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•Reading Thehonorable gamesStepl:Leading-inAs weall know,the Olympic Games are held every four yearsand it is a great honorfor a country tohostthe Games.How muchdo youknow about the Olympics,for example,its history,ceremonies andsportingevents1How manyOlympic Gamesdid yousee2Where werethey held3Do you think theyare excitingWhy4Who isyour favoriteathlete andwho doyou thinkis the greatest OlympianWhyStep2:Fast readingfor generalideasGo throughthe passageas quicklyas possibleand tryto findanswers tothe threequestions inpart A.Just focuson andidentify theinformation neededto answerthese questions.1What is the speechabout2Where werethe ancient Olympic Gamesheld3Who restartedthe modern Olympic GamesAnswersA1The historyand significanceof the Olympic Games.2At Olympiain Greece.3Pierre deCoubertin.Step3:Detailed readingfor importantinformation
1.Lets readthe speecha secondtime andcomplete PartsCl andC2at page24individually tocheck your readingcomprehension andto testyour analyticalthinking skills.AnswersCl1According tothe speech,the speakeris anathlete.an IOCmember2The firstancient Olympic Games wereheld inAD776776BC3In thepast,only athletesthat spokeItalian wereallowedto compete.Greek4The aimof themodern OlympicGames isto makecountries andpeople competeside by side.live peacefully5The firstmodern OlympicGames wereheld inRomein
1896.Athens6Deng Yapingwon fourOlympic gold medalsfor tennis.table tennisC2Name NatioWhich OtherinformationOlympi cnalityOlympicsachievementsMuha Amer1960Rome goldoriginalname Cassiusmmadican Olympicsmedal,boxingClay;won hisfirst WorldAliHeavyweightBoxingChampionship in1964;litthe Olympicflame at the1966Atlanta Olympics1984LosMichae Amertwo thehighest scorerforAngelesican gold medals,the USAbasketball teamat1Olympics;basketball the1984OlympicsJordan1992BarcelonaOlympics1996Haile Ethiotwo goldfirst becameAtlantaGebrsepian medals,famous in1992;brokeOlympics;lassie distanceworld recordfor the10km2000running runSydneyOlympics1984Los wonthe firstXuChine goldAngelesOlympics goldmedal forHaifengse medalOlympicsChinafourDeng Chine1992became anIOCgold medals,Yapping seBarcelona memberin2000tableOlympicstennisgoldLiu Chine2004the firstAsian tomedal,mensXiang seAthens winthis race110-metreOlympicshurdles
2.Now pleaseanswer somequestions tocheckyourcomprehension of the passage:What characteristicsdo theancient Olympicsand themodern OlympicsshareBoth theancient andmodem OlympicGames were/areheldeveryfouryears.Some ofthe sportsplayed in theancientOlympic,such asdiscus,long jump,wrestling andrunning,are stillplayedinthemodern Olympics.What arethe differencesbetween theancient gamesand themodernOlympicGamesThe ancientgames werealways heldatthe same place.In theancient Olympics,only Greekmenwere allowedto competeand theyhad tocompete wearingno clothes.In themodern Olympics,athletesfrom all over theworld cantake part,no matterwhat languagethey speakor whatsex theyare.Muhammad Aliand MichaelJordan arementioned inthe passage.What dothese twosportspeoplehave incommonThey areboth talentedand dedicatedTheytrain hardTheyhave contributedsignificantly totheir sports.They areextremely successfulin theirfields.They bothhave passionand enthusiasmfor sports.Do you think Chineseathletes suchas Deng Yaping andLiu Xiangare asgreat asAli orJordan
3.Lets completeParts Dand EAnswersDLa2c3e4f5d6bE1significance2ancient3compete4peacefully5athletes6achievement7goldmedal8mentioned
4.Read thespeech againand thinkaboutthecriteria for a goodspeech andwhat makesa goodspeaker.Please discuss the following questions:Do youthink itis difficultto givea speechin frontof anaudience Why or whynotWhat makesa goodspeech anda goodspeakerWhat arethe thingsa speakershould attachimportance toIsthere anyrelationship betweenthe differenttopics thespeaker mentionsStep4:Post-reading activitiesl.Go overPart Eand discussthe questionsin pairs.Answers
1.I thinkthe OlympicGames helpcountries livepeacefully side byside.The Olympicmotto isSwifter,Higher,and Stronger
9.Athletes comefrom allaround theworld tocompete inthe Olympics.They eachrepresent theirown countryand tryto winmedals forthat country.However,itisnot allaboutwinning.Competing inthe Olympicis agreat honorand itis agreat opportunity to meettalented athletesfromalloverthe work.It is also agreat opportunityto buildrelationships withother countrieslivepeacefully,sidebyside.
2.I thinkDengYapingisthegreatest Olympicathlete becauseshe isunarguably theworldsgreatest femaletable tennisplayer andhas wonvirtually everyfemale titlein almostall theword tabletenniscompetitions.The listof Dengsaccomplishments islong andimpressive:four-time Olympicchampionin tabletennis,twice insingles atBarcelona andAtlanta,and twicein doubleswith herpartnerQiao Hong,in1992and
1996.As anexperienced playershe hasnerves ofsteel anda determinationtosucceed.At
1.49meters tallshe isthegreatestfemale playerof alltimes.I admireher verymuch.
3.They setagreatexample.They work hard,are determined,strong-willed andhave greatconfidenceand perseverance.They showus thatif youput yourmind tosomething andworkhardat it,you willsucceed.
2.Lets divideinto severalgroups anddiscussthe followingquestions:What isthe spiritoftheOlympicGamesWhat canyou learnfrom itDo youthinkthat Swifter,Higher,Stronger“is a good mottonot onlyfor sportsbut alsofor lifeingeneral WhyDoyou agreewith thesaying“The moregoldmedalsacountrywins,the strongerthe countryis.Whyorwhy notRecently,there wasnews aboutathletes usingdrugs intheOlympicGames.What doyouthinkofthis Whatcan bedone toprevent thiskind ofthing fromhappening again
3.Next,lets havea classdebate onthefollowingsubject:Hosting theOlympicGamesisagreat honorforacountry,but atthesametime itcosts alot ofmoney.Doyouthink hostingthe Olympicswill beagoodopportunitytodevelop thehost countryseconomyand tourism,or willit bea heavyburden onthe economy。