1、湖南永州四中湖南永州四中 劉雨琪劉雨琪Lead-in:29th Olympic theme song YOU AND ME 劉歡劉歡莎拉莎拉布萊曼布萊曼 Unit 2 Sporting Events ReadingLead-inReading strategyDetailed-readingFast-readingDiscussionLead-in:Lets enjoy the pictures of Beijing Olympics opening ceremony Lead-in:Lead-in:Table TennisBoxingBadmintonArcheryTennisFencing

2、WeightliftingDivingGymnasticsWrestlingShootingJudoWhat are Chinese traditional strong events?EuropeAfricaAmericaAsiaOceaniapeaceWhat does the Olympic Flag mean?What is the Olympic motto?A.Faster, Higher, StrongerB.Faster, Further, StrongerC.Faster, Higher, FurtherWhat is the slogan of the Beijing Ol

3、ympic Games?A.New Beijing, New OlympicsB.One World, One dreamC.New Beijing, Green OlympicsIOCThe former presidentSamaranchThe present president RoggeInternational Olympic Committee Definition of a speech Ways to make a good speecha formal talk that a persongives to an audience 1. tell an interesting

4、 story 2. use quotations 3. present statistics 4. ask questions Reading Strategy The writer actually wants to _by asking the question “Do you know when the ancient games began?”A. get the right answerB. get the audience interested in his topicC. give you a chance to speakD. show what he knows about

5、the games1. What is the speech about? The history and significance of the Olympic Games.Scan the passage quickly and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A. Fast reading 2. What was Pierre de Coubertins hope when he brought the Olympic Games back to life? He hoped that the Olympic Games

6、would make it possible for people of all countries to live side by side in peace.3. What does speaker wish for at the end of the speech? He wishes the Olympic Movement a successful future to match its past glory. Get the main idea of each part Reading for structures Part 1:Part 2:Part 3:Part 4:(Para

7、.1)the _ of the speech(Para. 2-4) the _ & _ of the Olympic Games(Para. 5-8)some famous sports _ and their great _(Para. 9-10)the _ of the speechtopichistorysignficancestarscontributionsconclusion2. Which of the following shows the right structure of the passage?ABCD1234123412341234 Get detailed

8、information (para2-4) Detailed reading HistoryThe _ gamesThe _gamesin _BCat Olympia in _only Greek _ and _ womenin _in _athletes from around the _ancientcontemporary776Greecemensingle1896Athensworld Part III (para .5-8) Detailed reading SixMuhammad AliMichael JordanZhang NingXu HaifengDeng YapingLiu

9、 XiangNameNationalityAchievements:Muhammad Ali American 1. won the gold medal for America in the _ _ Olympics2. went on to win the 1st World _ _ Championship in 19643. returned to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony in Atlanta in _1960 RomeHeavyweight Boxing1996NameNationalityAchievement

10、s:Michael JordanAmerican1. was the highest scorer for . at the _ Los Angeles Olympics2. won the 2nd Olympic gold medal at the _ Barcelona Olympics19841992won _ gold medals at the 1992 & 1996 Olympics became an _ in 2000won the first gold medal at the _ Los Angeles Olympicsthe _ Asian to win the

11、gold medal in mens 110-meter hurdles at the _ Athens Olympicshung on to win the gold medal in the _4IOC member19841st2004final matchCircle the incorrect part of each sentence below and write the correct word(s) in the blanks .1. According to the speech , the speaker is an athlete .2. The first ancie

12、nt Olympic Games were held in AD 776 .3. Everyone was allowed to take part in the ancient Olympics .4. The contemporary Olympic Games were first held in Rome in 1896 .5. At the 2008 Beijing Olympics , the Chinese womens badminton team won the gold medal for the first time in history .6. Zhang Ning w

13、as in her late thirties when she competed in the 2008 Olympic Games .776BCan IOC member Only men were Athens gymnasticsearlyRead the speech and choose the best answers according to the text. 1). What is the main idea of the passage? A. To talk about players in Olympics. B. To talk about the history

14、and significance of the Olympics C. To say something about ancient Olympics D. To say something about the modern Olympics.2).The ancient Olympic Games were held at _ in 776BC. A. Olympia B Zeus C.New York D. Paris3). How many superstar are mentioned in the passage? A. 3 B. 4 C. 6 D. 54). Which of th

15、e following statement is TRUE according to the text? A. China first took part in the Olympics in 1950. B. Michael Jordan won two gold medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympec Games . C. Deng Yaping is one of the greatest table tennis players in the world. D. Muhammed Ali returned to the Olympics as a

16、competitor in 1996. 5). From the passage, we can infer that_ . A. The author is a player. B. The author took part in last Olympic Games as a judge C. The author wants to realize this dream D. The author wishes next Olympic Games to be successful. Discussion What fine qualities do you think these ath

17、letes have in common?1. They work very hard to achieve their aims.2. They have passion/love for both sports and their countries.3. They are not satisfied with the present and they struggle for better. Which of the following proverbs(諺語）諺語） best suits the athletes mentioned in this passage?A. Life is made up of little things.B. Its never too old to le