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Unit 5 Text A Before Reading Reading After Reading Vocabulary Practice Enjoy English Before Reading The Olympic Games are an international event of summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes compete in a wide variety of events. In the late 19th century, Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. As time passed, the Games have grown in scale to the point that nearly every nation is represented. The Games also constitute a major opportunity for the host city and country to promote and showcase themselves to the world. Watch the movie and discuss the questions. 1. How do you know about the old Olympic Games? 2. In modern Olympic Games, which sport do you like best and why? 1. Not all people like to work but everyone likes to play. Men and women, boys and girls all over the world enjoy sports. Since the days of long ago, adults and children have called their friends together to spend hours playing games. 2. Sports help people to keep healthy and feel good. When they are playing games, people move a lot. This is good for their health. Having fun with their friends makes them happy. Chinese Reading Sports Around the World 3. What are you favorite sports? Is the climate hot where you live? Then swimming is probably one of your sports. Boys and girls in China love to swim. There are wonderful beaches along the seashore and there are rivers and lakes across the country. The weather is also good for swimming. 4. Or do you live in a cold climate? Then you would like to ski. There are many skiers in Austria where there are big mountains and cold winters. Chinese Reading 5. Surfing is an important sport in Hawaii. The Pacific Ocean sends huge waves up on the beaches. These waves are just right for surfing. But you need to live near an ocean to ride the waves and enjoy surfing. 6. People in Switzerland love to climb mountains. Mountain