ancient olympics （古代奥运会.pptVIP

Before you read the text, look at the following pictures and guess what we will read in this text. The pictures are the Olympics in different periods. The left one is the Ancient Olympics and the right one is the Modern Olympics. Read the subtitles of this text quickly and answer the following questions. How many parts in this text? What are the main ideas of each part? There are two parts in this text. Ancient Olympic Games Modern Olympic Games Tips The subtitles in the text help you to understand the main ideas better. Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. When and where were the first recorded Olympic Games held? In 776 BC in ancient Greece. 2. When and where were the first modern Olympic Games held? In 1896 in Athens, Greece. Complete the table with the information from the text. Year What happened place 776BC The ancient Olympic Games were stopped. / 1896 Women were allowed to compete. 1908 / The first recorded ancient Olympic Games were held. 393 The first modern Olympic Games were held. 1900 Winter sports were added to the Olympic Games. Greece Athens Paris Year What happened place 1924 1948 1952 The first Paralympic Winter Games took place Singapore The first separate Winter Olympic Games were held. Sir Ludwig Guttmann organized a sports competition involving WW II disabled soldiers. Olympic-style games for athletes with a disability The Summer Youth Olympic Games took place. France England Sweden Rome 1976 2010 Read the text and decide whether the following statements are true or false. ___ 1) The ancient Greeks believed in the concept of competition; the athletes competed for honour and for material goods as well. ___ 2) Some of the rules and playing conditions in the ancient Olympics have been passed down and can be found in modern Olympic Games. F T 3) The ancient Olympics stopped immediately when Greece came under the rule of Romans. ____ F 4) Women’s