DoyoulikewatchingtheOlympicGames?WhatdoyouknowabouttheOlympicGames?AsiaAsiaEuropeEuropeAfricaAfricaAmericaAmericaOceaniaOceaniaTheOlympicflagstandsforfivecontinents.TheOlympicsymbolTheOlympicmottois“swifter,higher,stronger”.1.WheredidtheancientOlympicGamesstart?Olympia(Greece).2.HowmanycountriescompetedintheancientOlympicGames?One(Greece).3.WhocouldnottakepartintheancientOlympicGames?Slavesandwomen.4.WhenandwheredidthemodernOlympicGamesstart?Athensin1896.5.WhowasChina’sfirstgoldmedalwinnerandforwhatevent?XuHaifengforshooting.6.WhatarethethreewordsthatshowthespiritofOlympicGames?Swifter,Higher,Stronger.7.WhatdothefiveringsontheOlympicflagstandfor?Thefivecontinents.8.WhataretheofficialmascotsfortheBeijingOlympics?ThefivemascotsareofficiallycalledtheFiveFuwas.TheyareBeibei,thefish;Jingjing,thepanda;Huanhuan,theOlympicflame;Yingying,theTibetanantelope;andNini,theswallow.Thefirstsyllablesfromtheirtwo-syllablenamesformalinethatreads“BeijingHuanyingNi”,orinEnglish“WelcometoBeijing”.Discusswithyourpartnersaboutthefollowingquestions:•WhatdoyouknowaboutthedifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGames?•WhenandwherewillthenextOlympicGamesbeheld?theancientOlympicGamesthemodernOlympicGamesthedifferencesbetweenthemthesimilaritiesbetweenthemgood&badeffectsoftheOGSkimthepassageandtickoutwhatthepassagetellsus.ScanthepassageandfindthedifferencesandsimilaritiesbetweentheancientOlympicgamesandthemodernOlympicgames.AncientOlympicsModernOlympicsTypesEventstwomainsetsofGamesmorethan250eventsonlyonesetfewerAncientOlympicsModernOlympicsAthletesAnyonecantakepartiftheyreachthestandard.Nowomenorslavescouldtakepart.WheretheathletesfromPrizefromallovertheworldanolivewreathmedalsonlyfromGreece1.havingrunningraces2.heldeveryfouryears3.noprizemoneyforwinners4.seenasmostimportantcompetitionJointhetwohalvesofthesentencestogetheronthenextsheet.1.PausaniasA.isavolunteerforthe2008OlympicGamesinBeijing.2.LiYanB.cantakepartintheOlympicsiftheirathletesaregoodenough.3.TheathletesC.wasaGreekwhousedtowriteabouttheancientOlympicGamesinGreece.4.NowadaysanycountryD.canonlybeadmittedwhentheyreachtheagreedstandard.5.EverycountryE.wantstohosttheOlympicsbecauseitisaresponsibilityandagreathonour.1.Readthepassagecarefullyandtellthestatementstrueorfalse.1.PausaniaswantedtolearnmoreaboutmodernOlympicGames.()2.WecanseehorseridingeventintheWinterGames.()3.TheancientOlympicswereheldinGreeceanditsneighbouringcountries.()FFT4.ItisveryexpensivetohostthemodernOlympicGames.()5.OlivewreathswereprizesduringtheOlympicGamesinancienttimes.()TT2.Readthetextagainandchoosethebestanswer.(1)WhocanbeadmittedtothepresentOlympicGames?A.AlltheathletesfromallovertheworldB.AthletesfromtheGreekworldC.AthleteswhocanreachtherequiredstandardD.Athletesfromthedevelopedcountries.C•(2)WhocouldtakepartintheancientOlympicsinGreece?A.Greeknobles.B.Greekslaves.C.Greekwomen.D.Englishnobles.A(3)WhichwordcanbestdescribePausanias’feeling?A.DisappointedB.AngryC.SadD.SurprisedD•(4)WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.Pausaniaswasn’tinterestedintheOlympics.B.ItiseasytowintherighttohosttheOlympics.C.AlmosteverycountrywantstohosttheOlympics.D.ItcostslittlemoneytohosttheOlympic.C3.Readthepassagecarefullyandanswerthefollowingquestions.1)WhatamazesPausaniasabouttheOlympicGames?PausaniasisamazedthatmanycountriestakepartintheOlympicGamesandwomentooandtherearetwosetsofGames–theWinterandtheSummerOlympics.2)WhydoeshethinkAthensandBeijingshouldfeelproud?BecauseLiYanhasexplainedthatitisagreathonourtohosttheOlympicGames.3)WhydoeshethinkpeoplemaybecompetingformoneyinthemodernOlympicGames?HethinksthatsomanythingshavechangedintheOlympicGamesthathefearsthatthespiritoftheOlympicsmayhavechangedtoo.TheOlympicGamesarethebiggestsportsmeetingintheworld,whichincludetwokinds,the________andthe______Olympics.Bothofthemare____every_________.Allcountriescantakepartiftheirathletesare____________tothegames.SummerWinterheldfouryearsgoodenough1.Completethesummaryofthetext.Womenarenotonly_______tojoininbutplayingavery_________role.A____________isbuiltforthecompetitorstolivein,a________forcompetitions,alargeswimmingpool,a___________aswellasseatsforthosewhowatchthegames.It’sagreat______tohosttheOlympicGames.allowedimportantspecialvillagestadiumgymnasiumhonorTheOlivewreathhasbeen________bymedals.Butit’sstillaboutbeingabletorun_______,jump_______andthrow_______.swifterhigherfurtherreplaced2.Discusswithyourpartners“whydosomanycountrieswanttohosttheOlympicGameswhileotherdonot?”ReasonstohosttheOGgreatresponsibilityagreathonourtourismnewsportsfacilitiesnationalpridenewinvestmentReasonsnottohosttheOGmuchplanningtooexpensiveaccidents/attacksManystadiumsaccom-modationpressure+stress1.Reviewthetext.2.Pickoutthedifficultwords,expressions,sentencepatternsforyou.
