The Olympic Games
1. time2. place3. athletes4. kinds of games
The Olympic Games
Words for Olympics
Ancient Olympics
Modern Olympics
Beijing 2008
Athens 2004
Homework
medals
Athlete
competitor
stadium
What does the Olympic flag mean?
Background color: white
Shapes: 5 rings joined together
Symbolic( 象征 ) of peace throughout the games
the friendship of the 5 continents
Europe
Asia Oceania
AmericaAfrica
The old Olympic Games:Around the year 776 BC, …
Women …
Some of the games were…
After about the year 393 AD, …
For centuries,...
the old Olympic Games, began in Greece
not allowed to take part in the games
running, jumping and wrestling
the Olympic Games stopped
no Olympic games
The old Olympic games
Time:
Place:
Athletes:
Sports games:
776BC—393AD
In Athens of Greece
Only men, no women
Many sports were the same as they are now
The modern Olympic GamesTime:
Place:
Athletes:
Sports games:
1896
Many places in the world
Anybody of every country
Several hundred kinds
--until
now
The modern Olympic GamesGreece; only 311;
from 13 countries
Los Angles; new China; took part in
_______;China; __ gold medals
________; hold the 29th…
In 1896,...
In 1984,...
In 2000,...
In 2008,...
In 2004,... ______;China;__ gold medals
Sydney 28
Athens 32
Beijing
Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. In 2004, the Olympic Games returned to their origins when Athens hosts the Games of the Olympic Games.
New Beijing Great Olympics
Green Olympics
People’s Olympics
Hi-tech Olympics
Words for Olympics
1.The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) 国际奥委会
2. The Chinese Olympic Committee 中国奥委会
3.Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee 北京 2008 年奥林匹克运动会申办委员会 (简称北京申奥委)
4. Motto of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid (北京申办 2008 奥运会口号)
New Beijing, Great Olympics
新北京,新奥运
Green Olympics , People’s Olympics, Hi-tech Olympics
绿色奥运,人文奥运,科技奥运
5. An Olympic host city 奥运会主办城市
the Olympic motto Swifter
HigherStronger
It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher, and throw further.
What’s the importance of the Olympic Games?
popular
fair
peace
challenge( 挑战 )
What does the Olympic motto mean to a middle school student?
Key words: learn from, follow the rules
study hard, get on well with have sports, build our bodies
1. This is a very fast game. Each of the two teams has five players and thegame is played for four periods ( 场次 ) of twelve minutes each. The players tryto put the ball into a "basket." It is useful if you are very tall.
basketball
2. The game is played by two strong people. One player tries to get the otherdown on the floor.
wrestling
3. Several athletes take turns to fire at something with a gun.
shooting
4. This game must be played in water by several players. One who first reachesthe finishing line is the winner.
swimming
5. The game is played by two teams of six players each. Each team can hit theball up to three times, but not more than three times. Then the ball must land on the other side of the net ( 网 ). It is useful if you have tall players in your team.
volleyball