unit 2 the olympic games ★. how much do you know about the olympics?
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Unit 2 The Olympic GamesUnit 2 The Olympic Games★
How much do you know about the Olympics?
AsiaAsia
EuropeEurope AfricaAfrica AmericaAmerica
OceaniaOceania
The five rings stand for friendship of five continentsWhat do the five rings stand for?
NO.1
The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
fish panda Olympicflame
Tibetan antelope
swallow
NO. 2
Like the Five Olympic Rings from which they draw their color and inspiration, the Five Friendlies serves as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, carrying a message of friendship and peace——and blessings from China——to children all over the world.
源自于奥运五环的颜色和灵感，五个好朋友
成为了北京奥运会的吉祥物，向全世界的孩子们送去友好和平和祝福的信息。
The ____ Olympic Games in Beijing in
2008 was really a great success not only
for Beijing but also for our whole count
ry. These Chinese athletes won ____ gol
d medals, which was placed _________.
It is a great honor to host the Olympic Games. To h
old the Olympic games is a rich prize for a country.
And it can make a country known in the world.
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the first
NO. 3
29th
Winter Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games
NO. 4
How often is the Olympics held?
Every four years/ every fourth year.
Swifter, higher, stronger
NO. 5
What are the three words that show the spirit of th
e Olympic Games?
NO. 6
Where did the ancient Olympic Games start?
Greece
Only one---Greece
NO. 7
How many countries competed in the ancient Olym
pic Games?
NO. 8
Who could not take part in the ancient Olympic
Games?Slaves and Women
Athens in 1896
NO. 9
When and where did the modern Olympic Games s
tart?
NO. 10
Who got the most points?
Language points
他过去常常开他的老式车。 He used to drive his ancient car.
让我惊奇的是 , 这种古代习俗今天还流行。 To my surprise, the ancient custom is popul
ar today.
1. ancient adj. old---- 反义 modernin ancient/modern times 在古代 / 现代
2. compete (vi.) 比赛；竞争• competition (n.)---competitor (n.)---com
petitive (adj.)
compete (with/against sb.) (for sth.) (in )
eg. We can’t compete with them on price.
我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。 I hope all of us can compete ____race /
running.
• I know my English cannot compete ____ ______ his.
in
with/ against
1. Do you like watching boxing _________.
2. I prefer to play a ____ of chess.
3. She took the first place in the speech
_____________.4. They are both in ___________ with each
other for the gold medal.
matches
game
contest/competition
game / match /contest / competition
competition
区别 :
game
游戏 , 比赛 , 运动 , 球赛为美式英语 , 指棋类、桥牌类；复数为运动会；match
球赛为英式英语 , 指预先安排好的正式比赛 ,
如摔跤 , 拳击等 ;contest 指智力和知识竞赛 (=competition)competition 通过个人体力 , 智力 , 技能 等获取名词。
3. take part in 参加；参与1) He mustered all his courage to take part
in the game.
他鼓起全部的勇气参加比赛。 2) We all had to take part in the training r
un, with nobody excepted.
我们大家都得参加跑步训练 , 无人例外。
compare: take part in ; join in ; join ; attend
Last weekend I ___________a wedding.
Today women are now______________________
social activities.
Would you like to _____ us _____our game?
His brother __________the army last year.
attended
taking an active part in
joined
join in
take part in=join in 参加某项活动 join 加入某个组织 , 团体 attend 侧重强调出席某个场合 , 上学 ,出席会议等等 .
1. It’s certain that he will win a silver ______
for racing.
2. He did win the first ____ in the 100 meters
race.3. The winner received a gold medal as a/an _
_____.4. A large ______ will be offered to whoever fi
nds the missing ring.
medal
prize
4. prize / medal / reward / award
awardreward
medal
奖牌 / 章 ;
prize
奖金 , 奖励 , 获奖名次 ;
award
奖品 , 奖金 ;
reward
报酬 , 回报
5. stand for 代表；象征；表示 1) What does “ESL” stand for? “ ESL” 代表什么 ? 2) She also learned a kind of alphabet for t
he blind, in which different finger positions stand for different letters of the alphabet.
她还学了一种盲人用的手语字母，即用手指的不同位置代表字母表上不同的字母。
3G, USA, UN, UK, PRC,
1. Preview Reading and try to understand
the meaning of it.
2.Prepare the questions on page 11. Ex 1-2.
3. workbook, unit 1 (select some)
