重大版英语必须5第一单元课件Reading.ppt

OPENING CLOSING Read the subtitles of this text quickly and answer the following questions. How many parts in this text? What are the main ideas of each part? There are two parts in this text. Ancient Olympic Games Modern Olympic Games The subtitles in the text help you to understand the main ideas better. Tips Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. When and where were the first recorded Olympic Games held? In 776 BC in ancient Greece. 2.When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held? In 1896 in Athens, Greece. Complete the table with the information from the text. Year What happened place 776BC Ancient Games were stopped / 1896 Women were allowed to compete 1908 / The first recorded ancient Olympic Games were held. 393 The first modern Olympic Games were held 1900 Winter sports were added to the Olympic Games Greece Athens Paris Year What happened place 1924 1948 1960 1976 First Paralympic Winter Games took place 2010 Singapore The first separate Winter Olympic Games were held. Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition involving WW II disabled soldiers. Olympic-style games for athletes with a disability First Youth Olympic Games France England Sweden Rome Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true or false. ____1) The ancient Greeks believed in the concept of competition; the athletes competed for honour and for material goods as well. ____2)Some of the rules and playing conditions in the ancient Olympics have been passed down and can be found in modern Olympic Games. F T 3) The ancient Olympics stopped immediately when Greece came under the rule of Romans. ____ F 4) Women’s sports developed greatly at the very beginning of the modern Olympics. F _____ _____5) In 1976 the first Paralympic Summer Olympic Games took place in Sweden. _____6) Only athletes between the age of 16 and 18 can take part in the Youth Olympic Games. F F