Unit2 The Olympic Games

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Unit2 The Olympic Games
---Warming up
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Step1 Lead in
The Olympic Games
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Enjoy one song

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• You and me, from one world, we are family.
  Travel dream ,a thousand miles meeting in
  Beijing. Come together, put your hand in mine.
  You and me, from one world, we are family. a
  thousand miles meeting in Beijing.
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• Come on, friends,?????? You and me, from one
  world, we are family. You and me, from one world,
  we are family.

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Q1 What is the name of the song?
You and me (???)
Q2 What was it made for?
It was made for ____________ ________________
_____.
the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games
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Unit2
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• Did you watch the opening ceremony(???) of the
  Beijing Olympic Games?

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Olympic flame????

• The fire represents life and enthusiasm.
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Lets have a competition.
1. How often do we hold the Olympic Games?
Every four years
2. How many gold medals did China get in the
2008 Olympic Games ?
51 gold medals
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3. What are the mascots for the Beijing Olympic
Games ?
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4. Whats the main stadium of the 2008 Olympic
Games?
Bird Nest
Water Cube
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• What do the five rings stand for?

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5. What do the five rings stand for?
Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Oceania
The five interlocking rings stand for
friendship of five continents.
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6. Whats the motto of the Beijing Olympic Games?
One World, One Dream
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7. What are the three words that show the
spirits(??) of the Olympic Games?
swifter
higher
stronger
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Using The following words to fill in the blank .
Every athlete should try to run_____, jump______
, and throw______. They do their best to win
medals.
faster
higher
further
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8. Who was Chinas first gold medal winner ?and
for what event?
Xu Haifeng for shooting
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9. When where did the modern Olympic
Games start?
In Athens in 1896
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10. When where did the ancient Olympic
Games start?
In Olympia, Greece in 776 B.C.
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11. How many countries competed in the ancient
Olympic Games?
only one, Greece
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12.What will people do at the opening ceremony of
the Olympic Games? A.running B.
Light the torch C. Have a party

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SINCE 776BC
IN GREECE
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Olympic torch
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Olympic flame

• The fire represents life and enthusiasm.
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  ??????

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13.What was rewarded to the winners in ancient
Olympic Games?
olive wreath
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Olive wreath
For the Ancient Greeks, the olive tree was
a symbol of peace, wisdom and victory.
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14.What is rewarded to the winners in modern
Olympic games ?
Olympic Medals
gold
silver
bronze
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Brainstorming
Step2 Speaking
Tell me the names of the events of the
Olympic Games according to the
following pictures.

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Wrestling
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boxing
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Horse riding
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Weightlifting
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Gymnastics
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High jump
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basketball
basketball
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badminton
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Table tennis
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Tennis
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football
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swimming
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diving
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sailing
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Shooting
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skiing
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Skating
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running
hurdle
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They re ________ of the Olympic Games .

• Ball games
• volleyball, baseball, football, tennis, table
  tennis, badminton, hockey
• Track and field
• Gymnastics
• Others
• running, long jump, high jump
• shooting, swimming, diving ,
• weightlifting, wrestling

events
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Task Talking about sport
AN INTERVIEW
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have an interview
(???)
(????)
interviewer
interviewee
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Q1 what sport do you like ?
I likebecause
I am interested inbecause/when
Q2 what sport do you like best?
I likebest
My favorite sport is/ I practice
Q3 who is your favorite athlete?
My favorite athlete is.I like him /her because
Q4 What have you learned from your hobby?
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1.We have learnt some new words about the Olympic
gamesopening ceremony, mascot, stadium,
Bird Nest, Water Cube, ring, continent, motto,
spirit, ancient, Oceania, Olympic torch,
enthusiasm, light the torch, bronze, boxing,
Wrestling, Diving, shooting

• 2. How to have an interview and talk about sport.

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Homework

• Write a passage about your
• favorite sports in about
• 100 words.
• 2. Preview the Reading
• AN INTERVIEW

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Thank you!