Unit 2 The Olympic Games Warming up and Reading (原

Unit2TheOlympicGamesWarmingupandReadingGoals:1.TalkaboutOlympicGamesandknowsomewordsandphraseaboutOlympicGames.2.ReadandgetusefulinformationabouttheancientandmodernOlympicGames.AttheclosingceremonyIOCpresidentJacquesRoggesaid“TheseweretrulyexceptionalGames”北京奥运会闭幕之际，国际奥委会主席罗格评价说：“这是一届真正的无与伦比的奥运会”“fantasticandamazingopeningceremonyandoutstandingsportcompetition”——fromTheNewYorkTimesDoyouknowthesewordsandphrases?•ancientOlympicgames•competein•competitor•Greek/Greece•officialmascot•athlete•homeland•host•stadium•motto•eventSelfChecking•古代奥运会•参与竞赛•竞争者；对手•希腊人/希腊（国）•官方吉祥物•运动员•祖国，家乡•主办•体育场；体育馆•座右铭；格言；•运动项目1.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?2.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerforwhatevent?3.WhatarethethreewordsthatshowthespiritoftheOlympicGames?4.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?5.WhataretheofficialmascotsfortheBeijingOlympics?WarmingUpWorkingroupandaskeachotherthefollowingquestions.Athensin1896XuHaifengforshootingin1984Swifter,higher,strongerWhatdoestheOlympicflagmean?Backgroundcolor:whiteShapes:5ringsjoinedtogetherAsymbol(象征)of:peaceTheystandforthefriendshipofthe5continents.EuropeAsiaOceaniaAmericaAfricaBluefishBlackpandaRedOlympicflameYellowTibetanantelopeGreenswallowProsperity(繁荣)happinesspassion(激情)healthinessgoodluckPre-readingLookatthetitleandthepicturesandpredictthecontent.AnInterviewWhoWhomWhatInterviewaboutPausaniasLiYan??1.WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?Howmanycountriescompetedinit?2.WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?3.WhenaretheWinterOlympicGamesheld?4.Whatkindofathletescanbeadmittedascompetitors?5.HowmanysportsarethereinthemodernOlympics?6.CananycountryhosttheOlympicGames?Reading&comprehendingReadthepassagefastandthenanswerthefollowingquestions1.WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?Howmanycountriescompetedinit?2.WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?3.WhenaretheWinterOlympicGamesheld?CheckanswersOlympiainGreece;One(Greece)SlavesandwomenTheyareheld2yearsbeforeSummerGames4.Whatkindofathletescanbeadmittedascompetitors?5.HowmanysportsarethereinthemodernOlympics?6.CananycountryhosttheOlympicGames?Anyonewhohasreachedtheagreedstandardfortheirevents.Over250sportsAsamatteroffact,everycountrywantstheopportunity.Thereistoomuchcompetitionamongcountries.?ConclusionDifferencesModernAncientAnyWinterOlympics?Competitorsfrom?AthletesPrizesAnyOlympicvillages?SportseventsYesNoallovertheworldonlyinGreeceAnyoneonlymenolivewreathmedalsYesNoOver250eventsLesseventsHomework1.Finishexercise1,2,3onP24inJinTaiyang（金太阳）.2.ReadthepassageagainandwriteashortsummaryaboutthedifferencesandsimilaritiesoftheancientandmodernOlympics.