高二英语Unit2TheOlympicGamesWarmingup.ppt

 emblem the Olympic motto Swifter Higher Stronger It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher, and throw further. What’s the importance of the Olympic Games? popular fair peace challenge(挑战) What does the Olympic motto mean to a middle school student? Key words: learn from, follow the rules study hard, get on well with have sports, build our bodies * The Olympic Games Flag of the games time place athletes kinds of games The Olympic Games Words for Olympics Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics Beijing 2008 Athens 2004 Homework Table tennis 110-meter hurdle basketball Skating Diving swimming volleyball fencing gymnastics Sailing/surfing Skiing medals Athlete competitor stadium What does the Olympic flag mean? Background color: white Shapes: 5 rings joined together Symbolic(象征) of peace throughout the games the friendship of the 5 continents Europe Asia Oceania America Africa back The old Olympic Games: ?Around the year 776 BC, … ?Women … ?Some of the games were… ?After about the year 393 AD, … ?For centuries,... the old Olympic Games, began in Greece not allowed to take part in the games running, jumping and wrestling the Olympic Games stopped no Olympic games The old Olympic games Time: Place: Athletes: Sports games: 776BC—393AD In Athens of Greece Only men, no women Many sports were the same as they are now The modern Olympic Games Time: Place: Athletes: Sports games: 1896 Many places in the world Anybody of every country Several hundred kinds --until now The modern Olympic Games Greece; only 311; from 13 countries Los Angles; new China; took part in _______;China; __ gold medals ________; hold the 29th… ? In 1896,... ? In 1984,... ? In 2000,... ? In 2008,... ? In 2004,... ______;China;__ gold medals Sydney 28 Athens 32 Beijing Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. In 200