新课标必修二UnitReading.ppt

Unit 2 The Olympic Games Reading Let’s enjoy! What does the passage tell us? 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. 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 think that so many things have changed in the Olympic Games that he fears that the spirit of the Olympics may have changed too. 4. What makes Pausanias happy about the modern Olympic Games? The modern Olympic Games have more events. Every country wants to host it. It shows that the Games are popular with the whole world. It is just a competition not for money. 2. Pausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey… to find out about the present-day Olympic Games. (P9) Pausanias是2000前的一位希腊作家, 他做了 一次魔幻的旅行, 来打听当代奥林匹克 运动会的情况。 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. 2) used to do 过去常常做… be/get used to (doing) sth. 习惯于 be used to do 被用来做 Choose the best answer. 1) The thief admitted ______ his wallet. A. to steal B. stealing C. to have stolen D. having stolen 2) His parents admitted him ______ his classmate’ s birthday party. A. to take part in B. taking part in C. to take part D. taking part 7. 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。 1)nor 用作连词, 引起倒装句, 意为“也不…”。 He never went again, nor did he write to apologize. I don’t know, nor do I care. I have never been dishonest, nor do I mean to start bein