Unit2olympicgames知识点

UNIT2 The Olympic Games

1. 快速阅读：True or False.

( )1. Men and women were allowed to take part in the ancient Olympic Games.

( )2. The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years.

( )3. The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing.

( )4. A special village is built for competitors to live in.

( )5. To hold the Olympic is a rich prize and a big honor for a country.

2 Careful reading

Tell the difference between ancient and modern Olympics according to the reading passage.

3、根据课文内容用适当的词填空，使短文完整。

The Olympic Games are widely accepted as the _______ (important) sports meeting in the world. The Games have been divided _______ two kinds. _______ is the Summer Olympic Games, while the other is the Winter Olympic Games. Both games are held around the world ________ four years. Athletes take it ________ honor to take part in the games and only when they are qualified can they _________ (admit) to the games.

Unlike the ancient Olympic Games, women are not only allowed to join in _______ play a very important role. What’s more, a special village is built for the _________ (compete) to live in. In addition, the olive wreath ________ (replace) already. __________ , it’s still about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further.

知识点

1、How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games ？(Page 9, Warming Up) 古代奥运会有多少个国家参加？

1．compete vi.比赛；竞争

典例About 1,000 athletes competed in 20 events.

约有1000 名运动员参加了20 个项目的比赛。

拓展competition n．竞赛；竞争

compete in...参加……；在……中比赛/竞争

compete against/with...与……比赛/竞争

compete for...为……而比赛/竞争

【随堂练习】用适当的介词填空

①They will do their best to compete ________ the game.

②They two will compete ________ the gold medal.

③He is going to compete ________ his old rival (对手) in the second game.

2、Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games?

谁不能参加古代奥运会呢？

2．take part in 参加；参与

典例Students should take part in some charity work.

学生应该参与些慈善工作。

辨析：take part in, join in, join , attend

(1) take part in : 指参加会议或群众性活动等，重在说明主语参加该项活动并在其中发挥一定的作用。

（2）join in : 指参加小型活动，常作日常用语。

（3）join : 通常指参加某组织或团体，并成为其中的一员。

（4）attend : 正式用语，指参加会议或婚礼、葬礼、典礼或上课、上学、听报告等，强调的是这一动作本身，而不是强调参加者在活动中所起的作用。【随堂练习】

①He __________ the Party in 1980.

②He __________ us __________ the discussion yesterday.

③I suggest those ____________________ the competition should be praised.

④She had an important lecture to ________________.

3、What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for?

奥运会的五环旗代表什么?

3．stand for 代表；象征；表示；赞同

典例The pigeon stands for peace. 鸽子代表和平。