Unit8Sports GettingtoknowOlympicGames OnJune23 1894 FrencheducatorCoubertin suggestedthattheancientgamesberevivedonaninternationalscale ThusModernOlympicswereborn ThefirstOlympicswereheldin1896inAthens where245athletesfrom14nationscompeted Athens Apr 10th1896 GamesoftheIOlympiad SpyridonLOUISofGreece winnerofthemarathon atthemedalceremony TheOlympicsymbol thefiveinterlockingrings representstheunionofthefivecontinentsandthemeetingoftheathletesoftheworldattheOlympicGames TheInternationalOlympicCommittee IOC doesnotrecogniseglobalrankingpercountry themedaltablesaredisplayedforinformationonly Furthermore theresultsthatwepublishareofficialandaretakenfromthe OfficialReport adocumentpublishedforeachOlympicGamesbytheOrganisingCommittee However forthefirstOlympicGames untilAntwerpin1920 itisdifficulttogivetheexactnumberofmedalsawardedtosomecountries duetothefactthatteamswerecomposedofathletesfromdifferentcountries Themedaltablesbycountryarebasedonthenumberofmedalswon withgoldmedalstakingpriorityoversilverandbronze Ateamvictorycountsasonemedal SydneyOperaHouse Mascotsof2000SydneyOlymics Medalsinthe27thOlympicGames WorldWarIIpreventedthe1940and1944meetings BaseballandtheOlympicshavealong storiedhistory ItfinallybecameanOlympicsportinthe1992GamesinBarcelona badminton skiing swimming skating tabletennis trackandfield Teams LosAngelesLakers b MiamiHeat b ManchesterUnited s Leeds s HoustonRockets b win defeat beatscore pointstie thesamescore play offs finals goalMen ssinglesWomen sdoubles4 1 AskingaboutinterestsandhobbiesWhat syourfavouritesport Whichsportdoyoulikebest Whichdoyouprefer or Whichdoyoulike or Whatabout Areyouinterestedin sth doingsth PossibleAnswersSure Ilovesport Yes verymuch No notreally Shooting Ithink Ilike best Iprefer to Ilikewatchingit I dratherwatchitthanplayit READING TheOlympicGames theplayfulqualitiesoffivelittlechildrenformanintimatecircleoffriendsStandforthenaturalcharacteristicsoffourofChina smostpopularanimalstheOlympicFlame Wherearetheanswers 1 Howmanyathletestookpartinthe2000OlympicGames 2 WhatweretheoldOlympicGameslike 3 HowoftenaretheOlympicGamesheld 4 WhenwerethefirstmodernOlympics 5 Wherewillthe29thGamesbeheld IntheearlyOlympicGames onlymenwereallowedtocompeteandwatchtheGames TrueOrFalse 2 ThemottooftheOlympicGamesis Faster Higher Further 3 CarlLewiswonthreegoldmedalsinthe1984OlympicGames 4 The27thOlympicGameswereheldinLosAngeles 5 The28thOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijing 6 ThewinterOlympicGamesareheldeverythreeyears ParagraphOne Topic OlympicGamesHowoften everyfouryearstypes SummerGamesWinterGames KeySentence BoththeSummerandWinterOlympicGamesareheldeveryfouryears ParagraphTwo theancientOlympicGames776BC 393AD Greecemenonly nowomenKeysentence TheancientOlympicGameswereheldinGreeceduring776BCand393AD Womenwerenotallowedtotakepartinthecompetition ParagraphThree theModernOlympicGames1896inAthens Greecemoreandmorecountriesandathletes Keysentence ThemodernOlympicGameswerebornin1896inAthens Greece Sincethen moreandmorecountriesandplayersaretakingpartinit ParagraphFour OlympicMottoFaster HigherandStrongerExamples faster higher stronger ParagraphFive 29thOlympicGamesBeijing 2008Changesinthecity The29thOlympicGameswillbeheldinBeijingin2008 Homework Whatwillyoudofor2008OlympicGames Whydoyouwanttodothat Writeashortpassageof80 100words 2 FindasmuchinformationaspossibleaboutYaoMingafterclass Languagepoints Unit8 every基数词 复数名词 1 EveryfouryearsathletesfromallovertheworldtakepartintheOlympicGames 表示 每多少时间 距离 每隔多少时间 距离 序数词 单数名词 everyfouryears everyfourthyear 每 年 每隔 年 每两周 每隔一周 每隔几 everyfew 复数名词 everytwoweeks everysecondweek everyotherweek Languagepoints Usually medicineshouldbetaken 每四小时 Someofyougobackhome 每隔一个星期 Helikesreadingverymuch sohegoestothebookshop 每隔几天 everyfourhours everyfourthhour everysecondweek everytwoweeks everyotherweek everyfewdays 2 takepart in 参加 参与 活动 join加入 某党派 某组织或某社会团体 joinin参加 参与 活动 joinsb 和某人一起 joinsbinsth doingsth 和某人一起做 e g MayI thegame e g Whynot playingbasketball e g theParty League army aclub takepartin joinin join joinusin 3 Manyofthesportswerethesameastheyarenow thesameas表示 和 一样 其中as是关系代词 引导定语从句 且在从句中作宾语 主语或表语 Theofficeisjustthesameasitusedtobe 这个办公室还和过去一样 注意 thesame as表示 和 一样 as引导定语从句 指相似的人或物 thesame that表示 和 一样 其中that为关系代词 引导定语从句 指同一人或物 如 ThisisthesamebookthatIlostyesterday 这就是我昨天丢的那本书 ThisisthesamebookasIlostyesterday 这本书和我昨天丢的那本一样 4 Someofthegamesinwhichtheyoungmencompetewere 竞争 竞赛 vi 竞赛 n 参赛者 n whichtheyoungmencompetedin competition compete competitor compete with againstsb insth e g Theyarecompetingwitheachotherforthechampionofthebasketballmatch forsth 参加什么比赛 与某人竞争 角逐 6 Itmeansthateveryathleteshouldtrytorunfaster jumphigherandthrowfurther Farther距离或时间上更远的 是指具体的Further更远的 farther 程度上进一步的 是指抽象的 e g Wecan tgoanyfartherwithoutarest e g Wemustgetfurtherinformation e g Weneedtakefurthersteptodealwiththematter 14 ThefirstOlympicGamesinmoderntimeshappenedin1896 1 time作 时代 解时 常用复数形式 例如 Inancienttimes在古代Timeshavechangedandweshouldnotfallbehindthem Shedidn tunderstandthespirito