初中英语多媒体教学课件：Unit 1 The Olympics Lesson 1 Higher, Faster, Stronger（冀教版九上）（共24张PPT）

Unit 1 The Olympics Lesson 1 Higher, Faster, Stronger Lead in Think about it! 1. Do you often do some exercises after school? Which sport do you like to do? Why? 2. What’s your favourite Olympic sport?                                                                                                                                                                                                                 diving volleyball race swimming tennis shooting The modern Olympics started in Athens, Greece in 1896. Presentation The Olympics in Mexico City in 1968. At the 1968 Olympics, American Bob Beamon won the gold medal in the long jump. He jumped an amazing 8. 8 metres. Xu Haifeng won a gold medal in shooting at 1984 Olympics. He won China’s first Olympic medal. At the Olympics, athletes compete for medals. If you are first, you get a gold medal. The ancient Olympics: The first Olympic Games were held in Greece in 776 BC. It lasted for only one day