The Olympic GameThe honourable gamesfootballvolleyballweightliftingboxingshootingWrestlingTable tennistennisrunningFencing 击箭gymnasticstriathlon• Questions for fast reading: 1.What is the speech about? 2. Where were the ancient Olympic Games held? 3.Who restarted the modern Olympic Games? 4.How many Chinese athletes are mentioned in the text? Who are they? The history and significance of the Olympic Games.At Olympia in Greece.Pierre de CoubertinThree. Xu Haifeng, Deng Yaping, Liu Xiang• Correct these sentences: 1. According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. 2. The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD 776. 3. In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete. 4. The aim of the modern Olympic Games is to make countries and people compete side by side. 5. Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis. an athleteAn IOC member.AD776776 BCItalianGreekcompetelive peacefullytennistable tennisAnswer the following questions: 1. What characteristics do the ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics share?2.What are the difference between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games?1.)Some of the sports played in the ancient Olympics, such as discus, long jump, wrestling and running, are still played in the modern Olympics.2.)Both of them are held every four years.The ancient games were always held at the same place. In the ancient games, only Greek men were allowed to compete and they had to compete wearing no clothes.In the modern Olympics, athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are.Find some important phrases in the text: 高兴地干某事奥运会的历史和意义 与……分享为了纪念使某人有可能干某事肩并肩以他的原名be delighted to do stht...
