九年级英语上unit1 lesson1_ higher,faster,stronger课件鲁教版.pptVIP

We call the first Olympic Games the “ancient” Olympics, “Ancient” means very, very old. The ancient Olympic Games began in 776 BC. Ancient :very ,very old. When were the first Olympics? The ancient Olympics: The first Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 B.C. It lasted for only one day and there was only one contest. It was a short distance race=sprint. . We call today’s Olympic Games the “modern” Olympics. What does “modern” mean? Modern , now and today mean the same thing. The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896. Modern: now , today. When did the modern Olympi