unit2 Warming up & Speaking

Unit2 The Olympic Games

Warming up & Reading

The Olympic Games

Brainstorm:flag

motto(口号)

the Olympic Games Athens

emblem (会徽)

Greece

mascot(吉祥物)

Stadium Green Olympics Mascot( Torch Emblem ( 吉祥物 火炬 (会徽 ) )) ) The Olympic flag Motto ( 口号 (体育馆)

What do the five rings mean?Europe

Africa

America

Asia

Oceania

The five rings stand for friendship of five continents.

What is the Olympic motto? The Olympic motto

Swifter

Higher

Stronger

What is the meaning? Every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher, and throw further. They do their best to win medals.

When and where was the last Olympic Games held?(2008, Beijing, China and London in 2012)...

China knot(中国结)

What are the mascots for Beijing Olympic Games?Five Friendlies

Beijing welcomes you !

DiscussionAs a Chinese student, what should you do for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing?

Study hardlearn English well tell more people about it We should collect money to be a guide do more exercise

build up our bodies

Pair-work

1.Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? Olympia (Greece) 2. How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games? one (Greece) 3. Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games? slaves and women

4.When and where did the modern Olympic Games start? Athens in 1896. 5.Who was China‘s first gold medal winner and for what event? Xu Haifeng for shooting. 6. What are the three words that show the spirit of the Olympic Games? swifter, higher, stronger 7.What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for? the five continents

Pre-reading Look at the title and the pictures and predict what Pausanias and Li Yan are talking. Listen to the tape.

Pausanias is now interviewing a girl, Liyan a Chinese girl.Pausanias magical journey Liyan

interviewer

interviewee

Reading Task 1: Skimming 1. What are they mainly talking about? The similarities and differences about the ancient Olympics and modern Olympics.