(
课件网) Lesson 8 Olympic Winners Le baron Pierre De Coubertin 顾拜旦 The Father of Olympics Faster, Higher, Stronger When did China hold the Olympics? Ask me questions! volunteer swimming weightlifting diving gymnastics horse-riding long jump Read and match the headings. The heaviest and strongest The oldest and the youngest The tallest and the shortest The highest and the longest jumps The heaviest and strongest The oldest and the youngest The tallest and the shortest The highest and the longest jumps Read and write down the key words Take notes Hiroshi Hoketsu The oldest athlete was 67-year-old Hiroshi Hoketsu. He is a horse-rider from Japan. He competed in the 1964 Olympics. The youngest athlete, however, was only twelve years old. Her name is Antoinette Guedia and she is a swimmer. She began swimming at the age of eight and became a national champion in two years. _____ 67 horse-rider Japan competed in 1964 the oldest Antoinette Guedia _____ Andrey Silnov Yao Ming Deng Linlin and Wang Xin _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ Maurren Higa Maggi Matthias Steiner What are the same achievement(成就) of Andrey Silnov, Maurren Maggi and Matthias Steiner? They all won the gold medals! Read paragraph 3 and paragraph 4 Is it easy for them? Are they all champions? Why do people call them Olympic winners? Who do you think impresses you most? A: Which athlete impress you most? B: I think it is … A: Where is he/she from? B: … A: Which sport did he/she compete? B: He competed in… A: Why do you like him? B: … “Beijing Olympic is truly an exceptional(无与伦比) game.” Beijing Olympic had _____volunteers. Beijing Olympic had _____steel-structure stadium--The Bird Nest. Beijing Olympic’s torch relay passed on _____ Mount Qomolangma. Beijing Olympic’s torch relay had _____ route. Beijing Olympic had _____ attending countries and athletes. Beijing Olymipc had _____ Olympic mascots. the most (3), the longest, the biggest, the highest The Best of Beijing Olympics 100,000 258,000 8844m 40,000km 205 the most the most the most the biggest the highest the longest 5 Beijing will hold the Olympics again, do you know what it is? Four years later, you will be a volunteer. Faster, Higher, Stronger What can sports bring us?