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课件网) Unit 6 Be a Champion! Lesson 33 2800 Years of Sports Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV What did you watch … Lead in Do you think the Olympics are important Why or why not There are so many athletes at the Olympics. athlete [ θli t] n. 运动员 New words The players compete with each other. compete [k m pi t] v. 竞争 competition n. 竞争 New words She has been married for two years. married [ m rid] adj. 结婚的；已婚的 marry v. 嫁；娶 be married 结婚的 New words Look! They are hosting a competition. host [h st] v. 主办；主持（活动） n. 主人 New words She is amazed at the news. New words amazed [ me zd] adj. 惊奇的；惊讶的 be amazed at 对……感到惊讶 be amazed to do 对……感到惊讶 The players are in high spirits. spirit [ sp r t] n. 精神；精灵 New words The people at the meeting represents people’s interests. represent [ repr zent]v. 代表；象征 New words BC(=before Christ) athlete compete Olympia married host Olympic amazed 公元前 n. 运动员 v. 竞争；比赛 奥林匹亚（地名） adj. 结婚的；已婚的 v. 主办；主持（活动） n. 主人 adj. 奥林匹克运动会的 adj. 惊奇的；惊讶的 New words spirit represent compete against... every four years Good point. take place be amazed at n. 精神；精灵 v. 代表；象征 与……竞争；对抗 每四年 说得好。 发生；举行 惊讶于 New words and expressions The Olympic Games are _____ and _____. The ancient Olympics started in _____ BC and lasted for more than a thousand years. They took place every four years. _____ could not compete in the ancient Olympics. In 1896, a _____ started the modern Olympic Games. He believed the games would help bring _____ and fair play to people all over the world. Now there are _____ and _____ Olympics every four years. new old 776 Women Frenchman friendship Summer Winter Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. Let’s Do It! 2 Listening The Olympic Games are new and old. The ancient Olympics started in 776 BC and lasted for more than a thousand years. They took place every four years. Women could not compete in the ancient Olympics. In 1896, a Frenchman started the modern Olympic Games. He believed the games would help bring friendship and fair play to people all over the world. Now there are Summer and Winter Olympics every four years. Listening material Ms. Liu: Yesterday I asked you to do some research on the history of the Olympics. Did anyone find out when the Olympics began Wang Mei: Yes, I searched it on the Internet. The year was 776 BC. That was about 2 800 years ago. Ms. Liu: Excellent! Did anyone find out where the ancient Olympics began Li Ming: I know that! They started in Greece. Text Ms. Liu: That’s right. The ancient Greeks wanted to have the best athletes compete against each other. They held the event every four years in Olympia. Wang Mei: But those first Olympics were very different from today’s. Women couldn’t take part in the games. Ms. Liu: Good point, Wang Mei. Married women couldn’t even watch the games! T ... ...
