Unit2《Sportingevents》ReadingReadingTalkabouttheOlympics:Asweallknow,theOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryearsanditisagreathonorforacountrytohostthegames.HowmuchdoyouknowabouttheOlympics,forexample,itshistory,ceremoniesandsportingevents?1.HowmanyOlypmicgamesdidyousee?Whereweretheyheld?2.Doyouthinktheyareexciting?3.WhoisyourfavouriteathleteandwhodoyouthinkisthegreatestOlympian?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.RometennisAthenstabletennisC2:NameNationalityWhichOlympicOlympicachievementsOtherinformationMuhammandAli1960RomeOlympicsMichaelJordanHaileGebrselassieEthiopianXuHaifengDengYapingLiuXiangAmericanGoldmedal,boxingoriginalnameCassiusClay,wonhisfirstWorldHeavyweightBoxingChampionshipin1964;littheOlympicflameatthe1996AtlantaOlympicsAmerican1984LosAnglesOlympics;1992BarcelonaOlympicstwogoldmedals,basketballthehighestscorerfortheUSAbasketballteamatthe1984Olympics1996AtlantaOlympics;2000SydneyOlympicstwogoldmedals,distancerunningfirstbecamefamousin1992;brokeworldrecordforthe10kmrunChinese1984LosAnglesOlympicsgoldmedalwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalforChinaChinese1992BarcelonaOlympics;1996AtlantaOlympicsfourgoldmedals,tabletennisbecameanIOCmemberin2000Chinese2004AthensOlympicsgoldmedal,men’s110-metrehurdlesthefirstAsiantowinthisraceQuestions:1.WhatcharacteristicsdotheancientOlympicsandthemodernOlympicsshare?2.WhatarethedifferencesbetweentheancientandthemodernOlympicGames?3.MuhammadAliandMichaelJordanarementionedinthepassage.Whatdothesetwosportspeoplehaveincommon?4.DoyouthinkChineseathletessuchasDengYapingandLiuXiangareasgreatasMuhammadAliorMichaelJordan?CompletePartDandE:Answers:D:1a;2c;3e;4f;5d;6bE:1.significance2.ancient3.compete4.peacefully5.athletes6.achievement7.goldmedal8.mentionedReadingstrategy:readingaspeechAgoodspeechshouldkeeptheaudienceinterestedinallthetime.Tell:aninterestingstoryUse:quotationsorpresentstatisticsAskingquestionscanalsoveryeffective.Discussthefollowingquestions(PartEonpage25):1.DoyouthinktheOlympicGameshelpcountriesandpeoplelivepeacefullysidebyside?2.WhodoyouthinkarethegreatestOlympicathletesandwhy?3.WhatkindofexampledoyouthinkathleteslikeLiuXiangandMuhammadAlihavesetforyoungpeoplearoundtheworld?Furtherdiscussion:HostingtheOlympicGamesisgreathonourforacountry,butatthesametimeitcostsalotofmoney.DoyouthinkhostingtheOlympicswillbeagoodopportunitytodevelopthehostcountry’seconomyandtourism,orwillitbeaheavyburdenontheeconomy?Languagepoints:delighted;significance;briefly;compete;allow;honour;inhonourof;nomatterwhat;separate;sidebyside;recognize;record;contribution;makecontributionsto;absence;attempt;limit1)delightedadj.愉快的；高兴的；欣喜的1.HefeelsdelightedwhenItellhimthemessage.2.Iamdelightedtoinformyouofthecomingvocation....
