【创新设计】重庆专用）高中英语 Unit 2 The Olympic Games课件 新人教版必修2.pptVIP

Greece, where the ceremony began 2,700 years ago. This simple ceremony, and the lighting of the torch①， is the spark that renews the Olympic flame wherever the Games are played. The Games symbolized the early Greeks ideal of mans unity, their vision of peace, and of human perfection. The Olympic motto is universally accepted as “Swifter, Higher, Stronger.” In ancient times, winners were_crowned_with③ wreaths of the sacred olive. Their names were proclaimed④throughout the Greek city-states. Things have not changed much in this regard. Today, first place winners are awarded gold medals, second place winners, silver, and third place get the bronze. And, as in ancient times, Olympic stars become internationally famous. Let us hope that this living experience of peace and friendship between all the peoples of the world that began in Olympia, in ancient Greece, will continue for many centuries to come. Notes： ①torch [t??t?] n．火炬；手电筒 ②hostility [h?stIlItI] n．敌意；战争行为 ③were crowned with给……加冕 ④proclaim [pr?kleIm] vt.颂扬；赞扬 Read the passage carefully and judge the following sentences true(T) or false(F)． 1．The Olympic Games will take place every four years. (　　) 2．The Olympic spirit kept alive by lighting the Olympic flame. (　　) 3．Winners are usually crowned with flowers in the old days. (　　) 4．There is the Olympic motto that must be sung when one wins. (　　) Unit 2　The Olympic Games T T F F