新概念2第36课.ppt

Lesson 37 The Olympic Games What are the events? Pole jump Weight lifting Swimming Diving Gymnastics Rings Boxing 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 New words Olympic adj. 奥林匹克的 hold v. 召开 government n. 政府 immense adj. 巨大的 stadium n. 露天体育场 standard n. 标准 capital n. 首都 fantastic adj. 巨大的 design v. 设计 The Olympic Games will be held in our country in four years time. As a great many people will be visiting the country,the government will be building new hotels, an immense stadium,and a new Olympic-standard swimming pool. They will also be building new roads and a special railway line. The Games will be held just outside the capital and the whole area will be called Olympic City. Workers will have completed the new roads by the end of this year. By the end of next year, they will have finished work on the new stadium. The fantastic modern buildings have been designed by Kurt Gunter. Everybody will be watching anxiously as the new buildings go up. We are all very excited and are looking forward to the Olympic Games because they have never been held before in this country. 【Key structures】　将来完成时 一般将来时:除了可以用来预言将来发生的事以外，还可以表示“意愿”，如允诺、建议、请求、提议等。 The radio hasn’t been mended yet. Never mind! I’ll mend it for you. （允诺） Will you open the door for me please?（请求） Shall