When and where did the first Olympic Games happen?

Around the year 776 BC in Greece.

The first modern Olympic Games happened in _____.

Flag

Europe

Asia

Africa America

Oceania

The five interlocking rings stand for friendship of five continents.

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

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

SwitzerlandSwifter higher stronger Rogge

English French Spanish Russian German

Athens ,Greece

Atlanta America

Sydney,Australia

Beijing , China

volleyball

wrestling

basketball

skating

gymnastics

diving

boxing

shooting

hockey

rowing

table tennis

baseball

tennis

weightlifting

swimming

hurdle race

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

The 2008 Olympic Games will be held in ___.

Fast readingDo true or fause exercises.

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.

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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 27th Olympic Games were held .

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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 . 

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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

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4 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage ?

A The Chinese team was the second strongest in the 25th 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 .

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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

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

2) 776BC

3) 1896 4) 311

5) 13

6) 2000

7) 10,000

8) 227

9) 300

10) 198411) 4

12) in 20th 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

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.

Talk about the text

Important Olympics

Time place Countries,competitors,

Kinds of games

The old Olympics

776BC-393AD

Greece Men not women The same as now

The first Modern Olympics

1896 Greece 311competitors 13 countries

The 27th 2000 Sydney

10,000athletes 227 countries

300different events

Horse-riding,hammer throw

The 29th 2008 Beijing More countries more athletes

Green and environmental

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

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.

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

27thmedals

motto Fasterathlete

competitionprize honor

1. Why could Beijing win the bid for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games?

2. What is your opinion of hosting Olympic Games in Beijing?

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。

What will Chinese people do to make the 29th

Olympic games the best one?

New buildings and sports venues will be built .

More trees will be planted

New roads will be built.

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 held B. will be held C. were held D. are held

2. Beijing has won the bid the 2008 Olympic Games.A. to held B. to hostC. to take charge D. to join in

Language pointsLanguage points::

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 weekevery second week

every twoevery two

weeksweeks //every other every other

weekweek

every few days

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

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…

competitioncompetitioncompetecompete

competitorcompetitorcompete with sb. in/ for sth

(against)

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）

1)The two girls compete _____ each other ___ study.

2)The athletes compete ___ the games ____ gold medals.

3)Jane competed _______ Mary ____ the prize in physics.

within

infor

againstfor

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 effectThe medicine quickly took effect. (3)have an effect on 对…有影响Smoking heavily has a bad effect on one’s

health.

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.

rankrank : : ( (v.) v.) 排名

中国的人口数量排世界第一。

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

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 timesmake 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

Exercises: 1.That little girl always first in

important examinations.

A. ranks B. comes

C. lines D. becomes

3. We are going to do some shopping. Will you us?

A. attend B. join C. take part in C. join in

4.The doctor asked him to take the medicine ______

A. each six hour B. every six hour C. each six hours D. every six hours

5. --- will the 2008 Olympic Games be held in Beijing?

---In four years. A. How long B. How soon C. How often D. How far

6. How many will be included in 2008 Olympics?

A. effects B.accidents C. events D. objects

7. His mother is ill in hospital. He goes to see her .

A. every second days B. every few days

C. every third days D. three days each

9. Twenty students will the first place. A. compete B. compete with C. compete for D. 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

 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.