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Unit two the Olympic Games Period 1. Warming up and listening Warming up Listen to a song and guess what purpose it is used for. Have you ever heard of this song? What is it used for? * * (1). Pass the Flame. (2). 2004—the Athens Olympic Games. * More pictures about the Olympic swifter, higher , stronger Torch Emblem Motto * Mascot * Stadium * The Olympic flag * Group work for competition Where did the ancient Olympic Games start? How many countries competed in the ancient Olympic Games? Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic Games? When and where did the modern Olympic Games start? Who was china’s first gold medal winner and for what event? Olympia(Greece) One(Greece) Slaves and women(except the chariot) Xu Haifeng for shooting Athens in 1896 * 6. What are the three words that show the spirits of the Olympic Games ? 7. What do the five rings on the Olympic flag stand for? 8. What are the official mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games Swifter, higher and stronger The five continents The five mascots are officially called the Five Friendlies. They are Beibei, the fish; Jingjing, the panda; Huanhuan, the Olympic flame; Yingying, the Tibetan antelope; and Nini, the swallow. * More events for the Olympic Games football baseball Table tennis swimming Wrestling diving * Ice ball skiing skating figure skating 花样滑冰 * Listening (P48) Smoke signals on the Great Wall to warn of invasion. A message in a bottle in the ocean. A man sending a homing pigeon to its home with a message tied to its leg. * Task 1: Leading in Do you know there is an event called “Marathon”? Do you think there was such an event in ancient Olympics? The Marathon was a modern event that was first introduced * in the 1896 Olympic Games. The distance is 26 miles 385 yards or 42,195 kilometres. It’s a race in honor of Phidippides, an ancient runner. In the 5th century B.C, the Persians att