基础英语(第三册)PPTunit 7.pptVIP

Unit 7 History and Geography 历史与地理 Warm-up A. Tick (√) the words that you think are related to the Olympic Games. □ higher □ faster □ stronger □ Beijing □ Zeus □ Greek □ swimming □ diving □ golf □ shooting □ gold medals □ silver medals □ copper medals B. Answer the following questions. How much do you know about the Olympic Games? Do you know where the first Olympic Games was held? Do you know how the first Olympic Games was held? Which competition do you like best at the Olympic Games? Would you like to describe the flags of the Olympic Games?  Passage :  History of the Olympic Games The first Olympic Games was held at a place called Olympia in Greece over 3000 years ago. It was a religious celebration in honor of the God, Zeus. Only young men of good character took part in the Olympic Games. As a matter of fact, women could not even watch the Olympic Games. The first recorded Olympic Games was held in 766 BC. Although there was only one event—a running race, other events were added after the 13th Olympic Games: wrestling, boxing, horseriding, and many kinds of running races. The early Olympic Games was held every four years. Olympic winners received a lot of gifts. People regarded them as heroes. The ancient Olympic Games was held in Greece for over 1000 years. But when the Romans overcame Greece, the Games were forbidden. Battles between slaves and animals became a more popular competition. Fifteen hundred years were to pass before the Olympics would be born again. The modern Olympic Games was initialized by a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. During his travels around the world, he noticed that many people from many different countries liked sports. So in 1894 he arranged a meeting of people from nine countries to discuss