The Olympic Games

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Unit 2

• The Olympic Games

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Stronger
Higher
Swifter
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five rings
five mascuts
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This is the 29th Olympic Games
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Reading

• Skimming
• Read through the text and get the main idea
  

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Careful reading
Please find out the main features and the
similarities of the ancient and the modern
Olympics
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Similarities
running race
Ancient Olmpics
Modern Olympics
1 one set
1 two sets
2 no women or slaves
2 anyone can take part
4 years
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Exercise
"T" or "F"
1 Pausanias was a Greek writer about 2,000 years
ago
2 The Winter Olympics is usually held two years
after the Summer Games
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T
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F
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Discussion
What can you do to welcome the Beijing Olympic
Games ?
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Homework

• Surf on the internet to find more information
  about the Beijing Olympic Games