Main idea of each paragraph

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Para 2:

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Para 5:

The ancient Olympic

The 29th Olympic Games in Beijing

The every-fourth- year Olympic Games

The Olympic motto

The modern Olympics

Read the passage again and then answer the following questions:

1. What were the ancient Olympic Games like?

2. How often are the Olympic Games held?

3.What does the Olympic motto mean?

Careful Reading

Step 2

Every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher and throw further.

Every 4 years

The same as the modern times. Women were not allowed to take part in the games.

4.How many athletes took part in the 2000 Olympic Games ?

5.When did the first modern Olympic Games held?

6. How have the Olympic Games changed since the old Olympic Games were held in Ancient Greece?

More events and athletes,women are allowed.

In 1896.

Over 10,000 athletes.

Listen and watch

Listen and watch and pay attention to the meanings of the following numbers

1)4 years

2)776BC

3)393AD

4)1896(311/13)

5)2008

6) 2012

Step 3

776BC

The ancient Olympic Games first began in Greece

393AD

the Olympic Games stopped

1896

The first modern Olympic Games

2008

The 29th Beijing

Olympic Games

2012

The 30th London

Olympic Games

Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held every 4 years.

Summary

Language points

Some important phrases:

1. take part in 参与;参加

[典例]

1). How many countries took part in the last Olympic Games?

有多少个国家参加了上届奥运会?

2). Are you going to take part in the first experiment?

你们会参与首次实验吗?

[短语归纳]

take one's part(在辩论中)支持某人;站在某……边

have a part to play能帮助;能在……中发挥作用

have/play a part (in sth)参与某事

for the most part多半;通常

[练习] 中译英

1). 他母亲总是护着他。

2). 她积极参与地方政治活动。

Keys: 1). His mother always takes his part.

2). She plays an active part in local politics.

Step 4

2. stand for 代表;象征;表示

[典例]

1). The sign X stands for an unknown number. 符号X表示一个未知数。

2). My mother stands for the kind treatment of all children.

我妈妈主张对待一切孩子都要慈爱。

[短语归纳]

stand by袖手旁观;无动于衷

stand by sb支持;帮助;忠于

stand out(from/as)显眼;突出

stand up站起;站立;起立

[练习] 中译英

1). 无论如何，我都支持你。

2). 我谴责法西斯主义及其代表的一切。

Keys:

1). I’ll stand by you whatever happens.

2). I condemn fascism and all it stands for.

3. used to 过去常做某事

[典例]

used to, would这两个词语都可以表示过去常做某事，有时可以换用。但used to do强调过去习惯性的行为或状态，但是现在没有这种行为或状态了。因此，这个短语的内涵是今昔对比。

1). There used to be only low and dirty houses in our village.

[短语归纳]

get/be used to sth./doing sth.习惯于某物/做某事，该词组有各种时态

be used to do sth.被用于做……

重点句子

奥运会多久举行一次? 1. How often do you hold your Games? 你们

[解释] 区别：How often 问某事发生的频率。常用的答语有：every two days, once a week, at times等

How soon问某事在多少时间以内会完成。常用in/within短语回答

---How soon will my dress be ready? ---In a week. 我的连衣裙要多久准备好?---一周。

How long问某动作或某状态持续多久多长时间。常用for短语回答，for可省略。

---How long did you stay there? ---Only two days. 你在那呆了多久?---只是两天。

2. No other countries could join in, nor could slaves or women. 没有别的国家能参加，奴隶和妇女也不能参加。

[解释] “neither/nor + be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语”意为“……也不”，承接前面的否定句，用倒装语序。如：

I can't afford a new car, neither/nor can he.

我买不起新车，他也是。

“so+ be动词/助动词/情态动词+主语”意为 “……也”，承接前面的肯定句，用倒装语序。

如：

He is tired and so are you. 他累了, 我们也累了。

Hosting the Olympic Games is a great honour and a great responsibility. Being the host of the Olympic Games will have good and bad effects on the host city. Work together and write down some of the effects.

Discussion

Step 5

Try to retell the passage with the help of the numbers.

1. 4 years

2. 776 BC

3. 393 AD

4. 1896

5. 2000( 27 / 28 )

6. 2008

Retell

Step 6

Task 3 Post-reading

Some Useful Words for Olympics

1. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) 国际奥委会

2. Motto of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid

北京申办2008年奥运会口号

3. Good-will ambassador for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid

北京申奥亲善大使

4. Candidate City presentations 侯选城市的陈述

5. Emblem 会徽 Mascot 吉祥物

Thank you for your attention!

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