Slide1: our English class Welcome to 珠海市第二中学 黄宇波


Slide2: Unit 2 The Olympic Games


Slide3: Period one Warming up, Pre-reading and Reading


Slide4: Review some words about the Olympic Games in this unit before the new lesson.


Slide5: Some new words about the Olympic Games


Question 1: Question 1 Do you know the names of the following sports events? Some information about the Olympic Games


Slide8: long jump relay race hurdle race high jump diving


Slide9: boxing 1 shooting weight lifting fencing


Slide11: What is the symbol of the Olympic Games? Question 2


Slide12: Oceania Asia Africa Europe America What do they stand for? Question 3


Slide13: Next year what’s the most important event in China? Question 4


Slide14: Nest---the Olympic Stadium in Beijing


Slide15: Beijing 2008 Olympic Mascots -- the fish the panda the flame the swallow the Tibetan antelope Fuwa


Slide16: Reading---An Interview


Let’s have a quiz about some basic knowledge of the Olympic Games! : Let’s have a quiz about some basic knowledge of the Olympic Games! Pre-reading TASK 1


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Slide19: 1. What’s the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games? London Xu Haifeng; shooting 1896, in Athens, Greece Every four years Swifter, Higher and Stronger 776 BC 2. Who was China’s first gold medal winner and for what event? 3. When and where did the Modern Olympic Games start? 4. How often are the Olympic Games held? 5. What’s the Olympic motto? 6. When did the Ancient Olympic Games start?


Slide20: 8. How many gold medals did China get in the 2004 Athens Olympics? 32 7. How many countries competed in the Ancient Olympic Games? One (Greece)


Slide21: Congratulations!


Slide22: What is the main idea of the reading? TASK 2 Fast reading


Slide23: Scan the passage again and work together with your teammates. Try to compare the similarities and differences between the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games. TASK 3 Scanning


Slide24: Ancient Olympics: 1. _____ set of Games 2. _____ women or slaves can take part 3. only competitors from _________ one Modern Olympics: 1. ______ main sets of Games 2. anyone can take part if they ________________________________ 3. competitors from __________________ no Greece two reach the agreed standard all over the world


Slide25: You know Beijing has got the right of hosting the 29th Olympic Games. What do you think you can do for 2008 Beijing Olympics as a volunteer? TASK 4


Slide26: Interviewer: Pausanias , a Greek writer Interviewee: LiYan, a Chinese girl TASK 4


Slide27: Pausanias: My name is Pausanias. I have come to your time to find out about the present day Olympic Games. Could I ask you some questions? How to begin an interview: Self-introduction Purpose Ask for permission in a polite way


Slide28: 1. New words and some information you have learned about the Olympic Games. 2. The similarities and differences between the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games. Summary


Slide29: Homework 1. Recite the words and expressions and we will have a dictation next class. 2. Give us an oral report about the similarities and differences between the Ancient and Modern Olympic Games.


Slide30: “Hand in Hand” Enjoy it!


Slide31: we can see the fire in the sky we feel the beating of our hearts together this is our time to rise above we know the chance is here to live forever for all time hand in hand we stand all across the land we can make this world a better place in which to live hand in hand we can start to understand breaking down the walls that come between us for all time all the time we feel the flame eternally inside us lift our hands up to the sky the morning calm helps us to live in harmony for all time. breaking down the walls between us hand in hand breaking down the walls every time we give it all Hand in Hand