Unit 2 The Olympic Games课前预习导学课标导航功能Talking about interests and hobbies.I like...because....My favourite athlete/footballer/sportsman is....I practise....I became interested in it when....I like him/her because....In the future I hope....句型what 引导的名词性从句语法一般将来时的被动语态When and where will the next Olympic Games be held?And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London.写作Descriptive writing：favourite sport考点regularly(2012 辽宁高考，22) competition(2011 湖北高考，22) what 引导的宾语从句(2011 四川高考，10) responsible(2011 江西高考，33) 一般将来时的被动语态(2012 湖南高考，22/2011 湖南高考，34 等)主题导读According to historic records ， the first ancient Olympic Games can be traced back to 776 B．C.They were dedicated(奉献给)to the Olympian Gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia.Many sports games were based on ancient Greek myths(神话)．The ancient Games actually occupied an important position in the life of the Greek ancestors.Players came to compete from every corner of the Greek world aiming at the final prize ：an olive wreath and a “heroic” return to their citystates.But apart from the glorious victory，it was the Olympic values themselves which accorded special meaning to the Games：noble competition and the effort to combine body，will，and mind in a balanced whole.As the Games developed，so did a set of procedures such as a standardized schedule of events and the practice of the Olympic Truce(休战)．They continued for nearly 12 centuries.However，it was French Baron Pierre de Coubertin who led the way to the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896.With the revival (复兴) of the Olympic Games，a number of symbolic Olympic traditions were also developed and established，such as the Ol...
