新课标高一英语必修二课件Unit2 The Olympic Games warming up.ppt

Can you speak out the English names of the following sports as quickly as possible? They ’re ________ of the Olympic Games . Ball games: volleyball, baseball, football, tennis, table tennis, badminton, hockey… Track and field: Gymnastics: Others: running, long jump, high jump… shooting, swimming, diving , weightlifting, wrestling… Do you recognize them? What can we do to prepare for the Olympic Games/the Asian Games as a citizen of China?  What does the passage tell us? An Interview Interviewer: Interviewee: Can you guess what they mainly talk about? History about the Olympic Games The differences between the ancient and the modern Olympic Games 2008 Olympic Games Differences between ancient and modern Olympics Both are held every ____________________. Both are held not for money but for _________. ________are allowed to take part in both in ancient and modern Olympics. The mottos are the same. They are: _________________________________. Some events are the same, such as________________________________________. Before the interview, what was Pausanias’ attitudes towards the modern Olympic Games? When he learned that there were so many changes about the Summer Olympics, what did he feel at that time? When he learned that “swifter, higher and stronger” was still present in the modern Olympic Games, what about his feeling? 1.What amazes Pausanias about the Olympic Games? Pausanias is amazed that many countries take part in the Olympic Games and women too and there are two sets of Games – the Winter and the Summer Olympics. 2.Why does he think Athens and Beijing should feel proud? Because Li Yan has explained that it is a great honour to host the Olympic Games. 3. Why does he think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games? He think that so many things have changed in the Olympic Games that he fears that the spirit of the Olympics may have changed too. 4.What makes Pausanias happy about the m