Pausanias

Can you tell me ?

Pictures and Words

medals

Olive wreaths

competitors

athletes

gymnasium

stadium

volunteers

AnAn InterviewInterview

An interviewinterviewer interviewee

Short reading 1. Who is the interviewer and who is the interviewee?

2. Who was Pausanias?

3. Why did he come to interview Li Yan?

Pausanias, who was a Greek writer 2,000 years ago, has come on a magical journey on March 18th, 2007 to find out about the present -day Olympic Games. He is now interviewing Li Yan, a volunteer for the 2008 Olympic Games.

Short reading 1. Who is the interviewer and who is the interviewee?

2. Who was Pausanias?

3. Why did he come to interview Li Yan?

Listen and do

Careful reading:

What’s the main idea?

A. What’s the ancient Olympic Games like.

B. How does the Modern Olympic Games

come about.

C. The differences between the ancient

and modern Olympic Games.

D. What’s the modern Olympic Games

like?

Differences

Careful reading:

Ancient Olympics Modern Olympics

Games

competitors

athletes

Prizes

Any Olympic villages?

only Summeronly Summer Summer and WinterSummer and Winter

from all over the from all over the worldworld

only in Greece only in Greece

men and womenmen and womenonly menonly men

olive wreatholive wreath medalsmedals

Yes No

Differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games

AncientModern

How often?

Motto

every 4 years every 4 years

Swifter, higher,and stronger

Swifter, higher, and stronger

Differences between the ancient and modern Olympic Games

True or False

1. Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every two years. ( )

2.There are running races in the Winter Olympics. ( )

3.Women were admitted to the ancient Olympics. ( )

F

F

F

4.There was no winter Olympics in ancient Greece.

T

6. All countries can take part in Olympics Games if their athletes reach the standard to be admitted to thegames. ( )

7. To host Olympic Games will cost lots of money.

( )

T

T

5. All the competitors compete for money. ( )F

Summary

Summary• The Olympic Games are the biggest sports meeting

in the world. There are two kinds of Olympic Games---one is the ______ Olympic Games and the other is the _______. Both of them are held every ______ years. All countries can ____ ____ ____ the games if their athletes reach the standard to be _______ as competitors.

• Women are not only_____ to join in but play a very ______ role. A special _______ is built for the competitors to live in. It is a great ________and a great ______ to host the Olympic Games. The Olive wreath has been _______ by medals, but the _______ of the Olympics---“ ______, Higher and Stronger.” stays the same.

Role Play- to be a

volunteer

volunteers

These words and expressions will help you

运动员

为…而竞赛

采访

做东，主办

athlete

interview

compete for

host作为…被接纳参加 ,参与体育馆大型体育场

be admitted as

take part in

gymnasium

stadium

A: Nice to meet you. My name is Tom. In 2008, Beijing will________ the Olympic Games and need a lot of volunteers who know English well. So I do the ________. Please can I ask you some questions?B: Of course you can. What would you like toknow?A: Are you willing to be a volunteer ?B: Yes. I have always wanted to ____________a volunteer. A: Do you want to work in a s________ or a g___________?

host

interview

be admitted as

tadiumymnasium

B: I prefer the latter(后者） .A: Why?B: On one hand, as a fan of gym, I can see my favorite _________ who will _______ _______ _______ the games; on the other hand, the games must be very exciting they will ___________ _______ the medals. A: How will you prepare to be a volunteer?B: I will study English harder and learn more about gym.A: That’s good! Thank you for your time.

athlete takepart in

compete for

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