必修2Unit 2 The Olympic Games

Unit2TheOlympicGames,DoyouknowwhichcitywillholdthenextOlympicGamesin2012?,London,The29thBeijingOlympicGames,2008,August8,8p.m.,gymnasium（体育馆）,stadium（露天体育场）,MichaelPhelpswoneightgoldmedalsaltogetherinBeijingOlympicGames.,Medal,_helppeoplefromallovertheworld.,Volunteers,brainstorm,FromwhatwelearnedwhatwordsontheOlympicscanyouthinkof?,theOlympicGames,competeagainst/forcompetition,competitor,events:runningrace,horseriding,skiing,skating,swimming,sailing,teamsports,aspecialvillage,gymnasium,stadium,mascot,mottomedal,olivewreath,prizemoney,athletes,women,slaves,AnInterview,PausaniasAGreekwriter,LiYanAvolunteer,PausaniasLiYanonMarch18th,2007tofindoutaboutthepresent-dayOlympicGames,interviewing访问,WhoWhenPurpose,CanyoufindsomequestionsPausaniasask?,1.HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?L12,2.WinterGames?L17,3.DoyoumeantheGreekworld?L26,4.Wherearealltheathleteshoused?L33,5.DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?L36,6.Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?L50,scanning,Thetextmainly_theOlympicGames,especiallythe_and_betweentheancientOlympicGamesandthemodernOlympicGames.,introduce,similarities,differences,Whatsthemainideaofthetext?,1.HowoftendoyouholdyourGames?,L:Every4years.,Carefulreading1,Q1:HowmanykindsofOlympicGamesnow?2setsofgames,theWinterandtheSummerOlympicsQ2:Willanyathletebeadmittedascompetitors?Why?No,onlythosewhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheirevent.,?,?,ThinkOnlysomeonewhoreachtheagreedstandardwillbeadmittedascompetitors.Sodoyouthinkthecompetitionsareveryfierce(激烈）？Whatdoyouthinkisthemostimportantandvaluableinthesecompetitions?,Winnersarenotalwaysmeasured(衡量）inmedalsandvictories,butintheeffortstheymake.,Friendship,strengthandcourage,Whoaretherealwinner?,2.WinterGames?,Q1:WhywecallthemtheWinterOlympicGames?,Therearecompetitionslikeskiingandiceskatingwhichneedsnowandice.,Q2:WhicheventsdotheSummerOlympicshave?,?,ItsintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwithswimming,sailingandalltheteamsports,?,SomeknowledgeabouttheWinterOlympics,TheOlympicWinterGameshasdevelopedoveralongperiodoftime,withsomesportsdisappearingandothersbeingadded.Some,suchascurling(冰上溜石),haverecentlyreturned.Others,includingskijumping(跳高滑雪)andfigureskating(花样滑冰),havechangedandstillarepartoftheprogram.Figureskatingistheonlysportwhichhasalwaysbeenopentowomenwhile,skijumpingarestillmen-onlyevents.,curling,skijumping,figureskating,3:DoyoumeantheGreekworld?,modernOlympicGames,ancientOlympicGames,athletes,_countrycantakepartiftheirathletesaregoodenough._arenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein,Only_cities,noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcould_or_.,amazed,unbelievable,feeling,Greek,slaves,women,Any,Women,4:Wherearealltheathleteshoused?,aspecialvillagetolivein,areceptionbuilding,somestadiums,andagymaswell.,5:DoesanyonewanttohosttheOlympicGames?,1.agreatresponsibilitybutalsoagreathonortobechosen,2.Thereisasmuchcompetitiontohostastowin,6.Doyoucompeteforprizemoney?,Itsstillabout,themottooftheOlympics“Swifter,Higherandstronger”,2(Summer&WinterOlympics),runningraces,horseridingandsoon,over250sports,skiing,iceskatingandsoon,anyathletesreachingthestandard,medals,differences,olivewreath,onlymenintheGreekworld,anycityintheworld,1(summerOlympics),citiesinGreece,Carefulreading2,Similarities?,1.Howoften:every4years2.Someeventsaresame:running,horseriding3.Notcompeteformoney4.Motto:“Swifter,Higher,andStronger”,Answerthesequestions1.WhataspectsoftheOlympicsaretalkedaboutinthetext?,How,what,_,_,_,forwhat,who,where,why,2.WhatsLiYansattitudetowardstheModernOlympics?A.disappointedB.uninterestedC.proud,C,3.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthiskindofarticle?A.novelB.newspaperC.magzine,B,4.HowdoesthewriterintroducetheOlympics?A.bycomparingB.bygivingexamplesC.byexplaining,A,5.Whichwordcanbestreplacetheword“basis”?A.theoryB.practiceC.discipline,B,Whichexpressionsdoyoulikebestinthetext.,L5:Ilivedinwhatyoucall“AncientGreece”,L15:Onlyathleteswhohavereachedtheagreedstandardfortheireventwillbeadmittedascompetitors.,L22:ItsintheSummerOlympicsthatyouhavetherunningraces,togetherwith,L27.Noothercountriescouldjoinin,norcouldslavesorwomen!,L30.Womenarenotonlyallowed,butplayaveryimportantrolein,L40.TheresasmuchcompetitiontohosttheOlympicsastowinOlympicmedals.,Havinglearnedtheinterview,haveyounoticedsomeexpressionssuchasconjunctions?,1.But,ofcourse,and,instead,earliertogetherwith,asamatteroffact,Certainly,andafter,so,2.MayIask?Doyoumean?Isee.DoesanyoneOh,yes.YouknowWellHow.,.Readtheshortpassage.TheancientOlympicGamesstartedin776BCandstoppedin393AD.TheancientOlympicGameswereheldeveryfouryearsinsummerinGreece.OnlyGreecefree-citizens(公民)couldtakepart.Slaveswerenotallowedtocompete.AndonlymenandboyscouldcompeteintheancientOlympicGames.Womencouldtakepartinchariotraces(敞篷马车比赛)withhorsesbutthiswastheonlytimetheycouldjoinin.Marriedwomenwerenotevenallowedtowatchthegames.Iftheytrytowatchthegames,theycouldbeputtodeath.Thewinnersgotwreathsmadeofoliveleaves.Theydidntreceivemoneybuttheycouldgetpresentsfromtheirhometowns.TherewasnoWinterOlympicGamesintheancientOlympicGames.Thereweremanyevents,suchasboxing,running,horseriding,wrestling(摔跤).AndthemottooftheancientOlympicGameswasalso“Swifter,Higher,Stronger”.,Postreading,Trytomakeaninterview,LiYanisnowinterviewingPausaniasabouttheancientOlympics.LiYan：MynameisLiYan.Iamavolunteerforthe2008OlympicGames.MayIaskyousomequestionsabouttheancientOlympics?Pausanias:Yes,IhearedthatBeijingOlympicgamesisgreat.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?LiYan:WhenandwheredidthefirstOlympicGamesstart?P:Li:Howoften|.?P:Li:Iknowwomenwerenotallowedtocompete,couldtheywatchthegames