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课件网) Lesson 33: 2 800 Years of Sports Unit 6 Be a Champion! 单词：spirit, BC, athlete, compete, Olympia, married, host, Olympic, amazed, represent 短语：compete against, every four years, take place, be amazed at, Good point 句子： (1) Did anyone find out when the Olympics began (2) The ancient Greeks wanted to have the best athletes compete against each other. (3) The ancient Greeks would be amazed at how the Olympic Games have grown to become a world event! Learning Goals 1 学习并积累一些与奥运会相关的词汇和表达；能运用所学知识介绍自己喜欢的运动项目。 2 Free Talk Have you ever watched the Olympics on TV Do you know anything about the Olympics Presentation 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. 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! Li Ming: Now both men and women can take part in the Olympics! I also found out that the modern Olympics began in 1896 and took place every four years. In 2008, China hosted the 29th Olympic Games. It was so exciting! Wang Mei: The ancient Greeks would be amazed at how the Olympic Games have grown to become a world event! Ms. Liu: One thing has not changed about the games—athletes compete in a spirit of fair play. They also represent their countries at the highest level. New words BC (=before Christ) athlete compete Olympia married host Olympic 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 amazed spirit represent compete against... every four years Good point. take place be amazed at adj. 惊奇的；惊讶的 n. 精神；精灵 v. 代表；象征 v. 与……竞争；对抗 每四年 说得好。 发生；举行 惊讶于 Let's do it! 3. Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words. The first letter is given. 1. Although Guo Wenjun was m and had a baby, she still practiced hard for the Olympics and finally won a gold medal. 2. Xu Haifeng won the first Olympic gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984. Since then, Chinese a have achieved excellent performances throughout the world. arried thletes 3. London is an old but m city. It was the h of the 30th Olympic Games. Over two hundred countries and districts c in the games. odern ost ompeted Let's do it! 2. Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. The Olympic Games are _____ and _____. The ancient Olympics started in _____ BC and lasted for more than a thousan ... ...
