The Olympic Games

1. time2. place3. athletes4. kinds of games

The Olympic Games

Words for Olympics

Ancient Olympics

Modern Olympics

Beijing 2008

Athens 2004

Homework

medals

Athlete

competitor

stadium

What does the Olympic flag mean?

Background color: white

Shapes: 5 rings joined together

Symbolic( 象征 ) of peace throughout the games

the friendship of the 5 continents

Europe

Asia Oceania

AmericaAfrica

The old Olympic Games:Around the year 776 BC, …

Women …

Some of the games were…

After about the year 393 AD, …

For centuries,...

the old Olympic Games, began in Greece

not allowed to take part in the games

running, jumping and wrestling

the Olympic Games stopped

no Olympic games

The old Olympic games

Time:

Place:

Athletes:

Sports games:

776BC—393AD

In Athens of Greece

Only men, no women

Many sports were the same as they are now

The modern Olympic GamesTime:

Place:

Athletes:

Sports games:

1896

Many places in the world

Anybody of every country

Several hundred kinds

--until

now

The modern Olympic GamesGreece; only 311;

from 13 countries

Los Angles; new China; took part in

_______;China; __ gold medals

________; hold the 29th…

In 1896,...

In 1984,...

In 2000,...

In 2008,...

In 2004,... ______;China;__ gold medals

Sydney 28

Athens 32

Beijing

Greece was the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. In 2004, the Olympic Games returned to their origins when Athens hosts the Games of the Olympic Games.

New Beijing Great Olympics

Green Olympics

People’s Olympics

Hi-tech Olympics

Words for Olympics

1.The International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) 国际奥委会

2. The Chinese Olympic Committee 中国奥委会

3.Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee 北京 2008 年奥林匹克运动会申办委员会 （简称北京申奥委）

4. Motto of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid （北京申办 2008 奥运会口号）

New Beijing, Great Olympics

新北京，新奥运

Green Olympics , People’s Olympics, Hi-tech Olympics

绿色奥运，人文奥运，科技奥运

5. An Olympic host city 奥运会主办城市

the Olympic motto Swifter

HigherStronger

It means that every athlete should try to run faster, jump higher, and throw further.

What’s the importance of the Olympic Games?

popular

fair

peace

challenge( 挑战 )

What does the Olympic motto mean to a middle school student?

Key words: learn from, follow the rules

study hard, get on well with have sports, build our bodies

1. This is a very fast game. Each of the two teams has five players and thegame is played for four periods ( 场次 ) of twelve minutes each. The players tryto put the ball into a "basket." It is useful if you are very tall.

basketball

2. The game is played by two strong people. One player tries to get the otherdown on the floor.

wrestling

3. Several athletes take turns to fire at something with a gun.

shooting

4. This game must be played in water by several players. One who first reachesthe finishing line is the winner.

swimming

5. The game is played by two teams of six players each. Each team can hit theball up to three times, but not more than three times. Then the ball must land on the other side of the net ( 网 ). It is useful if you have tall players in your team.

volleyball