高中英语 Unit 2 Sporting events Reading讲义 牛津译林版必修.pptVIP

True (T) or false (F). 1. Mr Johnson introduced the reason why the ancient Olympics were not held in detail. ( ) 2. The long jump, wrestling and running were included in the ancient Olympics. ( ) 3. Single women in ancient times were allowed to take part in the competition held at a festival. ( ) 4. Muhammad Ali won the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1960. ( ) 5. The Chinese women’s gymnastics team didn’t win the gold medal until 2008. ( ) * Reading The Olympic Games Ancient Olympic Games at Olympia in Greece Warming up The father of modern Olympic Games Pierre de Coubertin Lead-in: A free talk about the Olympics: As we all know, the Olympic Games are held every four years and it is a great honor for a country to host the Games. How much do you know about the Olympics, for example, its history, ceremonies and sporting events? Lead-in: The Games of the 29th Olympiad in 2008 were awarded to the city of Beijing. With the motto “New Beijing, Great Olympics”, Beijing host a “Green Olympics”, a “Hi-tech Olympics” and the ”People’s Olympics”. It was a great success. Lead-in: Beijing Olympics opening ceremony Lead-in: Let’s enjoy the pictures of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. Lead-in: Lead-in: How many champions do you know in Rio Olympic games? Lead-in: 1. What is the speech about? The history and significance of the Olympic Games. Fast reading Scan the passage quickly and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A. 2. What was Pierre de Coubertin’s hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life? He hoped that the Olympic Games would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace. 3. What does the speaker wish for at the end of the speech? He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory. According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete. 2. The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD776. an IOC member 776BC Read the passage again and