Unit 2 Section Two Reading 1 课件.ppt

* * * * * Scanning Reading Comprehension III What are the differences / similarities between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games? The Ancient Olympic Games The Modern Olympic Games Differ-ences Simi-larities only Greek men were allowed to compete wearing no clothes always held at the same places; athletes from all over the world can take part, no matter what language they speak or what sex they are both were / are held every 4 years some of the sports played are still played now More detailed information of the text original name: Cassius Clay; came to public attention in 1960; in 1964 won first Championship; returned to the 1996 Olympics Games to light the Olympic flame Muhammad Ali (穆罕默德·阿里) Superstar in NBA; was the highest scorer at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, won his second gold medal Michael Jordan the greatest distance runner; ? became famous in 1992; ? in 1995 broke the world record; ? at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics won gold medals Haile Gebrselassie (海尔·格布雷西拉西耶 ) won four Olympic gold medals in 1992 and 1996, became an IOC member in 2000 won the first gold medal for China in 2004, Liu Xiang won in the men’s 110-meter hurdles Name Nationality Which Olympics Olympic Achieve-ments Other information Muha-mmad Ali American 1960 Rome Olympics 1964 gold medal, boxing original name Cassius Clay; won his first World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1964; lit the Olympic flame at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics Name Nationality Which Olympics Olympic Achieve-ments Other information Michael Jordan Haile Gebrselassie American Ethiopian 1984 Los Angeles Olympics; 1992 Barcelona Olympics 1996 Atlanta Olympics; 2000 Sydney Olympics two gold medals, basket-ball two gold medals, distance running the highest scorer for the USA basketball team at the 1984 Olympics first became famous in 1992; broke world record for the 10 km run Name Nation-ality Which Olympics Olympic achievements Other information Deng Y