unit2reading.ppt

1、Unit Two The Olympic Games,Reading: An interview,29th Beijing Olympic Games,2008,August 8,8 p.m.,Test how much you know about Olympic Games,1. When did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. 1896B. 1906C. 776 BC. 2. Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? A. Athens, Greece B. Sydney, Australia C. Ne

2、w York, USA 3. When did the ancient Olympic Games stop？ A393 BC.B. 393 AD.C. 311 AD. 4. When was the first modern Olympic Games held? A. 1986 B. 1896 C. 1698,Quiz,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?

3、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,Types: Winter Olympic and Summer Olympic,8. What was rewarded to the winners in ancient Olympic Games? A. MetalsB. Medals C. Olive wreaths 9.Who was Chinas first gold medal winner and

4、 for what event? A. LI Ning, gymnastics B. Xu Haifeng, shooting C. Fu Mingxia, diving 10. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games? A. BadmintonB. Basketball C. Speed skating,The Five Olympic Rings,The Olympic rings,Europe,Africa,America,Asia,Oceania,奥林匹克环，象征五大洲的团结，全世界的运动员以公正、坦率的比赛和友好的精神，在奥运会上相见。,

5、Background color: white Symbol(象征) of peace Shapes: 5 rings joined together The five rings stand for friendship of five continents.,Step 4,Something about the Olympic Games,Emblem 会徽,Do you recognize them?,The Olympic Torch 火炬,Olympic Medals 奖牌,Official Mascots （吉祥物）of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

6、,fish,panda,Tibetan antelope,swallow,torch,The Olympic Motto:,更快,现代奥运之父 顾拜旦,更高,更强,Faster,Higher,Stronger,Do you know what is the motto of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games?,New Beijing, Great Olympics 新北京，新奥运 Green Olympics, Peoples Olympics and Hi-tech Olympics 绿色奥运，人文奥运，科技奥运。,One world, one dream! 同一个世界，

7、同一个梦想！,Do you like sports? Which sports are you interested?,Having a competition,Can you speak out the English names of the following sports as quickly as possible?,running,high jump,basketball,football,long jump,shooting,diving,swimming,gymnastics,badminton,table tennis,skating,Skiing,An Interview,

8、Pausanias,Li Yan,Ancient Olympics,Modern Olympics,Predict: What will they talk about?,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,Skimming,1. What does Pausanias say when he

9、hears that women are also allowed to join in ?,Scanning,2. How does Pausanias feel when he hears the Olympic Games are also about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further?,Please wait for a minute!.,He is glad to hear that.,What are the differences and similarities between the ancient

10、 and modern Olympics?,athletes,motto,how often,kinds,similarities &differences,events,Careful reading,2 (Summer &Winter Olympics),running races, horse riding and so on,over 250 sports, skiing, ice skating and so on,any athletes reaching the standard,medals,differences,olive wreath,only men in the Gr

11、eek world,any city in the world,1 (summer Olympics),cities in Greece,similarities,Ancient Olympics,Modern Olympics,1.have running races 2. 3. 4.,held every 4 years,the same spirit,the most important games,Language points,Some important phrases: 1. take part in 参与；参加 典例 1). How many countries took pa

12、rt in the last Olympic Games? 有多少个国家参加了上届奥运会? 2). Are you going to take part in the first experiment? 你们会参与首次实验吗? 短语归纳 take ones part(在辩论中)支持某人；站在某边 have a part to play能帮助；能在中发挥作用 haveplay a part (in sth)参与某事 for the most part多半；通常 练习 中译英 1). 他母亲总是护着他。 2). 她积极参与地方政治活动。 Keys: 1). His mother always ta

13、kes his part. 2). She plays an active part in local politics.,Step 4,2. stand for 代表；象征；表示 典例 1). The sign X stands for an unknown number. 符号X表示一个未知数。 2). My mother stands for the kind treatment of all children. 我妈妈主张对待一切孩子都要慈爱。 短语归纳 stand by袖手旁观；无动于衷 stand by sb支持；帮助；忠于 stand out(fromas)显眼；突出 stand

14、 up站起；站立；起立 练习 中译英 1). 无论如何，我都支持你。 2). 我谴责法西斯主义及其代表的一切。 Keys: 1). Ill stand by you whatever happens. 2). I condemn fascism and all it stands for.,3. used to 过去常做某事 典例 used to, would这两个词语都可以表示过去常做某事，有时可以换用。但used to do强调过去习惯性的行为或状态，但是现在没有这种行为或状态了。因此，这个短语的内涵是今昔对比。 1). There used to be only low and dirt

15、y houses in our village. 短语归纳 get/be used to sth./doing sth.习惯于某物/做某事，该词组有各种时态 be used to do sth.被用于做,重点句子 奥运会多久举行一次？ 1. How often do you hold your Games? 你们 解释 区别：How often 问某事发生的频率。常用的答语有：every two days, once a week, at times等 How soon问某事在多少时间以内会完成。常用in/within短语回答 -How soon will my dress be ready?

16、 -In a week. 我的连衣裙要多久准备好？-一周。 How long问某动作或某状态持续多久多长时间。常用for短语回答，for可省略。 -How long did you stay there? -Only two days. 你在那呆了多久？-只是两天。,2. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women. 没有别的国家能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参加。 解释 “neithernor + be动词助动词情态动词+主语”意为“也不”，承接前面的否定句，用倒装语序。如： I cant afford a new car, neither/nor can he. 我买不起新车，他也是。 “so+ be动词助动词情态动词+主语”意为 “也”，承接前面的肯定句，用倒装语序。 如： He is tired and so are you. 他累了, 我们也累了。,Some Useful Words for Olympics,1. The Interna