You and Me,The theme song of Beijing Olympic Games.,Unit 2,The Olympic Games,Five Rings Flag,The five interlocking（联锁的 ） rings stand for friendship of five continents.,Quiz about,When did the ancient Olympic Games started? A.1896 B. 1906 C. 776 BC2. Which is the Olympic torch of Beijing Olympic Games？,A.,B.,C,3. How many gold medals did China get in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games? A. 28 B. 51 C. 494. Which sport is in the Winter Olympic Games? A. Badminton B. Basketball C. Speed skating,5. How many kinds of Olympic Games are there in the world?A. 3 B. 2 C. 46. Whats the motto of Beijing Olympic Games?Welcome to Beijing New Beijing , new Olympics One world , one dream,7. Who was Chinas first gold medal winner and for what event?Xu Haifeng; shooting B.Deng Yaping ; table tennis 8. Whats the host city of the first Olympics?A. Athens, GreeceB. Beijing, China,9. Whats the host city of the 2012 Olympic Games? Beijing, China B. London, UK,10. Which one is not the mascot of Beijing Olympic Games?,B.,A.,C.,Pre-reading,AN INTERVIEW,interviewer,interviewee,Pausanias,Li yan,Who is Pausanias? A Greek writer about 2000 years ago.,What does he want to do ?He wants to find out about the present-day Olympic Games.,Who is Li Yan?She is a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.,If you are Pausanias, what will you ask?If you are Li Yan, how will you answer the questions? Discuss with your partner and make a dialogue.,Discussion,Fast Reading,What is this interview mainly about?,A. A magic journey by Pausanias.B. The similarities and differences about the ancient and modern Olympics.C. The ancient Olympic Games in Greece.,This interview is mainly about _.,Fast Reading,1.What are two main sets of Games?2.How often do we hold the Games?3.Whats the motto of the Olympics?,Fast Reading,Summer Olympics and Winter Olympics.,Every four years,Swifter, Higher and Stronger.,Careful Reading,Choose the best answer.,1. Where do all the competitors live?,A. A hotel. B. A special village. C. A restaurant. D. Nowhere.,2. Why do so many countries want to host the Olympic Games? A. To develop the economy. B. It is a great honor. C. To make the country famous. D. They want to make money.,Choose the best answer.,3.Which of the following is included in the Winter Olympic Games?A skiing and ice skating B running races C horse riding D swimming,Choose the best answer.,4. Why does Pausanias think people may be competing for money in the modern Olympic Games? A. The winner can get medals. B. The winner can be awarded lots of money by their own countries. C. The olive wreaths have been replaced by medals. D. Medals are made of gold.,5. How does Pausanias feel when he hears the Olympic Games are also about being able to run faster, jump higher and throw further?,A. Surprised B. Happy C. Sad D. Astonished,Choose the best answer.,What are the differences and similarities about the ancient and modern Olympics?,Similarities,1.Both are held every _. 2._are allowed to take part in both in ancient and modern Olympics.3.The athletes compete not for money but for _.4.The mottos are the same. They are: _.5.Some events are the same, such as running _,four years.,Men,honor,Swifter, higher and stronger,swimming , sailing etc.,differences,Yes,No,all over the world,Greece,both,only men,olive wreath,medals,1. Pausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come to on a magical journey find out about the present day Olympic Games. go/start/ come/ be on a journey 进行旅行 My father is away on a journey. find out about 弄清有关的情况 The police are trying hard to find out about the accident.,Language points,2. I lived in what you call “Ancient Greece” and I used to write about the Olympic Games 我生活在你们所说的“古希腊”，我曾经写过年前奥林匹克运动会的情况。 what 引起宾语从句，并在从句中作call的宾语，“Ancient Greece”作宾补。what相当于the place that，因此what不能改为that，也不能改为where，因为where 只能作状语。 After many days voyage, they arrived in what is called America now./what we call“ America now.,Language points,表示过去经常做某事/表示过去的状态 =“习惯于” =“被用于做”是被动语态,used to do be/get/ become used to doing be used to do,1.I _ the weather in Guangzhou. 2.Her mother _ dance a lot when she was young.3.Bamboo (竹子) can _ make paper.,am used to,used to,be used to,Post-reading,The winter Olympics are usually held two years before the summer Olympics. 2. There are no running races or horse riding events in the Summer Olympics.3. Pausanias doesnt like the ideas of the modern Olympics.,T,F,F,4. There are more than 250 sports events and each has its own standard in the modern Olympics.5. The interview between Pausanias and Li Yan is a true story.,