2015-2016学年高一英语讲练（人教版）：Book 2 Unit 2 Reading Tasks .docVIP

READING TASKS AN INTERVIEW Pre-reading activities Task I. Tell your group members what you know about the Olympic Games. Task II. Do you have any impressions about Beijing Olympic Games? Say something to your partners. Task III. China wants to host the Winter Olympics in 2022. Try to find some information and tell your partners how well the preparations have been made. While-reading activities Task I. Read the text and fill in the blanks in the chart below. Task II. Join the two halves of the sentences together. 1. Pausanias A. is a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. 2. Li Yan B. can take part in the Olympics if their athletes are good enough. 3. The athletes C. was a Greek who used to write about the ancient Olympic Games in Greece. 4. Nowadays any country D. can only be admitted when they reach the agreed standard. 5. Every country E. wants to host the Olympics because it is a responsibility and a great honour. Task III. Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. Pausanias wanted to learn more about modern Olympic Games. ( ) 2. We can see horse riding event in the Winter Games. ( ) 3. The ancient Olympics were held in Greece and its neighbouring countries. ( ) 4. It is very expensive to host the modern Olympic Games. ( ) 5. Olive wreaths were prizes during the Olympic Games in ancient times. ( ) Task IV. Below is the summary of the text with some words missing. Choose the words or phrases from the box and make the summary complete. sailing, 250, host, writer, skiing, prize money, olive wreaths, volunteer, men, expensive Pausanias, an Ancient Greek 1. ________ who lived 2000 years ago asked Li Yan, a(n) 2. ________ for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, about the modern Olympics. Li Yan told him about 3. ________ and ice skating in the Winter Olympics and running, swimming and 4. ________ in the Summer Olympics.