Unit2Unit2SportingeventSportingeventssThehonourablegamesThehonourablegamesReading(1)Reading(1)ShootingFencingSwimmingRidingCross-countryrunningTalkabouttheOlympics:Asweallknow,theOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsanditisagreathonorforacountrytohostthegames.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics,forexample,itshistory,ceremoniesandsportingevents?1.HowmanyOlympicgamesdidyousee?Where1.HowmanyOlympicgamesdidyousee?Whereweretheyheld?weretheyheld?2.Doyouthinktheyareexciting?2.Doyouthinktheyareexciting?3.Whoisyourfavouriteathleteandwhodoyou3.WhoisyourfavouriteathleteandwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestOlympian?thinkisthegreatestOlympian?FastReading:GothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindtheanswerstothequestionsinPartA.1.Whatisthespeechabout?2.WhereweretheancientOlympicGamesheld?3.WhorestartedthemodernOlympicGames?ThehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicGames.AtOlympiainGreece.PierredeCoubertin.ReadthepassageagainandcompletePartsC1andC2individually.1.Accordingtothespeech,thespeakerisanathlete.2.ThefirstancientOlympicGameswereheldinAD776.3.Inthepast,onlyathletesthatspokeItalianwereallowedtocompete.4.TheaimofthemodernOlympicGamesistomakecountriesandpeoplecompetesidebyside.anLOCmember776BCGreeklivepeacefully5.ThefirstmodernOlympicGameswereheldinRomein1896.6.DengYapingwonfourOlympicgoldmedalsfortennis.AthenstabletennisC2:NameNationalityWhichOlympicsOlympicachievementsOtherinformationMuhammandAli1960RomeOlympicsMichaelJordanHaileGebrselassieEthiopianXuHaifengDengYapingLiuXiangAmericanGoldmedal,boxingoriginalnameCassiusClay,wonhisfirstWorldHeavyweightBoxingChampionshipin1964;littheOlympicflameatthe1996AtlantaOlympicsAmerican1984LosAnglesOlympics;1992BarcelonaOlympicstwogoldmedals,basketballthehighestscorerfortheUSAbasketballteamatthe1984OlympicsAtlanta1996Olympics;2000SydneyOlympicstwogoldmedals,distancerunningfirstbecamefamousin1992;brokeworldrecordforthe10kmrunChinese1984LosAnglesOlympicsgoldmedalwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinaChinese1992BarcelonaOlympics;1996AtlantaOlympicsfourgoldmedals,tabletennisbecameanIOCmemberin2000Chinese2004AthensOlympicsgoldmedal,men’s110-metrehurdlesthefirstAsiantowinthisraceChoosethecorrectanswers:1.Whichofthefollowingathletesisabasketballplayer?A.MuhammadAliB.MichaelJordanC.HaileGebrselassieD.LiuXiang2.HowmanymodernOlympicsarementionedinthepassage?A.9B.6C.5D.43.Themainideaofthepassageisto________.A.introducesomefamousathletesB.talkaboutthehistoryandsignificanceoftheOlympicsC.tellthereadersthedifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGamesD.BothAandB4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.BoththeancientandmodernOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryears.B.SomeofthesportsplayedintheancientOlympics,suchasdiscus,longjump,wrestlingandrunning,arestillplayedinthemodernOlympics.C.Theancientgameswerealwaysheldatdifferentplacesliketoday’sOlympicGames.D.IntheancientOlympics,onlyGreekmenwereallowedtocompeteandtheyhadtocompetewearingnoclothes.√√√√CompletePartDandE:Answers:D:1a;2c;3e;4f;5d;6bE:1.significance2.ancient3.compete4.peacefully5.athletes6.achievement7.goldmedal8.mentionedDiscussion:1.WhatcharacteristicsdotheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympicsshare?2.WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames?3.MuhammadAliandMichaelJordanarementionedinthepassage.Whatdothesetwosportspeoplehaveincommon?4.DoyouthinkChineseathletessuchasDengYapingandLiuXiangareasgreatasMuhammadAliorMichaelJordan?1.Doyouthinkitisdifficulttogiveaspeechinfrontofanaudience?Whyorwhynot?2.Whatmakesagoodspeechandagoodspeaker?3.Whatarethethingsaspeakershouldpayattentionto?4.Isthereanyrelationshipbetweenthedifferenttopicsthespeakermentions?Discussion:ReadingStrategy:Readingaspeech1.Whatisaspeech?2.Whatshouldagoodspeakdo?Agoodspeakershouldkeepthea_______interestedallthetime.Toachievethis,thespeakermaytellani________story,useq________orpresents_______.Askingquestionscanalsoverye______.nterestingudienceuotationstatisticsffective1.Keepthetextinmind2.Gothrough“WordStudy”Homework
