un2新warmingreading.ppt

1. When did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC. 2. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. Athens, Greece B. Sydney, Australia C. New York, USA 3. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop？ A．393 BC. B. 393 AD. C. 311 AD. 4. When was the first modern Olympic Games held? A. 1986 B. 1896 C. 1698 5. Where was the first modern Olympic Games held? A. in Athens B. in Sydney C. in New York 6. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there? A. 4 B. 3 C. 2 7. How often are the Olympic Games held? A. Every four years B. Every five years C. Every three years The Olympic Motto: 更快 Faster Do you know what is the motto of  Beijing 2008 Olympic Games? One world, one dream! 同一个世界，同一个梦想！ Having a competition Can you speak out the English names of the following sports as quickly as possible? Translate the following sentences: 1.I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games a long time ago. 2.Only athletes who have reached the agreed standard for their event will be admitted as competitors. 3. It’s in the Summer Olympics that you have the running races, together with swimming, sailing and all the team sports. 4.No other countries could join in, nor could slaves and women! 5.There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics as to win Olympic medals. 1. Pausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come ___________________ to ______________the present day Olympic Games. go/start/ come/ be on a journey 进行旅行 My father is away on a journey. find out about 弄清有关……的情况 The police are trying hard to find out about the accident. 3. No other country could join in, nor could slaves or women. 其他国家都不能参加，奴隶和妇女也不行。 Nor do I think they should give it to any government. I don’t know, nor do I care. Nor是含有否定意义的副词,放在句首时,引起部分倒装句，意为“同样也不”。 Neither的用法也有相似之处,只是它只用与第二个否定 具有否定意义