Transcript THE OLYMPIC GAMES Lesson 38

Lesson 38
THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Revision
Look at the pictures
and tell what sports they are.
ATHLETICS
BADMINTON
BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
TABLE TENNIS
CANOE
ROWING
SAILING
CYCLING
BOXING
WRESTLING
EQUESTRIAN
SHOOTING
GYMNASTICS
WEIGHTLIFTING
Questions
What is the flag for the Olympic Games?
FIVE RINGS FLAG
What do the five rings mean?
Five continents
---- Asia, Africa, Europe, America
and Oceania
ABOUT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
Since 776 BC
In Greece
Motto: SWIFTER, HIGHER , STRONGER
Area:
All over the world
Period: Every four years
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TRUE OR FALSE:
T 1.Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games
are held every four years.
F 2. The modern Olympic Games began around the
year 776 BC.
F
3. In the old times, both men and women were
allowed to take part in the Olympic Games.
F
4. The first modern Olympic Games happened
in the year 400 AD.
T 5. The Olympic Games were born in Greece.
F
6. The 24th Summer Olympics were held in Barcelona
in Spain.
F
7. In Barcelona the Chinese team won 12 medals.
F
8. Horse-riding is one of the usual sports in the
Olympic Games.
F
9. In the 1988 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis won
4 medals ---- in the 100 metres, 200 metres,
long jump and high jump.
T
10. There is another competition between countries
---- the competition to hold the Olympic Games.
Carl Lewis
Division
Para (1): General introduction of Olympic Games
Para(2-5): Old Olympics, modern
Olympics and their motto.
Para(6): Summary of the whole text.
Read the text and find something about the
numbers here:
4 years The Olympic Games are held every 4 years.
776 BC
The old Olympic Games from which the
Modern games came began around the
Year 776 BC.
393 AD After 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped.
1896
311
The first Olympic Games in modern times
Happened in 1896.
In the 1896 games there were 311 competitors
From just 13 countries.
8,000
In 1992 over 8,000 competitors from more
Than 150 countries went to Barcelona for
The 25th Summer Olympics.
250
There are over 250 different sports in the
games.
1984
In the 1984 Olympic Games, Carl Lewis
won four gold medals.
16
In Barcelona the Chinese team got 16 gold
medals, of which 12 were won by women.
Fill in the missing word:
athletes
Every 4 years ___________
from all over the world
take part in the Olympic Games. Both the Summer and
Olympics
Winter _____________
are held every 4 years. The old
around
Olympic Games began ____________
the year 776 BC
Greece
sports
in ___________.
Many of the _________
were the same
wrestling
as they are now: running, jumping and ___________.
allowed
Women were not _____________
to take part in the
modern
games. The first Olympic Games in ______________
competitors
times happened in 1896. There were 311 ___________
from just 13 countries. After that more and more
joined
countries ________in
the games. In 1992 more than
8,000 competitors from 150 countries went to Barcelona
Summer Olympics.
for the 25th _________
Discussion
What do you think about the 2008 Olympic
Games to be held in Beijing?
Do you believe that China will succeed in
holding the Games?
Why?
Thanks for
your attending