新概念第二册--The Olympic Games.pptVIP

大学课件 What are the events? pole [p??l] jump weight lifting swimming diving[?da?v??] Gymnastics[d??m?n?st?ks] rings boxing Discus 铁饼 Pole jump 撑杆跳高 Weight lifting 举重 Hurdles 跨栏赛跑 Swimming 游泳 Diving 跳水 Track cycling 场地自行车赛 Background about the Olympic Games The ancient Olympic Games took place in Olympia in Greece every four years between 776 BC and 393 AD. Then there was a gap(间断）of more than 2000 years before the Games began again in 1896. In that year the first modern Olympic Games was held in Athens , the capital of Greece. About 280 athletes from 13 countries took part in the Games. China didn’t take part in the Olympic Games until 1932 and they didn’t do very well in the games . Only in 1984 did Xu Haifeng get the first gold medal for shooting in China. Beijing will hold the 29th Olympics Please retell . The ancient Olympic Games as well as the modern ones were held _______________. But in ancient Greece ____________ could join the games and they had their matches in their own _______. No other countries could join them . Now the Olympics are held in ________________ each time. The best athletes don’t get ____________ as the prize any longer , but the _______ . All the athletes are trying to be________________________ . ★Olympic adj. 奥林匹克的  the Olympic games 奥林匹克运动会（简称the Games，一般大型运动会用games)  ★hold (held，held) v. 召开 ① vt. 拿着，抓住，抱住 Please hold the bady while I take off my coat. ② 容纳，装得下，包含 The stadium can hold 20,000 people. ③ 举行，进行（会议、会谈等）；庆祝（节日）；纪念 have a meeting = hold a meeting 召开会议 ★immense adj. 巨大的 immense adj. 极大的, 无边的, 一望无际的 immense ocean big adj.（一般的）大的 big man 大人物 large adj. 数量的大, 尺寸的大 large man 大块头 great adj. 伟大的, 重要的 great man 伟人 huge adj.(体积的)巨大的, 庞大，极大的, 无限的 fantastic adj. 巨大的(建筑等，表惊叹)，好极的, 宏伟的 ★standard n. 标准 ★design v