1、The Olympic GamesReadingGo through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find the answers to the questions in Part A.1.What is the speech about?2.Where were the ancient Olympic Games held?3.Who restarted the modern Olympic Games?The history and significance of the Olympic Games.At Olympia in

2、 Greece.Pierre de Coubertin.Read the passage again and complete Parts C1and C2 individually.1.According to the speech, the speaker is an athlete.2.The first ancient Olympic Games were held in AD 776.3.In the past, only athletes that spoke Italian were allowed to compete.4.The aim of the modern Olymp

3、ic Games is to make countries and people compete side by side.an LOC member776BCGreeklive peacefully5.The first modern Olympic Games were held in Rome in 1896.6.Deng Yaping won four Olympic gold medals for tennis.Athenstable tennisRead the passage again and complete Parts C1and C2 individually.Readi

4、ng strategy: reading a speechA good speech should keep the audienceinterested in all the time.Tell: an interesting story Use: quotations or present statisticsAsking questions can also very effective.Discuss the following questions(Part E on page 25):1.Do you think the Olympic Games help countries an

5、d people live peacefully side by side?2.Who do you think are the greatest Olympic athletesand why?3.What kind of example do you think athletes like Liu Xiang and Muhammad Ali have set for young people around the world?Further discussion: Hosting the Olympic Games is great honor for a country, but at

6、 the same time it costs a lot of money. Do you think hosting the Olympics will be a good opportunity to develop the host countrys economy and tourism, or will it be a heavy burden on the economy?1)delighted adj.愉快的；高興的；欣喜的愉快的；高興的；欣喜的He feels delighted when I tell him the message.2. I am delighted to

7、 inform you of the coming vocation.2)significance n.意義；意味；重要性意義；意味；重要性Im glad to see you have realized the significance of sports.You should pay attention to the significance of ones childhood experience. significant adj.有意義的；重要的有意義的；重要的3)briefly adv.短暫地短暫地; ;簡短地簡短地; ;扼要地扼要地 (brief adj.簡短的簡短的)Everyb

8、ody should first briefly introduce his idea about thetopic.Language points4)compete(v.) to try to win something by contesting someone elsecompete with sb.與人競爭與人競爭1.Every athlete has to compete with others in each time.2.I am not so confident to complete with the petition n.競爭；比賽競爭；比賽competitor n. 競爭

9、者；選手競爭者；選手Language pointsUnmarried women were allowed to take part in their own competition at a separate festival in honor of the wife of the Greek God Zeus.5)allow: 1.to let someone do something without trying to prevent it from happening Mr Wang did not _his daughter to go camping with the outdoo

10、r activity club. 2.to let something happen or occur Smoking is not _ here.allowallowedLanguage points6)honour n.the great respect and admiration which people have for a person or a countryin honor of honorable adj.1.That was a great _ for his parents , as well a himself.2.We are going to have a spec

11、ial party _ his recent promotion.3.They had a parade _ the heroes who librated the city sixty years ago.honorin honor ofin honor ofLanguage points4.Teaching is an _ career.5.The Olympic Games are considered as _ games.honorablehonorableLanguage points6)honour n.7)no matter what=whatever no matte how

12、/whether/whenNo matter what difficulty she meets with, she will never give up.No matter how I tried to persuade him, he just didnt take my words seriously.1. No matter whether it is rainy or sunny, the football match will be played as planned.Language points8)separate adj.單獨的；分開的；不同的單獨的；分開的；不同的 v. 分

13、開；隔離分開；隔離 separatefrom使使和和分離分離1.The twins were bought up in _ families2.The English Channel _the UK and the France.3.The child was _ from his mother during the war.Language pointsseparateseparatesseparated9)side by side 肩并肩肩并肩=should by shouldA true friend is someone who works with you side by side

14、whenever you are in trouble.10)light v.點燃，照亮點燃，照亮The previous champion returned gladly to light the Olympic Flame.light a fire/make a fire 點火，生火點火，生火set fire to sth./set sth. on fire 放火，縱火放火，縱火Language points11)be recognized as1. The Great Wall is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

15、2. The invention of computer was recognized as a milestone in the history of man.3. New York City is recognized as a city of great international influence.Language pointsrecognize v.1. to know or to realizeI did not recognize her when she entered as she had her hair dyed.2. to admitThey suddenly rec

16、ognized that this was a good chance for them.3. to approveThe board finally recognized him as the new CEO.Language points12)record n. 記錄，記載，唱片記錄，記載，唱片 v. 記錄記錄He _ a lot of language points and grammar in his _ book.keep a record保持記錄保持記錄break the record打破紀錄打破紀錄make a record創造一個記錄創造一個記錄 recorder n. 錄音機

17、錄音機recordedrecordLanguage points13)contribution n.貢獻貢獻 make contributions to doing 為為 做貢獻做貢獻He has made contributions to the film industry all though his life.contribute vt.捐獻，捐助；投稿捐獻，捐助；投稿 contribute to起一份作用，有助于，促成起一份作用，有助于，促成Language points14)absence n. 缺席，缺乏缺席，缺乏-presence n.出席，出席，到場到場He tried to find an excuse for his absence fromthe meeting.absent adj. 不在場，缺乏的不在場，缺乏的absent-minded adj. 心不在焉的心不在焉的Language points15)attempt n. 企圖企圖 an effort or a try v.嘗試；試圖嘗試；試圖He _ to achieve high grades by making extra efforts.2. I hope I can pass the driving test at his first