Reading(1)：The Olympic Gamesppt课件配套教案内容

Unit 2 Welcome & Reading-The Olympic Games

Warm up: quiz When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held? What do the five Olympic rings stand for? How many times have the Olympic Games been stopped because of war? Match the mascots

and the host city of the following Summer Olympic Games.

Who is the founder of the modern Olympic Games? Who was China’s first medalist?

What do the five rings mean?

Brainstorm: Why is sport so popular?

For students:

It builds our ______; It relaxes our _____; It helps us c_________

when working Background information Wrestling

It is an ancient sport often appearing as the main event in the early

Olympic Games. Wrestling exists in many different styles but only two styles feature in the Olympics, namely freestyle and Greco-Roman. Greco-Roman wrestling allows the use of only the participants’ upper bodies; however, freestyle allows the use of legs.

Boxing It is a good way to keep fit, but there is much speculation（推测）

about the possible injures, particularly to the brain, that can be caused during boxingmatches. Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, power, agility(敏捷), coordination, grace and balance.

2. Fast-reading:

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What is the speech about?

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How does the speaker attract the audience’s interest?

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What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life?

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What does the speaker wish for

at the end of the speech?

Careful reading:para2-4

similarities

Ancient

every four years some sports remain Contemporary

Olympia in Greece

different places differences

Men wearing no clothes

both men and women wearing

sports uniforms

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Who played a very important part in the history of the Olympic Games? •

Who else played a very important part?

Free talk: Why does the author choose these athletes? Summaries about the athletes

These are some of the Olympic athletes who bring __________________________and make attempts to ______________________________________. The Olympic values are:

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respect –

fair play; knowing one’s own limits; and taking care

of one’s health and the environment

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excellence – how to give the best of oneself, on the field of play or in life; taking part; and progressing according to one’s own objectives

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friendship – how, through sport, to understand each other despite any differences

Homework: Workbook