人教高中英语必修二Unit2课件

Group work for competition
1. When did the ancient Olympic
Games started?
A.1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC
2. What was rewarded the winners
in ancient Olympic Games?
9. What’s the host city of the 2008 Olympic Games? (Beijing, China and London in 2012)...
With the same law, the area of Olympia was considered a sacred place while a truce- ekehiria- was initiated: during the Olympics, all the conflicts among the ancient Greek cities-states stopped.
A. Medals
B. Money
C. Olive wreath
3. How many gold medals did
China get in the 2004 Athens
Olympics?
A. 28
B. 32
C. 28
4. Which sport is in the Winter
Olympic Games?
Warming up
Listen to a song and guess what purpose it is used for. Have you ever heard of this song? What is it used for?
(1). Pass the Flame. (2). 2004—the Athens Olympic
The first written testimonies with the names of winners, date back from the year 776 BC. There were specific preparations for the event which were:
The Stadium, where the athletic games were held, was 212.54m long and 28.50m wide. There were no seats, apart from the stone exedra of the Hellanodikai standing opposite the altar of the goddess Demeter Chamyne, and the embankment could easily seat 45,000 spectators.
The Games
A general view of Ancient Olympia as it is today.
Religious rituals were held at the beginning and the end of the games.
An important notice is that except the priestesses, women were not allowed to watch the games and mothers and sisters of the athletes stayed at the opposite side of the nearby river.
Games.
Europe
Africa
America
Asia
Oceania
solidification
团结
equity 平等 open 坦城
friendship 友谊
The five rings stand for friendship of five continents.
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A. Badminton B. Basketball
C. Speed skating
5. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there in the world? (Two kinds)
6. What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?
The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games in Ancient Greece
Introduction
In the ancient times, every four years in the summer period, a major event, which lasted seven days, was held in Olympia, a city in Ancient Greece. Officially established as a celebration at the beginning of the 9th century BC with a law, it included religious rituals and athletic games.
Preparation for the Olympics
The Palaestra, a square building3rd century BC consists of an open peristyle courtyard with rooms round it. It was an area in which athletes trained for wrestling, boxing and jumping.
(Higher, and stronger)
7. What’s the motto of the Athens Olympics? (Welcome home)
8. What’s the host city of the first Olympics? (Athens, Greece)