Welcome to Unit Two

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Welcome to Unit Two
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What kind of sports?
Basketball
Football
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Swimming
Volleyball
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Diving
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Eurythmics
Water ballet
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Lifting
Horse-riding
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Badminton
Tennis
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Gymnastics
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How many kinds of sports meetings do you
know?
school sports meeting
Asian Games (???)
the Olympic Games
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The summary of the Olympic Games
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competition
Question

• 1.In what year were the Olympic Games first held?

In 776BC.
2.When and where the first modern Olympic
Games held?
In 1896 in Greece.
3.What is the Olympic flag like?
The background color is white and five rings
joined together.
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4.What do the five Olympic rings stand for?
It stands for five continents. They are Europe,
Asia, Africa, Oceania, America.
5.What does the white color mean?
It symbolizes (??) peace.
6.What is the Olympic motto?
Swifter, higher, stronger
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7.When and where was the last Olympic Games
held?
In 2004 in Greece.
8.How many gold medals did China win in the
2000 Olympic Games? Which number did he rank?
What about 2004? And 2008?
China got 28 gold medals and ranked No.3.
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9.In China who got the gold medals most in
Olympic Games?
Li Ning
10.Where is the headquarter(??) of the
Olympic Committee?
Switzerland.
11.In which item did China get the most gold
medals in history?
a. ping-pong
b. diving
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12.In Asia which country held the summer Olympic
Games first?
a. Tokyo
b. Seoul(??)
13.Which item was brought into the Olympic
Games in 2000 for the first time?
a. judo
b. Woman weight lifting
14.Who is the first imagery ambassador (????)
of the Olympic in Beijing?
a. Cheng Long
b. Liu Dehua
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15.Match the year and the host city of the
following summer Olympic games
1992 1988 2000 2004 2008
Sydney Athens Beijing Barcelona Seoul(??)
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16.Which of the following sports are in the
Winter Olympic Games?
a. Badminton
b. basketball
c. Speed skating
d. soccer
e. Table tennis
f. Track and field(?????)
g. swimming
h. skiing
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What comes to your mind first when you see
pictures like these?
Olympic Games, sports meetings, fierce
competitions, professional or amateur athletes,
exercising for fun, exercising to keep fit
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Topic for discussion
1.How do you explain New Beijing, Great
Olympics?
2.Who is your favorite Olympic athlete in
China? And in the world? Why?
1.rm
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Activities

• I will choose four students to act as the
  representatives of four countries - China,
  France, Canada, Japan, which wanted to host 2008
  Olympic Games to bid here. Then I will choose
  another student to act as chairman of
  International Olympic Committee to declare which
  country would get the chance.

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Homework
1.Write a short passage about your favorite
Olympic athlete in the world.
2.Prepare the talking in page 127.
3.Pre-read the text The Olympic Games.
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Thanks!Bye!