Unit 2
The Olympic Games
As we know, Zhu Wenjing broke the
school record in the sports meeting last
week. Make an interview with Zhu
Wenjing about her feelings, her daily
physical training, school life, etc. You
should carefully prepare for the
questions before the interview, and Jing
should be ready and honest to answer the
questions.
Basic information:
united
团结
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Oceania
equity
平等
open
坦城
friendship
友谊
The five interlocking rings stand for
friendship of five continents.
Stadium
Green
Olympics
Mascot(吉祥物)
Torch
Emblem
(火炬)
(会flag
The
Olympic
Motto
(口号)
(体育馆)
徽)
Reading
Task 1: Skimming
What are they mainly talking
about?
The similarities and differences
about the ancient Olympics and
modern Olympics.
Discussion
Work in pairs.
What do you prepare for the 2008
Olympic Games if you are a teacher /
university students/ worker in Beijing /
driver / Tianliang / Guo Jingjing / Liu
Xiang / a coach (教练) / Zhang Yimou /
the mayor of Beijing ……
Summary and homework
1. Review the reading text and finish
Ex. 1 & 2 (P11)
2. Prepare for next period.
New Beijing Great Olympics
Green Olympics
Cultural Olympics
Scientific & technical
Olympics
Lili
Pausanias
magical journey
interviewer
interviewee
Scanning

Go through the passage as quickly as you
can, and try to find out what the interview
is about?
Similarities
Differences
The Ancient Olympics
The Modern Olympics
Reading for information
Read the text following the recording, and try to
find out the similarities and differences between
modern Olympics and ancient Olympics
interview Pausania finds the
Through the_________,
ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics
shared some similarities. He is pleased when he is
told that it is still a great honour for a country to
___________________and
for athletes to_______
host the Olympics
win
________________
Olympic medals in the Games. More
important, the motto remains the same. That is
swifter
higher
stronger
_________,
__________,and___________
Ancient Olympics
Events
_________
much less than
modern OG
men from_____,
Greece
Competitors _______are
not
women
allowed to join in.
Facilities
（设施)
Modern Olympics
over_____events
250
_______sets
of
two
Games
men and_______
women
from all________
over the
_____,
world who reach
____________
the standard
rather poor
more advanced
olive wreath
__________
medals
_____________
Prizes
Further Understanding
1.What amaze Pausanias about the modern
Summer Olympic Games?
He is amazed that women are allowed to take part
2 .Why does Pausanias think Athens, Greece and
in the modern Olympic Games and that athletes
Beijing,
China
shouldcan
feelcompete
proud? in the
from
so many
countries
Games.
3.Why
does
thinkOlympics
people
may
bea
He
is glad
toPausanias
find
the modern
isand
not
Because
the
Olympic
Games
have
been
competition
for
money,
but
for
spirit
running
competing
for
money
inBeijing,
thethe
modern
Olympic
will
be held in
Athens
and
whichofis
faster,
jumping
higher
and throwing
Games?
regarded
as a great
honour
for thesefurther.
two cities
Because he finds that the Olympic Games have
4.
What
makes
Pausanias
happy
about
the
changed a lot and even the olive wreath has been
modern
replaced
by Olympics?
medals, so the changes make him think
the athletes compete for money, rather than the spirit
of the Olympics
Tips for Interview
Before an
Prepare the questions
interview:
Steps for an interview:
Introduce yourself
Talk about your purpose of the interview
Ask questions
Thank the interviewee
How to start an interview:
My name is…
I am a journalist/reporter from…
I am glad/ delighted to talk with you.
It’s my honour to talk with you.
Could I ask you some questions?
How to end an interview:
Thank you for your time/ patience/ cooperation.
I am grateful for your attention.
Role Play
Group A:
Suppose student A is invited to take a
magical journey to ancient Greek to
interview Pausanias (student B) about
Ancient Olympics. A should prepare some
questions about ancient Olympics to ask B,
and B should try his best to answer A’s
questions.
Group B:
Suppose student A is a news reporter
who lives in 3000 A.D. He/She is very
interested in modern Olympics and
decides to take a magical trip to the
modern world in order to know more about
it. Student B was interviewed by A about
the modern Olympics and B should try
his/her best to answer A’s questions.
Basic information:
united
团结
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Oceania
equity
平等
open
坦城
friendship
友谊
The five interlocking rings stand for
friendship of five continents.
What events(比赛项目) are there for the Summer
Olympics?
football
baseball
swimming
Table tennis
diving
Wrestling
What events are there for the
Winter Olympics?
skating
skiing
figure skating
花样滑冰
Ice ball
discussion
Hosting the Olympic Games is a great
honour and a great responsibility. Being
the host of the Olympic Games will have
good and bad effects on the host city.
Good effects
Bad effects
Showing the level of
science and
technology
Disturbing people’s
daily life and the
people of the word
Attracting investment
More pollution
Improving the
friendship between
the Chinese
Wasting some
money in building
some buildings
 Both are held every four years.
 Both are held not for money but for honor.
 Men are allowed to take part in both in ancient
and modern Olympics.
 The mottos are the same. They are: swifter,
higher, and stronger.
 Some events are the same, such as running,
jumping, shooting and throwing.
…
Warming Up
Ⅰ. Answer the following questions:
1. When and where was the 28th Olympic
Games held?
Athens , 2004.
2. How many gold medals did China
win in Athens Olympic? 32
奖牌榜
国家·地区
美国
35
39
29
中国
32
17
14
俄罗斯
27
27
38
3. How many gold medals do you expect China
will win in Beijing Olympic Games?
Next
北
京
时
间
:
8
3
0
6
:
0
0
Pre-reading
1. How many events are there for Summer and
winter Olympics? Can you list some of them?
1992-250 events;
2000-300 events
2. Why do so many countries want to host the
Olympic Games?
1) It is a great honor ;
2) It can make the country better known;
3) It can make the country develop rapidly in
sports, culture, economy and so on.
Next
退出
Are you
familiar with
these
pictures?
Same
Events in the
Winter
Olympics
Events in the
Summer
Olympics
Where are the
Summer
Olympics held?
Different
Ancient
Modern
Only held
in Modern
Olympics
nothing
running,
pancratium, many more
pentathlon, chariot race events
wrestling
nothing
Athens
different
cities
Same
Who can take
part in the
Olympics?
Who can not
take part in
the Olympics?
Prizes
Beliefs
Men and
boys
nothing
nothing
Olympic
motto
Different
Ancient
Modern
women,
disables and
mentally
impaired
women, all
those who
people
can not reach
outside
the standard
Greece
medals of
olive
gold, silver,
wreaths
bronze
for the
for the honour
honour of of the people
the Gods and the country
Discuss:
What will you do for
the 2008
Olympics?
Summary
1. similarities and differences
between the ancient and
modern Olympic Games
2. some useful words and
phrases
take part in, as well as, honest, one
after another, promise, compete
Read the text again and answer the following questions

What upsets Pausanias about the modern Winter Olympic Games?
Pausanias is upset because he finds that so many things in the ancient Olympic
Games have been changed in the modern Games.

What amazes Pausanias about the modern Summer Olympic Games?
Pausanias is amazed that so many countries take part in the modern Olympic Games
and that women can also compete. This was against the rules of the ancient Olympic
games.

Why does Pausanias think Athens, Greece and Beijing, China should feel proud?
Pausanias think Athens, Greece and Beijing, China should feel proud as they can
host the Olympic Games which is a great honour.

Why does Pausanias think people may be competing for money in the modern
Olympic Games?
Pausanias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games
because he feels so much has changed since his original ancient Olympic Games.

What makes Pausanias happy about the modern Olympic Games?
Pausanias is happy that the ideals of running faster, jumping higher and throwing
fruther are still present in the modern Olympic Games.
Basic information:
united
团结
Europe
Asia
Africa
America
Oceania
equity
平等
open
坦城
friendship
友谊
The five interlocking rings stand for
friendship of five continents.
the Olympic motto
Swifter
Stronger
Higher
2008 Beijing Olympic Mascots
Welcome to Beijing
北
欢
京
迎
你
The Olympic Games
The Olympic flag
The Olympic flame
How many events are there for the Summer
and Winter Olympics?
Can you list some of them?
Interview :
Answer the questions





1. Are you interested in sports ?
Which is your favourite sport ?
How often do you have sports ?
2. Do you take part in the school sports
meeting ?
3. Which is the most important sports meeting
in the world ?
New Beijing Great Olympics
Green Olympics
People’s Olympics
High-Tech Olympics
The Ancient and the Modern Olympic Games
Ancient
How often
Competitors
Prize
Place to
hold
Spirit (精神)
Modern
every four years
every four years
only men
men and women
olive wreath
medals
only in Greece
an Olympic host
city
Higher, swifter ,
stronger
Higher , swifter ,
stronger
Discussion
As a Chinese student, what should
you do for the 2008 Olympic Games
in Beijing?
study hard to learn more knowledge
learn English well to communicate
with the foreigners
do the propaganda（宣传） work
We should
collect money for the Olympic Games
do the service work
promote physical culture
and build up our health
Debate
Hosting the Olympic games is a great honour ( 荣
耀)and a great responsibility ( 责任). Since china has
won the bidding of hosting the 2008 Olympics, what
will the Olympics bring to China, good effects or bad
effects.
( Boys—Argument Girls—Counter argument)
good effects
•promote the economy
bad effects
• costing a large amount of money
•cause disorder to our society
•make China better known to
more pollution
disturb people’s daily life more or less
the world
the venues and buildings may be
improve the friendship
wasted after the Olympics
The Olympic Games
The Olympic flag
The Olympic flame
1) When did the ancient Olympic Games start?
A. 767 B.C. B. 776B.C. C.393 A.D. D. 1896A.D. B
2) Where did the ancient Olympics start? C
A. Rome
B. India
C. Greece
D. the U.S.A
3) When and where did the modern Olympics
B
start?
A. 1896 Olympia
B. 1896 Athens
C. 1900 Olympia
D. 1900 Athens
A
4) Coubertin , Pierre is the “father” of____
A. modern Olympics
B. ancient Olympics
C. Winter Olympics D. Asian Games
5) Who was China’s first gold medal winner?
A. Li Ning
B. Wang Yifu D
C. Liu Junxia
D. Xu Haifeng
6) How many gold medals did Chinese athletes
C
get in Athens Summer Games?
A. 30
B.31
C. 32
D. 33
7) The________Olympic Games will be held in
C
Beijing.
A. 27th
B. 28th
C. 29th
D. 30th
8) Which one is the mascots of Beijing C
Olympics?
A
B
C
D
Brief History of the Olympics
776 BC,
Olympia in
Greece
ancient
Olympics
393
AD
1896,
Athens in
Greece
modern
Olympics
Olympic History
•
GREECE
Olympia
New English Treasure/Projects
The Ancient
Olympic Games
were held at
Olympia in ancient
Greece.
That is why
they were
called
‘Olympic’.
New English Treasure/Projects
The stadium where the Ancient
Olympic Games were held
There was
just one
event, a race
of one
stadium
length (about
192 m).
© Oxford University Press
New English Treasure/Projects
The ancient Olympic Games
Later, much of
Olympia was
destroyed by
an earthquake.
•
The last Games were in AD 394.
© Oxford University Press
Lili
Pausanias
magical journey
interviewer
interviewee
Scanning
• Go through the passage as quickly as you
can, and try to find out what the interview
is about?
Similarities
Differences
The Ancient Olympics
The Modern Olympics
Reading for information
Read the text following the recording, and try to
find out the similarities and differences between
modern Olympics and ancient Olympics
interview Pausania finds the
Through the_________,
ancient Olympics and the modern Olympics
shared some similarities. He is pleased when he is
told that it is still a great honour for a country to
___________________and
for athletes to_______
host the Olympics
win
________________
Olympic medals in the Games. More
important, the motto remains the same. That is
swifter
higher
stronger
_________,
__________,and___________
Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics
Events
much less than
_________
modern OG
250
over_____events
two
_______sets
of
Games
Greece men and_______
women
men from_____,
over the
women
Competitors _______are
not from all________
world who reach
allowed to join in. _____,
the standard
____________
Facilities rather poor
more advanced
（设施)
Prizes
olive wreath
__________
medals
_____________
Further Understanding
1.What amaze Pausanias about the modern
Summer Olympic Games?
He is amazed that women are allowed to take part
2 .Why does Pausanias think Athens, Greece and
in the modern Olympic Games and that athletes
Beijing,
China
should
feel
proud?
from so many countries can compete in the
Games.
He
is glad
to Pausanias
find
the modern
isand
notbe
a
3.Why
does
thinkOlympics
people
may
Because
the
Olympic
Games
have
been
competition
forfor
money,
butin
for
themodern
spirit
running
will
be held in
Athens
and
Beijing,
whichofisOlympic
competing
money
the
faster,
jumping
higher
and throwing
regarded
as a great
honour
for thesefurther.
two cities
Games?
Because he finds that the Olympic Games have
4. Whatamakes
happy
about
changed
lot andPausanias
even the olive
wreath
hasthe
been
replaced
by medals,
so the changes make him think
modern
Olympics?
the athletes compete for money, rather than the spirit
of the Olympics
Tips for Interview
Before an interview: Prepare the questions
Steps for an interview:
Introduce yourself
Talk about your purpose of the interview
Ask questions
Thank the interviewee
How to start an interview:
My name is…
I am a journalist/reporter from…
I am glad/ delighted to talk with you.
It’s my honour to talk with you.
Could I ask you some questions?
How to end an interview:
Thank you for your time/ patience/ cooperation.
I am grateful for your attention.
Role Play
Group A:
Suppose student A is invited to take a magical
journey to ancient Greek to interview Pausanias
(student B) about Ancient Olympics. A should
prepare some questions about ancient Olympics
to ask B, and B should try his best to answer A’s
questions.
Group B:
Suppose student A is a news reporter
who lives in 3000 A.D. He/She is very
interested in modern Olympics and
decides to take a magical trip to the
modern world in order to know more about
it. Student B was interviewed by A about
the modern Olympics and B should try
his/her best to answer A’s questions.
Group C:
Suppose Pausanias (student A) is very
interested in 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou
and plans to watch the Games. So he decided
to make a magical phone call to student B to
know more about Guangzhou. B should be
willing to answer Pausanias’s questions.
Group D
As we know, Zhu Wenjing broke the
school record in the sports meeting last
week. Make an interview with Zhu
Wenjing about her feelings, her daily
physical training, school life, etc. You
should carefully prepare for the
questions before the interview, and Jing
should be ready and honest to answer
the questions.
Assignment
1.
2.
3.
P11~P12 Learning about
Language Ex.1~5
P43 Ex.3 Translation
双语报第10期，阅读D篇