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1、Looking ahead Learn some facts about the Olympic Games. Review word formation. Practise using the past participle as the attribute. Practise expressing opinions. Learn to write a sports poster.Do you know what sports these pictures stand for? Write down the name of each sport on the line provided. b

2、oxingdivinggymnasticsmarathonrunningsailingswimmingtable-tennistennisvolleyballweight-liftingDiscussionThink about the following question and then discuss it with your partner.What do you know about the Olympic Games (e.g. the history of the Olympics) ?Ancient Olympics （古代奥运会）（古代奥运会）The Game Field o

3、f Ancient OlympicsPierre De CoubertinThe Father of Modern OlympicsModern Olympics (现代奥运会现代奥运会The 1st Olympic Games in Greece Modern Olympics (现代奥运会现代奥运会The 28th Olympic Games in GreeceModern Olympics (现代奥运会现代奥运会The 30th Olympic Games in LondonModern Olympics (现代奥运会现代奥运会Modern Olympics (现代奥运会现代奥运会Win

4、ter OlympicsModern Olympics (现代奥运会现代奥运会ParalympicsMatch the Olympic Games with their related information.Summer Olympic GamesAncient Olympic GamesYouth Olympic GamesWinter Olympic GamesParalympicsModern Olympic Gamestake part in wintertimeheld again in the 19th centuryheld for disabled peopletake pa

5、rt in summertimeheld for young peopleheld in ancient GreeceComplete the following diagram about the Olympic Games based on the information in task two and then read the text to check your answers.The Olympic GamesAncient Olympic GamesModern Olympic GamesTimereason Prize Frequency1)Summer Olympic Gam

6、es2)3)4)776BCworshipgods heroesolivewreathevery four yearsWinter Olympic GamesParalympicsSummer Youth OlympicsBefore you read the text, look at the following pictures and guess what we will read in this text.These two pictures are about the Olympics in different periods. The left one is the ancient

7、Olympics and the right one is the modern Olympics.Read the subtitles of this text quickly and answer the following questions.How many parts in this text? What are the main ideas of each part?There are two parts in this text. Ancient Olympic GamesModern Olympic GamesThe subtitles in the text help you

8、 to understand the main ideas better.TipsRead the text quickly and answer the following questions.1.When and where were the first recorded Olympic Games held?In 776 BC in ancient Greece.2.When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held?In 1896 in Athens, Greece.Complete the table with the in

9、formation fromthe text. Year What happened place 776BC Ancient Games were stopped / 1896Women were allowed to compete 1908 /The first recorded ancient Olympic Games were held.393The first modern Olympic Games were held1900Winter sports were added to the Olympic GamesGreeceAthensParis Year What happe

10、ned place1924194819601976First Paralympic Winter Games took place2010SingaporeThe first separate Winter Olympic Games were held.Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition involving WW II disabled soldiers.Olympic-style games for athletes with a disabilityFirst Youth Olympic GamesFranceEnglan

11、dSwedenRomeRead the text and decide whether the following statements are true or false._1) The ancient Greeks believed in the concept of competition; the athletes competed for honour and for material goods as well._2)Some of the rules and playing conditions in the ancient Olympics have been passed d

12、own and can be found in modern Olympic Games.FT3) The ancient Olympics stopped immediately when Greece came under the rule of Romans._F4) Womens sports developed greatly at the very beginning of the modern Olympics.F_5) In 1976 the first Paralympic Summer Olympic Games took place in Sweden._6) Only

13、athletes between the age of 16 and 18 can take part in the Youth Olympic Games.FFComplete the passage with the information you get from the text.The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC in _ and were held _ for more than a thousand years. The purpose of the Games was to_. It was a great honour for

14、people to _ in the competition.Greeceevery four yearswin a victorybe the bestThe spirit lived on and came to life again in the modern Olympic Games which were heldin 1896 in Greece with athletes from _.The first modern Olympics were just for _.Now things have changed a lot and women and men can comp

15、ete in the same number of events.14 nationsmenThe modern Olympic Games also have experienced great changes. _for disabled people were added to the Games. Today we have Olympic Games every _ years, alternating _ and _. The Youth Olympic Games follow the same format.Paralympics twowintersummerTalk wit

16、h your partner the origin and development of the Olympics. You may begin your conversation like this:A: Do you know how the name of the Olympics came into being?B: I have no idea. Can you tell me?A: In ancient Greece, the Games were held in honour of the God Zeus.B: Zeus?A: Yes, and it was said that

17、 Zeus lived on the top of Mount Olympus. To show their respect , the ancient Greek people held the Games at Olympia so the games were called Olympic Games.B: Oh, I see. Then when were the first Games held?A: Choose on topic and discuss it with your group members:1. We all know that the 29th Olympic Games h