1 Olympics 2 ancient 3 modern 4 Athens

单词展示 1. Olympics. 奥林匹克 2. ancient 古代的；古老的 3. modern�代的 4. Athens 雅典 5. athlete 运�� 6. Beamon �蒙

7. gold 金的 8. medal 奖牌；勋章 9. record 记录；记载 10. event 竞赛 11. silver 银的 12. bronze 铜的 13. sprint 短跑

gold medal silver medal bronze medal

Think about it! 1. Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV? 2. What’s your favourite Olympic sport? 3. Do you think the olympics are important? Why or why not ?

课文原文 When were the first Olympics? We call the first Olympic Games the “ancient” Olympics. “Ancient” means very, very old. The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC.

When did the modern Olympics start? We call today’s Olympic Games the “modern” Olympics. What does “modern” mean? “ modern”, “now” and “today” mean the same thing. The modern Olympics Started in Athens, Greece in 1896.

Amazing Olmpic athletes At the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump. He jumped an amazing 8. 8 metres. Noboby broke his record for twenty-three years. Xu Haifeng won China’s first Olympic medal. At the opening event of the 1984 Olympics, he won a gold medal in shooting.

At the Olympics, athletes compete for medals. If you are first, you get a gold medal. If you are second, you get a silver medal. If you are third, You get a bronze medal. If you are twentieth, do you get a medal? No!

Quick Quiz! 1. Did women compete in the ancient Olympics? No, women didn’t compete. 2. At the first ancient Olympics, there was only one sport. What was it ? The sprint. 3. How many countries sent athletes to the 2004 Athens Olympics? 202 4. How many athletes competed at the 2004 Olympics? Over 11000.

5. How many sports did the 2004 Olympics have? 28

疑难阐释 1. Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV? 你从电视上看过奥运会吗? 2. We call the first Olympic Games the “ancient” Olympics. 我们称最先的奥林匹克运动会为 “古代”奥 运会. 3. “Ancient” means very , very old. “古代”是指很久很久以前.

4. The ancient Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC. 古代奥运会在公元前776年始于希腊. 5. We call today’s Olympic Games the “modern” Olympics. 我们称现在的奥林匹克运动会为 “现代”奥林匹 克运动会. Olympics Games也可说Olympics, 作主语 时, 谓语动词用复数形式. 例如: The Olympic Games are usually held every four years. 奥运会通常每四年举行一次.

6. Nobody broke his record for twentythree years. 23年没有人打破他的记录. 打破某项记录用动词break. 例如: She broke a record in sports. 7. Xu Haifeng won China’s first Olympic medal. 许海峰位中国赢得首枚金牌. 序数词通常和定冠词the连用, 但本句中first 前面却没有, 因为本句中first 前面已经有名词 的所有格China’s, 因此不能再用the. 例如: This is my first visit here.

7. Did women compete in the ancient Olympics? 在古代奥运会中有女运动员参赛吗? Compete意为 “竞争, 比赛”常与介词with, against(与……比赛)或for(为争取/得到…. . 比赛). 例如: Tom will compete in the 100 -metre race. 它的名词是: competition. 例如: He won the first prize in the swimming competition

9. If you are first, you get a gold medal. 这是if引导的条件状语从句, 主句时态常用一 般将来时, 从句时态常用一般现在时. 例如: If it doesn’t rain tomorrow, we’ll go to the zoo. if还可以引导宾语从句, 时态取决于主句和时 间状语. 例如: I don’t know If it will rain tomorrow. 注 I don’t know if he’ll come today, 意 If he comes, I’ll let you know.

词汇应用 1. What’s your____(最喜欢) Olympic sport? 2. The____(古代的)Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC. 3. If you are first, you get a g____ medal. 4. Nobody broke his____(记录)for 23 years. 5. English is widely used in the____(现代的) world. 6. If you are second, you get a silver m__.

活学活用 1. ____you ever___(speak)to a foreigner? 2. The a____ Olympic Games began in Greece in 776 BC. 3. M_____ means now or today. 4. At the Olympics, athletes compete for m_____. 5. If it__(not rain) tomorrow, I’ll go boating. 6. The Olympic Games__usually___(hold) every four years. 7. Xu Haifeng won a gold medal in______(shoot) at the opening event of the 1984 Olympics.