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•THE OLYMPIC GAMES

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The Olympic Games

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a. two kinds of the Olympic Gamesb. the Olympic motto

c. The ancient Olympic games

d .the preparation for the 29th Olympic Games

e .the modern Olympic Games

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True or false1.In the early Olympic Games, only men were

2.The motto of the Olympic Games is Faster,

3.Carl Lewis won three gold medals in the 1984 Olympic Games 4.The 27th Olympic Games were held in Los Angeles5.The 28th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing6.The Winter Olympic Games are held every three years

allowed to compete and watch the Games

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years host(city) athletes(women)

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Questions about the Olympic Games The Summer Olympics

The Winter Olympics

Both the two Olympics are held every _______ years. The Winter Olympics are usually held _____ years _______ the Summer Olympics.

fourtwo before

Two kinds of Olympic Games

The old Olympics began around ______ in Greece776BC

1896

After about the year ______AD the Olympic Games stopped. For centuries there were no Olympic Games. But they were not _________.

393

forgotten

The modern Olympics happened in _______.

The history of

the Olympics

• The Olympic motto

Faster

Higher

Stronger

It means that every athlete should try to _____faster,______higher,and _______ further.They do their best to win medals.

run jump throw

The Olympic Games are the biggest meeting in the world.There are _____kinds of Olympic Games.____is the Summer Olympic Games,and the_____is theWinterOlympics._____of them are_____every_____years.

The old Olympic Games_____around the year 776BC inGreece.At that time there were not___many sports____today.And women were mot allowed to____ ___ ___the games.But now there are many new sports in the Olympics.Just in the Summer Olympics there are more than 250 different sports.And_______are also allowed to join in the games.They even compete_____medals_____

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DiscussionWhat do you think we should do in order to hold the 2008 Olympic Games successfully?

We should

1.study hard to learn more knowledge

2.Learn English well to communicate with the foreigners

3.do the propaganda （宣传） work

4.collect money for the Olympic Games

do the service work for the Olympics

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DiscussionBeing the host of the29th Olympic Games will have good and bad effects in Beijing .Please give youropinionsGood effects Bad effects

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2.________________

3.________________

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Make city

Visit/invest(投资 )

improving

More pollution

wasting

interupt

The old Olympic Games, 776 BC, GreeceThe old Olympic Games, 776 BC, Greeceevery 4 years, women, 393AD, stoppedevery 4 years, women, 393AD, stopped

In modern times , 1896, 311 competitors, In modern times , 1896, 311 competitors, 13 countries, after that, more and more…13 countries, after that, more and more…in 1992, the 25in 1992, the 25thth Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics, Barcelona 250 sportsBarcelona 250 sports

The Olympic motto: The Olympic motto: One of the greatest competitions, not for medals One of the greatest competitions, not for medals to hold the Olympics, a rich prizeto hold the Olympics, a rich prize

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