仁爱八年级英语第一章第三节第3课时.ppt

* THINK ABOUT IT! What’s your favorite Olympic sport? Do you think the Olympics are important? Why or why not? Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV? Who is your favourite Olympic star? Do you know the motto of the Olympics? The early Olympic Games (from 776 BC until 393 AD) were celebrated as a religious (宗教的) festival honoring the Greek God Zeus. The games were held in ancient Greece. Ancient Olympic The first modern Olympic Games took place in 1896 with athletes competing in nine sports events: cycling, fencing, gymnastics, lawn tennis, shooting, swimming, track and field, weightlifting, and wrestling. (1) What is this?(2) What do they mean? The Olympic rings. Five different color rings mean the friendship of the five continents. 2004 Athens 2000 Sydney 2008 Beijing 2012 London fish panda Tibetan antelope swallow torch Our country took part in the Olympics for the first time in 1952. Our Olympic Memories 许海峰在第23届奥运会上，获男子手枪60发慢射冠军，成为本届奥运会首枚金牌得主，同时也是中国奥运会历史上的首位冠军得主，打破了中国奥运史上金牌“零”的纪录。 China won 28 and 32 gold medals in the 2000 Sydney Olympics and 2004 Athens Olympics. 雅典奥运会男子110米栏决赛上，刘翔以12秒91，平了由英国选手科林·杰克逊创造的世界纪录，夺得了金牌，成为中国田径项目上的第一个男子奥运冠军，创造了中国人在男子110米栏项目上的神话！ How many gold medals did China win in the 2008 Beijing Olympics? 51. *