【人教版】必修二：Unit2 The Olympic Games reading课件.ppt

* Q 1. How many events are there for the Summer and Winter Olympics? Q 2. When and where will the next Olympic Games be held? Thinking Q 4. Why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games? Q 3. What do you think the Chinese team will do in order to win more medals? Listen and find out the differences between the old and modern Olympic Games What does the passage tell us? the ancient Olympic Games the modern Olympic Games the differences between them the similarities between them good bad effects of the OG The old Olympic Games: ?Around the year 776 BC, … ?Women … ?Some of the games were… ?After about the year 393 AD, … ?For centuries,... the old Olympic Games, began in Greece not allowed to take part in the games running, jumping and wrestling the Olympic Games stopped no Olympic games The old Olympic games Time: Place: Athletes: Sports games: 776BC—393AD In Athens of Greece Only men, no women Many sports were the same as they are now The modern Olympic Games Time: Place: Athletes: Sports games: 1896 Many places in the world Anybody of every country Several hundred kinds --until now The modern Olympic Games Greece; only 311; from 13 countries Carl Lewis; new China; took part in Barcelona; over 8000… from more than 150… Sydney; China; 28 gold medals Beijing; hold the 29th… ? In 1896,... ? In 1984,... ? In 2000,... ? In 2008,... ? In 1992,... Prize Men/ Women Competitors Winter Olympics Ancient Modern Yes No all over the world only the people in Greece both men women only men olive wreath medals differences Task 1: Skimming 1. What are they mainly talking about? The similarities and differences about the ancient Olympics and modern Olympics. Reading 2. When he hears that women are allowed to join in, how about his feeling, sad, surprised or happy? Surprised. 3. When he hears the Olympics are also about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further, how does he feel, sad, surprised or happy? Happy. Task 2: Scanning 2