Modern Olympics 1896Greece311competitors 13 countries The 27th2000Sydne y 10,000athletes 227 countries 300different events Horse- riding,hamm er throw The 29th2008BeijingMore countries more athletes Green and environme ntal

38. How have the Olympic Games changed since the old Olympic Games were held in ancient Greece? 1. Women are allowed to take part in the Games 2. More and more countries and competitors join in the Games 3. There are more and more events in which athletes compete

39. Summary - work in pairs to find out the topic sentence of each paragraph Paragraph1. Every four years from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. Paragraph2. The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece. Paragraph3. The modern Olympic Games happened in 1986. Paragraph4. The Olympic motto is “Faster, Higher, Stronger”. Paragraph5. China won the competition to host the Olympic Games in 2008.

40. The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in ________.At that time the young men ________ in running,jumping and wrestling.But women were not allowed to _____ _____ ____ the games in the past.The old Olympic Games ________ about the year 393 AD. However,the first Olympic Games in ________ times happened in the year 1896. But there were only 311 _________ from 13 countries.The _______ Summer Olympic Games were held in Sydney. The Chinese team won 28 gold ______ in Sydney.The Olympic _______is“_______,Higher,Stronger.”It means that every ________ should try to run faster,jump higher,and throw further.The great _________ between countries is to hold the Olympics.Because it is a rich _______(great )for a country. Fill in the blanks Greece competed part intake stopped modern competitors 27th medals mottoFaster athlete competition prize honor

41. 1.Why could Beijing win the bid for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games? 2. What is your opinion of hosting Olympic Games in Beijing?

42. Discussion: Being the host of the Olympic Games, what are the Good Effects & Bad Effects Good effects 2. Learn about the city & people 1.Visit the city 3. Make the city better & more beautiful Bad Effects 1.Spent a lot of money 2. Do harm to the environment “China knot” 象征世 界人民团结、协作、 交流、发展，携手共 创新世纪；表达奥林 匹克更快、更高、更 强的体育精神。

43. What will Chinese people do to make the 29 th Olympic games the best one? New buildings and sports venues will be built. More trees will be planted New roads will be built.

44. 1. Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. (para. 1, line 1) 表示 “ 每多少时间 / 距离，每隔多少时间 / 距离 ” （时间 / 距离） every + 基数词 + 复数单位名词 every + 序数词 + 单数单位名词 （时间 / 距离） 8. The winter Olympic Games every four years. A. are being heldB. will be held C. were heldD. are held 2. Beijing has won the bid the 2008 Olympic Games. A. to heldB. to host C. to take chargeD. to join in Language points:

45. Usually,medicine should be taken _____________________________. （每四小时） Some of you go back home _______________________ _____ _. （每隔一个星期） He likes reading very much, so he goes to the bookshop______________ __. （每隔几天） every four hours / every fourth hour / every second week / every second week every two every twoweeks /every other /every otherweek every few days

46. 2.take part in/ join / join in / attend 参加 take part in/join in + 活动 join sb. in sth. 和某人一起做某事 join + 组织，政党，团体等 attend a meeting /a lecture/ a concert 出席、参加会 议、上课、音乐会等

47. 3.Some of the games in which the young men compete were … (para. 2,line 2) in which the young men competed … =. 竞赛（ n. ）, 竞争 / 竞赛（ vi. ）. 参赛者（ n. ）, which the young men competed in… competition compete competitor compete with sb. in/ for sth (against)

48. 3.compete (v.) 竞争，比赛 compete with sb. in/ for sth. Some of the games in which young men competed were: … The Chinese team was competing with the Japanese in the table tennis. Our country competed with the other countries for hosting the Olympic Games. competition （ n. 比赛，竞争）, competitor （ n. 竞争者 ) competitive （ adj. 竞争的，竞争性的，有竞争力 的）

49. 1)The two girls compete _____ each other ___ study. 2)The athletes compete ___ the games ____ gold medals. 3)Jane competed _______ Mary ____ the prize in physics. with in for against for

50. 4.effect 结果，效果，作用，影响 (1)in effect 正在实行 The old system is still in effect. (2)take effect 开始实行，开始生效 Come into effect The medicine quickly took effect. (3)have an effect on 对 … 有影响 Smoking heavily has a bad effect on one ’ s health.

51. 5. In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 medals, ranking third of all the competing countries. 在悉尼奥运会上，中国队共获得 28 枚金牌，在所有参赛国中名列 第三 。 Ranking the third of all the competing countries 是 一个动词 -ing 形式短语作伴随状语。 ==the Chinese team got 28 medals and ranked third of all the competing countries. The population of China ranks first in the world. rank : ( v.) rank : ( v.) 排名 中国的人口数量排世界第一。

52. 6. Following the history-making success in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, China won another great competition in 2001 which was not for medal. 继在 2000 年悉尼奥运会上取得有史以来最佳战绩之后， 中国在 2001 年的另一项大赛中再次获胜，但这次却不 是为了夺取金牌。 Following the history-making success in the 2000 Sydney Olympics 是一个动词 - ing 形式短语作状语 创历史性的 history-making

53. Some expressions: 参加 在现代 作很大的变动 夏季奥运会 每四年一次 赢得金牌 点燃奥运会火炬 尽某人最大努力 take part in in modern times make big changes Summer Olympic Games every four years/ every fourth year win a gold medal light the Olympic torch do one’s best/try one’s best

54. Exercises: 1.That little girl always first in important examinations. A. ranksB. comes C. linesD. becomes

55. 3. We are going to do some shopping. Will you us? A. attendB. join C. take part inC. join in 4.The doctor asked him to take the medicine ______ A. each six hourB. every six hour C. each six hoursD. every six hours

56. 5. --- will the 2008 Olympic Games be held in Beijing? ---In four years. A. How longB. How soon C. How oftenD. How far 6. How many will be included in 2008 Olympics? A. effectsB.accidents C. eventsD. objects

57. 7. His mother is ill in hospital. He goes to see her. A. every second daysB. every few days C. every third daysD. three days each

58. 9. Twenty students will the first place. A. competeB. compete with C. compete forD. compete against 10. Mother is us a meal. We may wash our hands and the meal. A. preparing; prepare B. preparing; prepare for C. preparing for; prepare D. preparing for; prepare for

59. Extra reading --Beijing ’ s Bidding Film Wins International Awards Beijing ’ s Olympics bidding film “ New Beijing, Great Olympics ” had won three top awards at an international festival. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) made the announcement at a press conference today. The short film, premiered in Moscow where the International Olympic Committee chose Beijing as the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games on July 13, 2001, was a hit at the “ Sport Movie & TV – 21st International Festival ” held in Milan, Italy.