人教版高中英语 必修二 Unit2 《The Olympic Games ---Reading》 课件 (共38张PPT)

The Olympic symbol
The Olympic motto is “swifter, higher, stronger”.
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.
The five continents.
8. What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympics?
The five mascots are officially called the Five Fuwas. They are Beibei, the fish; Jingjing, the panda; Huanhuan, the Olympic flame;
pressure+ stress
accommodation
3. Role-play. In pairs, act the parts of Pausanias and Li Yan talking about the differences between ancient modern Olympics.
when they reach the
agreed standard.
5. Every country
E. wants to host the Olympics
because it is a responsibility
and a great honour.
1. Read the passage carefully and tell the statements true or false.
Women are not only ___a_ll_o_w_edto join in but
playing a very ______im__p_orotalen.tA
__s_p_e_c_ia_l_v_i_l_la_gies built for the competitors to
live in, a ________ for comspteatditiiuomns, a large
new sports facilities
great responsibility
new investment
national pride
too expensiRveeasons
not to host
accidenttshe OG /attacks
Many stadiums
much planning
1. Pausanias wanted to learn more about modern Olympic Games. (T )
2. We can see horse riding event in the Winter Games. ( F)
3. The ancient Olympics were held in Greece and its neighbouring countries. (F )
Do you like watching the Olympic Games? What do you know about the Olympic Games?
Europe Africa America Asia Oceania
The Olympic flag stands for five continents.
6. What are the three words that show the spirit of Olympic Games? Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
7. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?
2) Why does he think Athens and Beijing should feel proud? Because Li Yan has explained that it is a great honour to host the Olympic Games.
3) Why does he think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games? He thinks that so many things have changed in the Olympic Games that he fears that the spirit of the Olympics may have changed too.
swimming pool, a ___________ as well as
seagtysmfonratshiuomse who watch the games.
It’s a great ______ to host the Olympic
Games.
honor
replaced The Olive wreath has been ________ by medals. Bsuwtiiftt’esrstill abouhtigbheeirng able to run f_u_r_th__er__, jump _______ and throw _______.
1. Review the text. 2. Pick out the difficult word,
Scan the passage and find the differences and similarities between the ancient Olympic games and the modern Olympic games.
Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics
Skim the passage and tick out what the passage tell us.
the ancient Olympic Games the modern Olympic Games good & bad effects of the OG the similarities between them the differences between them
2. Discuss with your partners “why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games while other do not?”
a great honour
Reasons to host the OG
tourism
Discuss with your partners the following questions: • What do you know about the
differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games? • When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?
athletes are good enough.
3. The athletes
C. was a Greek who
used to write about
the ancient Olympic
Games in Grcountry D. can only be admitted
two
skiing running race
slaves 250
gymnasium
medal
Swifter
3. Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions.
1) What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games? Pausanias is amazed that many countries take part in the Olympic Games and women too and there are two sets of Games – the Winter and the Summer Olympics.
1. Complete the summary of the text. The Olympic Games are the biggest
sports meeting in the world, which include two kinds, the _S_u_m__m__e_r and the _W__in_t_e_rOlympics. Both of them are _h_e_ld_ every _fo_u_r_ _y_e_a_r_s. All countries can take part if their athletes are _g_o_o_d_ e_n_o_u_g_h__ to the games.
Yingying, the Tibetan antelope; and Nini, the swallow. The first syllables from their two-syllable names form a line that reads “Beijing Huanying Ni”, or in English “Welcome to Beijing”.
4. It is very expensive to host the modern Olympic Games. ( T )
5. Olive wreaths were prizes during the Olympic Games in ancient times. ( T )
2. Read the text again and fill in the blanks in the chart below.
Where the athletes from
Prize
only from Greece
an olive wreath
from all over the world
medals
1. having running races 2. held every four years 3. no prize money for winners 4.4. seen as most important competition
Join the two halves of the sentences together.
1. Pausanias
A. is a volunteer for the
2008 Olympic Games in
Beijing.
2. Li Yan
B. can take part in the
Olympics if their
Types
two main sets of
only one set
Games
Events fewer
more than 250 events
Ancient Olympics
Athletes
no women or slaves could take part
Modern Olympics
anyone can take part if they reach the standard